CUSAS 10, 011 (P252006)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 10, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P252006 |
| Museum no. | MS 2920 |
| Collection | Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Keep her apart! Keep her apart! |
| obverse 2 | The daughters of Anum, (in) the rising of the sky, |
| obverse 3 | purified the day(?), |
| obverse 4 | and the heaven of Anum. |
| obverse 5 | Love was happening, upon the people it was caressing(?). |
| obverse 6 | May love caress(?) me! |
| obverse 7 | Let me cast (a spell), let me command, let me speak, let me love. |
| obverse 8 | Think of me as an ašnugallum-snake |
| obverse 9 | Let your face rejoice like a wild cow. |
| obverse 10 | May you not wait for your father's consent. |
| obverse 11 | May you not take your mother’s advice. |
| obverse 12 | If she is a q.-woman, may she ... her obligation to work. |
| obverse 13 | If she is an n.-woman, may she ... a marriage gift. |
| obverse 14 | If she is a prostitute, may she clean her tavern and upon me fall. |
| obverse 15 | The incantation is not mine, |
| obverse 16 | it is an incantation that of Ea and Ištar established. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [pi2-ta-ar]-ra#-as-si pi2-ta-ar-ra-as!-<si> | |
| 2 | [ma-ra]-at# a-ni-im ni-pi2-ih sza-me-e | |
| 3 | [u4?-ma?]-am u2-ul-li-la-a-ma | |
| 4 | [sza]-me-e sza _an-na_ | |
| 5 | i-ba-asz-szi ra-mu-um e-li ni-szi i#-ha#-ap#-pu#-up | |
| 6 | ra-mu-um li-ih-pu-pa-am i-na s,e#-ri#-ia# | |
| 7 | lu-ud-di lu-uq-bi lu-ta-wu-u2 lu#-ra#-'i3#-im | |
| 8 | hu-us-si2-ni-ma ki-ma asz-nu-ga#-[a]-li# | |
| 9 | li-ih-szu#-szu# pa-nu-ki! ki-ma ri-im-ti-[im] | |
| 10 | e tu-usz-bi a-na mi-li-ik a-bi-ki# | |
| 11 | e te-el-qe-e mi-li-ik um-mi-[ki] | |
| 12 | szum-ma qa2-asz-da-at# im-da-sza li#-x | |
| 13 | szum-ma na-di-a-at# bi-bi-il-sza li#-x | |
| 14 | szum-ma ke#-ez-re-et li-ka3-ap-pi2-ir asz#-ta-ma-sza e-li-ia li-im-qu2-ut# | |
| 15 | szi-[ip]-tum# u2-ul ia-tu | |
| 16 | szi-pa#-at# e2-a u3 {d}inanna isz-ku-nu | |
Sources & licences
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