SEAL no. 7169
van Dijk 1976, 67
This incantation is mostly obscure (with possibly non-Akkadian phrases inserted). In fact, the clearest part of it is the colophon [t]u-é[n]-é-nu-ru (l. 18).
Its designation – against a snake or a scorpion – is only conjectural (following van Dijk, TIM 9, catalogue). Very likely A student training text (note the repeated -kunu possessive suffixes in ll. 5, 6, 7 and the phrases abum/ummum in ll. 8, 9, 10, 11).
Obv.
1 [x]-⌈x⌉-ia ar-qá-ti[m...]
2 [...]-nu ḫa-x [... ...]
3 [š]a? ka-an-na-te pa li-i-nu-[...]
4 [š/t]a gu? x [x] x ur-ṣí-ia ḫa-da-a
5 li-ma/ku ḪI ḪI x ap-pa-ti-ku-nu
6 ki-i ⌈x⌉-[x?]-bu-um la-bi-ku-nu
7 ḪAR-re-⌈e⌉-tum?! ra ra ṣí-a-ku-nu
8 al-ba-an um-ma-ka
9 ḫa-a[b?-b]a? al-ba-an um-ma-ka sà-ap-ḫu-ú
10 a-b[u?-a]? ḫa-di a-bu-ú-ni
11 um-ma-a-a ḫa-di um-ma-ni
12 ša-ḫu-um-ma KAR?-ku-nu ⌈ti]-x-nu
13 ḫu-ma-ta [(x)]-ku-nu
14 [š]i?-in KÙ iš-tu-um A-nim
15 [x]-en-ni ba-ba-a-ti iṭ-ḫu-ú-ni
16 [sà?]-pa-aḫ? ma-la KAR-GA-at-mu-ḫa da-a-ri
17 [sà?-pa?]-aḫ?ri sa? DU-ú ba-a[b]?!-ba-ni še-re-tum! (Text: ṢUM)
18 [t]u-é[n]-é-nu-ru
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19 [muš/gír-tab da]b5-bé-da
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| abum | father | Kinship terms,Social status/Groups/Professions | 6, 10 |
| appatum | rein, bridle | Fabricated objects | 5 |
| bābum (KÁ) | doorway, door, gate, entrance | Fabricated objects,Locations/Buildings | 15 |
| kannum II | band, binding | Verbal expressions | 3 |
| lābum | lion | Fauna (wild) | 6? |
| šērtum I, pl. šērētum | penalty, punishment, misdeed, offence | Human activities/actions | 17 |
| šinnum | tooth | Body/Body parts | 14? |
| ummum | mother | Kinship terms | 8, 9, 11 |
| urṣum | mortar (for spices) | Fabricated objects | 4 |