Letter from Ur-DUN to Šulgi about Apillaša
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
5 pages
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A merchant stands alone against a corrupt bureaucracy. This letter to King Šulgi exposes the raw struggle between local power players and the rule of law in ancient Sumer.