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ETCSLtransliteration : c.3.1.02

Letter from Šulgi to Aradĝu about Apillaša

1.	^marad₂-ĝu₁₀-ra u₃-na-a-dug₄
2.	[^m]^dšul-gi lugal-zu na-ab-be₂-a
3.	lu₂ in-ši-gi₄-in-na-zu lu₂ šul-a-zu in-nu-u₃
4.	šu-zu-ta-am₃ a₂ aĝ₂-ĝa₂ šu {la-ba-ra-ab-teĝ₃-ĝe₂₆-e} {(1 ms. has instead:) /la\-ba-ra-ab-bal}
5.	a-na-aš-am₃ niĝ₂ a-na an-ga-am₃ bi₂-in-ak-a-ni ur₅ i₃-me-a nu-e-zu
6.	ĝe₂₆-e niĝ₂ ĝe₂₆-e-gin₇-nam ma-da gen₆-ne₂-de₃
7.	uĝ₃ si sa₂-sa₂-e-de₃ {gu₃ teš₂-a sig₁₀-ge₅-de₃} {(2 mss. have instead:) suḫuš ma-da ge-en-gen₆-ne₂-de₃}
8.	iri^ki ma-da ud teĝ₃-ĝe₂₆-de₃-en-na-zu umuš-bi zu-zu-a
9.	lu₂ gal-gal-be₂-ne inim-bi zu-a
10.	za-pa-aĝ₂-ĝu₁₀ {kur-kur-ra ḫe₂-ri} {(1 ms. has instead:) kur-kur ḫe₂-eb-si} {(1 ms. has instead:) kur-kur-ra ḫe₂-en-dul}
11.	a₂ kalag-ga a₂^! nam-ur-saĝ-ĝa₂-ĝu₁₀ kur-kur-ra ḫe₂-en-šub-šub
12.	u₁₈-lu-ĝu₁₀ kalam-ma {ḫe₂-eb-dul} {(1 ms. has instead:) ḫe₂-en-ri}
13.	PA-PA edin-na lib₄-lib₄ a-šag₄-ga u₂-gu de₂-ni-ib
14.	en-na a-pi-il-la-ša gal-zu unken-na-ĝu₁₀ sa₂ an-ne-en
15.	igi-zu e₃-ni-ib igi-zu {ḫe₂-en-ši-kur₉} {(2 mss. have instead:) ḫe₂-en-ši-UD}
16.	a₂-še₃ mu-e-da-a-aĝ₂
17.	a-na-aš-am₃ ĝa₂-a-gin₇-nam nu-un-ak
18.	tukum-bi gal-zu unken-na-ĝu₁₀ ĝa₂-a-gin₇-nam nu-ub-gur₄-re
19.	^ĝišgu-za barag ^tug₂šutur-e ri-a nu-ub-tuš
20.	^ĝišĝiri₃-gub kug-sig₁₇-ka ĝiri₃-ni nu-ub-ĝar
21.	ensi₂ nam-ensi₂-ta
22.	lu₂-ĝarza₂ {ĝarza₂-ta} {(some mss. have instead:) nam-ĝarza₂-ta} {(1 ms. has instead:) lu₂-ĝarza₂-ta}
23.	ni₂-te-ni₂-te-a li-bi₂-in-ĝar u₃ nu-ub-ta-gub-bu
24.	lu₂ nu-un-gaz igi nu-un-ḫul
25.	lu₂ igi bar-ra-ka-ni lu₂-al li-bi₂-dirig
26.	a-na-gin₇-nam ma-da ib₂-gen₆-ne₂
27.	tukum-bi ki um-mu-e-a-aĝ₂
28.	šag₄-zu šag₄ zu₂ keše₂ ba-ra-na-ĝa₂-ĝa₂
29.	i₃-gur₄-re-en {aga-us₂-zu nu-e-zu} {(1 ms. has instead:) aga-us₂ saĝ us₂^?-ni i₃-zu}
30.	{nam-lu₂-u₁₈-lu-bi} {(some mss. have instead:) nam-lu₂-u₁₈-lu-ni} u₃ {nam-ur-saĝ-ni} {(1 ms. has instead:) nam-ur-saĝ-ĝa₂-ĝu₁₀} igi-zu bi₂-in-zu
31.	tukum-bi ama-a-tud-ĝu₁₀ {za-e-me-en} {(some mss. have instead:) me-en-ze₂-en}
32.	igi 2(MIN)-na-zu-ne-ne im sar-ra gu₃ ḫe₂-em-ta-de₂-de₂-e
33.	gu₃ teš₂-a sig₁₀-ge₅-NE-en-ze₂-en
34.	suḫuš ma-da gen₆-ne₂-eb-ze₂-en
35.	a-ma-ru-kam

Print sources

Ali 1964, p. 34-41: composite text, score transliteration, translation, handcopy, commentary

Ali 1970, p. 152-159, pls. I, II, VI, VII: composite text, translation, handcopy, commentary, photograph (photo of 3N-T311 after p. 178)

Attinger 2000: score transliteration, translation

Huber 1998, p. 8-9, 17-18 (ll. 24-26), 21-22, 24, 33, 37 (l. 25), 39 (l. 17), 40 (ll. 10, 32), 41 (ll. 18, 22-23, 25), 42 (l. 30), 43 (ll. 14, 18), 43 (l. 14), 46-47, 48 (l. 25), 50, 54, 80, 88, 91: commentary, translation, composite text

Kramer 1963a, p. 332-333: translation (no. 3)

Michalowski 1976, p. 147-159, 85-86: composite text, score transliteration, translation, commentary

Michalowski 1980-83, p. 53 (section 3.2): commentary

Michalowski 1993a, p. 64-66: composite text, translation (no. 97)

Robson 2001, p. 57-59: commentary (archaeological context)

Wilcke 1970a, p. 62-64: composite text, translation, commentary (ll. 14-35)

Wilcke 1993, p. 65-66: translation, commentary (ll. 6-26)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

3N-T311 = IM 58418 (Sumer 26 171-172, pls. I-II, photo after p. 178 = Ali, SL pls. xxii-xxiii) ii 2-35; lines in composite: 2-35

U 17900V (UET 6/2 181); lines in composite: 1-17?, 21-34

Ni 9709 (ISET 1 180 = UMB 17/2 fg. 5); lines in composite: 1-5

U 16853 (UET 6/2 174) b 16'-20'; lines in composite: 1-5

Ni 2317 (SLTN 126); lines in composite: 4-7, 32-35

Ni 2723 (SLTN 136); lines in composite: 18-23, 26-27

UM 29-13-330 (Sumer 26 176, pl. VI = Ali, SL pl. xxxiv); lines in composite: 22-35

CBS 6513+N 3096 (Sumer 26 177, pl. VII + Ali, SL pl. xxxiv); lines in composite: 22-30, 32-35

3N-T903, 102 (Sumer 26 176, pl. VI = Ali, SL pl. xxxiv = SLFN 22); lines in composite: 24-31

Ni 9706 (ISET 2 111-112 = Orientalia 22 pls. 38-39 = UMB 17/2 fg. 4) rev. iii' 1'-13'; lines in composite: 23-35

MDP 27 87; lines in composite: 1-2

MDP 27 88; lines in composite: 1-2

YBC 4596

YBC 4185

LB 2543 (TLB 3 172, pl. LXVI) 1-5; lines in composite: 26-27, 29-30

Ni 9854 (ISET 1 189); lines in composite: 15?-22

Ni 4389 (ISET 1 144); lines in composite: 24-31

A w/n

BM 54327 iii 1-12; lines in composite: 17?-29 (collated by EFH)

Ni 4149 (ISET 2 122) rev.! ii' 6-10; lines in composite: 1-4

UCLM 9-1820 (JCS 28 103, no. 103); lines in composite: 6-11, 21-34

Revision history

22.iii.2001-26.iii.2001: EFH, editor: standardisation
29.vi.2001: EFH, editor: collation
18.v.2001: JAB, editor: proofreading
03.viii.2001: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
24.viii.2001: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
24.viii.2001: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published