BiOr 75, 15f.

SEAL no. 7062

Measurements
circumference
5.8 × 3.9
cm
Collection
Private collection (anonymous)
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
not 1
libbum (ŠÀ) heart, mind; inner body 4
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