CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite (P479857)

Literary letter and letter-prayer artifact dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.03 Letter from Aradmu to Šulgi about Irrigation (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11
2. {disz}arad-gu10 arad-zu na-ab-be2-a
3. lugal-gu10 nig2 na-me-sze3 a2-sze mu-e-da-a-ag2
4. a-ab-ba kur dilmun{ki}-na-ta
5. a mun4 gaba kur mar-tu{ki}-ta
6. da? si-mu-ur-ru-um ma-da x{ki}-sze3
7. iri{ki} dili-dili-bi ma-da-ma-da-bi
8. i7 a-sza3 a-gar3-bi u3 eg2 pa5-bi
9. igi x IN x x DU en sza3? x x
10. iri{ki}-iri{ki} gesz tuku lugal-gu10
11. ki x x x BI x x x ur2 x x x x
12. bad3?-bi en-nu-ug3 kal?-ga bi2-gub
13. ugnim-bi gu2 gesz bi2-gar-gar
14. x sig? x x x x NE x x
15. a-gar3 a gar-ra-bi a-ta im-ta-e3
16. x eg2 zal-la-bi x bi2-ak
17. x x a-sza3-bi gesz-gi x-ra
18. [...] x-ke4? sag sag3-ge x-bi
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.03 Letter from Aradmu to Šulgi about Irrigation (composite))
Composite Number	Q000541
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000541, ex. 001 (P343148)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000541, ex. 002 (P343149)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000541, ex. 003 (P343455)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000541, ex. 004 (P263220)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000541, ex. 005 (P277953)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000541, ex. 006 (P357199)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000541, ex. 007 (P464211)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CDLI Literary 000541, ex. 008 & 000559, ex. 019 & 000560, ex. 007 (P262799)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

CDLI number	P479857
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P479857

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-04-23 at 16:27:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-12-17 at 12:21:38	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2015-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479857.

CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite artifact entry (No. P479857). (2015, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479857

CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479857 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2015},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000541 ({Aradmu} to {Shulgi} about {Apillasha}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479857},
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}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479857.

CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite artifact entry (No. P479857). (2015, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479857

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000541 ({Aradmu} to {Shulgi} about {Apillasha}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479857},
}

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DA  - 2015/3/3/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P479857
LB  - CDLI:P479857
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite arti
fact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479857
ER  -