The Oldest Love Letter

Jumat, 26 Maret 2010


Surat cinta emang udah lumrah dipakai sebagai sarana untuk nyampein perasaan ke orang yang kita sayang. Tapi tau nggak, 
ternyata ada sebuah surat cinta tertua di dunia 
yang ditemukan di lembah Niffer 150 km dari kota Baghdad, Irak yang diduga berasal 
dari masa 2200 SM. 
Penemuan ini berdasarkan penggalian arkeologi sekitar tahun 1889 oleh Noah Kramer
seorang professor dari Philadelphia University
Awalnya, arkeolog nemuin sekitar 70 ribu artefak berbahasa Sumeria
Nah, 58 tahun kemudian, seorang  
Sumerolog (ahli bahasa Sumeria) yaitu Muazzez Longsor dan Hatice Klaybu 
nyoba nerjemahin tulisan di artefak tersebut yang ditulis oleh seorang pendeta tinggi bangsa Sumeria, 
bernama Inanna, yang membuat surat ini untuk Sang Raja pada malam pernikahan mereka. Karena ternyata udah jadi tradisi bangsa Sumeria loh, pada saat malam pernikahan, sang istri bikin puisi cinta yang indah untuk suaminya (so sweeeet!). 
Mau tau kayak gimana isi surat cintanya?


Bridegroom, dear to my heart,
Goodly is your beauty, honeysweet,
Lion, dear to my heart,
Goodly is your beauty, honeysweet.
You have captivated me,
Let me stand tremblingly before you.
Bridegroom, I would be taken by you to the bedchamber,
You have captivated me,
Let me stand tremblingly before you.
Lion, I would be taken by you to the bedchamber.
Bridegroom, let me caress you,
My precious caress is more savory than honey,
In the bedchamber, honey-filled,
Let me enjoy your goodly beauty,
Lion, let me caress you,
My precious caress is more savory than honey.
Bridegroom, you have taken your pleasure of me,
Tell my mother, she will give you delicacies,
My father, he will give you gifts.
Your spirit, I know where to cheer your spirit,
Bridegroom, sleep in our house until dawn,
Your heart, I know where to gladden your heart,
Lion, sleep in our house until dawn.
You, because you love me,
Give me pray of your caresses,
My lord god, my lord protector,
My Shu-Sin, who gladdens Enlil’s heart,
Give my pray of your caresses.
Your place goodly as honey, pray lay your hand on it,
Bring your hand over like a gishban-garment,
Cup your hand over it like a gishban-sikin-garment.



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