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RA 036, 12
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Primary publication	RA 036, 12
Author(s)	Thureau-Dangin, François
Publication date	1939
Secondary publication(s)
Collection	National Museum of Syria, —, Syria ?
Museum no.	NMSnn — ?
Accession no.
Provenience
Excavation no.
Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object type	tablet
Remarks
Material	clay
Language
Genre	Literary
Sub-genre	incantation
CDLI comments
Catalogue source	20070110 cdliadmin_tinney
ATF source	Guerra, Dylan M.
Translation	Guerra, Dylan M.
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz00204t73
Composite no.
Seal no.
CDLI no.	P355896

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Tablet

obverse
1. at-ba-at-ka ki-ma a-[bu-bi-im]
ts: ātabatka kīma abūbim
en: I have destroyed you like a flood,
2. uk-ta-as-si2-ka ki-ma im#-[ba-ri-im]
ts: uktassika kīma imbarim
en: bound you like a fog.
3. ad-di-ka szu-bu-ur-ri#-[isz]
ts: addika šuburriš
en: I cast you to your ass.
4. el-qe ma-at-na-am usz-ta-pu sza-ap-ti-[ka]
ts: elqe matnam uštapu šaptika
en: I took a bowstring and have bound your lips;
5. ki ba-ar-ba-ri-im usz-ta-ah-hi-it,-ka
ts: ki barbarim uštaḫḫiṭka
en: like a wolf I have leapt on you;
6. ki ne2-szi-im ru-pu-usz-ti e-li-ka ad-di
ts: ki nēšim rupuštī elika addi
en: like a lion my spittle I cast over you.
7. lu-uq-bi-ma qi-bi-ti el qi-bi-ti-ka lu e-[lat?]
ts: luqbima qibītī el qibītika lu elat
en: Let me command, and may my order be higher than your order be high;
8. lu-ut-wi-ma ti-wi-ti el ti-wi-ti-ka lu ha-ab-[ra-at]
ts: lutwima tīwītī el tīwītika lu ḫabrat
en: Let me speak, and may my utterance be louder than your utterance;
9. ki-ma bu-lu e-li sza-am-ka-ni ha-ab-ra-at
ts: kīma būlu eli šamkāni habrat
en: just as a wild animal is louder than a š.;
see CAD s.v. šamkānu: bu-lu possibly a scribal error for be-lu
10. ke-em qi-bi-ti el qi-bi-ti-ka lu ab-ra-at
ts: kêm qibītī el qibītika lu abrat
en: accordingly, may my order be louder than your order;
11. ki-ma sza-mu-um el qa-aq-qa-ri-im ha-ab-ra-at
ts: kīma šamûm el qaqqarim habrat
en: just as the sky is louder than the earth;
12. ke-em qi-bi-ti el qi-bi-ti-ka lu ha-ab-ra-at
ts: kêm qibitī el qibītika lu habrat
en: accordingly, may my order be louder than your order.
13. ta-as-ni-ib ap-pa-ka aq-qi-na-ti-ka
ts: tasnib appaka aqqinnatika
en: You tied your nose to your anus
14. a-ki la am-ta-ha-as le-et-ka
ts: ak-ki la amtaḫas lētka
en: so that I cannot slap your cheek?

reverse
(Hurrian)
1. usz2#-sze it-ha-ar-ri sze-ri-wu-ru ni-wu-ri [...]
2. sza-a-wu-ul ta-di-wa-an da-an-ni ka-sze#-[...]
3. ki-bu-um a-ri i-ri-ri te-eh-hi-en-ni ka-sze#-[...]
4. mu-ur-ri-il ki-bu-um e-di-a ha-za-asz-ta-ri [...]
5. ha-za-asz-ta-ri wu-na ma-bi-ik mi-na ni-ri-<a?> ki-tu#? [...]
6. ku-la-at-ta zi-ba-[...] i-wa-a-ru li-hi-in ba-asz-[...]
7. zu-iz-za pa-ar-ha [...]-da ta-da-ni-in [...]
8. ku-un-zi-ib zu-iz?-zi-ib a-wa-an-du-un wu-[...]
9. a-wa-an-du-usz2 wu-zu-um wa-at-ta-la-ah [...]
10. ka-zi-ni-da?-szi wu-zu-um sze-li-ni-da# [...]
11. za-ap-pa-at szu-da-hi-ni-wu tu-ur2-ru [...]
12. isz-te ak-szum a-wa-an-du-usz2 wu-szu-me [...]

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