23.1.17-18
The Birth of the Gracious Gods 23.1.17-18 · The gracious lad
The hunt is made ready, but the lines are hard to read.
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17𐎚𐎈𐎂𐎗𐎐𐎙𐎇𐎗𐎐𐎓𐎎
18𐎆𐎌𐎎𐎓𐎗𐎁𐎎𐎊𐎗
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
tḥgrn1
𐎚t𐎈ḥ𐎂g𐎗r𐎐n1
taḥgurunna
She girds
ġzr2
𐎙ġ𐎇z𐎗r2
ġāziru
the lad
nʿm3
𐎐n𐎓ʿ𐎎m3
naʿīmu
graciouspleasant
. wšm4
𐎆w𐎌š𐎎m4
wa-šm
And the nameand name / hear
ʿrbm5
𐎓ʿ𐎗r𐎁b𐎎m5
ʿārribūma
the enterersthe ones entering
yr6
𐎊y𐎗r6
yr
(meaning uncertain)yr
She girds [herself]… the gracious lad. And the name of the enterers yr…
She girds [herself]… the gracious lad. And the name of the enterers yr…
23.1.19-20
The Birth of the Gracious Gods 23.1.19-20 · Seats of the gods
A short count: the seats of the gods, eight, seven times.
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19𐎎𐎘𐎁𐎚𐎛𐎍𐎎𐎘𐎎𐎐𐎘
20𐎔𐎀𐎎𐎚𐎌𐎁𐎓
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
The seats of the gods: eight… seven times.
Girding comes before a hunt or a fight. Most readers take Rahmay as the one who girds herself; the gracious lad may be her quarry or her companion. The text is too uncertain to say.
The second line breaks off after yr, which is not understood.