Tablets Made of Sapphire
SAPPHIRE TABLET 1 INSCRIPTION:
(THE ONE ARCHIE AND MITCH CAN BOTH SEE CLEARLY)
ud zagmuk ĝal ya | ekimmu dal tir kunu bala hurum
At the dawning of the new year there were five placed there, an ekimmu flew [from] the hot muddy forest intent on [turning/pouring out/sacrificing] the children
ešeš nar u esulumak ganzer | unu u gidim šugi tab me
A festival of [musicians/singers] and a box [that is] a cave to the underworld, a young girl but old soul joins the battle
udunita sikipa luKA'inima annibatu bala | gud dabariri zuh niĝnuĝara gaz
The ram's-haired magician became a [prophetic] ecstatic and was sacrificed, the daring heroic trickster [maliciously] cheats death
anzagar mamud, zal kiš | ešbar ul gud ug imin us imin
A tower of dreams, a world-earthquake; a choice [refused/escaped] by oh-so-briefly seven-upon-seven
luKA-inima uru, kiĝiri neru dim | gin muš NERU igi ğal
The magical experts cultivated, the ill road being laid; the true [face/appearance] of the enemy glimpsed
kaskal šag kur | ešbar ul gud hur
A [journey/path] inside [the heart of] the [mountain/underworld], a choice again [refused/escaped]
gana tab, šaggar uš | gin geštug NERU igi ğal
The fields [owned/burned/marked red], [food/fodder] poisoned; the true [plan/wisdom] of the enemy glimpsed
til magur an gu'e peš | NERU a ĝar, niĝsam gal min
Finally, as the [barges/geometric figures] from the [skies/heavens] [descend/are birthed], the enemy is defeated, at great price to two —
SAPPHIRE TABLET 2 INSCRIPTION:
(THE ONE ARCHIE CAN SEE CLEARLY BUT ALL MITCH SEES IS A BUNCH OF CONSTANTLY-SCRAMBLING CUNIEFORM SYMBOLS)
egir su muš mamud kiš bala kur | namgalam sur agar dug
The red princess of snakes dreams a [different world/revolution/sacrifice]; her [talent/greatness] harnessed for the health of the commons
saĝĝa sağ iri bur dur | gin niĝsisa lum un sumug mada
The temple official in the [head city/capitol] reveals all as true justice [shines/swells like fruit] like dawn on the darkness of your [land/nation]
mah namhe abrig, name niĝin iri kar satium diĝir hurum | anam ak zae ri ĝu, šag dab
So many cults, some of them [encircle/search] the harbor city in the east for a [child of the gods/stars, a messiah]; what will you [do with/impose upon] me, I wonder?
lugal ěsbar šugi | ge til bala arad namlulu
A king is chosen by the elders; the [blows, inscriptions, strokes of the stylus] try one last time to make slaves of men
kigiri šud dim, dur urra šu gi; anam tar ak zae šeš, Mit-šel
The blessed road now laid, all debts settled; but what will fate do with you and your brethren, Mitchell?
Jeff
10 I guess is Nixon's resignation and 12 is the 1980 election, right, but 11 I dunno
Michael
According to the biblical narrative, the first set of tablets, inscribed by the finger of God, (Exodus 31:18) were smashed by Moses when he was enraged by the sight of the Children of Israel worshiping a golden calf (Exodus 32:19) and the second were later chiseled out by Moses and rewritten by God (Exodus 34:1). According to traditional teachings of Judaism in the Talmud, the stones were made of blue sapphire as a symbolic reminder of the sky, the heavens, and ultimately of God's throne. Many Torah scholars, however, have opined that the biblical sapir was, in fact, lapis lazuli (see Exodus 24:10, lapis lazuli is a possible alternate rendering of "sapphire" the stone pavement under God's feet when the intention to craft the tablets of the covenant is disclosed Exodus 24:12).[2]