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YALE ORIENTAL SERIES • RESEARCHES IV-3
al-kam lu-úr-di-ka |
Come, let me lead thee
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| 55 a-na libbi [Urukki] ri-bi-tim |
into [Erech] of the plazas,
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a-na bît [el]-lim mu-šá-bi šá A-nim |
to the holy house, the dwelling of Anu,
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dEn-ki-dũ ti-bi lu-ru-ka |
O, Enkidu arise, let me conduct thee
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a-na Ê-[an]-na mu-šá-bi šá A-nim |
To Eanna, the dwelling of Anu,
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a-šar [dGiš gi]-it-ma-[lu] ne-pi-ši-tim |
The place [where Gish is, perfect] in vitality.
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| 60 ù at-[ta] ki-[ma Sal ta-ḫa]-bu-[ub]-šú |
And thou [like a wife wilt embrace] him.
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ta-[ra-am-šú ki-ma] ra-ma-an-ka |
Thou [wilt love him like] thyself.
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al-ka ti-ba i-[na] ga-ag-ga-ri |
Come, arise from the ground
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ma-a-ag-ri-i-im |
(that is) cursed.”
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iš-me a-wa-as-sa im-ta-ḫar ga-ba-šá |
He heard her word and accepted her speech.
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| 65 mi-il-[kum] šá aššatim |
The counsel of the woman
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im-ta-ḳu-ut a-na libbi-šú |
Entered his heart.
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iš-ḫu-ut li-ib-šá-am |
She stripped off a garment,
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iš-ti-nam ú-la-ab-bi-iš-sú |
Clothed him with one.
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li-ib-[šá-am] šá-ni-a-am |
Another garment
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| 70 ši-i it-ta-al-ba-áš |
She kept on herself.
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ṣa-ab-tat ga-as-su |
She took hold of his hand.
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ki-ma [ili] i-ri-id-di-šú |
Like [a god(?)] she brought him
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a-na gu-up-ri šá-ri-i-im |
To the fertile meadow,
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a-šar tar-ba-ṣi-im |
The place of the sheepfolds.
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| 75 i-na [áš]-ri-šú [im]-ḫu-ruri-ia-ú |
In that place they received food;
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[ù šú-u dEn-ki-dũ i-lit-ta-šú šá-du-um-ma] |
[For he, Enkidu, whose birthplace was the mountain,]
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[it-ti ṣabâti-ma ik-ka-la šam-ma] |
[With the gazelles he was accustomed to eat herbs,]
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[it-ti bu-lim maš-ḳa-a i-šat-ti] |
[With the cattle to drink water,]
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[it-ti na-ma-áš-te-e mê i-ṭab lib-ba-šú] |
[With the water beings he was happy.]
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Col. III
ši-iz-ba šá na-ma-áš-te-e |
Milk of the cattle
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i-te-en-ni-ik |
He was accustomed to suck.
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a-ka-lam iš-ku-nu ma-ḫar-šú |
Food they placed before him,
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ib-tí-ik-ma i-na-at-tal |
He broke (it) off and looked
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| 85 ù ip-pa-al-la-as |
And gazed.
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