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Letter from Aradĝu to Šulgi about Aba-indasa's missing troops

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 3 - Literary letters and letter-prayers · 15 sections

1. 1

   lugal-ĝu10-ra u3-na-dug4

   Say to my lord: this is what Aradĝu, your servant, says:

2. 2

   arad2-ĝu10 arad2-zu na-ab-be2-a

3. 3

   {m}a-ba-in-da-sa2-a ugula erin2 zu2 keše2 lugal niĝ2 X mu-da-an-gi4

   Aba-indasa, the captain of the royal pledged troops, has sent you ……. May my lord take note most carefully concerning this matter.

4. 4

   lugal-ĝu10 bar inim-ma ḫa-ba-zu-zu-de3

5. 5

   ud zi-mu-dar-ra-! igi-ĝu10 bi2-ib-ĝar-ra

   When I had set my sights towards Zimudar, I was levying troops for the expedition, my lord; but when Aba-indasa had inspected the troops, 2000 men of those troops were missing. They were not ……, nor ……. They have …… the fortress, my lord, they have taken …….

6. 6

   kaskal lugal-ĝu10 erin2 zig3-ga-ĝu10

7. 7

   {m}a-ba-in-da-sa2-a erin2-bi igi u3-bi2-in-kar2

8. 8

   2 li-mu-um erin2-bi nu-ĝal2

9. 9

   ⌈?-?⌉ nu-un-DU ? nu-un-GI

10. 10

    ḫa-ra-kalag lugal-ĝu10 mu-un-X […] mu-un-dab5

11. 11

    […] X-bi šer7-da lugal […] nu-AŠ

    …… offence ……. (2 lines fragmentary) Whatever you say, my lord! May my lord know!

12. 12

    […]-ba šu […]

13. 13

    […] ⌈ka⌉ NI X […] ĝar

14. 14

    niĝ2 lugal-ĝu10 ab-be2-na-ĝu10

15. 15

    lugal-ĝu10 ḫe2-en-zu

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