CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite (P491663)

Literary letter and letter-prayer artifact excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.04 Letter from Aradmu to Šulgi about Country (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
m=segment A
1. lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11
2. {disz}arad-gu10 ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a
3. lugal-gu10 ma-da dagal-la nig2 nam-ra-asz mu-ra-an-szum2-ma-a
4. gu3 tesz2-a se3-ge5 dim2-ma-bi 1(asz)-am3
5. ug3 u2-gin7 lu-lu {d}szul-gi-ra sipa inim? gi-na-bi
6. nam-lu2-ulu3 sig igi-nim-ma dingir-bi za-e-me-en
7. igi-bi ma-ra-szi-gal2
8. ug3 dagal-la u2-gin7 lu-lu a mah {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na-ta
9. [...] x {i7}idigna-sze3 lugal-gu10 silim-ma ab-du11-ga
10. [...] x ib2-zi-zi
11. [...] ba?-da?-an-gar
12. [...] x-ak-en
13. [...]-kal-la-bi
14. [...] x u3-bi2-si
15. [...] x
  rest broken
m=segment B
1. [...] x
2. [...]-an-tuku-a
3. [...] x-me-en
4. [...] x x x
5. [...] dumu ma-da gu-tu-u2-um{ki}
6. [...]{ki} ma-ri2{ki} u3 ra-pi2-qum{ki}
7. lu2 gesz tuku-tuku-ne igi-ga2 i3-gal2
8. nig2 lugal-gu10 ab-be2-na ga-ab-ak

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.04 Letter from Aradmu to Šulgi about Country (composite))
Composite Number Q000542
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 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000542, ex. 001 (P223426) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P491663

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 3.1.04
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 3.1.04
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000542

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
2019-06-22 at 10:59:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-17 at 12:21:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P491663.
CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite artifact entry (No. P491663). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491663 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491663 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000542 ({Letter} from {Aradmu} to {Shulgi} about {Country}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491663},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P491663.
CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite artifact entry (No. P491663). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491663 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491663 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
@misc{2026CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000542 ({Letter} from {Aradmu} to {Shulgi} about {Country}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491663},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P491663
LB  - CDLI:P491663
M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) comp
osite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491663
ER  -
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