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MIO 12, 52–53

SEAL no. 1617 · VAT 17347 (Bab. 40294) · Love Literature · Abi-ešuḫ: to Nanaja and Muati · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes) · 43 lines · 297 words · 610 signs · 8 Sumerograms

Transliteration

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Obv. ?
1[lu]-u[š-ba la]-la-ki dNa-na-a ša-ap-t[a]-ki du-u[š-šu-pa ...]
2[...] x da-di-ki šu-um-š[u? ...]
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3[... r]i-tu-ma-am dNa-na-a ra x x x i a li? ur? lu-ur-ta-a-ma
4[...] x [t]u a-la na-me-er lu-uš-te-eb-ri
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5[...] x [...] x x ma-al x x x šu šu-ul-ma a-na da-a-ar li-re um-ma-an-šu
6[...] x x A-bi-e-[š]u-u lu-te-ep-pu-uš
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7[be?-l]i a-ta-ú ra-[i]-mi-iš-ša re-ša-tim li-ib-[ba-š]u tu-ša-am-la el-i-iš
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8[mu-ùʾ-a-t]i [a-t]a-ú ra-i-mi-iš-ša re-ša-tim li-i[b-ba-šu] tu-ša-am-la el-i-iš
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9[be?-li?] du-uš-šu-pu da-du-ú-ka di-iš-pa i-še-e[b-bi ku-zu-u]b ra-mi-ka
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10mu-ùʾ-a-ti du-uš-šu-pu da-du-ú-ka di-iš-pa i-š[e-eb-bi ku-zu]-ub ra-mi-ka
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11a-al-mu ša ta-ab-ra i-ši-nu-ú ka-ia-an ú-ul iš-še-e[b-bi ...]
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12lu-uš-te-eṣ-bu ša-qí-a-am la-an-ka re-ša-ti ma-li [...]
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13mu-ùʾ-a-ti ša-qí-a-am la-an-ka re-ša-ti ma-li x [...]
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14šar-rum lu da-ri i-na qá-bé-e-ki A-bi-e-šu-u lu da-r[i i-na qá-be-ki]
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15ša-am-u mu-ùʾ-a-ti-ni UD-ma-am ek-le-e-t[a?-am?] ta-[x x] x [...]
16 (traces only)
Rev. ?
1' (traces only)
2'[.....] x re-eš-tam a-a-ba ni x [...]
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3'ta-ap-pa-l[i-is K]Á.DINGIR.RAki i-na i-ni-ša dam-[qá-tim ...]
4'ta-ak-ru-ub-[šu t]a-aq-ta-bi du-mu-uq-šu [.....]
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5'UD-mi-ša ba-la-[am a-na] šar-ri a-ši-bi šu-p[a-at ne-e-ti ?...]
6'dNa-na-a ba-la-[am a-n]a šar-ri A-bi-e-š[u-u...] x x [...]
7'tu-šu-ši-ib-šu i-na šu-pa-at ne-e-ti li-i[š?/ta/da...i]m-m[a ...]
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8'in-bu in-bu si-ma-at pa-ni ni x [x x] x x [(x)] x x ú šu/ma ma-za x
9'dNa-na!?(Text: IA)-a {AŠ} ša re-[š]a-tim-[ma]
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10'ša-am-a mu-ùʾ-a-ti tu-ka-an-na ši-i tu-še-ši-ib-šu pa-ra-ku-ú ra-b[i??...]
11'ki-ma na-aš-ši i-ri-mu i-za-an-na-an
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12'[it-ta-na-a]k-ku-ú bu-nu-ša!?(Text: TA) ša-ni-iš i-ta-aš-šu-ús-si ki-ma me-e a-mi mi-im-mu-ú-š[a]
13'[x x x] dam-qá ra-ma-a-ta du-uš-šu-um-ma
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14'[... ...] x x x x [fi]t?-ta ku-uz-bi an-nu-ú ti-bi lu-ur-ta-a-ma
15'[... ...] x la-la-a-ki lu-uš-bi
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16'[... ...] x x x x e!?-ma mi-im-ma [li-ib-bu-u]k ub-ba-la-am? iš-ti-ša
17'[... ...] x ma e-ma x [x x (x)-]u-un-ma
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18'[... ...] x ša a ip t[u] x x x x [....] x x ra-a-ma li-ma?-li
19'[... ... l]i u-ur x x lu-ut-[...]
20'[... ...] ú ga u x x [...]
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21'[... ...] x ni x [... ...]
22'[... ...] a ra-am-ki ki-ma ši-it-ti [....]
23'[... ...] ki-ma e-e-ri pa-a-na ú-x [...]

Translation

Obv.?

1          Let me be sated with your charms, Nanāya – your lips are very sw[eet…]

2          [… your] passion is .. […]

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3          […] lovemaking, Nanāya, ... let us make love,

4          […] May I always be lustrous.

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5          […] ... well-being, let him shepherd his men forever.

6          [The…] ... (for?) Abī-Ešūh, may I perform again and again.

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7          [My lord], I will speak to her lover, so that she will gladly fill his heart with joy,

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8          [Muʾati], I will speak to her lover, so that she will gladly fill his heart with joy.

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9          [My lord], so sweet is your passion, the appeal of your love is sated with honey,

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10        Muʾati, so sweet is your passion, the appeal of your love is sated with honey.

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11        The image(s), the one(s) which you have looked (at), is/are constant festival(s). It/they will not be sat[ed …].

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12        Let me gaze at your body, so tall, filled with joy […]

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13        Muʾati, (let me gaze at) your body, so tall, filled with joy […]

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14        At your command may the king live forever! [At your command] may Abī-Ešūh live forever!

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15        The exuberant, our Muʾati, in daylight and darkness […]

16        …

 

Rev.?

1'         …

2'         […] prime, good [….]

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3'         She looked on Babylon with her kind eyes […]

4'         She blessed it, she decreed its well-being […]

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5'         Daily lif[e for] the king who dwells in s[ecurity …]

6'         Nanāya, life for the king Abī-E[šūh (will provide)...]

7'         She let him dwell in security [… …].

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8'         Passion, passion, (as) befits the face of [… …]

9'         Nanāya of j[o]y.

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10'       She treats kindly elated Muʾati; she seated him on a large dais […]

11'       Like dew charms (of love) rain down (on him).

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12'       [They make lov]e repeatedly. In her appearance he repeatedly rejoiced on her; whatever is hers is like water (for the) thirsty.

13'       [Your ...] are beautiful. You are loveable.]. He is so sweet!

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14'       […] this appeal of mine, rise, I want to make love (to you).

15'       […] let me be sated with your attractiveness.

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16'       […] wherever, I will bring you whatever your [heart] desires from her.

17'       […] … […]

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18'       [… …] let him be filled with love.

19'       …

20'       …

21'       …

22'       […] … your(f.) love like a sleep […]

23'       […] quickly […] to veil […]

Commentary

For commentary, see Wasserman 2016, 127–129.

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. 1617; view on seal.huji.ac.il.