SEAL no. 13429
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MS 3093
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CDLI P252102
Pl. LXX–LXXXI
Tablet Siglum
MS 3093
Measurements
circumference
12.0 x 13.5 x 3.2
cm
Collection
Schøyen Collection, Oslo
Edition
114–115
Genre / Classification
Incantations, Scorpions
Provenance
Unknown
Text
| ii1 | [na-al]-⌈ba⌉-[an] ⌈uq⌉-[ni-i-im] |
| ii2 | ⌈ki-iš⌉-ki-ir e-eb-b[i-im] |
| ii3 | ša-⌈ap⌉-ra ma-ar ili(DINGIR)-[šu] |
| ii4 | zuqaqīpum(GĺR.TAB) iz-qú-[sú] |
| ii5 | ⌈ma⌉-ar ši-ip-ri-[im] |
| ii6 | me-e ši-qí-i-[ma] |
| ii7 | a-⌈li⌉-ik ur-ḫi-im la ka-[lí] |
| ii8 | a-la-ka-am li-pu-u[š] |
| ii9 | ši-ip-tum ⌈ú⌉-ul ia-tum |
| ii10 | ši-pa-at dEn-ki d⌈Asal⌉-lú-ḫe |
| ii11 | ù dEn5-si-gal-abzu |
| ii12 | i-na qí-bi-it dEn-⌈ki⌉ |
| ii13 | dAsal-lú-ḫe ù dEn5-si-gal-abzu |
| ii14 | ma-aḫ-ṣú-um li-ib-lu-uṭ-ma |
| ii15 | qí-bi-it dEn-ki l[i-ši-i]r |
| ii16 | šum-ma ma-aḫ-ṣú-um ⌈it⌉-ta-⌈al-kam⌉ |
| ii17 | li-ša-am a-na ša-ḫa-ti-⌈šu⌉ |
| ii18 | a-na ri-bi-ti-i-⌈šu⌉ |
| ii19 | ta-ša-ak-ka-an |
| ii20 | šum-ma ⌈ma⌉-ar ši-ip-ri-im |
| ii21 | i-la-ka-ak-kum |
| ii22 | ši-ip-ta-am a-na me-e ta-na-ad-⌈di⌉-ma |
| ii23 | i-ša-at-ti |
| ii24 | ki-a-am ta-qá-ab-bi-šum |
| ii25 | um-ma an-na-an-na-ma |
| ii26 | ba-al-ṭa-⌈ti⌉ |
| ii27 | ⌈ka⌉-inim-ma GĺR.TAB |
Translation
Col. ii
1 Brick mould of lapis lazuli,
2 brick board of pure (silver):
3-4 a scorpion stung an envoy, son of [his] god.
5-6 (Give) the messenger water to drink,
7 so that the traveller is not held up!
8 Let him continue travelling!
9 The incantation is not mine,
10 it is an incantation of Enki, Asalluḫe
11 and Ensigalabzu.
12 By command of Enki,
13 Asallube and Ensigal-Abzu
14 may the stung person get better,
15 and Enki's command come true!
16 If a stung person comes (to you),
17-19 you place dough in his armpits and his groin(?).
20 If a messenger
21 comes to you,
22 you cast the spell over water
23 and he drinks it.
24 You say to him as follows,
25 "So-and-so,
26 you are alive and well!"
27 Incantation formula for a scorpion.
Vocabulary
| 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 | 8, 16, 21 | |
| ālik urḫim | traveller, wayfarer | 7 | |
| ālikum | going, goer | 7 | |
| annanna, f. annannītum | so-and-so, such-and-such | 25 | |
| Asarluḫi/Asalluḫi | DN | 10, 13 | |
| balāṭum (v.) | to live, be(come) healthy | 14, 26 | |
| Enki | DN | 10, 12, 15 | |
| ebbum | bright, pure | 2 | |
| Ensigalabzu | DN | 11, 13 | |
| epēšum (v.) | to do, make, build, open (mouth), (D) calculate, check, execute properly (a tablet) | 8 | |
| esērum (v.) | to enclose, confine | 15 | |
| ilum (DINGIR) | god, deity | 3 | |
| KA.INIM.MA | incantation formula, incantation | 27 | |
| kalûm V (v.) | G to hold (back), detain | 7 | |
| kīam | so, thus | 24 | |
| kiškirrum | a wooden board | 2 | |
| līšum | dough | 17 | |
| maḫṣum | beaten, smitten | 14, 16 | |
| mār šiprim | delegate, envoy, messenger | 5, 20 | |
| mārum (DUMU) | boy, son, descendant | 3, 5, 20 | |
| mû I (A(.MEŠ)) | water | 6, 22 | |
| nadûm III (v.) | G to throw (down), lay down, cast, put, implement, N to be thrown away, laid down, rejected; Š caus. of G | 22 | |
| nalbanum | brick mould | 1 | |
| qabûm (v.) (DUG4) | G to say, speak, command | 24 | |
| qibītum | speech, command, prayer | 12, 15 | |
| rebītum | square, piazza, open space, street | 18 | |
| šaḫātum | hiding place, armpit | 17 | |
| šakānum (v.) (GAR) | G to put, place, lay down, Š make smb. place, establish, N be put, established | 19 | |
| šaprum | envoy, messenger | 3 | |
| šatûm II (v.) | G to drink | 23 | |
| šiprum | sending, mission, work, craft | 5 | |
| šiptum (ḖN; KAxUD) | incantation, spell | 9, 10, 22 | |
| šīqum | watering, irrigation | 6 | |
| šumma | if | 16, 20 | |
| uqnûm (na4ZA.GÌN) | lapis lazuli, turquoise | 1 | |
| yā'um | my, mine | 9 | |
| zaqātum (v.) | G to sting | 4 | |
| zuqiqīpum, zuqaqīpum (GÍR.TAB) | scorpion | 4, 27 |
Signs in text
198
Words in text
68
Sumerograms in text
1
% of Sum. in text
1
Lines in text
27
Average signs per line in text
7.33
SD of signs per line
2.09
Revision History
Wasserman, Nathan
Cataloguing
20/11/18