L4.10. Exercises

A. Translate

1. qātā ilim rabîm awīlam ibniā

   Solution

   The great god’s hands created the man

2. nār ālim mê ul imla

   Solution

   The town’s river did not fill with water.

3. mārū bēlim aššātim īhuzū-ma bītātim rabiātim īpušū

   Solution

   The lord’s sons married wives and constructed large houses.

4. wardū awât qarrādim damqātim išmû-ma ana dannatim šuāti īrubū

   Solution

   The slaves obeyed the good words of the warrior and entered that fortress.

5. kasap bēlim mādam ina mātim nakartim ēzim-ma ana āli bēlim ul allik.

   Solution

   I left much silver of the lord’s in a foreign land, and so I have not gone to the lord’s city.

6. mātum ina emūqī šarrim rabîm īšir-ma mātam ul nīzib.

   Solution

   Since the land prospered by the strength of the great king, we did not leave the land.

7. ūmū marsim īrikū-ma ibluṭ-ma ana bīt ilim īrum-ma ihdu.

   Solution

   When the sick man’s days grew long and he recovered, he entered the temple and rejoiced.

Normalize and translate

1. qa₂-ra-dum šu-u₂ i-na bi-tim u₂-ši-ib ha-ra-nam it-ti-ni u₂-ul il-li-ik.

   Solution

   qarrādum šū ina bītim ušib harrānam ittīni ul illik.

   That warrior remained in (his) house; he did not undertake the campaign with us.

2. šar-ra-am ma-ru šar-ri-im i-na e-kal-lim i-ne₂-ru.

   Solution

   šarram mārū šarrim ina ekallim inērū.

   The king’s sons slew the king in the palace..

3. hu-ra-ṣu₂-um wa-at-ru-um a-na e-ka-al-li-im i-ru-um-ma hu-ra-ṣu₂-um i-mi-id-ma li-ib-bi šar-ri-im i-ṭi-ib.

   Solution

   hurāṣum watrum ana ekallim irum-ma hurāṣum imīd-ma libbi šarrim iṭīb.

   Excess gold entered the palace; because the gold increased, the king’s heart was satisfied.

4. al-pu ma-du-tum ša ru-be-em i-mu-tu al-pi₂ mi-tu-tim it-ti-ni ú-ul i-ša-am.

   Solution

   alpū mādūtum ša rubêm imūtū alpī mītūtim ittīni ul išām.

   Many of the prince’s oxen died; he did not buy the dead oxen from us.