SEAL no. 7228
Rm 376 (British Museum)
Lambert 1965a, 287f. obv.
Contains the ‘Cow-of-Sîn’ narrative. The following parallels exist: MB/MA AuOr Suppl. 23, 20: 1'-10'; Iraq 31, pl. V–VIb: 51-62; KUB 4, 13a: 1'-14'; NA KAR 196/BAM 3, 248: iii 10-35; AMT 67/1: iii 4-29
CDLI P282433.
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19 ÉN!(IGI+AN).É.NU.RU
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22 ul-ta-aṣ-bi-si pa-nu su-ku-li-ša la-tu i-la-ka-a i-n[a ar-ki-šá]
23 i-na nu-ru-ub Úmeš i-ra- ʾu-ši i-na saḫ!-ḫ[i!] ša maš-qe-[e …]
24 i-na pu-zu!(KA)-ur lúSIPA la la-mad ka-pár-ri gu4ÁB il-[ta-ḫi-iṭ]
25 AMAR ek-du ar-ḫi-ša i-na ga-ma-ri UDmeš-šá i-n[a qu-ti-i]
26 gu4ÁB ik-ta-mi-ṣi (-) i-ḫa-al ar-ḫu lúSIPA ⌈x⌉ […]
27 u ka-pár-rumeš DÙ.A.BI-šu-nu sa-ap-du-ši sa-ap-[du ...]
28 [lú]⌈SIPA!⌉ na-ši ŠU ù ka-pár-ru ú-ka-na-šá a-na [ik-kil-li-šá]
29 [ri-g]i-im ḫi-li-šá ‹i›-na AN iš-ta-ma-a ri-gi-i[m-šá …]
30 […] MIN-ta dLAMMA AN-e ú-ri-da-ni il-t[i-it ...]
31 […] ⌈x⌉ KAŠ? ⌈KÙ⌉.GA! na-šá-[at] Ameš šul-me ⌈x⌉ […]
32 […] ⌈x⌉ ib ḫu ⌈x⌉ ⌈x⌉ šá gu4⌈ÁB⌉ ⌈ša?⌉ […]
33 […] ⌈x⌉ ⌈x⌉ im-qu-ta qaq! (TA)-qar-šu a-na ⌈ḫar?⌉-[…]
35 […] ⌈x⌉ du ⌈x⌉ ⌈x⌉ ⌈x⌉ […] ⌈x⌉ ⌈x⌉ […]
36 [e-re-šu l]i-še-er […]
19 INCANTATION:
20 The cow of Sin, Geme-Sîn, she is increased in (her) appearance; she is attractive in (her) physique.
21 Sîn saw her and loved her. The equivalent of Sîn, [filled with?] brilliance.
22 He (has) installed her at the head of her herd. The (other) cows followed [after her.]
23 He used to pasture her in the soft grasses, at the meadow of the watering place [he watered her.]
24 Hidden from the herdsman, not known by shepherd-boys, the wild bull mounted the cow.
25 When her months were completed, when her days came to an end,
26 the cow crouched down, she went into labor. (Her) herdsman […]
27 and the shepherd-boys, they all mourned her […]
28 […] he (the herdsman) lifted his hand (in prayer) and the shepherd-boy cares for her. [At her clamour,]
29 they heard her cry of birth pains in heaven. Her cry [was …]
30 […] two Lamassus of heaven descended. One of them […]
31 […] pure beer?, she carries the water-of-well-being […]
32 […] the cow [...]
33 […] he (the calf) fell on the ground […]
34 […] like Geme-Sîn may she be all right […]
35 […]
36 […] may she be all right […]
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| alākum (v.) (DU) | G to go, walk; Gt go off, away; Gtn wander, go repeatedly, roam about, walk; Š caus. of G | Written texts/Literary terms | 22 |
| amārum (v.) | G to see; catch sight of; N pass. of G, be found | 21 | |
| amtum (GÉME) | maid, female slave, maidservant, slave girl | Social status/Groups/Professions | 20, 34 |
| arḫum II (gu4.ÁB) | cow | Fauna (domestic) | 20, 24, 25, 26, 32 |
| būrum II | calf, (bull) calf | Fauna (domestic) | 25 |
| ekdum | fierce | Qualities/Attributes | 25 |
| ellum (KÙ.GA) | pure, clear, sacred | Qualities/Attributes | 31 |
| ešērum (v.) | G be straight, direct towards; be or become all right, be fair; Š put in good condition, make straight; Št1 pass. of Š; Št2 put, keep in order | 34, 36 | |
| gamārum (v.) (TIL) | to bring to conclusion, complete | 25 | |
| ḫâlum (v.) | G to be in labour | 26 | |
| ḫīlū | labor pains | 29 | |
| ikkillum | clamor, loud cry | 28 | |
| ištēn (DIŠ) | one, single, the first one, first | [30] | |
| kalûm II (DÙ.A.BI) | all, totality, everything | Abstract concepts | 27 |
| kamāsum II (v.) | G to kneel, squat down | 26 | |
| kanûm (v.) | D treat kindly, to care, praise, honor | 28 | |
| kaparrum | shepherd of low rank, shepherd boy | Human activities/actions | 24, 27, 28 |
| kazbum | luxuriant | Qualities/Attributes | 20 |
| lamādum (v.) | to learn, to become aware | 24 | |
| lamassatum (dLAMMA) | protective spirit, tutelary goddess | 30 | |
| lītum, littum II (ÁB; GU4.ÁB) | cow | Fauna (domestic) | 20, 22, 24, 25, 32 |
| maqātum (v.) | G to fall, drop; Š caus. of G | 33 | |
| mašqûm | watering place | 23 | |
| minûtum (ŠID) | form, physique, recitation; counting number | Body/Body parts | 20 |
| mû I (A(.MEŠ)) | water | 31 | |
| našûm (v.) | G to lift, carry; Gtn iter. | Materials | 28, 31 |
| nurbum | moist place, tender, juicy part | 23 | |
| pānum I (IGI) | front, face, earlier times | 22 | |
| puzrum | concealment, hiding-place | Abstract concepts,Human activities/actions | 24 |
| qaqqarum (KI) | earth, ground | Locations/Buildings,Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 33 |
| qātum (ŠU) | hand | Body/Body parts | 28 |
| qatûm (v.) | G to come to an end, finish; Š complete; Št be completed; complete ? | 25 | |
| râmum (v.) | G to love; Štn to cause to constantly have love | 21 | |
| rē'ûm (SIPA) | shepherd, herdsman | Human activities/actions | 24, 26, 28 |
| re'ûm (v.) | G to pasture | 23 | |
| rigmum | voice, cry, noise | Emotions/Feelings,Human activities/actions,Verbal expressions | 29 |
| ṣabātum (v.) (DAB5) | G to seize, take, hold | 22 | |
| šaḫāṭum (v.) (GUD.DA) | G to jump on, attack, escape; D attack; Gtn jump about, jump in succession | 24 | |
| saḫḫum | meadow, waterlogged land | Flora,Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 23 |
| šammum (Ú) | grass, herb, plant | Flora | 23 |
| šamû I (AN) | sky, heaven | 29, 30 | |
| sapādum (v.) | to mourn | 27 | |
| šemûm (v.) | G to listen, to hear; Gtn to hear, to listen again and again | 29 | |
| šikarum (KAŠ; KEŠ) | beer, ale | Food/Drink | 31 |
| šiknum | appearance, nature; shape | Abstract concepts,Body/Body parts | 20 |
| Sîn | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 19 |
| šina II | two | Abstract concepts | 30 |
| sukullum | herd | Fauna (domestic) | 22 |
| šulmum | well-being, completeness, health; peace | Abstract concepts | 31 |
| ūmum I (UD) | day, daily | Abstract concepts,Time concepts | 25 |
| warādum (v.) | G to go down, descend; Gt to go down, descend; Š to send, take, bring down | 30 | |
| warki | behind, after | Time concepts | 22 |
| watārum (v.) | G to become outsize, surplus; D to enlarge, make great, maximize; Š to make increase, to make excessive | 20 |