Barwar: Qaṭina Rescues His Nephew from Leliṯa

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar. 3 vols. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2008, vol. 3	Dawiḏ ʾAdam

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0:00	Qaṭine-w Qaṭīn ṭureˈ qatxət štelux šatənneˈ baza šwirrux šawrənneˈ ḏa ʾurxa npilta l-baliˈ rəḥqɛla t-la ṭəpyaliˈ mxuzdɛwən l-Tumən xaliˈ ʾamər ma-yəmmi zulli gḏaḏeˈ ʾu-ma-xaṯi pɛli zwaḏeˈ xa ʾurxa npilta l-baliˈ rəḥqɛla t-la ṭəpyaliˈ mxuzdɛwən l-Tumən xaliˈ Qaṭine-w Qaṭīn ṭureˈ qatxət štelux šatənneˈ baza šwirrux šawrənneˈ kul səmbəlti xa drayaˈ kul zargulti palpultiˈ xa ʾurxa npilta l-baliˈ rəḥqɛla t-la ṭəpyaliˈ mxuzdɛwən l-Tumən xaliˈ hadíya Qaṭínaˈ qímɛle zílɛle ṭắya báṯər Xuldə́kko xwarzáye dìye,ˈ ʾu-zílle qəm-dawqìle.ˈ qəm-dawqìleˈ zìlle.ˈ ʾína ʾímə mṭéle l-kàrma,ˈ mṭéle kàrma Qaṭína,ˈ mṭošèle,ˈ sab-mírɛwa mṭášət qam-Lelìṯaˈ t-lá ʾaxlàlux.ˈ gu-gə̀ppa-wawa.ˈ ʾáwwa ʾímə ṱ-íle wíra xo-dalìṯaˈ ʾu-kúlla derubɛ̀ra,ˈ xabušè-wˈ ʾə̀nwe-wˈ ʾu-dalyàṯa,ˈ kúlla mšurèlaˈ čarčóre ṣràxaˈ hay we-llən ʾu-hay šima-llənˈ qč̣ipewəx mqorəč̣pewəxˈ t-la-b-hewən ʾu-t-la măjalənˈ qímtɛla Lelìṯa,ˈ plíṭṭɛla m-gu-gə̀ppa díya.ˈ ʾímə ṱ-íla plíṭṭa m-gu-gə́ppa dìya,ˈ ríqtɛla č̭ənnək̭ɛ́rət kàrma,ˈ lɛ́la xzíṯa čù-məndi.ˈ ʾáwwa mòdila qázde díye?ˈ bắye ṱ-ázəl ta-t-máṭe l-tằrət gə́ppaˈ ta-t-qáṭəl Lelìṯa.ˈ ʾáyya pṯíltəlle xa-gàrra,ˈ wírtɛla gu-gə̀ppaˈ krìbta,ˈ krìbta.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ xà-ga xéta zílɛle.ˈ zìlɛleˈ mə́ṭyɛle xo-xa-dalíṯa xèta,ˈ qrìbɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾán dɛrubɛ́re šuréla xá-bena xèta:ˈ hay we-lən ʾu-hay šima-lənˈ qč̣ipewəx mqorəč̣pewəxˈ t-la-b-hewən ʾu-t-la majalənˈ xá-ga xéta plíṭṭɛla Lelìṯa,ˈ krìbta,ˈ krìbta.ˈ xa-čarxona črixwalaˈ kribta kribta l-ṣadrət gəppa wirwalaˈ ču məndi la xzewalaˈ xá-gaya xètaˈ qímɛle hedi-hédi gnìwəlla gáne díye,ˈ zìla,ˈ mə́ṭyɛle qúrbət tắrət gə̀ppa.ˈ xá-gaya xéta šúryela dɛrubɛ́re ṣràxaˈ hay we-lən ʾu-hay šima-lənˈ qč̣ipewəx mqorəč̣pewəxˈ t-la-b-hewən ʾu-t-la majalənˈ Lelíṯa qímtɛla mxáya l-gána dìyaˈ ʾu-kràbɛla,ˈ ʾu-čarčóre ʾu-ṣráxɛla č̣ənnək̭ɛ̀raˈ bena Leliṯa m-ṣadrət gəppona pliṭwalaˈ xa čarxona črixwalaˈ ču məndi la xzewalaˈ ʾu-hedi hedi ṣadrət gəppa wirwalaˈ Qaṭína hóle wíra táma qam-mə̀nna.ˈ ʾax-ṱ-íle wíra táma qam-mə́nna dìyaˈ šqìləlleˈ ʾíṯwala kṯàwa.ˈ qímɛle šqíla kṯáwa dìyaˈ múttəlle gu-jébe dìye.ˈ ʾax-t-íla ṯíṯa ʾày,ˈ maxèle sɛ́pe ʾə́lla díya.ˈ šuréla plàša.ˈ ʾímə mxèle sɛ́pe ʾə́lla díyaˈ qəm-awə́dla tre-pə̀ččeˈ xa-pə́čča píša l-ày-gota,ˈ xa-l-ày-gota.ˈ ʾay-mə̀raˈ mxìli xa-sɛ́pa xéna.ˈ mə́re lá maxə̀nnəx.ˈ ʾáxtu be-Nasìmoˈ rába raqáḏetu šə̀myən.ˈ šqúl ʾayya-yalə́xta b-ìḏəxˈ rqùḏ!ˈ qímɛle yíwəlla yalə́xta b-íḏa dìya.ˈ šurɛ́ṯɛla rqáḏa hátxa b-ày-gota,ˈ xrrr npíltɛla l-ʾằra.ˈ qṭìləlla.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ m-táma hódəx qímɛle zílɛle l-tắrət gə̀ppa.ˈ l-tắrə d-ó ṱ-ámrəx lìnaˈ lìna,ˈ də́rya-wewa Xuldə́kka tàma,ˈ ʾíṯwa párša t-wéwa mútta b-rəš-Xuldə̀kkaˈ yáʿni xamšì-guṛe la-šaqlíwale,ˈ ma-ṱ-íwa gòṛa.ˈ yáʿni ʾána b-gáni ʾən-hawə́nwa tàmaˈ ta-t-taqlə̀nwaleˈ là-mṣənwa taqlə́nwale.ˈ qìmɛleˈ zìlɛleˈ xzígən ʾalahùṯa,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ qìmɛleˈ Qaṭína qəm-paṯə́xle tằraˈ ṭla-xwarzáye dìyeˈ núbləlle hàtxa képa-wˈ mpúlṭɛlele Xuldə́kko m-gu-d-o-lìna.ˈ Qaṭine-w Qaṭīn ṭureˈ qatxət štelux šatənneˈ baza šwirrux šawrənneˈ ḏa ʾurxa npilta l-baliˈ rəḥqɛla t-la ṭəpyaliˈ mxuzdɛwən l-Tumən xaliˈ ʾamər ma-yəmmi zulli gḏaḏeˈ ʾu-ma-xaṯi pɛli zwaḏeˈ xa ʾurxa npilta l-baliˈ rəḥqɛla t-la ṭəpyaliˈ mxuzdɛwən l-Tumən xaliˈ Qaṭine-w Qaṭīn ṭureˈ qatxət štelux šatənneˈ baza šwirrux šawrənneˈ kul səmbəlti xa drayaˈ kul zargulti palpultiˈ xa ʾurxa npilta l-baliˈ rəḥqɛla t-la ṭəpyaliˈ mxuzdɛwən l-Tumən xaliˈ hadíya Qaṭínaˈ qímɛle zílɛle ṭắya báṯər Xuldə́kko xwarzáye dìye,ˈ ʾu-zílle qəm-dawqìle.ˈ qəm-dawqìleˈ zìlle.ˈ ʾína ʾímə mṭéle l-kàrma,ˈ mṭéle kàrma Qaṭína,ˈ mṭošèle,ˈ sab-mírɛwa mṭášət qam-Lelìṯaˈ t-lá ʾaxlàlux.ˈ gu-gə̀ppa-wawa.ˈ ʾáwwa ʾímə ṱ-íle wíra xo-dalìṯaˈ ʾu-kúlla derubɛ̀ra,ˈ xabušè-wˈ ʾə̀nwe-wˈ ʾu-dalyàṯa,ˈ kúlla mšurèlaˈ čarčóre ṣràxaˈ hay we-llən ʾu-hay šima-llənˈ qč̣ipewəx mqorəč̣pewəxˈ t-la-b-hewən ʾu-t-la măjalənˈ qímtɛla Lelìṯa,ˈ plíṭṭɛla m-gu-gə̀ppa díya.ˈ ʾímə ṱ-íla plíṭṭa m-gu-gə́ppa dìya,ˈ ríqtɛla č̭ənnək̭ɛ́rət kàrma,ˈ lɛ́la xzíṯa čù-məndi.ˈ ʾáwwa mòdila qázde díye?ˈ bắye ṱ-ázəl ta-t-máṭe l-tằrət gə́ppaˈ ta-t-qáṭəl Lelìṯa.ˈ ʾáyya pṯíltəlle xa-gàrra,ˈ wírtɛla gu-gə̀ppaˈ krìbta,ˈ krìbta.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ xà-ga xéta zílɛle.ˈ zìlɛleˈ mə́ṭyɛle xo-xa-dalíṯa xèta,ˈ qrìbɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾán dɛrubɛ́re šuréla xá-bena xèta:ˈ hay we-lən ʾu-hay šima-lənˈ qč̣ipewəx mqorəč̣pewəxˈ t-la-b-hewən ʾu-t-la majalənˈ xá-ga xéta plíṭṭɛla Lelìṯa,ˈ krìbta,ˈ krìbta.ˈ xa-čarxona črixwalaˈ kribta kribta l-ṣadrət gəppa wirwalaˈ ču məndi la xzewalaˈ xá-gaya xètaˈ qímɛle hedi-hédi gnìwəlla gáne díye,ˈ zìla,ˈ mə́ṭyɛle qúrbət tắrət gə̀ppa.ˈ xá-gaya xéta šúryela dɛrubɛ́re ṣràxaˈ hay we-lən ʾu-hay šima-lənˈ qč̣ipewəx mqorəč̣pewəxˈ t-la-b-hewən ʾu-t-la majalənˈ Lelíṯa qímtɛla mxáya l-gána dìyaˈ ʾu-kràbɛla,ˈ ʾu-čarčóre ʾu-ṣráxɛla č̣ənnək̭ɛ̀raˈ bena Leliṯa m-ṣadrət gəppona pliṭwalaˈ xa čarxona črixwalaˈ ču məndi la xzewalaˈ ʾu-hedi hedi ṣadrət gəppa wirwalaˈ Qaṭína hóle wíra táma qam-mə̀nna.ˈ ʾax-ṱ-íle wíra táma qam-mə́nna dìyaˈ šqìləlleˈ ʾíṯwala kṯàwa.ˈ qímɛle šqíla kṯáwa dìyaˈ múttəlle gu-jébe dìye.ˈ ʾax-t-íla ṯíṯa ʾày,ˈ maxèle sɛ́pe ʾə́lla díya.ˈ šuréla plàša.ˈ ʾímə mxèle sɛ́pe ʾə́lla díyaˈ qəm-awə́dla tre-pə̀ččeˈ xa-pə́čča píša l-ày-gota,ˈ xa-l-ày-gota.ˈ ʾay-mə̀raˈ mxìli xa-sɛ́pa xéna.ˈ mə́re lá maxə̀nnəx.ˈ ʾáxtu be-Nasìmoˈ rába raqáḏetu šə̀myən.ˈ šqúl ʾayya-yalə́xta b-ìḏəxˈ rqùḏ!ˈ qímɛle yíwəlla yalə́xta b-íḏa dìya.ˈ šurɛ́ṯɛla rqáḏa hátxa b-ày-gota,ˈ xrrr npíltɛla l-ʾằra.ˈ qṭìləlla.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ m-táma hódəx qímɛle zílɛle l-tắrət gə̀ppa.ˈ l-tắrə d-ó ṱ-ámrəx lìnaˈ lìna,ˈ də́rya-wewa Xuldə́kka tàma,ˈ ʾíṯwa párša t-wéwa mútta b-rəš-Xuldə̀kkaˈ yáʿni xamšì-guṛe la-šaqlíwale,ˈ ma-ṱ-íwa gòṛa.ˈ yáʿni ʾána b-gáni ʾən-hawə́nwa tàmaˈ ta-t-taqlə̀nwaleˈ là-mṣənwa taqlə́nwale.ˈ qìmɛleˈ zìlɛleˈ xzígən ʾalahùṯa,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ qìmɛleˈ Qaṭína qəm-paṯə́xle tằraˈ ṭla-xwarzáye dìyeˈ núbləlle hàtxa képa-wˈ mpúlṭɛlele Xuldə́kko m-gu-d-o-lìna.ˈ	Qaṭine, Qaṭine (who crosses) mountains The cup that you drank I’ll drink The jump that you jumped, I’ll jump A way has come to my mind It is far, which I have not reached I am reproached by Tumən my uncle He says: Oh mother, spin for me threads and oh my sister bake me journey supplies A way has come to my mind It is far, which I have not reached I am reproached by Tumin my uncle Qaṭine, Qaṭine (who crosses) mountains The cup that you drank I’ll drink The jump that you jumped, I’ll jump Each (side) of my moustache is a cubit, and each shoe of mine and each boot of mine (is a cubit) A way has come to my mind It is far, which I have not reached I am reproached by Tumin my uncle Now Qaṭina went off looking for Xuldəkko his nephew, who had gone away and had been captured. He had been captured, when he went away. When he reached the orchard, when Qaṭina reached the orchard, he hid, since he had said (to himself) ‘You should hide from Leliṯa so that she does not eat you’. She was in a cave. When he went under a vine, all the vegetation, all the apples, grapes and vines started screaming and shouting: Woe to us, a catastrophe (has come) upon us We are cut down and harvested Not in the season nor in our time (for cutting) Leliṯa got up and came out of her cave. When she had come out of her cave, she ran around the orchard, but did not see anything. What was his purpose? He wanted to reach the entrance to the cave to kill Leliṯa. She took a turn around, then went into her cave, very angry. He went off again and reached (a place) under another vine, getting nearer. The vegetation began again: Woe to us, a catastrophe (has come) upon us We are cut down and harvested Not in the season nor in our time (for cutting) Leliṯa came out again, very angry She took a short turn around Very angry she went back into the front of the cave She saw nothing Again, he slowly went along, stealthily, and arrived at the entrance of the cave. The vegetation again started shouting: Woe to us, a catastrophe (has come) upon us We are cut down and harvested Not in the season nor in our time (for cutting) Leliṯa got up, beating herself in anger, shrieking and screaming (as she walked) around: Leliṯa went out from her small cave. She made a small turn around But did not see anything And slowly went back into her cave Qaṭina had gone in there before her. When he went in there before her, he took a book that belonged to her. He took her book and put it in his pocket. When she came, he lunged his sword into her. They began to fight. When he lunged his sword into her, he cut her into two pieces, one piece on this side and one on the other. She said ‘Strike me another blow with the sword’. He said ‘I shall not strike you. You are the family of Nasimo. I have heard you are good dancers. Take this handkerchief in your hand and dance!’ He put the handkerchief into her hand. She began to dance, like this, on that side, then xrrr she fell to the ground. He killed her. Then he went to the entrance of the cave. (He went to) the mouth of what we call a pot, the pot where Xuldəkko had been placed. It had a flat stone that was placed on top of Xuldəkko, fifty men could not pick it up, since it was so big. That is, I myself, if I were there (and tried) to lift it, I could not have lifted it. He went and look what a miracle (he performed), and so forth. Qaṭina opened the mouth (of the jar) for his nephew, took away the stone and took Xuldəkko out of the jar.

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Qaṭine-w Qaṭīn ṭureˈ
qatxət štelux šatənneˈ
baza šwirrux šawrənneˈ
ḏa ʾurxa npilta l-baliˈ
rəḥqɛla t-la ṭəpyaliˈ
mxuzdɛwən l-Tumən xaliˈ
ʾamər ma-yəmmi zulli gḏaḏeˈ
ʾu-ma-xaṯi pɛli zwaḏeˈ
xa ʾurxa npilta l-baliˈ
rəḥqɛla t-la ṭəpyaliˈ
mxuzdɛwən l-Tumən xaliˈ
Qaṭine-w Qaṭīn ṭureˈ
qatxət štelux šatənneˈ
baza šwirrux šawrənneˈ
kul səmbəlti xa drayaˈ
kul zargulti palpultiˈ
xa ʾurxa npilta l-baliˈ
rəḥqɛla t-la ṭəpyaliˈ
mxuzdɛwən l-Tumən xaliˈ

hadíya Qaṭínaˈ qímɛle zílɛle ṭắya báṯər Xuldə́kko xwarzáye dìye,ˈ ʾu-zílle qəm-dawqìle.ˈ qəm-dawqìleˈ zìlle.ˈ ʾína ʾímə mṭéle l-kàrma,ˈ mṭéle kàrma Qaṭína,ˈ mṭošèle,ˈ sab-mírɛwa mṭášət qam-Lelìṯaˈ t-lá ʾaxlàlux.ˈ gu-gə̀ppa-wawa.ˈ ʾáwwa ʾímə ṱ-íle wíra xo-dalìṯaˈ ʾu-kúlla derubɛ̀ra,ˈ xabušè-wˈ ʾə̀nwe-wˈ ʾu-dalyàṯa,ˈ kúlla mšurèlaˈ čarčóre ṣràxaˈ

hay we-llən ʾu-hay šima-llənˈ
qč̣ipewəx mqorəč̣pewəxˈ
t-la-b-hewən ʾu-t-la măjalənˈ

qímtɛla Lelìṯa,ˈ plíṭṭɛla m-gu-gə̀ppa díya.ˈ ʾímə ṱ-íla plíṭṭa m-gu-gə́ppa dìya,ˈ ríqtɛla č̭ənnək̭ɛ́rət kàrma,ˈ lɛ́la xzíṯa čù-məndi.ˈ ʾáwwa mòdila qázde díye?ˈ bắye ṱ-ázəl ta-t-máṭe l-tằrət gə́ppaˈ ta-t-qáṭəl Lelìṯa.ˈ ʾáyya pṯíltəlle xa-gàrra,ˈ wírtɛla gu-gə̀ppaˈ krìbta,ˈ krìbta.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ xà-ga xéta zílɛle.ˈ zìlɛleˈ mə́ṭyɛle xo-xa-dalíṯa xèta,ˈ qrìbɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾán dɛrubɛ́re šuréla xá-bena xèta:ˈ

hay we-lən ʾu-hay šima-lənˈ
qč̣ipewəx mqorəč̣pewəxˈ
t-la-b-hewən ʾu-t-la majalənˈ
xá-ga xéta plíṭṭɛla Lelìṯa,ˈ krìbta,ˈ krìbta.ˈ
xa-čarxona črixwalaˈ
kribta kribta l-ṣadrət gəppa wirwalaˈ
ču məndi la xzewalaˈ

xá-gaya xètaˈ qímɛle hedi-hédi gnìwəlla gáne díye,ˈ zìla,ˈ mə́ṭyɛle qúrbət tắrət gə̀ppa.ˈ xá-gaya xéta šúryela dɛrubɛ́re ṣràxaˈ

hay we-lən ʾu-hay šima-lənˈ
qč̣ipewəx mqorəč̣pewəxˈ
t-la-b-hewən ʾu-t-la majalənˈ

Lelíṯa qímtɛla mxáya l-gána dìyaˈ ʾu-kràbɛla,ˈ ʾu-čarčóre ʾu-ṣráxɛla č̣ənnək̭ɛ̀raˈ

bena Leliṯa m-ṣadrət gəppona pliṭwalaˈ
xa čarxona črixwalaˈ
ču məndi la xzewalaˈ
ʾu-hedi hedi ṣadrət gəppa wirwalaˈ

Qaṭína hóle wíra táma qam-mə̀nna.ˈ ʾax-ṱ-íle wíra táma qam-mə́nna dìyaˈ šqìləlleˈ ʾíṯwala kṯàwa.ˈ qímɛle šqíla kṯáwa dìyaˈ múttəlle gu-jébe dìye.ˈ ʾax-t-íla ṯíṯa ʾày,ˈ maxèle sɛ́pe ʾə́lla díya.ˈ šuréla plàša.ˈ ʾímə mxèle sɛ́pe ʾə́lla díyaˈ qəm-awə́dla tre-pə̀ččeˈ xa-pə́čča píša l-ày-gota,ˈ xa-l-ày-gota.ˈ ʾay-mə̀raˈ mxìli xa-sɛ́pa xéna.ˈ mə́re lá maxə̀nnəx.ˈ ʾáxtu be-Nasìmoˈ rába raqáḏetu šə̀myən.ˈ šqúl ʾayya-yalə́xta b-ìḏəxˈ rqùḏ!ˈ qímɛle yíwəlla yalə́xta b-íḏa dìya.ˈ šurɛ́ṯɛla rqáḏa hátxa b-ày-gota,ˈ xrrr npíltɛla l-ʾằra.ˈ qṭìləlla.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ m-táma hódəx qímɛle zílɛle l-tắrət gə̀ppa.ˈ l-tắrə d-ó ṱ-ámrəx lìnaˈ lìna,ˈ də́rya-wewa Xuldə́kka tàma,ˈ ʾíṯwa párša t-wéwa mútta b-rəš-Xuldə̀kkaˈ yáʿni xamšì-guṛe la-šaqlíwale,ˈ ma-ṱ-íwa gòṛa.ˈ yáʿni ʾána b-gáni ʾən-hawə́nwa tàmaˈ ta-t-taqlə̀nwaleˈ là-mṣənwa taqlə́nwale.ˈ qìmɛleˈ zìlɛleˈ xzígən ʾalahùṯa,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ qìmɛleˈ Qaṭína qəm-paṯə́xle tằraˈ ṭla-xwarzáye dìyeˈ núbləlle hàtxa képa-wˈ mpúlṭɛlele Xuldə́kko m-gu-d-o-lìna.ˈ

Translation:

Qaṭine, Qaṭine (who crosses) mountains
The cup that you drank I’ll drink
The jump that you jumped, I’ll jump
A way has come to my mind
It is far, which I have not reached
I am reproached by Tumən my uncle
He says: Oh mother, spin for me threads
and oh my sister bake me journey supplies
A way has come to my mind
It is far, which I have not reached
I am reproached by Tumin my uncle
Qaṭine, Qaṭine (who crosses) mountains
The cup that you drank I’ll drink
The jump that you jumped, I’ll jump
Each (side) of my moustache is a cubit,
and each shoe of mine and each boot of mine (is a cubit)
A way has come to my mind
It is far, which I have not reached
I am reproached by Tumin my uncle

Now Qaṭina went off looking for Xuldəkko his nephew, who had gone away and had been captured. He had been captured, when he went away. When he reached the orchard, when Qaṭina reached the orchard, he hid, since he had said (to himself) ‘You should hide from Leliṯa so that she does not eat you’. She was in a cave. When he went under a vine, all the vegetation, all the apples, grapes and vines started screaming and shouting:

Woe to us, a catastrophe (has come) upon us
We are cut down and harvested
Not in the season nor in our time (for cutting)

Leliṯa got up and came out of her cave. When she had come out of her cave, she ran around the orchard, but did not see anything. What was his purpose? He wanted to reach the entrance to the cave to kill Leliṯa. She took a turn around, then went into her cave, very angry. He went off again and reached (a place) under another vine, getting nearer. The vegetation began again:

Woe to us, a catastrophe (has come) upon us
We are cut down and harvested
Not in the season nor in our time (for cutting)
Leliṯa came out again, very angry
She took a short turn around
Very angry she went back into the front of the cave
She saw nothing

Again, he slowly went along, stealthily, and arrived at the entrance of the cave. The vegetation again started shouting:

Woe to us, a catastrophe (has come) upon us
We are cut down and harvested
Not in the season nor in our time (for cutting)

Leliṯa got up, beating herself in anger, shrieking and screaming (as she walked) around:

Leliṯa went out from her small cave.
She made a small turn around
But did not see anything
And slowly went back into her cave

Qaṭina had gone in there before her. When he went in there before her, he took a book that belonged to her. He took her book and put it in his pocket. When she came, he lunged his sword into her. They began to fight. When he lunged his sword into her, he cut her into two pieces, one piece on this side and one on the other. She said ‘Strike me another blow with the sword’. He said ‘I shall not strike you. You are the family of Nasimo. I have heard you are good dancers. Take this handkerchief in your hand and dance!’ He put the handkerchief into her hand. She began to dance, like this, on that side, then xrrr she fell to the ground. He killed her. Then he went to the entrance of the cave. (He went to) the mouth of what we call a pot, the pot where Xuldəkko had been placed. It had a flat stone that was placed on top of Xuldəkko, fifty men could not pick it up, since it was so big. That is, I myself, if I were there (and tried) to lift it, I could not have lifted it. He went and look what a miracle (he performed), and so forth. Qaṭina opened the mouth (of the jar) for his nephew, took away the stone and took Xuldəkko out of the jar.