To Ninsiana (TCL 1, 9)
CDLI No. P386445 (TCL 1, 9). Join following Kraus 1971.
Transliteration
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| Obv. | |
| a 1 | a-na dNin-si4-an-na |
| a 2 | qí-bí-ma |
| a 3 | [u]m-ma Ur-dNanše-ma |
| a 4 | mi-nam e-pu-u[š]-k[à]-ma |
| a 5 | [x] x x [......] |
| (gap of unknown size) | |
| b 1′ | i-na qá-⌈ti du⌉-li-im |
| b 2′ | re-ši ú-la a-na-ši |
| b 3′ | a-na ūm(U4)-tim ši-ma |
| b 4′ | a-kà-la-am |
| b 5′ | ú-la e-še-bi |
| Edge | |
| b 6′ | ṣú-ba-ti ṭá-ba-am ú-la i-šu |
| Rev. | |
| b 7′ | ša-am-na-am e-ṣe-em-ti ú-la ú-la-ba-ak |
| b 8′ | du-lu-um ki-ma ḫé-ri-ni-im |
| b 9′ | i-te-ru-ub a-na li-bi-ia |
| b 10′ | lu da-⌈ab⌉-b[a-k]u |
| (gap of unknown size, c. as on Obv.) | |
| a 1′ | un-ne-[d]u-[uk-ki(-i)(?)] |
| a 2′ | a-na li-bi-kà |
| a 3′ | a-sà-kam ša e-ṣe-em- |
| a 4′ | ṣ[e(?)-ri(?)x] x ia(?) i[p]-li-qám |
| a 5′ | [......... le-q]è |
Translation
Obv.
a 1 To Ninsiana
a 2 say:
a 3 [T]hus (says) Ur-Nanše:
a 4 What have I do[ne] against you, so that
a 5 .........
(gap of unknown size)
Obv.
b 1' Out of ("the ⌈hand") of⌉ toil
b 2' I cannot lift up my head.
b 3' On this very day hear me!
b 4' I cannot sate myself
b 5' with food,
Edge
b 6' nor do I have a decent garment for myself,
Rev.
b 7' nor can I soften my spine with oil.
b 8' Misery
b 8'–9' has invaded my heart like ḫé-ri-nu-weed.
b 10' I want to ⌈complain⌉ [ ]
Rev.
[(…) take(?)]
a 1' [my] lette[r]
a 2' to your heart!
a 5' [Remove]
a 3' the Asakku-demon, which
a 3'–4' has slaughtered the backb[one(?)] of my(?) ... [......]
a 5' ......!
Commentary
See Fechner 2010.
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. 1650; view on seal.huji.ac.il.