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Letter from Aradĝu to Šulgi about the fortress Igi-ḫursaĝa

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 3 - Literary letters and letter-prayers · 16 sections

1. A.1

   [lugal-ĝu10-ra] u3-ne-⌈dug4⌉

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

2. A.2

   ⌈arad-ĝu10 arad⌉-zu ⌈na-ab-be2⌉-[a]

3. A.3

   lugal-ĝu10 inim-zu inim an-na niĝ2 […] a-wa-at-ka a-wa-at a-nim ša ⌈la⌉ […]

   My lord, your word is the word of An, it ……. Your decreed destiny has been bestowed on you as on a god.

4. A.4

   nam tar-ra-zu diĝir-gin7 šu-zu ĝar-⌈ra⌉ ši-ma-tu-ka ki-ma DIĜIR šu-ut-lu-ma-[X X]

5. A.5

   bad3 lugal-ĝu10 šu mu-un-gi4 kiĝ2-bi sa2 ⌈bi2⌉-[dug4] ⌈?⌉ be-li2 u2-!-ši-⌈ir⌉ ši-pi2-ir-šu […]

   As to the fortification which my lord sent me back to, the work on it has been put into effect. The approach of the enemy is kept at a distance from the Land. My lord continues to maintain his sublime reputation in the south and the uplands, from the rising to the setting sun, as far as the borders of the entire Land. The rebellious (?) Martu have turned back …… The totality …… .

6. A.6

   ĝiri3 lu2-kur2-e kakalam-še3 ba-bad-[X] ši-ip na-ak-ri a-na ma-tim pa-ar-sa-⌈at⌉

7. A.7

   mu maḫ lugal-ĝu10 sig igi-nim-ma ⌈šu-ma-am⌉ ṣi-rum ša be-li2-ia iš-⌈tu⌉ ma-⌈tim⌉ e-li-⌈tim⌉ a-na <ma-tim šap-li-tim>

8. A.8

   {d}utu e3-ta ud šu2-uš zag-še3 kalam til-la-a mi-ni-in-tum2-tum2-mu iš-tu X X a-na pa-TE gi-mi-ir-ti ma-tim i-?-mi-ra

9. A.9

   mar-tu gu2-⌈erim2⌉ bi2-in-gi-gi X […] ki-ša-⌈?⌉ X ⌈u2⌉-X-lam šu-X […]

10. A.10

    {m}kur-gam-ma-bi {d}šul-gi-ra DU X […] ku-un-ši-ma-tum a-na […]

    Kurgamabi Kunšī-mātum …… to Šulgi. The fortress Igi-ḫursaĝa ……. And who will rival him ……? (unknown no. of lines missing)

11. A.11

    ḫar-ra-an-kalag igi-ḫur-⌈saĝ⌉-[ĝa2] […] a-na ḫal-ṣi2 [X X] X X […]

12. A.12

    u3 a-ba-a an-da-⌈sa2⌉ […]

13. gap

    (unknown no. of lines missing)

14. B.1

    […] X lugal-⌈ĝu10⌉ […] ṭup-pi2 be-li2-ia […]

    …… The letter of my lord ……. Whatever ……, my lord, ……. My lord should ……!

15. B.2

    niĝ2 lugal-ĝu10 ab-[…] ⌈ša⌉ be-li2 […]

16. B.3

    lugal-ĝu10 […]

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