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SEAL Fs. Sjöberg 18

SEAL no. 26698

Texts Hierarchy
Copy / Photo
Alster/Walker 1989
18 (copy)
Tablet Siglum
BM 86560
Collection
British Museum, London
Edition
Alster/Walker 1989
17f.
Bilingual
Provenance
Unknown
Text
obv.
zi-na ni-da-⸢ba⸣ si bi/ga x
é-kur-šè nam-tu-ú
é-kur-re é den-líl-ta
sa-am-su-i-<lu>-na lugal {x} kala-ga ni-[gal]-⸢a?⸣-[ni] / ùĝ ša-ra an-du-u[l]
ša na-am-ri-ru-šu ki-iš-ša-at ni-[ši] / ka-⸢at⸣-mu
ú ma ak DU x ⸢den?-líl?⸣ me? at [(x)]
[m]u-uṣ-ṣ[í-x x] ni [x x x]
[x] x x [...]
[x] x x [...]
rev.
[x] x x [...]
x mi-ir x [...]
i-na šu-ṣi(-)[...]
kúr-kúr AN ru gu x [...]
ĝar-zu kaš ĝá ĝá
ka-at ṭe4-em e-mu-q[í?...]
ša ŠU.NIĜIN ma-at a-a-bi i-⸢na?⸣ [x x (x)] / na-áš-pa-⸢at⸣-ta-am i-ša-k[a-nu]
[s]a-am-su-i-lu-na mu-ú-a sà nir-ĝ[ál] / kalam-an-né
sa-am-su-i-lu-na ŠUL dam-qum e-te-e[l]-/lum ša ma-ti-šu {x}
[s]a-am-su-i-lu-na zà-am-zu du10-ga
Translation

obv.

  1. … Nidaba (?) …

  2. To the Ekur …

  3. In the Ekur, from Enlil's temple

  4. Samsui<lu>na, strong king, whose radiance means protection for all mankind,

  5. whose radiance covers all mankind,

  6. … Enlil …

  7. [he ar]riv[ed (?)] …

  8. …

  9. …

Rs.

  1. …

  2. …

  3. at the rising […]

  4. enemies …

  5. the wise one (?) …

  6. To you (!?) […] reason of strength (?) […]

  7. who vanquishs the sum of enemy country in […],

  8. Samsuiluna, good man, prince of his country,

  9. Samsuiluna, good man, prince of his country,

  10. Samsuiluna, your song of praise is sweet.

Vocabulary
Word Translation Semantic Line
ayyābum enemy 16
damqum good, beautiful 18
emūqum (//usu) strength, force 15
etellum (NIR) lord, prince, pre-eminent 18
katāmum (v.) to cover 5
kiššatum (KIŠ) totality, world 5
mašûm (v.) to forget 7
mātum (KUR; KALAM) land, country 16
namrīrum awe-inspiring radiance 5
našpantum subjugation 16
nišū (//un) people, humanity, population 5
šakānum (v.) (GAR) G to put, place, lay down, Š make smb. place, establish, N be put, established 16
ṭēmum (fore)thought, plan(ning), understanding, instruction 15
waṣûm (v.) to go out 12
Signs in text
181
Words in text
98
Sumerograms in text
2
% of Sum. in text
2
Lines in text
19
Average signs per line in text
9.53
SD of signs per line
6.55
Revision History
Streck, Michael P.
Catalogue
06/12/19
Pohl, Antonia
Transliteration, translation
04/02/22
Pohl, Antonia
Vocabulary
21/02/22