CUSAS 10, 10
CDLI No. P252226.
Transliteration
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| 1 | [e-ze]-⌈e⌉-er la ⌈mu⌉-sé-⌈ep⌉-[pi-tam] |
| 2 | ⌈ú-ul⌉ a-ḫa-aš-ši-iḫ la mu-ka-⌈zi⌉-ib-tam |
| 3 | ú-ul a-na-ad-di-iš-ši-im i-ri-mi |
| 4 | a-ša-aq-qú el-ša |
| 5 | da-ba-bu-um a-na la ma-ga-r[i-i]m |
| 6 | mi-nam i-ba-aš-[s]i? |
| 7 | a-šar li-ib-bi ek-le-[tim a-na-a]n-di-in ra-mi |
| 8 | ú-ul ú-sà-an-na-qá-a[š/n-šu/ni ma-am]-ma-an |
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| 9 | ḫu-uṣ-bi ez-bi ta-aš-t[a-ak-ni? q]ú-li |
| 10 | la ma-gal da-[ba-bu-um] |
| 11 | qá-bé-e qá-bu-um-m[a x x x x] |
| 12 | ú-ul e-n[i-a-ak-ki-i]m |
| 13 | ša a-na sí-in-ni-iš-t[im ip-pa-ra-qá-du] |
| 14 | sà-ma-an du-ri-im [šu-ú] |
| 15 | šum-ma la it[-KU-ud] |
| 16 | ⌈ú-ul⌉ a-wi-lum m[i-ḫi-ir-šu] |
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| 17 | ma-⌈ra?⌉-[a]t pu-ḫi wa-a[l-da-ti] |
| 18 | i-na [la] ši-ri-[ik-tim] |
| 19 | ti-ši-i li-⌈pi⌉-it-tam [i-na p]u?-⌈tim⌉ |
| 20 | a-di ⌈tu⌉-qál-la-l[i] ta-[ab-t]a?-aš-ši |
| 21 | lu-uq-bi-ki-im ša aš-⌈ri⌉-[ki] |
| 22 | ú-ul te-še20-em-me-en-ni at-⌈ti⌉ |
| 23 | wa-ar-ku li-ib-bi-i-ki |
| 24 | ú-⌈pe-e⌉ ra-ak-ba-ti-i-ma |
| 25 | ru-ú-ʾa4-am tu-uk-ta-na-aš-ša-di |
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| 26 | e[t?]-qé-et a-li bu-ur sí-ḫi-i-ki |
| 27 | uṣ-ṣi-i-ṣi pa-ni-a-tim |
| 28 | ki-ma eqel(A.ŠÀ-el) id-ra-ni-im |
| 29 | [a]-ḫa-ad-du-ú ka-la-a-ma |
| 30 | [a]ḫ!-du-ú in-ba-am |
| 31 | [a-ḫ]a-⌈du-ú⌉ ka-la-[a-ma] |
| 32 | ù? [...] |
| 33 | pi-a-⌈am⌉ [...] |
| 34 | ra-i-mu-u[m ...] |
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| 35 | ⌈la⌉ ta!(Text: ŠA)-aš-ta-a[k-ka-ni x x ]x-nu-um |
| 36 | a-na pa-ti-i-⌈ki ma-ma-an⌉ [ú]-ul i-te4-eḫ-<ḫe>-ši |
| 37 | be-⌈la?⌉-ki e-ep-ši-e-et-ki |
| 38 | i-na ⌈ṭa⌉-ab-tim la ta-ša-ak-ka-ni-<ni?> |
| 39 | eqel(A.ŠÀ)-ki! ḫu-uk-ku-um |
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| 40 | ša la tu-ub!-lim i-na sà-as-sú-ri-i-ki |
| 41 | ki-ma še20-er ni-ši ṭe4-e-ma-am |
| 42 | a-na-ku iš-ḫi-il-ṣa-am a-la-a-at |
| 43 | ka-al-ba-tam ú-uš-ša-ar |
| 44 | la-i-im ab-nim a-na wa-ša-ri-i-ki |
| 45 | ma-ti qá-ba-a-⌈šu⌉ li-iš-ku-un |
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| 46 | šu-ur-ru-um-ma at-ti i-nu-ma iq-ri-ba-a[k-ki-im] |
| 47 | ki-ma dBi-li-li ta-⌈du⌉-um-mi |
| 48 | ta-su-úr-ri [š]a-at-tu-ú-ri |
| 49 | a-na ṣa-la-li-im |
| 50 | te-em-mi-di ni-zi-iq-tam ra-ma-a[n-ki] |
Translation
Obv.
1 I scorn the girl who does not adore (me),
2 I have no desire for the girl who does not play up to (me),
3 I shall not give her (my) allures!
4 I shall stand over her!
5–6 Talking in order to disagree - why does it exist?
7 Shall I give my love where the heart of darkness is?
8 No one can control [me/it]!
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9 Break off, leave! You ma[ke me speech]less,
10 (there is) not much to talk (about)!
11 What I said is said and [...]
12 I will not ch[ange it for y]ou!
13 The one who [lies down] for a woman,
14 is (nothing but) a weevil of the wall!
15 If he does not th[rive],
16 he is no match for a man.
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17 You(f.) were born the daughter of a substitute,
18 with no dowry!
19 You have a mole on (your) forehead!
20 As long as you show no respect, pu[tting yourself] to shame,
21 I shall tell you where your (right) place is!
22 You do not listen to me, you.
23–24 (By) following your heart, mounting the clouds,
25 you keep chasing lovers away!
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26 This goes over (the limit)! Where is the source of your rebellion?
27 Ask the previous women!
28 (You are) like a field of salt,
29 (can I) be happy with all (this)?
30 I was happy with the fruit,
31 (can I) be happy with all (this)?
Rev.
32 And [...]
33 mouth [...]
34 The loved one [...]
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35 You should not put [...]
36 To your canal – no one will come near it!
37 Your lord, your task –
38 do not place (them) in the salt!
39 your field is all too well known!
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40–42 The (fact) that you did not bring for me (good) news from
your womb, as a baby of men – should I swallow (that)
potsherd?
43 I will release the bitch!
44 One who bolts down a stone in order to release you,
45 when would he have his word?
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46 Verily, you, when (somebody) came near [you],
47 you were convulsing like the goddess Belili,
48–49 you were dancing at dawn (instead of) sleeping.
50 You are imposing grief on yourself!
Commentary
For commentary, see Wasserman 2016, 98–100.
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. 1620; view on seal.huji.ac.il.