23.1.11-12
The Birth of the Gracious Gods 23.1.11-12 · Said seven times
The vine picture closes and a stage direction follows: say it seven times.
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11𐎋𐎎𐎂𐎔𐎐
12𐎌𐎁𐎓𐎄𐎊𐎗𐎂𐎎𐎓𐎍𐎓𐎄𐎆𐎓𐎗𐎁𐎎𐎚𐎓𐎐𐎊𐎐
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
kmgpn1
𐎋k𐎎m𐎂g𐎔p𐎐n1
kamō gapni
like a vine
. šbʿd2
𐎌š𐎁b𐎓ʿ𐎄d2
šabʿadi
Seven times
yrgm3
𐎊y𐎗r𐎂g𐎎m3
yargumu
it is recitedhe says
ʿl4
𐎓ʿ𐎍l4
ʿalē
atover
ʿd5
𐎓ʿ𐎄d5
ʿiddi
the daisʿd
, wʿrbm6
𐎆w𐎓ʿ𐎗r𐎁b𐎎m6
wa-ʿārribūma
and the enterersand the ones entering
tʿnyn7
𐎚t𐎓ʿ𐎐n𐎊y𐎐n7
taʿnayūna
answerthey answer
. like a vine. Seven times it is recited at the dais, and the enterers answer.
like a vine. Seven times it is recited at the dais, and the enterers answer.
23.1.13-14
The Birth of the Gracious Gods 23.1.13-14 · A kid in milk
The chorus answers with a chant about the gods’ field, then a dish is cooked over the fire.
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13𐎆𐎌𐎄𐎌𐎄𐎛𐎍𐎎𐎌𐎄𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚𐎆𐎗𐎈𐎎𐎊
14𐎓𐎍𐎛𐎌𐎚𐎌𐎁𐎓𐎄𐎙𐎇𐎗𐎎𐎉𐎁𐎂𐎉𐎁𐎂𐎄𐎁𐎈𐎍𐎁𐎀𐎐𐎐𐎃𐎁𐎃𐎎𐎀𐎚
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
And the field [is] the field of the gods, the field of Athirat and Rahmay. Over the fire, seven times, the lads… a good kid in milk, mint in butter.
A stage direction breaks into the hymn: these words are said seven times, and the ʿrbm, the temple staff called “enterers”, answer. The text is a script for a rite with a leader and a chorus.
ʿd is often taken as a dais or platform; the meaning is uncertain.