SEAL no. 7517
Texts Hierarchy
Images
BM 78666 obv. (British Museum)
BM 78666 rev. (British Museum)
BM 78666 upper edge (British Museum)
Copy / Photo
11 (copy)
28 (copy)
Tablet Siglum
BM 78666 (Bu 88-5-12, 577)
Collection
British Museum, London
Edition
7-10
Studies
Genre / Classification
Hymns and Prayers, Utu/Šamaš
Bilingual
Provenance
Text
Obv.
1 igi nígin šà níg-nam-ma mu-sa4-a
ba-ri ŠÀ-bi mi-im-ma šum-šu ša šu-ma-am na-bu-ú
2 igi nígin a-ab-ba-ke4 sig! igi-nim-ma
ḫa-i{ḫi}-iṭ a-ia-a-ba! e-li-tim ù ⌈ša-ap-li⌉-tim
3 im an-na-ke4 a-bi sum-mu še-g[u…]
ša zu-un-na i+na A[N…]
4 íd-maḫ-e […]
na-r[u-um …]
5 kur gal bad-⌈da⌉
e[r-ṣe-tum…]
6 ⌈x x x x⌉ [...]
Rev.
beginning broken
7 ali[m]-⌈maḫ⌉ te-en-bi […]
a-na kab-ti ṣi-ri ⌈si⌉ [...]
8 di-ku5 é-kur-ra [x] kešda […]
a-na da-ia-an É.KUR ša di[-in-šu la ...]
9 é an-gin7 šu nu-te-gá é eš-b[ar-ra]
bi-tum ša ki-ma AN qá-tum la i-ṭe4-ḫu [b]i-it pu-⌈ru⌉-[us-se-e (…)]
10 an za-gìn-na bal-[b]al-e-[x]
ša-mu-ú el-lu-tum up-⌈ta⌉-[t]u?-šum
11 níg-zi níg-si-sá ki ⌈x⌉ ⌈ág⌉[-gá]
na-ra-am ki-it-tim ù mi-ša-ri-[im]
12 ki {a} dagal!-la u4 dul-e-dè
er-ṣe-tum ra-pa-aš-tum ut-ta-wa-ar-šu
13 lugal kur-kur dingir dA-nun-na-ke4-e-ne ùz-sag an ki-a
šarLUGAL ki-iš-ša-tim i+⌈na⌉ i-li e-nu-na-ki a-ša-re-ed AN ù KI
Edge
14 dingir gìr a-zu bar6-bar6-ra
i-lum nam-rum ba!-ru-ú eb-bu
Translation
Obv.
1 He is the one who inspects the heart of everything that has been given a name.
2 He is the one who examines the upper and lower sea.
3 He is the one who [gives] the rain of hea[ven ...].
4 The ri[ver…].
5 The e[arth…
Rev.
7 For the honored supreme one .[..].
8 For the judge of Ekur, whose judg[ement cannot be altered, ...].
9 The house, which, like heaven, a hand cannot touch, is a [h]ouse of [decisions(…)].
10 The pure heavens are opened(?) for him.
11 He is the lover of truth and justice.
12 The wide earth is illuminated for him.
13 He is the king of the world, among the Anuna-gods the first one of heaven and earth.
Edge
14 He is the bright god, the shining inspector.
Vocabulary
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| a(y)yabba (//a-ab-ba) | sea | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 2 |
| Anunnakkū (//dA-nun-na) | DN | 13 | |
| ašarēdum (//ùz-sag) | first and foremost, pre-eminent | 13 | |
| bārûm (//a-zu) | inspector | 14 | |
| bārûm (//igi nígin) | inspector | 1 | |
| bītum (//é) | house | 9 | |
| dayyānum (//di-ku5) | judge | 8 | |
| dīnum (DI.KU5) | verdict, case, judgement, legal decision | [8] | |
| ebbum (//bar6-bar6-ra) | bright, pure | 14 | |
| Ekur | TN | 8 | |
| elītum (//igi-nim) | that which is above; upper part | 2 | |
| ellum (//za-gìn-na) | pure, clear, sacred | 10 | |
| erṣetum (//ki) | earth, land, underworld | 12, 13 | |
| erṣetum (//kur) | earth, land | [5] | |
| ḫā'iṭum (//igi-nígin) | watcher, night-watchman | 2 | |
| ilum (DINGIR) (//dingir) | god, deity | 13, 14 | |
| kabtum (//alim) | heavy, substantial, honoured, distinguished | 7 | |
| kīma (//gin7) | like, as; when; that | 9 | |
| kiššatum (//kur-kur) | totality, world | 13 | |
| kittum I (//níg-zi) | steadiness, reliability, truth, justice, loyality | Abstract concepts | 11 |
| libbum (ŠÀ) (//šà) | heart, mind; inner body | 1 | |
| mimma šumšu (//níg-nam) | everything | 1 | |
| mīšarum (//níg-si-sá) | justice | 11 | |
| nabûm (v.) (//sa4) | to name, nominate, decree, invoke | 1 | |
| namrum (//gír) | bright, splendid | 14 | |
| narāmum (//ki-ág) | loved one, love; lover | Social status/Groups/Professions | 11 |
| nārum I (//íd) | river | [4] | |
| nawārum (v.) (//dul) | Dt to be made bright | 12 | |
| petûm II (v.) (//bal-bal) | Dt to be opened | 10 | |
| purussûm (//eš-bar) | decision | 9 | |
| qātum (//šu) | hand | 9 | |
| rapšum (//dagal) | broad; wide, extended | Qualities/Attributes | 12 |
| šamû I (AN) (//an) | sky, heaven | [3], 9, 10, 13 | |
| šaplītum (//sig) | lower part, inside | 2 | |
| šarrum (//lugal) | king, lord | Social status/Groups/Professions | 13 |
| ṣīrum (//maḫ) | exalted, supreme, splendid, outstanding | 7 | |
| šumum (MU) (//mu) | name; son; line of text | 1 | |
| ṭeḫûm (v.) (//teg) | G to approach, be(come) near to; D bring close to, affect | 9 | |
| zunnum (//im) | rain | 3 |
Signs in text
254
Words in text
128
Sumerograms in text
6
% of Sum. in text
5
Lines in text
28
Average signs per line in text
9.07
SD of signs per line
4.81
Revision History
Wasserman, Nathan
Photography, web-imaging
08/03/12
Papperitz, Catharina
Transliteration, index
15/11/12
Streck, Michael P.
Transliteration, translation, commentary, index, upload of rtf-file
15/11/12
Streck, Michael P.
Images, catalogue
05/08/19
Tulaikova, Yulia
Corrections (Indices)
01/06/20