SEAL no. 7094
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AUAM 73.2416 = CDLI P249849
AUAM 73.2416 (Sigrist)
Sigrist 1987, 87
Copy / Photo
87 (photo, copy)
Tablet Siglum
AUAM 73.2416
Collection
Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
Edition
85-88
Studies
98-99
Cat. No. 157
214
22, n. 25
Cat. No. 358
Genre / Classification
Incantations, dog
Provenance
Notes
CDLI No. P249849.
First part of obverse was erased by the scribe.
Text
Obv.
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1 [bi-r]i-it Ku-di-im-ši-im
2 ù Pa-ra-aḫ-ši-im
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3 ka-al-bu-um a-wi-lam iš-šu-uk
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4 a-nu-um-ma a-na ša-ri-im
5 a-li-ki-im qí-bi-a-ma
Rev.
6 ni-ši-ik ka-al-bi-im
7 me-ra-ni-e a i-ib-ni
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8 šu-ri-ba ka-al-ba-am
9 a-na ṣí-bi-it-ti-im
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10 ka-al-bu-um li-mu-ut-ma
11 a-wi-lum li-ib-lu-uṭ-ma
Translation
Obv.
1–2 Between Kudimšim and Parahšim
3 a dog has bitten a man.
4–5 Now say (pl.) to the blowing wind:
Rev.
6–7 May the dog’s bite not produce puppies!
8–9 Cause (pl.) the dog enter into custody!
10–11 May the dog die and the man live!
Vocabulary
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| balāṭum (v.) | G to live, stat. be alive; D bring back to life, revive, let live, support, provide for | 11 | |
| banûm (v.) | G to build, create; N be created, made | 7 | |
| erēbum (v.) (KU4) | G to enter, come in; Š cause to enter, bring in; penetrate | 8 | |
| kalbum (UR.GI7) | dog | Fauna (domestic),Fauna (wild) | 3, 6, 8, 10 |
| Kudimšum | GN | GN | 1 |
| mâtum (v.) | G to die | 10 | |
| mīrānum, mērānum | puppy, young dog | Fauna (domestic),Fauna (wild) | 7 |
| našākum (v.) | G to bite, gnaw | 3, 6 | |
| Paraḫšum | GN | GN | 2 |
| qabûm (v.) (DUG4) | G to say, speak, command | 5 | |
| šārum (IM) | wind, breath | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 4 |
| šārum ālikum | wind, blowing wind | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 4 |
| ṣibittum | imprisonment, captivity | Abstract concepts,Human activities/actions | 9 |
Signs in text
86
Words in text
25
Sumerograms in text
0
Lines in text
11
Average signs per line in text
7.82
SD of signs per line
1.08
Revision History
Shlivinski, Rani
Transliteration and indices
19/02/07
Wasserman, Nathan
Translation and commentary
12/10/08
Wagschal, Avigail
formatting
21/10/09
Streck, Michael P.
Corrections
26/11/09
Wasserman, Nathan
Web-formatting
27/11/09
Wasserman, Nathan
Corrections
16/03/10
Wasserman, Nathan
Corrections (formatting)
19/09/10
Meltzer, Keren
Semantics
17/10/10
Zilberg, Peter
indexing verbal forms
04/06/14
Oh, Malli
Corrections
03/09/14
Wasserman, Nathan
Corrections: edition, translation, commentary
24/07/19
Streck, Michael P.
Images
29/07/19