SEAL no. 7291
1 [š]im-ma-tu4 šim-ma-tu4 šim-ma-a[t šīrī(UZU.MEŠ) šim-ma-at qātē šim-ma-at šēpē šim-ma-at šer]’āni (SA.MEŠ)
2 šim-ma-at ṣerri(MUŠ) šim-ma!-at zuqi[qīpi (GÍR.TAB) šim-ma-at mu-t]i
3 ša ta-ba-ni ina zu-ri ta?-’[a-al-di i-na ši-ri-š]u
4 tu-ṣa-bi-ti bur-ke-šu tu-u[n-ni-ši šer’ānšu(SA.MEŠ-šu) tu-ab-b]i-ti
5 tu-uš-ši šīrīšu(UZU.MEŠ-šú) tu-ur-ra-r[i ]
6 bu-un-na-an-né-šu tu-na-ak-ki-r[i zi-mi-šu tu-šam-l]i-šu púl-ḫa
7 ra-i-ba u te-ri-ta tu-[ša]r-ši-šu ḫ[a-at-ta pi-ri-it-]ta
8 a-ša-a ri-ša-ta u ši[m-m]a!-at šī[rī (UZU.MEŠ) tal-tak-ni-i]š-šú
9 am-mi-ni rab!-ṣa!-ti-ma t[a-k]a-li šīrī(UZU.MEŠ) [ta-kaṣ-ṣa-ṣ]i eṣemtišu(uzuGÌR.PAD.DU-šú)
10 ta-ṣi i-ta-ṣi°-ú [i-ma-a]t-ki ša t[u-zaq-qi-ti kul-b]a-ba-ni-iš
11 ša tu-na-as-sà-ḫi! zu-m[u?-ur-šu ša t]u-na-ak-k[i-ri zi-mi-š]ú?!
12 ša tu-uṭ-ṭì ši-kin p[a-ni-šu ša ta-na]-šá-ki [ṣe-ra]-ni-iš
13 ša tu-qá-da-di-šu u [x x x x x x x x x ]-šu
14 u tu-uṭ-ṭe4-i ši-kin pa-ni-šu [x x x x x x x x x -i]š ú-me
15 am-mi-ni eṭla(GURUŠ) u ardata(KI.SIKIL) tu-ṣa-b[i-ti tu-da-ab-bi-bi ši-i-ba]
16 tu-šar-pí-du ṣeḫra(TUR.RA) ta-aš-š[u-ki ṣi-ra-ni-iš ta-az-q]u-ti4! zuqiqīpiniš (GÍR.TAB-ni-iš)
17 [t]a-am-ḫa-ṣi! ina qarniki(SI-ki) tu-ša-a[r!?-di ina zi-ib-ba-ti-ki]
18 t[u-š]e-el-li eṭla(GURUŠ-la) i-na su-u[n ardata(KI.SIKIL) tu-še-el-li ardata(KI.SIKIL) i-na su-u]n eṭla(GURUŠ-la)
19 li-[ḫ]u-uz-ki šim-ma-tu4 i?-[x x x x x x x x]x DI
20 li-ku-x-ki dNin-gíri-ma° be-[el šipti(ÉN) x x x x]x x x x x RI
21 ta-ṣ[i-i š]im-ma-tu4 k[i-m]a š[á-a-r]i ina šu-bur°-ri
22 ki-ma [x x] x x [ ]
23 ki-ma[ ta-ṣ]i-i šim-ma-t[u4]
24 lim-ḫur-ki [ ] i-lu-ti lim-hur-ki da[lta(GIŠ.IG)]
25 [ ]x-ti uš!-šal-li
26 [ lim-ḫur-ki] dIš8-tár u KUR x [
27 [ lim-ḫur-k]i kibrīta(KI.A.ÍD) d[
28 [ ] x x [
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29' x x x [x x x x x x] x x [
30' MÍ x [x x x x x] x IS KI
31' AT-x [x x x x x] x ⌈d⌉A-nim
32' ki-ma x [x x x x x] x TÙM-ki
33' e ta-[x x x x x] dAdad(IŠKUR) g/kam-me-ri-šu-ma
34' an-ḫu lid[dīki] pa-aš-ḫu li-iš-ši-ki { }
35' šiptu(ÉN!) É!-N[E!-NU-R]U
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36' kikiṭṭûš[u(KÌD.KÌD.BI)] papardaliu(na4NÍR.BABBAR.DILI) ḫulālu(na4NÍR)
37' uqnû(na4ZA.GÌN) re-ḫu-u na4áš-gig-ga-a
38' šubû(na4ŠUBA) na4IA-GÚ-DÙ-MI-TUM šadê(KUR) muštasḫiptu(na4SAL.LÁL)
39' bappiru(BAPPÍR) buqlu(MUNU7) RI IŠ gišnugallû(na4GIŠ.NU11.GAL) el-li-lu
40' si-kíl-lu mu!-ṣu za-la-qu
41' anzaḫḫu(AN.ZAH) ku8-ut-pu-u erû(URUDU) zikaru(NITA) parzillu(AN.BAR) imbû tâmti(KA.A.AB.BA)
42' ki-ib-ri-tu4 ru-ti-tu4 iš-kir-ru
1 Paralysis, paralysis, paralysi[s of the flesh, paralysis of the hands, paralysis of the legs, paralysis of the sin]ews,
2 paralysis (caused by) a snake, paralysis (caused by) a sco[rpion, [let]hal paralysis –
3 You(f.) who was created in the body, who was b[orn in his fle]sh,
4 (who has) seized his knees, wea[kened his sinews, (who has) destroyed,
5 (and) confused his flesh, (who) is causing convulsions [ (?) ]
6 his facial features, (who has) change[d his expression, fille]d him with fear,
7 cramps (and) affliction, (who has) caused him panic (and) terror,
8 headache, reddening, (who, in sum) brought upon him paralysis of the f[lesh]:
9 Why do you lay and consume the flesh? [gna]w his bones?
10 Go out! (and with you) will go out your venom (with) which you sting like ants,
11 (with) which you tear out [his b]ody, (with which) y]ou has changed hi[s expression],
12 (with) which you have darkened [his f]ace, (with which) bi]te like a [sna]ke,
13 (with) which you cause him to bow down and […] his […],
14 and you have darkened his face, […] days.
15 Why have you seiz[ed] the lad and the maiden, [(why) have you persuaded deceitfully the old man?]
16 (why) have you made the young one run around? (why) have you bit[ten like a snake, stu]ng like a scorpion?
17 (why) have you struck with your horns, allowed (the poison) flo[w from your tail]?
18 (why) have you removed the lad from the maiden’s lap, have removed the maiden from the lad’s lap?
19 May […] grasp you, paralysis! […]
20 May Ningirimma … you, the lor[d of incantations….] ….
21 Go ou[t p]aralysis like a wind from the anus,
22 like the…
23 like the… [go o]ut paralysi[s]
24 May… receive you … …, may the do[or] receive you!
25 …
26 [… may] Ištar [receive you] and the mountain …
27 [… may] the sulphur [receive yo]u and …
28–30' (broken lines)
31' … Anum
32' like … …
33' Do not … … Adad is his strong-one(?),
34' May the tired one(s) cast you down, may the soothed one(s) be take you up.
35' Incantation formula.
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36'–41'Its ritual: agate(?), ḫ.-stone, lapis lazuli, remaining of arsenic(?), š-stone, a …-stone of the mountain, m.-stone, beer-bread, malt, alabaster, soapwort(?), s.-plant, m.-stone, z.-stone, glass, black frit, “male” copper, iron, algae, (regular) sulphur, r.-sulphur, wax(?).
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adad (dIŠKUR) | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 33' |
| anḫum | tired | Qualities/Attributes | 34' |
| Anum | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 31' |
| anzaḫḫum (AN.ZAḪ) | (a kind of glass) | Materials | 41' |
| ašgigûm | (a mineral phps.) arsenic | Materials | 37' |
| ašûm | disease affecting the head (a kind of) | Diseases/Demons | 8 |
| bappirum (BAPPIR; ŠIM) | beer bread | Food/Drink | 39' |
| bēlum (EN) | lord, master, proprietor, owner | Social status/Groups/Professions | 9 |
| bunnan(n)û | physiognomy, features, likeness, image | Human activities/actions | 6 |
| buqlum (MUNU7) | malt | Flora | 39' |
| burkum | knee | Body/Body parts | 4 |
| daltum (GIŠ.IG) | door | Fabricated objects | [24] |
| ēlilum | (a kind of soapwort?) | ? | 39' |
| eṣemtum (uzuGÌR.PAD.DU) | bone | Body/Body parts | 9 |
| eṭlum (GURUŠ; ŠUL) | manly; young man | Social status/Groups/Professions | 15, 18 |
| ašnugallum, gišnugallum (na4GIŠ.NU11.GAL) | alabaster | Materials | 39' |
| ḫātum | terror, panic | Emotions/Feelings | [7] |
| ḫulālum (na4NÍR) | stone (valuable, a kind of) | Materials | 36' |
| imbû tâmti (KA.A.AB.BA) | algae, scum on sea | Flora | 41' |
| imtum | poison, venom | Body/Body parts | 10 |
| iškūrum | wax | Materials | 42' |
| Ištar | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 26 |
| kibrītum (KI.A.ÍD) | sulphur | Materials | 42' |
| kikiṭṭûm (KÌD.KÌD.BI; KI.KI.BI) | ritual procedure | Rituals/Religious practices | 36' |
| kutpûm | black frit | Materials | 41' |
| muštasḫiptum (na4SAL.LÁL) | (a stone) | Materials | 38 |
| mūṣum | (a stone) | Materials | 40' |
| mūtum | death | Abstract concepts,Diseases/Demons,Human activities/actions | [2] |
| na4IA-GÚ-DÙ-MI-TUM | a stone? | Materials | 38' |
| Ningirim | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 20 |
| pānum I (IGI) | front, face, earlier times | Abstract concepts,Body/Body parts | [12], 14 |
| papardalium (na4NÍR.BABBAR.DILI) | agate? | Materials | 36' |
| parzillum (AN.BAR) | iron | Materials | 41' |
| pirittum | terror | Emotions/Feelings | [7] |
| qarnum (SI) | horn | Body/Body parts | 17 |
| qātum (ŠU) | hand | Body/Body parts | [1] |
| ra'ībum | shivering, cramp | Diseases/Demons | 7 |
| rēḫum | remaining, left over | ? | 37' |
| rišûtum | redness, reddening skin disease | Qualities/Attributes | 8 |
| ru'tītum | sulphur, "river spittle" as drug | Materials | 42' |
| šadûm I (KUR; ḪUR.SAG) | mountain, open country | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 38' |
| šārum (IM) | wind, breath | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 21 |
| ṣeḫrum I ((LÚ).TUR) | little, young, junior-; small, child, servant, baby | 16 | |
| šēpum | foot, leg | Body/Body parts | [1] |
| ṣerḫum | fever(ish) heat | Diseases/Demons | 6 |
| ṣerrum I (MUŠ) | snake | Fauna (wild) | 2, 12 |
| šer'ānum, šir'ānum (SA) | vein, artery, ligament, tendon, nerve, sinew | Body/Body parts | 1, [4] |
| šībum | elder, old (person) | Social status/Groups/Professions | [15] |
| sikillum (Ú.SIKIL) | plant (a kind of) | Flora | 40' |
| šiknum | appearance, nature; shape | Abstract concepts,Body/Body parts | 12, 14 |
| šimmatum | paralysis | Diseases/Demons | 1, [8], 19, 21, 23 |
| šiptum (ḖN; KAxUD) | incantation, spell | Rituals/Religious practices | 20, 35' |
| šīrum (UZU) | flesh, body; entrails; kinsman, blood relative, meat; ominous sign | Body/Body parts,Kinship terms | 1, [3], 5, [8], 9 |
| šubûm (na4ŠUBA) | (a semiprecious stone) | Materials | 38' |
| šuburrum | rump, bottom | Body/Body parts | 21 |
| sūnum | loin, lap | Body/Body parts | 18 |
| terītum, tirratum | a disease | Diseases/Demons | 7 |
| uqnûm (na4ZA.GÌN) | lapis lazuli, turquoise | Materials | 37' |
| wardatum (KI.SIKIL) | girl, young woman | Social status/Groups/Professions | 15, [18] |
| werûm | copper | Materials | 41' |
| zalāqum | (a shiny stone) | Materials | 40' |
| zibbatum | tail | Body/Body parts | 17 |
| zikarum, zikrum (NITA) | male, virile; man | Social status/Groups/Professions | 41' |
| zīmum | face, appearance, figure | Body/Body parts | [6], [11] |
| zumrum | body, person | Body/Body parts | [11] |
| zuqiqīpum, zuqaqīpum (GÍR.TAB) | scorpion | Fauna (wild) | [2], 16 |