SEAL no. 7491
Dossin 1935 obv.
Dossin 1935 rev.
* marks signs collated in the edition of Wilcke 2007.
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obv. |
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A |
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⌈pu⌉-ul-lu-lu ru-bu-ú |
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B 1 |
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pu-ul-lu-⌈lu⌉ ru*-bu-ú sí-ik-⌈ka⌉-t[um (x x x)] |
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A |
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wa-aš-ru-ú sí-ik-ku-ru ši-re-tum ša-ak-na-a |
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B 1f. |
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še-re-tum ta-ab-ka |
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3 |
A |
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ḫa-ab-ra-tum ni-šu-ú ša-qú-um-ma-a |
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B 3* |
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⌈ḫa-ab{x x}-ra-tum ni-šu ša-qù-um-ma-a⌉ |
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4 |
A |
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pe-tu-tum ud-du-lu-ú ba-a-bu |
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B 4 |
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pe*-tu-tum ud-du-lu ba-a-[bu] |
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5 |
A |
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i-li ma-tim iš-ta-ra-at ma-a-tim |
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B 5 |
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i-lu ma-tim iš-ta-ra-a-at ma-tim |
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6 |
A |
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Šamaš (dUTU) Sîn (dEN.ZU) Adad (dIŠKUR) ù Ištar (dINANNA) |
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B 6 |
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Adad (dIŠKUR) ù É-a Šamaš (dUTU) ù Ištar (dINANNA) |
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7 |
A |
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i-te-er-bu-ú a-na ú-tu-ul ša-me-e |
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B 7 |
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⌈i⌉-te-er-bu a-na ú-tu-ul ša-me-e |
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8 |
A |
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ú-ul i-di-in-nu di-na-am ú-ul i-pa-ar-ra-sú a-wa-tim |
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B 8f. |
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⌈ú⌉-ul i-di-in-nu di-nam ⌈ú⌉-ul i-pa-ar-ra-sú ⌈a-wa⌉-a-⌈tim⌉ |
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9 |
A |
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pu-us-sú-ma-at mu-ši-i-tim |
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B 10 |
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pu-us-sú-ma-at mu-ši-tum |
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10 |
A |
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É.GAL-lum ša-ḫu-ur ša-qú-um-mu ṣe-ru-ú |
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B 11 |
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ekallū (É.GAL) ša-ḫu-ru ù ša-qú-um-mu ṣe-rù |
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11 |
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⌈a⌉-li-ik ur-ḫi-im DINGIR-lam ⌈i-ša⌉-si ù ša di-nim uš-te-bé-er-re ši-it-tam |
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B 12f. |
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a-li-ik ur-ḫi-im DINGIR-lam ú-sé-e[l]-[l]e ⌈ù⌉ ša di-ni-im uš-te-bé-er-re ši-it-ta |
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12 |
A |
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⌈da⌉-a-a-an ki-na-tim a-bi e-ki-a-tim |
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B 14 |
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⌈da⌉-a-a-an ki-it-tim a-bi ki-it-tim |
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A |
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Šamaš (dUTU) i-te-ru-ub a-na ku-um-mi-šu |
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B 15 |
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Šamaš (dUTU) i-te-ru-ub a-na ku-um-mi-šu |
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14 |
A |
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ra-bu-tum i-li-i mu-ši-i-tim |
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15 |
A |
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na-aw-ru-um Girra (dBIL.GI) |
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B 16 |
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nam-ru Girra (dBIL.GI) |
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16 |
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qú-ra-du-um dÈr-ra |
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B |
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qú-ra-du Er-⌈ra⌉ |
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B 16 |
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qú-ra-du Er-⌈ra⌉ |
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A |
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qá-aš-tum ni-ru-um |
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B 17 |
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qá-aš-tum e-la-ma-tum |
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18 |
A |
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ši-ta-ad-da-ru-um mu-uš-ḫu-uš-šu-um |
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B 18 |
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⌈za⌉-ap-pu ši-ta-da-ru mušḫuššu (MUŠ.ḪUŠ) |
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19 |
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ereqqum (GIŠ.MAR.GÍD.DA) en6-zu-um |
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B 19 |
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ereqqu (MAR.GÍD.DA) enzu (ÙZ) |
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20 |
A |
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ku-sa-ri-ik-ku-um ba-aš-mu-um |
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B 19 |
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ù dku-sa-ri-ku |
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20a |
B 20 (= rev. 1) |
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⌈i⌉-lu ⌈mu-ši⌉-tim ra-bi-tim |
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21 |
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li-iz-zi-<zu>-ú-ma |
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B 21 (= rev. 2) |
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zi-iz-za-nim-ma |
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rev. |
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22 |
A (= rev. 1) |
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⌈i-na⌉ te-er-ti e-ep-pu-⌈šu⌉ |
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B 22 (= rev. 3) |
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i-na te-e-er-ti e-ep-pu-šu |
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23 |
A (= rev. 2) |
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⌈i⌉-na pu-ḫa-ad a-ka-ar-ra-bu-ú |
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B (= rev. 4) |
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ik-ri-bi a-ka-ar-ra-bu |
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24 |
A (= rev. 3) |
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ki-it-ta-am šu-uk-na-an |
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B (= rev. 5) |
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ki-it-tam šu-⌈uk⌉-na |
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25 |
A (= rev. 4) |
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24 šumūšu (MU.BI) ik-<ri>-ib mu-ši-tim |
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B (= rev. 6) |
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24 ik-ri-ib mu-ši-t[im] |
1 The princes have moved forward(?),
2 the bolts are lowered, rings set in place. (B: pegs and rings are laid down)
3 The noisy people are fallen silent,
4 gates (once) opened, are locked.
5 The gods of the land, goddesses of the land,
6 Šamaš, Sîn, Adad, and Ištar (B: Adad and Ea, Šamaš and Ištar)
7 have gone off into the “lap of heaven” .
8 They will give no judgment, they will decide no cases.
9 Veiled is the night.
10 The palace is quiet, the steppes are silent. (B: the palaces are quiet and)
11 The wayfarer calls out to the god, the petitioner keeps on sleeping. (B: prays to the god)
12 The judge of justice, father of the destitute, (B: father of truth)
13 Šamaš has gone off into his sanctuary.
14 May the great Gods of the Night,
15 resplendent Girra
16 warrior Erra,
17 the “Bow”, the “Yoke”, (B: “Bow”, Elamātum)
18 Orion, the “Dragon”, (B: Pleiades, Orion, “Dragon”)
19 the “Wagon”, the “She-Goat”,
20 the “Bison”, the “Horned-Serpent” (B: and “Bison”)
20a (B: the great(!) gods of the night)
21 stand by! (B: stand by me)
22 In the extispicy which I am performing,
23 in the lamb which I am offering, (B: (in) the offerings which I am offering)
24 place for me the truth! (B: place the truth)
25 24 are its lines, a prayer of the night. (B: 24, prayer of the night).
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
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| abum | father | Kinship terms,Social status/Groups/Professions | 12 |
| Adad (dIŠKUR) | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 6 |
| ālik urḫim | traveller, wayfarer | 11 | |
| ālikum | going, goer | 11 | |
| awātum, amātu (INIM) | word, matter, speech | Abstract concepts,Verbal expressions | 8 |
| bābum (KÁ) | doorway, door, gate, entrance | Fabricated objects,Locations/Buildings | 4 |
| bašmum | snake, horned viper, horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), mythical poisonous snake | Diseases/Demons,Fauna (wild) | 20 |
| dayyānum | judge | Social status/Groups/Professions | 12 |
| dīnum (DI.KU5) | verdict, case, judgement, legal decision | 8, 11 | |
| Ea | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 6, text B |
| ēkallum (É.GAL) | palace | 10 | |
| ekûm (NU.SÍG) | impoverished, orphaned, bereaved | obv. 12 | |
| Elamatum | goddess of Elam; name of the Bow star | 17, text B | |
| enzum, ezzum, inzum (ÙZ) | goat, she-goat; she-goat (the constellation Lyra) | Fauna (domestic) | 19 |
| ereqqum (GIŠ.MAR.GÍD.DA/MAR.GÍD.DA) | wagon (the constellation Ursa Major or Big Dipper) | 19 | |
| Erra | DN, DN ( = Mars?) | 16 | |
| Girra | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 15 |
| ikribum | benediction, blessing, prayer | Verbal expressions | 23, text B, 25 |
| Ištar | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 6 |
| ištarum | goddess | Deities/Divine sphere | 5 |
| kittum I | steadiness, reliability, truth, justice, loyality | Abstract concepts | 12, text B, 24 |
| kummum | cella, shrine, private room (of a temple or palace) | Locations/Buildings | 13 |
| kusarikkum | bison, a star | 20 | |
| mātum (KUR; KALAM) | land, country | Locations/Buildings,Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 5 |
| mušḫuššum (MUŠ.ḪUŠ) | dragon (an unidentified constellation) | 18 | |
| mušītum | night(-time) | Abstract concepts,Time concepts | 9, 14, 20a, text B, 25 |
| nīrum | yoke, crossbeam; "yoke-star" | Fabricated objects,Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 17 |
| nišū (UN.MEŠ) | people, humanity, population | Social status/Groups/Professions | 3 |
| puḫādum (SILA4) | lamb | 23 | |
| qaštum (GIŠ.PAN) | bow, bow-star, arch | Fabricated objects | 17 |
| qurādum | hero, warrior | Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions | 16 |
| rubûm (NUN) | prince, ruler, nobleman | Social status/Groups/Professions | 1 |
| Šamaš, šamšum (dUtu) | DN, sun | Deities/Divine sphere | 6, 13 |
| šērtum III, šīrtum | bar (?) (as part of a locking mechanism), (metal) ring | 2 | |
| sikkatum I (šikkatum) | peg, nail (of wood or metal), part of a lock | Fabricated objects | 2, text B |
| sikkūrum (GIŠ.SAG.KUL) | bar, bolt (as locking device) | Fabricated objects | 2 |
| Sîn | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 6 |
| šitaddarum | Orion | 18 | |
| šittum | sleep | Abstract concepts,Human activities/actions | 11 |
| šumum (MU) | name; son; line of text | Abstract concepts | 25 |
| têrtum | instruction | 22 | |
| urḫum | way, path | Locations/Buildings | 11 |
| utlum | lap | Body/Body parts | 7 |
| zappum | comb; tuft of hair; the star cluster Pleiades | Body/Body parts,Fauna (domestic) | 18, text B |