Literature:Enuma Elish (first tablet)
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Akkadian | Transliteration | English | |
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𒂊𒉡𒈠𒂊𒇺 𒆷𒈾𒁍𒌑𒃻𒈠𒈬 |
e-nu-ma e-liš la na-bu-ú šá-ma-mu |
enūma eliš lā nabû šamāmū |
When the heavens above did not exist, |
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Cwengâr
Cwengâr | Retranslation |
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Gwêrh fôffan egwà anepemocw c'hed, |
During the time when the sky had not been named, |
Soc'ul'
Xil eý xen āhíúnen hé cuj cun'mi taitu,
Xen āhun' hed' xil eý muj cun'mi taitu,
Apsû xem'utsem xem'utsem, āhaínál'az,
Kem'am', Tiamat, hab ej je,
Aímojom jál je jenxad,
Xen uatxiý mim'uj, xen uuc'iý xeric;
Xil eý aíxauc'iý aílaiý yañ'an xen'.
Xil eý
when
xen
NEG
āh-íúnen
REL-COP.CL1>CL4
hé
INAL.CL1
cuj
sky
cun'mi
be above
taitu,
name
Xen
NEG
āh-un'
REL-COP.CL5>CL5
hed'
CL5.INAL
xil eý
then
muj
earth
cun'mi
be below
taitu,
name
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|Apsû ancient REDUP REL-CL1>CL1-{give birth}
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Kem'am',
chaos
Tiamat,
Tiamat
hab
mother
ej
both
je,
to
Aí-mojom
CL1>CL1-mix
jál
one
je
to
jenxad,
water
Xen
NEG
u-atx-(i)ý
CL5>CL5-make-PASS
mim'uj,
field
xen
NEG
u-uc'-(i)ý
CL5>CL5-see-PASS
xeric;
marsh
Xil eý
when
aí-xauc'-(i)ý
CL1>CL1-call-PASS
aí-lai-(i)ý
CL1>CL1-live-PASS
yañ'an
god.PL
xen'.
none
- ^ Series: Series: Library of Ashurbanipal (clay; 7.93 cm × 4.76 cm). [[w:British Museum|]]. K.5419.c. Retrieved 14 April 2024.