SEAL no. 7513
Texts Hierarchy
Copy / Photo
113 (Falkenstein)
Tablet Siglum
W17259 w.
Collection
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin
Edition
59–60
Genre / Classification
Hymns and Prayers, Sîn
Bilingual
Provenance
Text
1 dNanna dumu-saĝ dEn-líl-lá šùd-dè ⌈ki⌉-áğ-ra
2 ù.na.a.du11
3 en itix (UD-dNANNA) daĝal búr men an-uraš-a
a-na be-lim ⌈ša⌈ ṣí-it wa-ar-ḫi-šu ra-bi-iš šu-pa-ru-ru a-ge-e ša-me-e ù er-ṣe-tim
4 en gal lú ti-ti ki-áĝ-me-en a-a saĝ-MI-ga
be-lum ra-bu-ú ša a-wi-lam bu-lu-ṭú i-ra-mu a-bi ṣa-a[l]-ma GA-DI?-im
5 lugal šà-lá-sux(BU) si-ge4 ù du8 mu-un-zu!-a-aš
a-na šar-ri-im re-me-ni-im ša! ru?-ma?-am ù pa-ṭa?-ru? (ra?) mu-du!-ú
6 dingir arḫuš sù šà gur-ru a-ra-zu-e giš-tuku
a-na i-lim re-me-ni-im ta-a-a-ri-im še-mi te-ès-li-tim
7 ù-ne-dè-daḫ
8 nam-en-na šu-du7 aga-zi ⌈gùr-ru⌉-me-en
be-lu-tam šu-uk-lu-lu a-ga-am ki-nam na-šu-ú
9 mùš-me-ḫuš uktin-ta nir-ra alan kù ḫi-li du8.du8
zi-mu ru-šu-tum bu-na-nu tu-ru-ṣú-tum la-nu-um el-lum š[a x x na]-du-ú
10 nam-maḫ-zu kur-kur-ra dul-la
11 me-lám-zu an kù-ga šú-a
ša-me-e el-lu-tim sà-⌈aḫ⌉-pu
12 [n]í-gal-zu su-zi im-du8-du8
[…] ša-lu-ma-tam ma-lu
13 […U]N-e zag-dib
[…] ina ma-tim šu-tu-uq
14 [dUtu-è-ta dUtu-šú-u]š-e za-⌈e⌉ maḫ-me-en
[i-na ṣí-it ša-am-š]i ù e-re-eb [ša-am]-ši at-ta-ma ṣi-ra-a-ti
15 […i]d-di-kum ša-me-e ina qá-t[i-ik <iš-kun>]
[x x (x) k]i? ⌈x x an?⌉ ⌈ma-ra-an⌉-sum an šu-zu-uš / mu-un-gar
16 [an-ki]-bi-ta lugal-bi za-e-me-en nam-bi ì-tar-⌈re⌉
ša-me-e ù er-ṣe-tam be-el-šu-nu at-ta-ma ši-ma-ti-šu-nu ta-ši-a-am
Translation
obv.
- To Nanna, the firstborn of Enlil, to the lover of prayers,
- speak!
- To the lord, whose moonlight is spread widely, the crown of heaven and earth,
- the great lord, who lets man live (and) loves (him), father of the black-headed people,
- to the merciful king, who knows loosing and removing,
- to the merciful, charitable god, to the listener of the prayer,
- speak further:
- To perfect lordship, to wear the just crown,
- red countenance, sharp features, pure figure, (on) whom delight is put,
- Your grandeur, that wraps the countries,
- Your radiance, that subjugates the pure heaven,
- filled with your awe-inspiring blaze,
- […] is paramount in the country.
- [From d]aw[n] and (to) [du]sk you are outstanding.
rev.
- [… he] gave you […], he put heaven in [your] hand[s].
- Heaven and earth – you are their lord, you decrees their destiny.
Vocabulary
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| abum | father | Kinship terms,Social status/Groups/Professions | 4 |
| agûm I (//aga) | tiara, crown | 8 | |
| agûm I (//men) | tiara, crown | 3 | |
| awīlum, aʾīlu (LÚ; LÚ.ÙLU) | man, free man, human being | Social status/Groups/Professions | 4 |
| bēlum (EN) | lord, master, proprietor, owner | Social status/Groups/Professions | 3, 4, 16 |
| bēlūtum | leadership, rule, domination | 8 | |
| bunnan(n)û | physiognomy, features, likeness, image | 9 | |
| ellum (KÙ.GA) | pure, clear, sacred | Qualities/Attributes | 9, 11 |
| erṣetum (KI) | earth, land, netherworld | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 3, 16 |
| ilum (DINGIR) | god, deity | Deities/Divine sphere | 6 |
| kīnum | permanent, true, reliable | Qualities/Attributes | 8 |
| lānum | body, figure; stature, form | Body/Body parts | 9 |
| mātum (KUR; KALAM) | land, country | Locations/Buildings,Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 13 |
| qaqqadum (SAG; SAG.KI) | head, capital | Body/Body parts | 4 |
| qātum (ŠU) | hand | Body/Body parts | 15 |
| rabîš | greatly | 3 | |
| rēmēnûm | merciful | 5, 6 | |
| ruššûm | red | 9 | |
| ṣalmum (GI6) I | black, dark | 4 | |
| šalummatum | radiance | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 12 |
| Šamaš, šamšum (dUtu) | DN, sun | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 14 |
| šamû I (AN) | sky, heaven | 3, 11, 15, 16 | |
| šarrum (//lugal) | king, lord | Social status/Groups/Professions | 5 |
| šīmtum (NAM) | fate, what is fixed, destiny | Abstract concepts,Rituals/Religious practices | 16 |
| ṣīrum | exalted, supreme, splendid, outstanding | 14 | |
| ṣītum | exit, (new) growth of plant, rise | Abstract concepts | 3, 14 |
| šuklulum | perfect | 8 | |
| tayyārum | returning, merciful | 6 | |
| teslītum | appeal, prayer | 6 | |
| turruṣum | straight | 9 | |
| warḫum (ITI) | moon, month | Time concepts | 3 |
| zīmum | face, appearance, figure | 9 |
Signs in text
373
Words in text
160
Sumerograms in text
7
% of Sum. in text
4
Lines in text
28
Average signs per line in text
13.32
SD of signs per line
6.78
Revision History
Papperitz, Catharina
Transliteration, index
03/03/13
Streck, Michael P.
Index, corrections (catalogue)
03/03/13
Streck, Michael P.
Transliteration, index
16/10/13
Pohl, Antonia
Translation
07/02/22