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Letter from Ur-DUN to Šulgi about Apillaša

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 3 - Literary letters and letter-prayers · 20 sections

1. 1

   lugal-ĝu10-ra u3-na-a-dug4

   Say to my lord: this is what the merchant Ur-DUN, your servant, says:

2. 2

   ur-DUN dam-gara3 arad-zu na-ab-be2-a

3. 3

   kug lugal-ĝu10 mu-e-NE-šum2-ma

   My lord gave me silver and sent me to a distant land in order to purchase cedar resin. After I had entered the land and had purchased cedar resin, Apillaša, the 'Sage of the Assembly', sent men to me and they took away my goods.

4. 4

   kur su3-ra2-še3 šim {ĝiš}erin-na

5. 5

   sa10-sa10-de3 mu-e-ši-gi-na

6. 6

   ud kur-še3 X kur9-re-na-ĝu10

7. 7

   šim {ĝiš}erin-na bi2-sa10-sa10-ĝu10

8. 8

   {m}a-pi2-la-ša gal-zu unken-na ma-an-gi-ma

9. 9

   sam2-ĝu10 mu-da-an-kar2-re-eš

10. 10

    kan4 e2-gal-la-ni u3-um-ĝen

    When I arrived at his palace gate, no one enquired about my business. Aradĝu, your servant, and Babati, the archivist, had gone from Zimudar to Simurrum and had learnt …… and their messengers …….

11. 11

    lu2 na-me inim-ĝu10 en3 nu-bi-tar

12. 12

    {m}arad-ĝu10 arad-zu u3 ba4-ba4-ti pisaĝ-dub-ba

13. 13

    zi-mu-dar{ki}-ra-ta si-mu-ur-ru-um{ki}-še3

14. 14

    i3-re-eš-ma

15. 15

    […] ⌈in⌉-ne-zu-⌈ma⌉

16. 16

    [lu2]-⌈kiĝ2⌉-gi4-a-ne-ne in-[…]

17. 17

    […] lugal-ĝa2 ba-e-ni-[…]

    …… of my lord ……. Being in a weak (?) position, I was not able to …… their illegal seizure.

18. 18

    ⌈?⌉ nu-tuku a2 dar-re-bi nu-mu-⌈?-?⌉

19. 19

    dug4-ga lugal mu-ra-an-šum2

    He has given you a report, lord. Whatever you say, my lord!

20. 20

    niĝ2 lugal-ĝu10 ab-be2-na-ĝu10

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