Life of Mankind is Only a Glance (Emar 6/4, 767+)
Transliteration
Ein Leben ohne Freude…
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[i]t-ti dÉ-a u[ṣ-ṣu-ra-ma uṣ-ṣu-ra-tu] |
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ⁱ⁹it-ti dÉ-a uṣ-ṣu-ra-[am u]ṣ-ṣu-ra-tu |
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Ua |
⁴ⁱit-ti dÉ-a uṣ-ṣu-r[a-ma uṣ-ṣu-ra-tu] |
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ⁱ […] |
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[…] |
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a-na ṭe-˹ma˺ DINGIR-lim-m[a ] |
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Ua |
ⁱ[i]-na ṭe-em DINGIR-ma us-<su>-qa us-qé-tu |
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Ua |
⁴i-na ṭe-em DINGIR-ma u[s<-su>-qa us-qe-tu] |
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[…]us!-su!-[qa] |
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⁴[…u]s-q[è ] |
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Uc |
ⁱ[ us-su]-qa us-qe-tu |
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iš-tu u-mi pa-na-a i[b- ] |
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[iš-tu u-mi p]a?-na? i-ba-aš-ša-a an-n[i]-i-[t]um |
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[…] |
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⁵[iš-tu u-mi pa-n]a-e i-[ba-aš-ša-a an-ni-i-tu] |
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[iš-tu] u-mi pa-na-nu ib-bá-áš[-ša-a an-ni-tu] |
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im-[ma]-ti-me-e i-na pi-i a-[lik pa-ni] ul-[t]éš-mi |
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⁶ [...] |
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[im-ma-ti-ma]-a i-na [pí-i a-lik] ⁴ul]-te-iš-mi |
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[ ] ši-na ši-na-[ma] [ ] ša-an-nu-[tum-ma] |
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⁵[la-a] šu-nu šu-nu-ma ⁶šu-nu šu-nu-tu-ma |
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[ ]a-ša[-bi šunu šaplanum ašabi šunu?] |
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⁷e-le-nu-um a-ša-bi [šunu šaplānum ašābi šunu] |
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[ i]-ka-aš-šu-du |
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⁸ki-ma AN-u ru-qum-ma ŠU la [i-ka-aš-ša-ad] |
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⁸[ša]-mu-u ru-qum-ma qa-tum ⁹ma-am-ma i-kaš-š[ad-su-nu-ti] |
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ⁱ⁰ki-ma šu-pu-ul er-ṣe-ti mim-ma la i-du-u[ ] |
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ⁱ⁰[ ] || [ ] |
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ⁱba-la-ṭa ka-la-šu ˹ba-ri tu-ur-ti i-˺ni-im-ma |
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ⁱ[ ] || [ ] |
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[ba-la-aṭ a-me-lu]-ut-ti |
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[ ] u-ul i-[ ] |
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[a-l]e-e mA-lu-lu [ ] |
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a-le-e m[En-te-n]a ša [ana šame ilu] |
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a-le-e mGil-[ga-meš š]a ki[ma mZi-ud-su]- ud-ra na-pu-u[l-ta-š]u [iš-ta-´u-ú] |
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[a]-˹le-e˺ mḪu-[wa-wa ša ] [...] i-na [...] |
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[a]-le-e mEn-ki-du ša da-an-nu-ti i-na māti(KUR-ti) u-[ša-pu-u] |
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a-le-e mBa-zi a-le-e mZi-[zi] |
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a-le-e šar-ra-nu ra-ab-bu-[tu] ša iš-tu u-mi pa-na-a a-di i-na-a[n-na] |
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⁴a-li-šu-nu-ti šarrānu(LUGAL.MEŠ) […] |
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[ul] in-ne-ru-ma ul im-m[a-al-du] |
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⁶ul in-ne-ru-u [u]-ul [im-ma-al-du] |
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ⁱ[u-u]l i[n-ne-ru-u] u-ul in-[im-ma-al-du] |
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[ba-la]-ṭu ša la-a na-ma-ri [a-na m]u-ti mi-na-a ut-ti-i[r] |
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ⁱ⁴ba-la-ṭa ša la na-ma-ri a-na mi-ti mi-na-a ut-ter |
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ba-la-ṭu š[a ] |
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ⁱ⁰ba-la-ṭu ša la-a na-ma-[ri] ⁱⁱi-na muḫḫi(UGU) mu-ti mi-na u[t-ter] |
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ⁱ[ba-la-ṭu š]a la-a na-˹ma-ri˺ [(a-na) mu]-ti mi-na-am ut-˹tir˺ |
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[eṭ-l]u ša il-ka ki-ni-˹iš˺ [lu ] |
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⁴eṭ-lu ša [il-ka ] ⁵[…] |
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[si-ki[p? ku-]uš-ši-id ni-is-sa-a-[ti mi-i]š qu-l[a-ti] |
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⁶si-[k]i-ip ku-uš-ši-id ⁷ni-is-sa-ti mi-iš qu-la-˹ti˺ |
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di-na-nu [ḫ]u-ud lib-b[i] išten(1-en) u-m[u-ak-kal] ša-r[u ] |
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ⁱ⁶a-na di-na-an ḫu-ud lib-bi išten(1) u-umak-kal u-um qu-li ⁱ⁷X ŠAR.[MEŠ?] šanāti(MU.MEŠ) lil-li-ka |
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⁸a-[n]a di-na-ni u-mi ḫu-ud [libbi(ŠA-bi)] ⁹išten(1) u-ma[-kal e]-še-re-et ša-a-[ru ] |
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ki-i-ma ma-ri [dZi-ra-aš] li-ri-iš-ka |
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ⁱ˹dZi-ra-aš-ki˺ […] ⁱli-ri-iš[-ka] |
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[…] ki-i-ma ma-a-ri ⁴[li-ri-i]š-ka |
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an-nu-um u-ṣ[u-ur-tu] ša a-mi-lu-ut-ti |
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ⁱ⁴[an]-nu-um-ma i-ṣ[u-ur-tu] ⁱ⁵š[a] a-mi-lu-ut-ti |
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⁵[an-nu-u]m i-ṣu-ur-tu ⁶[ša a-mi-l]u-ut-ti |
Kolophon
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ṭup-pu an-nu-u[m] qat([Š]U) mAn-šur-q[a-da]-ad LÙ.A.[ZU] |
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u LÚ.ZU.[ZU] ÌR DINGIR.MEŠ-šu dINANNA-ḫa-ši |
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ÌR dIM [EN A].MA.RU ÌR dAK dNI[DABA] |
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[dGu]-la [dMi-š]a-ru LÚ.DUB.Š[AR] |
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ⁱ⁶qat([ŠU]) [m…] –la LU.DUB.SAR SA.MAL.LA […] |
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ⁱ⁷[…] ÌR dŠU.GAR.NUMUN.NA AŠ […] |
Translation
1 The plans are made with Ea.
2 The lots are allocated through the decision of the gods.
3 Since early days these things happen.
4 Nothing has ever been heard from the mouth of a predecessor.
5 They (the gods?) are above(?) them (the predecessors?), they are different.
6 Their (of the gods) residence is above.
7 They are far away like the heavens and no hand can reach (them).
8 Like the bottom of the earth no one can know (them).
9 The entire life of mankind is only a look.
10–10' The life of mankind [...]
11 Where is Alulu [who reigned 36.000 years?]
12 Where is [the king] Entena, who ascended to heaven?
13–13' Where is Gil[gameš], who searched his life like [Zi’us]udra?
14–14' Where is Ḫuwawa [, who ...]?
15–15' Where is Enkidu, whose strength was unrivalled in the land?
16 Where is Bazi, where is Zizi, [who ...]?
17–17' Where are the great kings of former days up to now?
18 Have they not been conceived, have they not been born?
19 A life without happiness, what offered it more than death?
20 May Siriš make you rejoice like a son.
21–22 Young man, whom your god firmly established, drive away, remove heavy sorrows!
23 For one day of happiness a time of silence, 36.000 years long, might come.
24–25 Mankind, who does not know the … of itself, the decision on its days and nights stays with god.
26 No one shall assign the work task of mankind!
27 <No> one shall speak with disrespect of mankind!
28 No one shall treat the weak with contempt!
29 The son of the lame will overtake the son of the runner.
30 The son of the rich will stretch out his hand to the poor.
31 This is the plan (of the gods) for mankind.
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. 1801; view on seal.huji.ac.il.