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CDLI Literary 000544 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Fortress Igi-hursag) composite (P491664)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000544 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Fortress Igi-hursag) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P491664 |
| 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-ne-du11 | I said to my king: |
| 2 | arad-gu10 arad-zu na-ab-be2-a | My servant, what should you say about your servant? |
| 3A | lugal-gu10 inim-zu inim an-na nig2 [...] | My king, your word is the word of An |
| 3B | _a-wa-at-ka a-wa-at a-nim sza la [...]_ | Your word is a word of Anu that cannot ... |
| 4A | nam tar-ra-zu dingir-gin7 szu-zu gar-ra | Your decreed fate, placed in your hand like a god, |
| 4B | _szi-ma-tu-ka ki-ma AN szu-ut-lu-ma-x x_ | May your fate be as pure as the heavens! |
| 5A | bad3 lugal-gu10 szu mu-un-gi4 kig2-bi sa2 bi2-du11 | He returned my king’s wall and ordered its repair. |
| 5B | _sza? be-li2 u2-ta-szi-ir szi-pi2-ir-szu [...]_ | of my lord he removed his work |
| 6A | giri3 lu2-kur2-e ka kalam-sze3 ba-bad-x | via Lu-kur ... to the mouth of the Land |
| 6B | _szi-ip na-ak-ri a-na ma-tim pa-ar-sa-at_ | the construction of the enemy's camp to the land was abandoned. |
| 7A | mu mah lugal-gu10 sig igi-nim-ma | My supreme name, my king, on the south side, |
| 7B | _szu-ma-am s,i-rum sza be-li2-ia isz-tu ma-tim e-li-tim a-na ma-tim szap-li-tim_ | the exalted name of my lord from the Upper Land to the Lower Land |
| 8A | {d}utu e3-ta u4 szu2-usz za3-sze3 kalam til-la-a mi-ni-in-tum2-tum2-mu | When Utu came out, he brought to an end the land that had been finished. |
| 8B | _isz-tu x x a-na pa-TE gi-mi-ir-ti ma-tim i-DAM?-mi-ra_ | From ... to the entrance of the emblem of the land he will praise. |
| 9A | mar-tu gu2-erim2 bi2-in-gi-gi x [...] | The Martu returned the enemy ... |
| 9B | _ki-sza-tum? x u2-x-lam szu-x [...]_ | The lower part ... ... |
| 10A | {disz}kur-gam-ma-bi {d}szul-gi-ra DU x [...] | Kurgamma to Šulgi ... |
| 10B | _ku-un-szi-ma-tum a-na [...]_ | “The kunšīmâtu-festival for ... |
| 11A | har-ra-an-kal igi-hur-sag-ga2 [...] | The road to the Igihursaŋ temple |
| 11B | _a-na hal-s,i2 x x x x [...]_ | to ... .... |
| 12 | u3 a-ba-a an-da-sa2 [...] | And who is equal to you? |
| 1A | [...] x lugal-gu10 [...] | ... my king |
| 1B | _t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia [...]_ | the tablet of my lord |
| 2A | nig2 lugal-gu10 ab-[...] | That which my king |
| 2B | _sza be-li2 [...]_ | of my lord |
| 3 | lugal-gu10 [...] | My king |
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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