CDLI Literary 000543 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite (P479856)

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 3.01.05 Letter from Aradmu to Šulgi about Apillasha (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.05 Letter from Aradmu to Šulgi about Apillasha (composite))
Composite Number	Q000543
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 000543 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000543, ex. 001 (P356953)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000543, ex. 002 (P343791)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000543, ex. 003 & 000544, ex. 003 & 000545, ex. 002 (P343799)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000543, ex. 004 & 000562, ex. 007 & 000563, ex. 007 (P356603)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

CDLI number	P479856
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479856

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
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Collections

Collection(s)
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Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	3.1.05
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	3.1.05
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000543

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
2015-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000543 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479856.

CDLI Literary 000543 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite artifact entry (No. P479856). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479856 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000543 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479856 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000543 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479856.

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