DLL no. 34164
Tiny, fine, very neat, and pretty Neo-Babylonian script, probably not later than 600 BCE. The text is presented in long-line format. Si 861 + Si 870 was joined by S.N. Kramer (note in box); photo K 418.
Obv.
col i'
i 1' [at-ti e-muq-ti bīti(é) ep-ši at-ti li]l-lat š[īpātu(s[ígḫi.a) ep-ši]
i 2' [ku-um ta-ṭu-up-p]u ⌈qé⌉-⌈e⌉ [dbēli(en)-ia k]u-mu tal-t[a-am-ma-ri šīpātu(sígḫi.a) ep-ši]
i 3' [… d]u?.du igi? x? [… ep-š]i bītu(é) a-na mu-t[i-ki (x)]
i 4' […] x ⌈pa⌉-as-su x […] x lu-ú ma-la ⌈ku?⌉ lu[ṭ-tú…]
i 5' [e-muq-ti] x ú-da-ba-ab ṭ[e-ma-n]i-ti-ia ú-šad-ba-ab-[ki (x)]
i 6' [ana ka]-a-ši um-me-e ṭe-ma-ni-t[i-i]a lu-bar-ki ina šin-na-a-tú ú-šá-aṣ-[bat-ki (x)]
i 7' [ul]-⌈tu⌉ ⌈a⌉-⌈gan⌉-ni-i a-di pa-ni be-lí-[i]a lu-bar-ki ina šin-na-a-tú ú-šá-aṣ-[bat-ki]
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i 8' [e-k]a-n[i l]i-mu-ra-a-ki šitta(ii-ta) īnā(igiii)-ia ba-ar-ba-ra-a-t[e (x)]
i 9' [e-si-ip] kalbi(⌈ur⌉.gi7) lu-sip!-ki ba-qa-an iṣ-ṣu-ru-um-⌈ma⌉ lu-ub-qu-un [(x)]
i 10' [ki-i]z-za-ni-tu4 ki-i iš-mu-ú ia-a-ši il-ta-na-la-an-[ni (x)]
i 11' ⌈e⌉-si-ip kal-bu um-ma ki-ki-i ba-qa-an iṣ-⌈ṣur⌉ ⌈mi⌉-⌈na⌉-⌈a⌉-⌈tú?⌉ [(x)]
i 12' ⌈e⌉-si-ip kal-bu ina bi-ri-ti ba-qa-an iṣ-ṣur in[a sun6?-n]i? mi-[ig-ri (x)]
i 13' ⌈ba⌉-qa-na-a šá iṣ-ṣur ḫur-ri mi-šil a-baq-qa-an mi-[šil ú]-⌈maš⌉-[šar (x)]
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i 14' a-na e4-qu-le-e {A} te-ba-a-ku! al-lak itti(ki)-i[á al-ka (…)]
i 15' itti(ki)-iá al-ka lúbābilāyū(tir.tirki.meš) itti(ki)-iá al-ka l[ú?…]
i 16' šāqû(lúšu.du8.ameš) šá é.tùr.kalam.ka itti(ki)-i[á al-ka (…)]
i 17' ⌈munus⌉šá re-še-e-tú šá é.tùr.kalam.ka itti(ki)-i[á al-ka (…)]
i 18' [munu]sḫa-li-ṣa-a-tú šá parakki(barag) itti(ki)-[iá al-ka (…)]
i 19' [ina?] ⌈a?⌉-[l]a?-ki-šá al-la-bi šá a-⌈ma⌉-ru ⌈a⌉-[na al-lak ki.min (…)]
i 20' […ša?] a-ma-ru in-di za-a[n-ni (x) kur-ba]n-n[i ana muḫḫi(ugu) ki.min (…)]
i 21' [… kur-b]an-ni-šú in-di x […]
i 22' […] x a ni x ⌈meš⌉ […]
Obv.
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i' 1' [“You, prudent woman, make a household, you] foolish woman, [prepare wo]ol [(...).]
i' 2' [“Instead of your winding my lord’s threads], instead of glo[ating – prepare [wool!]”
i' 3' [“Instead of…, mak]e] a household for [your] spouse!”
i' 4' [...] a game piece(?) …, may I be full(?) as a cup(?) [...]
i' 5' [“The prudent woman] is complaining. My [rea]sonable one – I will make you agree!”
i' 6' [“For y]ou, mother, my reasonable one, I will have [you dip] your garments in urine!”
i' 7' From my bowl(?)/these(?) to the presence of my lord, I will have [you dip] your garments in urine”!
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i' 8' “[Wher]e will they see you(f.)? My two] eyes are she-wolves”.
i' 9' “Let me scratch you(f.) [a scratching a dog!] Let me preen you the preening of a bird”.
i' 10' “The goat]ish-girl, when she hears (me), keeps asking [me:”]
i' 11' “Scratching a dog – How exactly!? Preening a bird – What?”
i' 12' “Scratching of a dog – in the middle; Preening of a bird – i[n the l]ap of co[ntent.”]
i' 13' “Preening of the partridge – half I will preen, (the other) half I will let go.”
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i' 14' “To the Equlû I get up and will go, [come] with me […”]
i' 15' “Come with me, oh Babylonians! [come] with me the pe[ople of …!”]
i' 16' Cupbearers of the Eturkalama, [come] with me […]
i' 17' Female attendants of the Eturkalama, [come] with me […!]
i' 18' Female wool combers of the curtain, [come] with me […!]
i' 19' In her walking towards the lion which I see .. [come, ditto = with me . . .!]
i' 20' [… which] I see, the support(?) [… ble]ss me [in front of . . .]
i' 21' … his ble]ssing of me…, the support(?) … […]
i' 22' …