Work Text:
Ilī! Bêkī! Ina qinnātīša amrī! Qinnātīša šurbûm!- My gods! Becky! Look to her buttocks! Her buttocks are the largest!
Ana Šamḫat zammerim imaššul. Tīdîšu- She resembles the mistress of a poet. Thou knowest this.
Minu zammerī šunūti iḫakkimūšunūti?- Who understands those poets?
Edāniš iqabbûšim aššu šī muššulti šamḫatim- They only talk to her because she is the likeness of a prostitute.
Agana, Qinnātīša! šina šurbûm!- Come on, her buttocks! They are the largest…
Ul sarrākam, warktīn pilḫā!- I am not a liar, revere buttocks!
Attunu, aḫī, lā tusarrarā!- You my brothers, do not be false!
Bēt awīltam irrub- When a woman enters,
Itti qablim ṣuḫḫurim- With a tiny waist,
U kippāt urkutim- And a circle of buttocks,
Šupluḫātunu!- Ye are made affraid!
Šudannin! Kēttuma- Be strengthened! Verily,
Warktān šuāti malâ- Those buttocks are made full.
Ina kusītīša ḫalpā,- They are slipped into her tunic-
Adīanšināti! Waqrā!- I pass judgement on them! They are worthy!
Narāmī, lušeṭḫīki - My love, may I bring thee near,
U ereḫḫīki- And have sex with thee,
Aḫḫīya udabbabūninni - My brothers they pester me,
Ki išarīšunu uštenellēšunūti- That she causes their penises to go up repeatedly.
Ooh, Lugalwarktānda- Ooh Lugal-butt-banda
Ina narkabtī ḫarrānam eršī- Ask for a journey in my chariot,
Amrīnni, amrīnni- Choose me, choose me,
Ki narkabtim ina ḫūl šarrim- Like a chariot on a major road,
Ina sârim ammarši- I see her dancing,
Ina riāšim ammarši- I see her rejoicing,
Iḫīal, anīal- She sweats, I lie down.
Tuppātim ezêršināti- I hate clay tablets,
Ša warktīn sapnātim- Which flattened buttocks,
Idallalāšināti- They extol,
Awīlam ina suqim u tašâlšu- Ask a man on the street,
Warktīn irâmšināti- He loves buttocks.
Agana, Aḫḫīya! Aḫḫīya!- Come on, my brothers! My brothers!
Bēletka warktin īšu? Does your mistress possess buttocks?
Šuribbīšu! Šuribbīšu!- Shake it! Shake it!
Eli warktān šâti irubbū! Before those buttocks I tremble!
Bābilum warktīn īšu- Babylon possesses buttocks.
First verse in Cuneiform:
𒌌𒊬𒊏𒅗𒄠𒉿𒊏𒀝𒋾 𒅔𒉺𒀠𒄩
𒀜𒌈𒉡𒀀𒄭𒆷𒌈𒊭𒊏𒊏𒊏
𒁀𒀜𒀀𒉿𒂖𒋬 𒄠𒄿𒊒𒌒
𒀜𒋾𒅗𒀊𒇷𒅎𒋢𒄷𒄷𒊑𒅎
𒌋𒆏𒉺𒋬𒌨𒆪𒁴
𒋗𒌒𒇻𒄩𒌈𒉡
𒋗𒁷𒉌𒅔𒅗𒀜𒌈𒈠
𒉿𒊏𒀝𒋾 𒅔𒋗𒀀𒋾𒈠𒆷
𒄿𒈾𒆪𒋛𒋾𒊭𒄩𒀠𒉺
𒀀𒁲𒀭𒋛𒈾𒋾𒉿𒀝𒊏
𒈾𒊏𒈪𒇻𒊺𒋾𒄭𒆠
𒌋𒂊𒊑𒄭𒄭𒆠
𒄴𒄭𒐊𒌋𒁳𒁀𒁍𒉌𒅔𒉌
𒆠𒄿𒊭𒊑𒋗𒉡𒍚𒋼𒉈𒂖𒇷𒋗𒉡𒋾