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CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite (P491663)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P491663 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11 | I said to my king: |
| 2 | {disz}arad-gu10 ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a | My Barad, what should your servant say? |
| 3 | lugal-gu10 ma-da dagal-la nig2 nam-ra-asz mu-ra-an-szum2-ma-a | My king gave me a wide land that is worthy of you. |
| 4 | gu3 tesz2-a se3-ge5 dim2-ma-bi 1(asz)-am3 | Its utterances are one. |
| 5 | ug3 u2-gin7 lu-lu {d}szul-gi-ra sipa inim? gi-na-bi | The people, as if they were watered down, the shepherds of the regular offerings for Šulgi |
| 6 | nam-lu2-ulu3 sig igi-nim-ma dingir-bi za-e-me-en | Humanity, you are the one of the lower front, its god. |
| 7 | igi-bi ma-ra-szi-gal2 | its eyes are for you. |
| 8 | ug3 dagal-la u2-gin7 lu-lu a mah {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na-ta | The wide people, clad in splendor like grass, from the great water of the Tigris and Euphrates |
| 9 | [...] x {i7}idigna-sze3 lugal-gu10 silim-ma ab-du11-ga | ... to the Tigris my king spoke kindly |
| 10 | [...] x ib2-zi-zi | ... raised ... |
| 11 | [...] ba?-da?-an-gar | ... placed |
| 12 | [...] x-ak-en | ... I did |
| 13 | [...]-kal-la-bi | ... its ... |
| 14 | [...] x u3-bi2-si | ... he filled. |
| 15 | [...] x | |
| 1 | [...] x | |
| 2 | [...]-an-tuku-a | ...-antukua |
| 3 | [...] x-me-en | I am ... |
| 4 | [...] x x x | |
| 5 | [...] dumu ma-da gu-tu-u2-um{ki} | ... son of the land of Gutum |
| 6 | [...]{ki} ma-ri2{ki} u3 ra-pi2-qum{ki} | ... Mari and Rapiqum |
| 7 | lu2 gesz tuku-tuku-ne igi-ga2 i3-gal2 | Those who listen are in my presence. |
| 8 | nig2 lugal-gu10 ab-be2-na ga-ab-ak | I want to do what my king says. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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