AnSt 33, 147ff. (Girra and Elamatum)

SEAL no. 1537

Images
  • BM 78962 obv. (British Museum)BM 78962 obv. (British Museum)
  • BM 78962 rev. (British Museum)BM 78962 rev. (British Museum)
Copy / Photo
151–152
Tablet Siglum
BM 78962
Collection
British Museum, London
Edition
147–152
Studies
Genre / Classification
Epics
Provenance
Text

Obv. 

1       [x x x x] dÉ-a i-ṭi-ib ÁB

2       [ša-mu-ú] ù ka-aq-qa-ru

3       [x x x] x mu lu-ú ṭa-bu

4       [x x] mu ša ik-nu-šu a-aḫ-šu

5       [x] xdÉ-a iz-nu-ú

6       [x] x ru ḫu-ša-aḫ!-ḫa

7       [l]i-iš-qú-ú-ma li-tu-ur a-na ÁB

8       [i]p-šum pí-i ni-iš-ši-ki dÉ-a

9       li-mi-id li-il-li-du

10     [i]š-tu ša-ma ú-qá-at-tu-ú zi-ik-ra

11     ⌈ú-ša-ar-bi iz-za-ru tar-ta-ma

12     [i-r]u-ub-ma šu-ub-ti-iš-šu BÁRA-šu ir-mi

13     [i-ru]-bu-ma I-gi-gu iš-ši-qú še-pí-šu

14     [dEn-líl] i-ru-ub-ma BÁRA-šu ir-mi

15     [i-ru]-bu-ma i-gi-gu iš-ši-qú še-pí-šu

16     [ú] dBIL.GI da-pí-nu qú-ra-du

17     i-ru-ub-ma it-ti-šu-nu

18     še-ep a-bi-šu iš-ši-iq

19     i-mu-ur-šu-ma šar-ri DINGIR.DIDLI qú-ra-du

20     e-li aḫ-ḫi-šu i-li

21     i-ši-im⌉ ši-ma-as-su

22     dEn-líl i-mu-ur-šu-ma šar-ri DINGIR.DIDLI qú-ra-du

23     e-li aḫ-ḫi-šu i-li

24     i-ši-im ši-ma-as-su

25     a-li-ik at-ta lu nu-ur te-ne-še-tim

26     tu-uš-te-pí ra-ma-nu-uk

27     dBIL.GI lu šum-ka

28     a-di ta-ak-ka-lu-nim a-ia i-ku-lu

29     i-lu aḫ-ḫu-ka

 

Rev.   

30     a-di at-ta ta-ša-at-tu-nim

31     a-ia iš-tu-ú i-lu aḫ-ḫu-ka

32     a-di nu-ra-am tu-ka-al-la-mu-šu-nu-ti

33     a-ia ut-te-er ba-<la>-⌈aṭ⌉ DINGIR.DIDLI aḫ-ḫi-ka

34     it-ti dAsal-lú-ḫi maš-maš DINGIR.DIDLI ba-aʾ-ma

35     i-na É DINGIR ù li-ib-ši šum-ka

36     ù Elam-ma-tum ša te-ne-ru-ši-i-ma

37     ⌈li-ṣi-a-am-ma i-na qa-ab-li-tu ša-ma-i

38     [x x x] x li-iz-zi-iz-ma

39     [i-na qa-ab-l]i-tu ša-ma-i

40     [x x x x] x ⌈tim a-na ni-ši-ša

41     [x x x x x] li-ṣi-a-am-ma

42     [x x x x x] x ⌈tim a-na ni-ši-ša

43     [x x x x li-i]š-ku-nu-nim i-si-ni-ša

44     [x x x x li-i]š-ku-nu-nim

45     [x x x x li-i]š-ku-nu-nim i-si-ni-iš

46     [x x x x x] be/nu lu za-ma-ri

47     [i-na DINGIR.DIDLI aḫ-ḫi-k]a ma-ḫi-ra e ta-ar-ši

48     [x x x x x]-a a-bi-ka

49     [i-na DINGIR.DIDLI] aḫ-ḫi-ka

50     [ma-ḫi-ra]⌈e ta-ar-ši

51     [        ]⌈AL?.TIL?⌉

52     [DUB] ⌈7⌉.KAM.MA

53     [ŠU DINGIR]-šu-i-qí-ša

 

Vocabulary
Word Translation Semantic Line
abum father Kinship terms,Social status/Groups/Professions 18, 48
aḫum II arm, side; bank (of river) 4
aḫum I brother Kinship terms 20, 23, 29, 31, 33, 47, 49
Asarluḫi/Asalluḫi DN 34
awīlum, aʾīlu (LÚ; LÚ.ÙLU) man, free man, human being Social status/Groups/Professions 35
bītum (É) house Fabricated objects,Locations/Buildings 35
Ea DN Deities/Divine sphere 1, 5, 8
Elamatum goddess of Elam; name of the Bow star 36
Enlil DN [14], 22
Girra DN 16, 27
ḫušaḫḫum need, shortage, famine 6
Igigû DN, the (ten) great gods 13, 15
Ilšu-Iqiša PN 53
ilum (DINGIR) god, deity Deities/Divine sphere 19, 20, 22, 23, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 47, 49
ipšum deed, action 8
isinnum festival 43, 45
lītum, littum II (ÁB; GU4.ÁB) cow 1, 8
māḫirum opponent, antagonist, enemy Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions 47, 50
niššīkum prince (title of Ea) 8
nišū (UN.MEŠ) people, humanity, population Social status/Groups/Professions 40, 42
nūrum I (ZÁLAG) light Abstract concepts,Nature/Cosmological phenomena 25, 32
parakkum (BÁRA) cult dais, sanctuary, chapel 12, 14
pûm I (KA) mouth, statement, command, opening Body/Body parts 8
qablītum center, central part, middle (watch) of the night Abstract concepts 37, 39
qātum (ŠU) hand Body/Body parts 53
qurādum hero, warrior Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions 16, 19, 22
šammum (Ú) grass, herb, plant Flora 10
šamû I (AN) sky, heaven Nature/Cosmological phenomena 2, 37, 39
šarrum (LUGAL; EN) king, lord Social status/Groups/Professions 19, 22
šēpum foot, leg Body/Body parts 13, 15, 18
šīmtum (NAM) fate, what is fixed, destiny Abstract concepts,Rituals/Religious practices 21, 24
šubtum, šuptum abode, dwelling, place, seat Abstract concepts,Fabricated objects,Locations/Buildings 12
šumum (MU) name; son; line of text Abstract concepts,Verbal expressions 27, 35
tenēštum mankind, people; human kind Abstract concepts 25
ṭuppum, tuppum (DUB) clay tablet, document, letter 52
wāšipum exorcist, sorcerer, magician Social status/Groups/Professions,Verbal expressions 34
zamārum (ŠÌR) song Verbal expressions,Written texts/Literary terms 46
Signs in text
509
Words in text
222
Sumerograms in text
20
% of Sum. in text
9
Lines in text
53
Average signs per line in text
9.60
SD of signs per line
2.80
Revision History
Hess, Christian W.
Catalogue
01/01/12
Streck, Michael P.
Formatting
11/01/12
Wasserman, Nathan
Photography, web-imaging
08/03/12
Streck, Michael P.
Catalogue, transliteration
18/10/13
Wasserman, Nathan
SEAL 2 web-formatting
24/07/18
Streck, Michael P.
Images
14/05/19
14/05/19