CDLI Literary 000549 (Letter from Aradmu(?) to Shulgi about Bandits and Apilla a) composite (P478836)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.11 Letter from Aradmu(?) to Šulgi about Bandits and Apillaša (composi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

tablet
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1'. lu2?-e a du11-ga i7!-da mi-ni-gar-gar i7 x [(...)]
2'. lu2 la-ga lu2-sa-gaz-e edin si-si-ig-ga-bi {gesz}nig2-gul-bi bi2-ak
3'. nita-be2-e-ne munus-be2-e-ne nita-bi ki sza3-ga-na-sze3 i3?-du-u3?
4'. munus-bi {gesz}bala {gesz}kiri7-da szu ba-e-si-ig har-ra-an sza3-ga-na i3-DU
5'. edin nig2-dagal-la-ba ga2-rig7 mu-ni-in-gar
6'. za-lam-gar masz-GAN2-bi ki um-mi-gar-gar
7'. lu2 kin2 ak-bi lu2 gu4-apin la2 a-sza3-ga u4 mu-un-di-ni-ib-zal-e
8'. a2 ag2-ga2 {d}szul-gi lugal-ga2-ke4 gu2-gu10 nu-mu-da-szub
9'. gu2 bi2-x ge6-ba an-bar7-ba a2-bi x i3-gen-ne-en
10'. ma-pi-il-la-sza u4 tur-ra-ni-ta szu USZ-ba mu-e-x x [...]
11'. lu2 al-me-a-gin7 sza3-gu10 i3-zu igi-zu um-mi-zu
12'. lugal-gu10 igi bar-ra dingir-ra lu2 hul-la-sze3? i-ni-TU-x
13'. lu2-garza2 gal kur-kur-ra-ke4 ugu-bi um-mi-diri
14'. lugal-gu10 nig2 gal-gal ba-e-diri gaba-ri MU x-ni-in-[...]
15'. du11-ga ab-gi4 BI inim-zu inim du11-ga-da nig2-zu nig2 gal-la-am3
16'. inim sa6-ga-ni sza3-za i3-gal2 u4 us2-sa i3-x x
17'. lu2-u18-lu-am3 igi-zu an-x
18'. sza3-gu10 sza3 zu2 kesz2 a-gin7 he2-en-ga2-ga2
19'. ma-da suhusz bi2-ge-en gu3 tesz2-a bi2-se3-ge5
20'. lugal-gu10 lugal nu-mu-e-da-sa2 sza3-zu he2-eb-du10-ge

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.11 Letter from Aradmu(?) to Šulgi about Bandits and Apillaša (composi)
Composite Number Q000549
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000549 (Letter from Aradmu(?) to Shulgi about Bandits and Apilla a) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

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Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P478836

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

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Collections

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External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 3.1.11
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 3.1.11
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000549

References

  • history: ETCSL, 3.1.11

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy Allen. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-15 at 20:56:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-07-15 at 19:38:00 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-02-10 at 13:09:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000549 (Letter from Aradmu(?) To Shulgi about Bandits and Apilla a) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478836.
CDLI Literary 000549 (Letter from Aradmu(?) to Shulgi about Bandits and Apilla a) composite artifact entry (No. P478836). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478836 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000549 (Letter from Aradmu(?) to Shulgi about Bandits and Apilla a) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478836 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478836},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000549 (Letter from Aradmu(?) To Shulgi about Bandits and Apilla a) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478836.
CDLI Literary 000549 (Letter from Aradmu(?) to Shulgi about Bandits and Apilla a) composite artifact entry (No. P478836). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478836 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000549 (Letter from Aradmu(?) to Shulgi about Bandits and Apilla a) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478836 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478836},
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TI  - CDLI Literary 000549 (Letter from Aradmu(?) to Shulgi about Bandits an
d Apilla a) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P478836
ER  -
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