YOS 11, 24
CDLI No. P305850. For the suggestion that provenance of the text is "the library of the Enki Temple in Larsa", see Sigrist/Goodnick Westenholz 2008, 672 (following Dyckhoff 1999, 112).
Transliteration
Hover or tap a word for its lemma and meaning.
| col. i | |
| i 1 | [a-na eš-še20-t]im ša-tim a-ri-a-tum it-ba-la ḫi-ib-ši |
| i 2 | [e-re]-⌈ma⌉-am zi-ib-ba-sú il-te-qé mu-di-tum° |
| i 3 | [dUTU ši]-it-mu-rum ḫi-ta-pu-ut e-li-ia |
| i 4 | [ši-mi] me-ḫi-ir! ṣí-ḫa-ti-ia i-na sú-pi-im i-li-a-ni-ma |
| i 5 | ta-ma!?-ṣí ra-mi la ta-qi4-ip-pí-šu |
| i 6 | da-an-ni-iš ta-ma-ḫi la ta-ta-ka-li-šum at-ti |
| i 7 | lu°(ras.)-ma-an iš-ti-ti te-eš15-me-ma ra-i-mi ta-qú-lam |
| i 8 | te-el-qé un-ne!-ni-ia li-ib-ka li-ip-pa-aš-ra-am |
| i 9 | i-na pu-úḫ-ri-im <ša> a-li ù ni-š[i] ba-aš-tim |
| i 10 | šu-mi dam-qá-am ta-az-kur-ma |
| i 11 | qá-qá-di tu-ka-ab-bi-⌈it°⌉(ras.) be-lí |
| i 12 | ki ma-ṣí-ma-an tu-ša-[qí-(a)]-an-ni |
| i 13 | i-na i-in ta-ap-pa-ti-[ia e-li š]a pa-na / e-⌈qì-ir da-an⌉-ni-iš |
| i 14 | an-na ni-sa-nu-um ša ni-nu {NU} ni-ik-ta-na-ra-bu-šum |
| i 15 | a-na a-ma-ri-šu ni-za-me-ru iš-tu ul-lam |
| i 16 | ú-mi ma-du-tim a-na da-ar ba-la-{ṬÙ}-ṭam |
| i 17 | na-ši me-le-eṣ li-ib-bi-im a-na dRi-im-dEN.ZU dUTU-ši-ni |
| i 18 | a-na ša-tim eš-še20-tim ka-ra-nam |
| i 19 | i-qí-a-ši-im-ma ša ta-ṣa-ru-ra im-ni |
| i 20 | al-kam lu-un-ne-ed-ra-am ki-ma li-ib-bi / iq-bi-a-am i ni-pu-uš |
| i 21 | ši-ip-ra-am ša mu-ur-ta-mi ka-al mu-ši-im / e ni-iṣ-la-al |
| i 22 | lu-uḫ-ta-al-ṣa ṣú-ḫi-iš i-na ma-a-a-li-im / ki-la-al-la-ni |
| i 23 | i-ta-ab-la-al e-li in-bi ù da-di / ba-la-ṭam et-pi-ir |
| i 24 | i-na ṣe-ri-ia ṣú-ru-up la-la-ka |
| i 25 | ta-bi-ik-kum ra-mi ta-ap-ṭa-ra-am / li-qí ma-la ḫa-aš-ḫa-ti |
| i 26 | ia-tam ù ša ra-{I}-mi-ia ku-uš-di-im |
| i 27 | ša-li šar-ra-tum dNa-na-a |
| i 28 | ú-ta-ak-{AL}-ki-la-an-ni ú-ul i-li-kam |
| i 29 | ⌈e°-re°⌉-eš-šu |
| i 30 | [ra-i-]mi-i! at°-ta° ra-ma-a ka-ši ni-a-tu |
| i 31 | [x-x-x-x da-di]-i-ka ù i-in-bi-i-ka |
| i 32 | [ba-la-ṭam te]-e-pi-ra-ni šu-la-a-[ku? x (x)] |
| i 33 | [...] x [.] x [...] |
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| col. ii | |
| Up. Ed. | |
| ii 1 | lu-uš-te-mi-iq-šum-ma-an |
| ii 2 | a-na be-li-ia |
| ii 3 | (ras. over the whole line) |
| ii 4 | da-an-ni-iš kam-šat ù qú-ud-di-x-x / {LI} i-ša-ak-ka-na-an-ni a-ḫi-tam |
| ii 5 | at-ta at-tu-li-im ma-aḫ-ri-am / ta-ṣa-al-ma |
| ii 6 | tu-ša iṣ-ṣé-ri-ia sú-up-pa-am te-li-ia |
| ii 7 | ma wa!-aš-ra ša-ap-ta-ša ub-lam ṭé-e-ma / {Ù-LI} ù le-ʾu5-tam šu-uk-lu-la-at |
| ii 8 | zi-mi-i-ka iṭ-ṭù-ul |
| ii 9 | ir-te-ed!(Text: DA)-du-kum la ta-ka-aš-ši-ṭa-an-ni |
| ii 10 | in-na |
| (Rest uninscribed) | |
Translation
col. i
i 1 (Chorus:) [For the n]ew year, the pregnant (women) carried the …
i 2 The love-charm – the expert (goddess) took its tail.
i 3 (She:) The vigor[ous sun] keeps overcoming me.
i 4 [Hear] the resound of my laughs of delight! They rise to you in supplication.
i 5 (She:) Are you able, my love? (Chorus:) do not trust(f.) him!
i 6 (She:) You are so ecstatic! (Chorus:) do not put(f.) your confidence in him!
i 6–7 (He:) Would you only be my one and only! (She:) You have heard, Oh my beloved(m.), you have listened to me.
i 8 (She:) You have accepted my prayers, may your(m.) heart be satisfied.
i 9–11 In the assembly (of) the city, and among the people of consequence you(m.) have mentioned my good name and honored me, my lord.
i 12 How much more could you have exalted me?
i 13 I have gained so much value in my girlfriends’ eye!
i 14–15 (Chorus:) Indeed, it is (in) the month of Nisan that we regularly give blessings to him, praising his appearance since ancient times in order to see him:
i 16–17 ‘Numerous days, life for ever (it = the month of Nisan) carries joy of heart to Rīm-Sîn, our sun!’
i 18–19 (Chorus:) For the New Year, he poured wine for her, (with his) right (hand) which oozes.
i 20 (She:) Come to me! I want to be embraced as my heart told me.
i 20–21 Let us practice the work of lovers all the night, let us not sleep!
i 22 Let the two of us clinch(?) passionately together in bed!
i 23 Be mingled over fruits and desires! Provide (me?) with vitality!
i 24 Burn your craving upon me!
i 25 My love is poured on you(m.) entirely. Take(m.!) as much as you desire!
i 26 (He:) Reach ‘mine’ and ‘that of my love’!
i 27 (Chorus:) Rejoice, Oh queen Nanāya!
i 28 (She:) He has encouraged me (but) did not come
i 29 to his awakening.
i 30 … … … ours.
i 31 […] your [des]ires and your fruits.
i 32 [Pro]vide me [with vitality], [I am(?)] happy.
i 33 …
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col. ii
ii 1–2 (She:) If I could only pray to him, to my master!
ii 3 …
ii 4 (He?:) She kneels and prostrates(?) a lot. She will put me aside.
ii 5 (She:) You fought against an opponent for ….
ii 6 assuming (wrongly) that you could pray in my presence.
ii 7 (Chorus:) Indeed, her lips are relaxed; she carries (good) news. She is perfect in her competence!
ii 8 She looked on your(m.) features.
ii 9 (She:) They(m.) have escorted (me) to you(m.). Do not cut me off!
ii 10 …
Commentary
For commentary, see Waserman 2016, 172–174.
Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 1616; view on seal.huji.ac.il.