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ASJ 18, 21 (Enki)

SEAL no. 1812 · YBC 6461 · Lamentations · Unknown · 11 lines · 38 words · 90 signs · 2 Sumerograms

Transliteration

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Obv.
1aš-šum-i-šu dEn-ki ša ib-ni-a-ni
2bu-bu-tam ṣú-ma-am ub-lam
3ku-ṣa-am ù du-bu-ub-tam
4e-li-ia it-ta-di
5šum-ma ṭa-ab-kum ù li-ib-ba-ka
6qí-bi-šum-ma i?-⸢na? x⸣ [x] dEn-ki
7wa-ši-ib NUNki [x x x]-IR-ŠU?
L.e.
8a-na-ku ra-bu-ut dEn-k[i ...]
9lu-uš-ku-u[n]
 
Rev.
10aš-šum-i-šu la i-ḫa-ba-lu-ni-i[n-ni]

1 aš-šum-i-šu dEn-ki ša ib-ni-a-ni

2 bu-bu-tam ṣú-ma-am ub-lam

3 ku-ṣa-am ù du-bu-ub-tam

4 e-li-ia it-ta-di

5 šum-ma ṭa-ab-kum ù li-ib-ba-ka

6 qí-bi-šum-ma i?-na? x [x] dEn-ki

7 wa-ši-ib NUNki [x x x]-IR-ŠU?

 

L.e.

8 a-na-ku ra-bu-ut dEn-k[i ...]

9 lu-uš-ku-u[n]

 

Rev.

10 aš-šum-i-šu la i-ḫa-ba-lu-ni-i[n-ni]

Translation

Obv.

1 For his sake, Enki, who created me,

2 hunger, draught, thirst,

3 frost, and vexation

4 he has cast upon me.

5–6 If it pleases you, tell him your wish ... Enki,

7 who dwells in Eridu, ...

 

L.e.

8–9 I will establish the greatness of Enki ...

 

Rev.

10 For his sake, he shall not wrong me!

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. 1812; view on seal.huji.ac.il.