by Yerkan of Elish » Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:55 am
"I cannot speak or act for my companions, but my primary goal is knowledge. I see no reason to kill you; you are a living being, and an interesting one at that. But I care for this universe far more than I care for you; so, I ask you to tell us what you know. Answer some or all of my questions, and you will have helped slow this world's end, so I would be willing to speak up for you.
"You say you are delivering something. I ask what it is. Preferably, you would also tell us what we can do to remove its threat. Else we might have to exhaust you still further in attempting to tear it from your person, or wherever it is hidden.
"These trilobites and prints in the sand. They, too, seem to be here for sport, much like you. I do not expect you to know everything of these creatures. If you do, though, it would do you great service to tell us."
"Any further information you tell me will gain you credit from me, and I will speak up on your behalf as best I can. Surely, Volatilus would have destroyed you without a second thought."
enuma eliš la nabuú šámamu
šapliš ammatum šuma la zakrat
gipara la kiissuru susaa la she'uú
enuma dingir dingir la šupuu manama