SEAL no. 7216
An incantation against some belly (libbum) disorder, probably ending with a ritual whose exact wording remains unclear.
Rev.
16 | li-bu-mì : li-bu-um
17 | li-bu-um : da-an
18 | li-bu-um qá-ra-ad
19 | li-bu-um a-mu-ra-ta
20 | e-na-šu : li-bu-um
21 | e-iš ta-lá-ak
22 | a-na ur-de8-tem
23 | ni-a-re-em : ŠU BA LU RU
24 | iš-té : ep-re-em
Up.Ed.
25 | i-dí-ma pu-ur-sí-DIM
26 | ša qá-té-kà e-ri-⌈a-té⌉
27 ša a-ḫe-kà e-ru-tem
Lo. Ed.
28 | li-bu-um li-tur4
29 | a-na iš-ri-šu : ší-ip-tum
30 | lá i-a-tum ⌈ší-pá-at?⌉ be-el
31 Ni-⌈ki-li?⌉-[il5?]
16 Belly, O belly!
17–18 The belly is strong, the belly is heroic,
19–20 The belly, its two eyes are dazzling.
20–23 'O belly where are you going? To smite a maiden?'
23–27 Pour ... with dust into(?) a bowl of your naked hands, of your ... arms.
28–29 May the belly return to its (original) condition.
29–31 The incantation is not mine; It is the incantation of lord <of incantations>, Ninkilil.
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| aḫum II | arm, side; bank (of river) | Body/Body parts | 27 |
| ašrum (KI) | place, site | Locations/Buildings | 29 |
| bēl ni-ki-[ri-im?É] | ? | ? | 30 |
| bēlum (EN) | lord, master, proprietor, owner | Social status/Groups/Professions | 30 |
| erûm III | destitute, naked | Human activities/actions | 26, 27 |
| ibrum, ebrum | friend, colleague | Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions | 24 |
| idum (Á) | arm; side; strength; wage | Body/Body parts | 25 |
| īnum (IGI) | eye | Body/Body parts | 20 |
| pursītum, puršītum | (offering) bowl | Fabricated objects | 25 |
| wardatum (KI.SIKIL) | girl, young woman | Social status/Groups/Professions | 22 |