23.1.21-22
The Birth of the Gracious Gods 23.1.21-22 · Lapis and carnelian
Two precious stones are named, then singers.
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21𐎛𐎖𐎐𐎜𐎌𐎎𐎚
22𐎘𐎐𐎌𐎗𐎎
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
iqnu1
𐎛i𐎖q𐎐n𐎜u1
ʾiqnuʾu
Lapis lazuliblue stone
, šmt2
𐎌š𐎎m𐎚t2
šamtu
carnelianred stone
ṯn3
𐎘ṯ𐎐n3
ṯinā
two
šrm4
𐎌š𐎗r𐎎m4
šārūma
singers
. Lapis lazuli, carnelian… two singers.
Lapis lazuli, carnelian… two singers.
23.1.23-24
The Birth of the Gracious Gods 23.1.23-24 · At Athirat (Asherah)’s breast
The gods are called again, now as nurslings of the mother goddess.
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23𐎛𐎖𐎗𐎀𐎐𐎛𐎍𐎎𐎐𐎓𐎎𐎎𐎊𐎎
24𐎊𐎐𐎖𐎎𐎁𐎀𐎔𐎇𐎄𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚
as the scribe pressed it into the clay, left to right, a small upright wedge between words
I call the gods, the gracious… of a day, who suck the nipple of the breast of Athirat.
Two precious stones, blue lapis and red carnelian, perhaps the gods’ adornment. Then ṯn šrm, read as “two singers” or as an order to the singers to repeat. The rest of the line is lost.