SEAL no. 1514
Scheil 1938, 22
Scheil 1938, 23
Vogelzang 1988, 94-95
Obv.
1 [i-mu-ur-šu-ma] An-zu-um i-ru-ba-aš-šu
2 [ik-ṣú-uṣ ki-ma] ⌈UD⌉-mi-im me-lem-ma-šu šadî(KURḫi.a) uš-ta-[al-wi]
3 [ut-ta-ʾa-ar] ki-ma la-⌈bi-im⌉ le-qí uz-z[i?]
4 [i-na ug-ga-at l]i-ib-bi-šu iš-si-a-am a-na qurādim(UR.SA[G])
6 [(ša) a-na ta-ḫa-z]i-⌈ia⌉ ta-al-li-kam ṭe4-e-em-ka [id-nam]
7 [a-na i-pi-iš(?)] pi-šu An-za-am i-pu-lam qú-ra-du d[Nin-gír-s]u
8 [... Dur-a]n-ki mu-ki-in Dur-an-ki mu-ši-im ši-ma-tim
9 [(...) a-na ta-ḫa-zi-ka] al-li-kam da-iš-ka
10 [x x x x a-š]am-šu-tu ap-lu-uḫ-tam
11 [i-na še-mi-i]-šu ⌈qer⌉-bi-it ḫuršānim(ḪUR.SAG) ik-ki-la-šu šam!?-ra!?-t[am?-m]a? iš⌉-gu-um
12 [šam-ra-at ap-lu-uḫ-tum] da-mi i-ra-mu-uk
13 [...] i-ra-am-mu-um qá-ab-lum
14 [bu-kur dM]a-am-mi tu-uk-la-at Anim(AN) ù d⌈Da-gan⌉ [n]a-ram ni-ši-⌈ki⌉
15 [qanâm(GI) ú-bi-i]l5-šum-ma la iṭ-ḫi-a-am a-na An-⌈za⌉-a[m?]
16 [iš-sa-a e-lu-u]š-šu qanûm(GI) ša ta-al-li-kam t[u-ur/ra a-pu-uk-ka]
17 [x x x x x] ki qanûm(GI) ša ta-al-li-kam t[u-ur/ra ...]
19 [x x x x] ⌈ar⌉-ḫi-i[š? ...]
Rev.
1' [...] IM [...]
2' [... z]i-kir pi-⌈i⌉-[šu ...]
3' [... e] ⌈ta⌉-ap-la-aḫ-šu [...]
4' [... ur-ḫ]a-am
5' [... ] ab-ru-š[u](?) ni xx x lu
7' [ša An-zi-im e t]e-ši-it na-ap-ša-as-sú
8' [...] a-na É-kur a-na a-bi wa-li-di-ka li-tu-ru pa-ar-ṣ[ú]
9' [li-ib-ba-n]u-ú pa-ra-ak-[ku-k]a
10' [ki-ib-ra-tim er-bé-e]t-tam ši-ta-ka-an ma-ḫa-zi-⌈i⌉-ka
11' [iš-me-e-ma qú-ra-du] ši-pí-ir-ti a-bi-šu
12' [qí-it-ru-ud ta-ḫa-z]i-im ig-da-pu-uš i-tu-ur a-na [ša-di-i?]
13' [x x x x i-na qá-b]al qá-ab-lim er-bé-tam ša-ri ul-li-⌈ki⌉-[am]
15' [id-ʾi-im ša-a]m-šu ú-te-ek-ki-lu ša-mu-ú id-da-[al-ḫa i-na-šu]
16' [x x x x An-z]u-um i-na mi-it-ḫu-ur me-ḫi-im a-bar-[šu id-di]
Colophon
17' [...] 77 MU.BI.IM
(ras. between MU and ⌈GÍD⌉?)
18' ⌈IM.GÍD⌉[.DA]
obv.
1 [An]zu [saw him] as he advanced towards him,
2 [He gnashed his teeth like] a demon of storms, enshrouded the mountains with his aura.
3 [He kept roaring] like a lion, was carried away with anger.
4 [In the fury of] his heart he called out to the hero:
5 [“I carried off] each and every one of the rites.
6 [You (who)] have come [to join battl]e with me, [give] an account of yourself!”
7 The hero Ningirsu gave Anzu reply [to his utterance:]
8 [“... Dura]nki, who makes firm the Duranki, determines destinies,
9 [(...) to join battle with you] have I come, treading down upon you.”
10 [...] dust-storm ... armor.
11 [On hearing him,] in the midst of the mountain he roared his furious(?)roar.
12 [Fierce was the armor,] bathing in blood,
13 [(and) ...] the battle was roaring.
14 [The first-born of M]ammi, in whom Anum and Dagan trust, beloved of Niššīku,
15 [let loose the reed-(arrow)] at him, but it did not come near at all to Anzu.
16 [He called out aga]inst it: “O reed(-arrow) which has come to me, ret[urn to your cane-brake],
17 [...] reed(-arrow) which has come to me, [return to your ...!]
18 [...] both [of them(?).]
19 [...] swiftly? [...]
rev.
1' [...] ... [...]
2' [... the w]ord from [his] mouth [...]
3' [... do not] fear him [...]
4' [... the p]ath
5' [...] his wings? ...
6' Destroy and disturb [the midst of the mountains!]
7' Do not spare the life [of Anzu!]
8' [...] may the rites return to the Ekur, to the father who begot you,
9' [...] may your sanctuaries be built,
10' Establish your cult centers throughout the four [quarters!]”
11' [(When) the hero heard] his father's instruction,
12' [He, valiant in battle,] swelled up, returned to the [mountains(?).]
13' [...] in the midst of battle the four winds there.
14' [...] the earth quaked, filled [...]
15' The su[n grew dim,] the sky became dark, [his eyes beca]me blurred.
16' [... Anz]u in the clash of the storm [shed his] wing.
colophone
17' [...] 77 are its lines
18' [Lo]ng tab[let].
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| abrum II | wing | 5', 16' | |
| abum | father | Kinship terms,Social status/Groups/Professions | 8', 11' |
| Anum | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 14 |
| Anzû | DN | 1, 7, 15, 16' | |
| apluḫtum | armour | 10 | |
| ašamšūtum | dust storm | 10 | |
| Dagan | DN | 14 | |
| dāmum | blood | Body/Body parts | 12 |
| Duranki | TN | 8 | |
| Ekur | TN | GN,Locations/Buildings | 8' |
| erṣetum (KI) | earth, land, netherworld | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 14' |
| ḫuršānum (ḪUR.SAG) | mountain(s) | 11 | |
| lābum | lion | Fauna (wild) | 3 |
| libbum (ŠÀ) | heart, mind; inner body | Body/Body parts | 4 |
| māḫāzum | shrine, cultic centre | 10' | |
| Mammi | DN | 14 | |
| meḫûm | storm | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 16' |
| melemmum (ME.LÁM) | fearsome radiance | 2 | |
| napištum (ZI) | throat, life | Abstract concepts | 7' |
| Ningirsu | DN | 7 | |
| niššīkum | prince (title of Ea) | 14 | |
| parakkum (BÁRA) | cult dais, sanctuary, chapel | Fabricated objects,Locations/Buildings | 9' |
| parṣum | office, (cultic) ordinance, divine powers, rites | Deities/Divine sphere,Locations/Buildings,Rituals/Religious practices | 5, 8' |
| pûm I (KA) | mouth, statement, command, opening | Body/Body parts | 7, 2' |
| qablum II (ŠEN.ŠEN) | battle, fight | 13, 13' | |
| qanûm (GI) | reed, cane | Flora | 16, 17 |
| qarrādum (UR.SAG) | warlike; hero, warrior | Social status/Groups/Professions | 4, 7 |
| šadûm I (KUR; ḪUR.SAG) | mountain, open country | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 2 |
| Šamaš, šamšum (dUtu) | DN, sun | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 15' |
| šamû I (AN) | sky, heaven | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 15' |
| šārum (IM) | wind, breath | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 13' |
| tāḫāzum (ME; ME6) | battle, combat | 6, 12' | |
| ūmum I (UD) | day, daily | Abstract concepts,Nature/Cosmological phenomena,Time concepts | 2 |
| urḫum | way, path | Locations/Buildings | 4' |