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PRAK 1 B 472

SEAL no. 1623 · Ki. 1063 · Love Literature · Kiš (mod. Tell el-Uhaymir) · 39 lines · 178 words · 327 signs · 36 Sumerograms

Transliteration

Obv.

col. i

i 1'       [...]x ki [n]i a-na-ku x [...]

i 2'       [tu-ru-ukli-bi-ka ni-gu-[tu/ta/ti...]

i 3'       ti-bé-ma lu-ur-ta-ma-[ka-ma]

i 4'       i-nu-ut-li-ka ra?-ab-bi?

i 5'       ši mu-na-ma-ti

i 6'       da-du-kaṭà-a-bu

i 7'       mu-ú!-ta-an-bu in-bu-ka

i 8'       šà ka-na-ka-ti mu-ni-i ba-lu-ku-ú

i 9'       me--mu re-ši-ni in-a-bu uz-ni-ni

i 10'     šà-di-i bu-di-ni ù la-lu i-ir-ti-ni

i 11'     sí-in-s[í]-nu -ti-ni

i 12'     u-du-šu qá-ab-li-ni

i 13'     bi-la-ma šu-me-le-ek lu-pí-it-ma u-ur-da-at-ni

i 14'     me-li-il tu-li-i-ni

i 15'     [er-ba a-al]-la ap-ti

i 16'     [...]x ti

 

col. ii

ii 1'      [...]x [...]

ii 2'      [...] bima [...]

ii 3'      [k]wa-ar-i-ka ab/p-[...]

ii 4'      ki UD-mi a-ma-ru-ma ši-ma-[at..]

ii 5'      ar-u-ti ù še-ra-a-an [...]

ii 6'      ki UD-mi ta-a-a-zu i-[...]

ii 7'      an-na ši-tu-um ta-re-[...]

ii 8'      ši-ip-ru-uk li-li-ka-[...]

ii 9'      ši-ip-ru-uk li-li-kam-m[...]

ii 10'    lu-úš-me šu-ul-ma-ka a-na-[ku ...]

ii 11'    i-ú-ru-um tu-šu-di li-[ša?-na?-am?]

ii 12'    qá-ti ta x x x da-mi-iq!-[ta-am]

ii 13'    šu-ri-ni ù ni i[...]

ii 14'    ep-pu-ú[š ...]

ii 15'    ù da-mi-[iq-ta-ka]

ii 16'    na-a-šu [...]

 

Rev.

1'         ta-sà-ra-[aq ....]

2'         uḫārum(?)(DI4.DI4.L[A]?) [...]

3'         šiptam?(ÉN?-àm?) ka?-[...]

4'         ta-sà-ra-aq [...]

5'         i-nu-u-ši i-[...]

6'         x ni x [...]

Translation

Obv.

col. i

i 1'       [...] …I am.. [...]

i 2'       [The beating] of your heart – a pleasant tu[ne].

i 3'       Rise and let me make love [with you (or: together)].

i 4'       In your(m.) soft lap,

i 5'       that of waking-time,

i 6'       how sweet is your(m.) lovemaking.

i 7'       Your(m.) fruits are profuse!

i 8'       Of incense is my bed, (smelling of) ballukku-plant.

i 9'       Oh the crowns of our heads, the rings of our ears,

i 10'     the hills of our shoulders, the attraction of our chests,

i 11'     the ‘spadix’ of our hands,

i 12'     The ‘frog’ of our waist.

i 14'     Play(m.) with our breasts!

i 15'     [Enter], I have opened (my) thigh(s)!

i 16'     [...]…

 

col. ii

ii 1'      [...] … [...]

ii 2'      [...] … [...]

ii 3'      [W]hen your(m.) moon (is visible?) I will […],

ii 4'      In the (or: my) day when I will see the signs of […], signs (or: destiny?) of…

ii 5'      … and in the morning […],

ii 6'      In the (or: my) day when you will grasp … […]

ii 7'      Indeed, sleep will po[ur(?)…]

ii 8'      May your(m.) message arrive [to me…],

ii 9'      May your(m.) message come to me,

ii 10'    so that I, Oh I, will hear your(m.) well-being.

ii 11'    The bird made known(?) the n[ews(?)]

ii 12'    My hand will… fav[or],

ii 13'    Our eyebrows and… […],

ii 14'    I will d[o…].

ii 15'    and your(m.) fa[vor…].

ii 16'    Oh lusty one […].

 

Rev.

1'         You(m.) will sprin[kle…]

2'         servant(?) […]

3'         incantation(?) …[…]

4'         You(m.) will sprinkle [...]

5'         In abundance [...]

6'         … [...]

Commentary

 For commentary, see Waserman 2016, 152–155.

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. 1623; view on seal.huji.ac.il.