SEAL CUSAS 32, 55

SEAL no. 26866

Images
  • MS 3388 (CDLI P252329)MS 3388 (CDLI P252329)
  • George 2016 Pl. CXXVGeorge 2016 Pl. CXXV
Copy / Photo
Pl. CXXIV (photo); CXXV (copy)
Tablet Siglum
MS 3388
Measurements
circumference
10.0 x 7.2 x 2.3
cm
Collection
Schøyen Collection, Oslo
Studies
Provenance
Unknown
Hybrid
Text

Obv.

1 [x x x ]-⸢sà-li sà-sà⸣-li sà-al / ù-sà-sà-al

2 [x x x] ⸢ù sà-li-sà-al -li--al / ù-sà-sà-al

3 [ x x x x x ] ⸢x⸣ [e-mu-q]á-⸢ami-⸢šua-ḫa-am / ⸢e⸣-li-a-ku ù gi-it-ma-la-ku

4 [a-wa-t]i da-an-⸢na-atra-bi-a-at / ù mu-uš-ta-la-at

5 [x (x) x] ⸢x⸣ la-⸢alka-al-la mi-ti-na

6 [x (x) x] ši ḫu gud a ⸢x⸣ i-sà-al ù a-sà-al

7 [x x] x e-ez pa-nu-ú-a giškakki(tukul)⸣ dnin-gír-sú a-na-ku

8 [la-a] pa-li-ḫi-ka a-ka-ma-ku-um / a-ka-sà-ku ù e-re-de-a-ku-um

 

Rev.

9 [ud-d]u-ul ul-⸢laud-du-ul-la ul-la

10 [x] x la sà-pa la sà-[pa-a]l-sà ù lú-ùlu
11 [qá-ar]-du-um la-sí-⸢mu-um ba⸣-nu-um ù na-ṣi-ru-um

12 [i-n]a da-an-nu-ti-ia i-gi-ti-li-a-am / a-du-uk an-du-ra-ar i-li as-ku-un

13 [x] ḫu-si ḫu-si-si ḫu-si ù ḫu-si

14 [(x)] ḫu-uš-ḫu-ús-si! ḫu-si ù ú-ús-si

15 i-nu-ma i-lu ki-ma a-wi-li a-na-ku da-an-na-ku

16 ša-di-i ⸢ú-ša⸣-pa-ku-ma tu-up-ši-ka-am / ú-ša-ad-di

Translation

Obv.

1 [... sa]sali sasali sal u sasal

2 [...] u salisal salisal u sasal.

3 [...] I have strength, I am high of arm and superb.

4 My [word] is strong, great and judicious.
5 [...] lal kalla mitina

6 [...] ... isal u asal.
7 [...] fierce is my visage, I am the weapon of Ningirsu.

8 I shall subdue those who do [not] fear you, I shall bind them for

you and lead them to you.

 

Rev.

9 [udd]ul ulla uddulla ulla

10 [...] la sapa la sa[pa]lsa u human being.

11 Valiant one, runner, fine one, and guardian:

12 in my might I slew the monoculus, I established the gods' freedom.

13 [ • • • ] ḫusi ḫusisi ḫusi u ḫusi

14 ḫusḫussi ḫusi u ussi.

15 When the gods were like man I was strong(est).

16 They were heaping up the mountains but I enabled (them) to throw down the earth-basket.

Vocabulary
Word Translation Semantic Line
aḫum II arm, side; bank (of river) 3
anāku I 7, 15
andurārum freedom 12
awātum, amātu (INIM) word, matter, speech 4
awīlum, aʾīlu, amēlu (LÚ; LÚ.ÙLU) man, free man, human being 10, 15
bānûm creator, begetter 11
dâkum (v.) to kill, beat 12
dannum (KAL.GA) powerful, mighty, great, strong 4, 15
dannūtum strength, power 12
elûm upper 3
emūqum ((LÚ.)USU) strength, force [3]
ezzum furious, angry, fierce 7
gitmālum perfect, ideal, noble 3
igitallûm monoculus 12
ilum (DINGIR) god, deity 12, 15
ina in, on, by, from 12
inūma, enūma (UD) when, at the time of 15
išûm (v.) to have 3
kakkum (//šita) stick, weapon, battle 7
kamûm (v.) to bind, take prisoners 8
kasûm III (v.) G to bind; G~D bind person, animal, limb 8
kīma like, when, as, that 15
not 8
lāsimum runner 11
muštālum judicious, thoughtful, circumspect, deliberate 4
nadûm III (v.) G to throw (down), lay down, cast, put, implement, N to be thrown away, laid down, rejected; Š caus. of G 16
nāṣirum guard 11
Ningirsu DN DN
palḫum fearful 8
pānum I (IGI) front, face, earlier times 7
qardum valiant, heroic 11
rabûm (GAL) I big 4
redûm I (v.) G to accompany, lead, drive, proceed; Gtn to accompany constantly, lead 8
šadûm I (KUR; ḪUR.SAG) mountain, open country 16
šakānum (v.) (GAR) G to put, place, lay down, Š make smb. place, establish, N be put, established 12
šapākum (v.) to heap up 16
tupšikkum, šupšikkum brick-carrying frame, earth basket 16
u and 3, 4, 8, 11
Signs in text
270
Words in text
115
Sumerograms in text
1
% of Sum. in text
1
Lines in text
16
Average signs per line in text
16.88
SD of signs per line
4.79
Revision History
Zomer, Elyze
Additions
30/04/20
Tulaikova, Yulia
Addition of photos
07/07/23