SEAL no. 1625
Texts Hierarchy
Copy / Photo
161
Pl. XX
Tablet Siglum
AO 10650
Measurements
circumference
4.1x3.0
cm
Collection
Louvre, Paris
Edition
160–161
Studies
Cat. No. 126
Genre / Classification
Love Literature
Provenance
Text
1' šu-n[u?... …]
2' lu-pí-[it-ma…]
3' i-na su?-[ni?... …]
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4' be-le-et [… …]
5' tu-àm-ša [… …]
6' dINNIN ma?-⌈ša?⌉-[àm?...]
7' Šu-Sîn(30) in-⌈x⌉ [… …]
8' ta-za-am-m[a-ar…]
9' ⌈ta⌉-za-ma-[ar…]
10' ⌈d⌉INNIN [… …]
Translation
1' The[y? ... …]
2' To[uch my(?) …]
3' In (my?) la[p(?) …]
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4' Lady [… …]
5' Her twin-brother [… …]
6' Ištar, the twin-bro[ther(?) ...]
7' Šu-Sîn … [ ]
8' You/She will si[ng…]
9' You/She will si[ng…]
10' Ištar [… …]
Vocabulary
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| bēltum (NIN) | lady, mistress, proprietress | Social status/Groups/Professions | 4' |
| Ištar | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 6', 10' |
| lapātum (v.) | G to touch; D ~ G; Š ruin, destroy, plunder | 2' | |
| māšum | twin (brother/sister) | Kinship terms | 6' |
| Šu-Sîn(30) | RN | PN | 7' |
| sūnum | loin, lap | Body/Body parts | 3' |
| tu'āmum | twin | Kinship terms | 5' |
| zamārum (v.) | to sing, to play | Verbal expressions | 8', 9' |
Signs in text
35
Words in text
25
Sumerograms in text
3
% of Sum. in text
12
Lines in text
10
Average signs per line in text
3.50
SD of signs per line
1.18
Revision History
Wasserman, Nathan
Corrections
29/10/10
Wasserman, Nathan
Web-formatting
14/11/10
Bloch, Yigal
Online formatting and revision
13/05/17
Wasserman, Nathan
adding photos
15/05/17