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CUSAS 10, 9

SEAL no. 1619 · MS 5111 · Love Literature · Unknown · 36 lines · 149 words · 378 signs · 1 Sumerograms

 CDLI No. P254179.

Transliteration

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Obv.
1a-na-ku? [...]
2a-ša-ka-an?-ma x x [x x]
3a-ta-i-da a-ta-a-[a]r [x] x / x x [x]
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4ú-ul i-de [m]a-rum na-í-<la>-
5a-ka-ši-im ma-di-iš le?-qá-ku!
6ú-ul uš-t[a?-me]-eq a-na m[a-ma-a]n
7ri[a-ni? u-u]m?-ám-ma na-ra-mu-um
8[li?]-bi i-te-eg-ra-am du-šu-up-ta-ka
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9ú-um-ta-aš-ši a-wa-ti-ia
10e4-mi <ú>-ul a-ab-ta-ak ki-ma [šu?]-ti
11pa-ni-ti-ia a-sú-us4-ma
12ša šu-mu-a-ak i-li it-ti-ka
13a-sá-u-ur ki-ma aš-ti-im a-na [la?]-a / ma-ka-ki?
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14a-da-bu-ub-ka-ma ka-ma-a-a-an
15ak-la-ak du-wa-ku e-wa-ku?
16ša-ni-iš ú-za-mi-ka
17a-ta-šu-uš [p]a-ni-ka(-)mu-ur
18i-la-at ú-sé-le-ka li-i[b]-/ba-ka li-ri-ša!-ni
Rev.
19at-ta-a-ma mu-di-ti-i-ma
20ù ra-i-ma-tu lu tu-qá-ku
21na-as-qá-ku wa-aš-ra-tu ù a-ma-[tu] / e-li-k[a]
22ki-tu-um ši(-)ia-ti it-ta-ka da-[mi]-iq-ta!
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23in-bu-ú-a ú-ul ša mi-ši
24da-du-ú-a ú-ul ša ka-ša-di
25e-re-du-ku wa-aš-ra-ak
26ù ši-ri-ik-ta-ka ra-mi-i-ma
27ra-i-im-tu a-na al?-[x-(x)]-mu / i-la-am [t]u-ši?-[r]e?-ma
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28ia-ti im-ma ir-ti-qá-ni
29i-na pi-ši-na ú-ul WA-ri-is a?!-bi-bi
30a-ki-la-at ka-ar-<i>-i-a
31ú-ul i-a-da-ra m[u-ši] ù ur-ri
32li-<iḫ>-bu-ub a-a il-qé li-ba-ka / sá-r[a-t]i
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33a-na li-bi-[x (x)] x x x-tim?
34ma-da mi-ma [x] x-i ma-l[i?]
35ša [x] x ia-ti d[i?-(x) x]
Up. Ed.
36[x (x)] x-ar ú-u[l x x x] / x x [x x x]

Translation

Obv.

1          I am […]

2          I shall place […]

3          I shall be attentive, I shall watch out [...]

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4          The boy is not aware of the (girl) watching him.

5          To you I am very much attracted(?),

6          I have not devoted myself to anyone:

7          Rejo[ice in me, co]me quickly, Oh beloved!

8          Your sweetness coiled around my [he]art(?).

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9          I kept forgetting my words,

10        I cannot make my mind which is like a dream.

11        I think of the (girl) before me.

12        I who am blooming, my fate (lit.: god) is with you!

13        I encircle (you) like a wife, so that (you?) will not become stiff”.

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14        I talk about you constantly,

15        I am consumed, I am troubled, I am distorted(?),

16–17 I craved you again – (and) became distressed.

17–18 I saw your face: you are a god!

18        I implore you: let your heart rejoice in me!

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Rev. 

19        It is you who makes me flourish,

20        Verily! a lover awaits for you!

21        I am chosen – submissive, indeed a slave for you!

22        Truthful she is: me – your favorite sign!

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23        My fruits are unforgettable,

24        My attractiveness is unattainable.

25        I will be suitable for you, I will be submissive to you,

26        Verily! My love is your gift!

27        A loving (girl) brings luck to ....

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28        At daytime (when) he went away from me –

29        Gossiping concerning me was not cut off from their (the other women’s) mouth.

30–31 Those who slander me are not gloomy, day and night.

32        Let your heart be (amicably) thrumming, may it not accept the lies!

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33        To the heart ...

34        Many things my ... is full.

35        ... me ...

36        ... not ...

Commentary

 For commentary, see Wasserman 2016, 92–94. 

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. 1619; view on seal.huji.ac.il.