SEAL no. 7062
Texts Hierarchy
Measurements
circumference
5.8 × 3.9
cm
Collection
Private collection (anonymous)
Edition
Genre / Classification
Incantations, childbirth
Provenance
Text
Obv.
1 ki-ma ⌈la⌉ ba-⌈i-ta⌉-at
2 i-ta-⌈at!⌉(LA) ba-aš-ti-im
3 ⌈ḫi⌉-lum a i-bi-it
4 i-na li-bi?-ki
5 ki-ma it-ba-ru-tumx(tim)
6 ba-a-at
7 ka-li šam-mi
8 ḫi-il-ki lu ba-i
Reverse not inscribed
Translation
1–2 As the signs of dignity do not stay overnight,
3–4 may the labor pain not stay overnight in your belly!
5–8 As partnership passes, – Oh all plants – may your labor pain pass!
Vocabulary
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai, ē, â | not | 3 | |
| bâ'um (v.) | G to go along, across, pass, overtake, defeat; Š cause to move along | 6, 8 | |
| bāštum | dignity, pride | 2 | |
| biātum (v.) | to spend the night, stay overnight | 1, 3 | |
| ḫīlū | labor pains | 3, 8 | |
| ina | in, on, by, from | 4 | |
| itbārūtum | partnership | 5 | |
| ittum | sign, mark | 2 | |
| kalûm II (DÙ.A.BI) | all, totality, everything | 7 | |
| kīma | like, as; when; that | 1, 5 | |
| lā | not | 1 | |
| libbum (ŠÀ) | heart, mind; inner body | 4 | |
| lū | let it be; or; though; indeed | 8 | |
| šammum (Ú) | grass, herb, plant | 7 |
Signs in text
39
Words in text
18
Sumerograms in text
1
% of Sum. in text
6
Lines in text
8
Average signs per line in text
4.88
SD of signs per line
1.46
Revision History
Wasserman, Nathan
Cataloguing
23/09/17
Zomer, Elyze
Correction
29/10/19
Tulaikova, Yulia
Indexing
31/12/20