MIO 12, 52–53
Transliteration
Hover or tap a word for its lemma and meaning.
| 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 ḫi 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-uḫ 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-ṣi-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-ṣi-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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| 10 | mu-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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| 11 | ṣa-al-mu ša ta-ab-ra i-ši-nu-ú ka-ia-an ú-ul iš-še-e[b-bi ...] |
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| 12 | lu-uš-te-eṣ-bu ša-qí-a-am la-an-ka re-ša-ti ma-li [...] |
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| 13 | mu-ùʾ-a-ti ša-qí-a-am la-an-ka re-ša-ti ma-li x [...] |
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| 14 | šar-rum lu da-ri i-na qá-bé-e-ki A-bi-e-šu-⌈uḫ lu⌉ da-r[i i-na qá-be-ki] |
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| 15 | ša-am-ḫu 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 ṭa-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-ṭ[am a-na] šar-ri a-ši-bi šu-p[a-at ne-eḫ-ti ?...] |
| 6' | dNa-na-a ba-la-ṭ[am a-n]a šar-ri A-bi-e-š[u-uḫ...] x x [...] |
| 7' | tu-šu-ši-ib-šu i-na šu-pa-at ne-eḫ-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-ḫa mu-ùʾ-a-ti tu-ka-an-na ši-i tu-še-ši-ib-šu pa-ra-ku-ú ra-b[i?-ú?...] |
| 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 iḫ-ta-aš-šu-ús-si ki-ma me-e ṣa-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 ṭe-ma x [x x (x)-ḫ]u-un-ma |
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| 18' | [... ...] x ša ḫa ip t[u] x x x x [....] x x ra-a-ma li-⌈ma?⌉-li |
| 19' | [... ... l]i ḫu-ur x x lu-ut-[...] |
| 20' | [... ...] ú ga ḫu x x [...] |
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| 21' | [... ...] x ni x [... ...] |
| 22' | [... ...] a ra-am-ki ki-ma ši-it-ti [....] |
| 23' | [... ...] ki-ma ṣe-eḫ-ri pa-ṣa-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.