Fs. De Meyer 89
CDLI 265667 mentions that this text joins other fragments: CBS 10454 + CBS 10455 + 10460.
Transliteration
3' ki-ma nu-nim tu-uk-k[u-up zumurša?]
4' ki-ma še-er-še-ri-im le-e[s-sa …] / wa-ar-qá-a[t]
5' qá-qá-as-sa qá-qá-ad ne!-[e-ši-im]
6' [ši-i]n-na-ša ši-in-na-at imērim(A[NŠE])
7' [x x]-ri ka-al-bi-im e-l[a?...]
8' [x x x] i-na ḫur?-ri […]
9' [x x x] x […]
1' [x x] ni? ša ši […]
3' e tu-ur-ri ma x […]
5' ša iṣ-ba-tu uš x […]
Translation
1' H[er] breasts are [stripped off...]
2' A goat is ...
3' Like a fish [her body is do]tted,
4' Like a š.-paste her chin [...] is pale,
5' Her head is a lion's head,
6' Her teeth are donkey's teeth,
7' ... of a dog...
8' .... in a hole...
2' Her [h]eart ...
3' Do not return! (f.)...
4' The donkey ...
5' That she has caught...
6' Catch! (f.)
8' ...
Commentary
Obv.1': The spelling e-en-zu for ezzu, "furious" (so Cavigneaux/Al-Rawi 1994, 89) is difficult. A goat seems to pass better in the context of the demon's description, which consists of a list of animal metaphors.
Obv.5’: Cavigneaux/Al-Rawi 1994 read qá-qá-ad ka-[al-ba-tim] but the last sign before the break is probably /ne/, as in the Lamaštu incantation BM 120022 11: qaqqad(SAG.DU)-sa qaqqad(SAG.DU-ad) ne-e-ši ši-in-na-at imēri(ANŠE) ši-in-[n]a-a-ša and BIN 2, 72: 2: pa-ni lab-ba-tim i-šim-ši dÉn-líl!.
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