YOS 11, 87
CDLI P296059.
Transliteration
Obv.
1 e-re-mu e-re-mu
2 qá-ar-na-šu ḫu-ra-ṣum
3 zi-ba-sú!(Text: SÍ) uq-nu-um e-lu-um
4 ša-ki-in i-na li-bi-im ša Eš4-tár
5 a-s[i]-ši-im-┌ma┐ ú-ul i-tu-ra-am
6 a-mur-{MA?!}-ši-i-ma ú-ul i-pa-al-sà-a[m]
7 š[um]-ma qá-áš-da-at li-im-qú-u[t]
8 [d]a-du-ša-a
9 [š]um-ma na-di-a-at mu-pí-ir-ša
10 li-im-qú-ut
11 ba-tu-ul-tum ma-ra-tu a-wi-li-im
12 a-na ri-ig-mi-ia
13 a-na {RI-IG} ša-gi-mi-ia
14 <li?>-[i]m-qú-ut li-šu-um
Rev.
15 [ša?] qá-ti-ša-a
16 li-im-qú-ut [ṣ]ú!-ḫa-ru-um
17 ša a-ḫi-i-ša
18 ┌e┐ [ta-ar]-ku-si-im bi-it-ki
19 a-na [ri?]-ik-si-im [ša?] qá-ti-ki
20 ┌la?/e?┐ t[a-ap]-pa-[la/al]-sí-i
21 ki-ma šu-u[m-m]a-ni-im i-ta?-ap?-la-si-ni
22 ki-ma bu-ri-im lu-i-ki-ni
23 a-mi-ni ra-mi ki-ma pa-ar-[ši]-gi-im
24 ta-ar-ku-si re-eš-ki
25 ki-ma [n]é-ba-[ḫi]-im
26 te-z[i?-ḫ]i-ma? q[á-ab-l]a-ki
27 ┌ṣí┐-[ḫa-ti]-ia k[i-m]a ša-am-ni-im
28 [n]a-ši [i?-n]i-ki
29 [al-k]i-ma [a-n]a ṣe-ri-ia
30 [x x x] iš!?-im?-m[a? š]u-mi-i[m]
Translation
Obv.
1 Love-charm! Love-charm!
2–3 His two horns are gold, his(!) tail is pure lapis-lazuli:
4 Placed in the heart of Ištar.
5 I raised my voice to her, but she did not turn to me,
6 I gazed (at her) but she did not look at me.
7–8 If she is a hierodule, may her sweetheart perish.
9–10 If she is a cloister-lady, may her provider perish.
11–14 May the nubile girl, a daughter of a gentleman fall at my cry, at my shout!
Rev.
14–16 May the dough fall (out) of her hands,
16–17 (as well as) the little one on her arms.
18 Do not attach your house to me!
19–20 Do not look after the task under you hands!
21 Look at me like (a cow held with) a halter!
22 Lick me like (a cow licking) a calf!
23–24 Why, my love, did you cover your head like (with) a p.-cover?
25–26 (Why) like (with) a belt did you girdle you loins?
27 My l[ove-making] is (as good) as oil,
28 ... ... ... you(f.)
29 ... come forward, to me!
30 ... ... name(?).
Commentary
For commentary, see Wasserman 2016, 253–256.
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. 7143; view on seal.huji.ac.il.