SEAL no. 26698
Texts Hierarchy
Copy / Photo
18 (copy)
Tablet Siglum
BM 86560
Collection
British Museum, London
Edition
17f.
Bilingual
Provenance
Text
obv.
- zi-na ni-da-⸢ba⸣ si bi/ga x
- é-kur-šè nam-tu-ú
- é-kur-re é den-líl-ta
- sa-am-su-i-<lu>-na lugal {x} kala-ga ni-[gal]-⸢a?⸣-[ni] / ùĝ ša-ra an-du-u[l]
- ša na-am-ri-ru-šu ki-iš-ša-at ni-[ši] / ka-⸢at⸣-mu
- ú ma ak DU x ⸢den?-líl?⸣ me? at [(x)]
- [m]u-uṣ-ṣ[í-x x] ni [x x x]
- [x] x x […]
- [x] x x […]
rev.
- [x] x x […]
- x mi-ir x […]
- i-na šu-ṣi(-)[…]
- kúr-kúr AN ru gu x […]
- ĝar-zu kaš ĝá ĝá
- ka-at ṭe4-em e-mu-q[í?…]
- ša ŠU.NIĜIN ma-at a-a-bi i-⸢na?⸣ [x x (x)] / na-áš-pa-⸢at⸣-ta-am i-ša-k[a-nu]
- [s]a-am-su-i-lu-na mu-ú-a sà nir-ĝ[ál] / kalam-an-né
- sa-am-su-i-lu-na ŠUL dam-qum e-te-e[l]-/lum ša ma-ti-šu {x}
- [s]a-am-su-i-lu-na zà-am-zu du10-ga
Translation
obv.
- … Nidaba (?) …
- To the Ekur …
- In the Ekur, from Enlil's temple
- Samsui<lu>na, strong king, whose radiance means protection for all mankind,
- whose radiance covers all mankind,
- … Enlil …
- [he ar]riv[ed (?)] …
- …
- …
Rs.
- …
- …
- at the rising […]
- enemies …
- the wise one (?) …
- To you (!?) […] reason of strength (?) […]
- who vanquishs the sum of enemy country in […],
- Samsuiluna, good man, prince of his country,
- Samsuiluna, good man, prince of his country,
- Samsuiluna, your song of praise is sweet.
Vocabulary
Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
---|---|---|---|
ayyābum | enemy | 16 | |
damqum | good | 18 | |
emūqum (//usu) | strength, force | 15 | |
etellum (NIR) | lord, prince, pre-eminent | 18 | |
katāmum (v.) | G to cover, close | 5 | |
kiššatum (KIŠ) | totality, world | 5 | |
maṣûm (v.) | to suffice, to correspond | 7 | |
mātum (KUR; KALAM) | land, country | 16 | |
namrīrum | awe-inspiring radiance | 5 | |
našpantum | subjugation | 16 | |
nišū (//un) | people, humanity, population | 5 | |
šakānum (v.) (GAR) | to put, place, lay down | 16 | |
ṭēmum | thought, plan, instruction, information | 15 | |
waṣûm (v.) | G to go out, depart; Š caus. of G | 12 |
Signs in text
181
Words in text
98
Sumerograms in text
2
% of Sum. in text
2
Lines in text
19
Average signs per line in text
9.53
SD of signs per line
6.55
Revision History
Streck, Michael P.
Catalogue
06/12/19
Pohl, Antonia
Transliteration, translation
04/02/22
Pohl, Antonia
Vocabulary
21/02/22