lament of akallabêth (first draft)

Lament of Akallabêth (first draft)

The first draft of the Lament of Akallabêth (SD/311-2), presented in full here as a specimen of the draft Adûnaic grammar.

Elements

Word	Gloss
Kadō zigūrun zabathān {hunekkū >>} unekkū	“and so ‽ humbled he-came”
ēruhīn udūbanim dalad ugrus	“‽ fell under ‽horror‽shadow”
arpharazōn azgaranādu avalōi-{men >>}si	“‽ was waging war‽ Powers on”
bārun-adūnō rakkhatū kamāt sōbēthumā eruvō	“the Lord of West broke asunder earth assent-with of God”
azrē nai {phurusam >>} phurrusim akhās-ada	“seas might-flow Chasm-into”
anadūni akallabi	“Westernesse fell in ruin”
Adūnāim azūlada	“The Adunai (Men of W.) eastward”
agannūlo burudan nēnum	“death-shade heavy-is on-us”
adūn batān akhaini ezendi	“West road lay straight”
īdō kathī batānī rōkhī-nam	“lo! now all ways bent-are”
ēphalek īdōn akallabēth	“far away lo!now is She-that-is-fallen”
ēphal ēphalek īdōn athanātē	“far far away is now the Land of Gift”