THE PRODIGAL SON IN TEMA^SHIGHT. 641 
Amadarainek fxdosenit tik ; tik e^^erisas 
Thy younger (brother) arrives (to) thy sire ; thy sire has-butchered-for him 
ahedel idderin, fel amoye n amokes enis, en tadro enis 
calf fat upon cause (?) of meeting of him, of receiving (?) of him 
sel-rafiet. 28. Iggish atkar [atkahh] amakar enis, yunge 
in safety. Entered anger ' elder (brother) of him, he refused(?) 
adiggesh ehe n tis. I^mat obannis ehennis, 
he should enter tent of his-sire. Came-out his father (from) his tent, 
erarit. 29. Isokalas meghered., inne ye obannis : Enhe, 
entreated (?) him. He returned to him harangue, he said to his father : See, 
legh aiitian agoteni nek ^Aadama^/^ak : kala war ikAslie iigh 
lamC?) years many I have served thee : once-not I have wasted 
these (?) 
ulhi n nek : hun kay kala war tikfahi 'shel iyen tughut lyet, 
heart of thee : but thou once not givest me day one she-goat one 
sagarrassa^/i, hana^^-teslawit, nek d imidaweni. 
I caused to butcher, (that) thou to us cause to rejoice, me and my friends. 
30. Hun aliad innek wada^/i, avvayiklisbet eberi-n-nek iketenes 
But son of thee this, who wasted substance of thee all of it 
ger deden, tezar ikal^ te^^arassas ahedel 
among loves (?), the afternoon he came, thou hast butchered for him calf 
edderin. 31. Innastis: Ke tekeme deri sedes-en(i) 
fat. Said to him his sire : Thou dwellest with me at side of me 
harkuk ; eberi ni iketenes eheri-n-nek. 32. Masban 
always ; my substance all of it (is) thy substance. Because 
essimmemebel abas-nigge tarba-n-nis asemusinten fel 
it is worthy (that) to him we make joy of him because from ? upon 
tamusne innit enta amadaray-innek wa indurren yamut 
the-name of-this-that he thy-younger (brother) the little (one) was dead 
tulis idar; abat, nenbet. 
again lives ; was lost, we have found him. 
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