SEAL no. 7052
Texts Hierarchy
Measurements
circumference
4.2 x 6.0
cm
Collection
Private collection (anonymous)
Edition
21–22
Genre / Classification
Incantations, sick baby
Provenance
Text
Obv.
1 da-du-um-mi da-du-um
2 uk-ku-pa-ma
3 da-da-ru-um
4 ši-ni-iḫ-šu (ras.) mu-tu-um
5 am-ma-at mu-tu-um
6 ú-uṭ ba-⌈la⌉-ṭú
7 ši-in ši-z[i]-⌈i⌉
Rev.
8 a-ma-ru ša DINGIR-[šu]
9 ú-da?!-am-mi-q[á-am/aš-šu]
10 ⌈d+En-ki⌉ ù dMarduk (⌈d?AMAR?.UTU⌉) d⌈Gu-la⌉
11 ⌈dNin?⌉-⌈ka?⌉-⌈ra⌉-⌈ak?⌉ d⌈Nin⌉-[girim?]
12 ka-inim-ma [da?-du?]-um
13 ti-la-kám
Translation
1–2 The beloved child, beloved child is about (to die).
3–4 The ill-smelling daddarum-thorn, its blockage (in the child’s throat) is death.
5–8 Death – one cubit; life – half-cubit; two times one-third cubit – the (caring) glance of the god...
9–10 The god(?) and ... the god... improved (the baby’s feeling).
11 Ninkarak(?) (and?) the god...
12–13 Incantation to revive a [beloved ch]ild.
Vocabulary
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| amārum (v.) | G to see; catch sight of; N pass. of G, be found | 8 | |
| ammatum I | forearm, cubit | 5 | |
| balāṭum (TI) | life, vigour, good health | 6 | |
| daddarum | centaury | 3 | |
| dādum I | darling, favorite, sexual attractiveness | 1, [12] | |
| damāqum (v.) | G to improve (intrans.) D to improve (trans.) | 9 | |
| ekēpum (v.) | to come close, approach; G (in space, time); D (of time) draw near | 2 | |
| Enki | DN | [10] | |
| Gula | DN | [10] | |
| ilum (DINGIR) | god, deity | 8 | |
| KA.INIM.MA | incantation formula, incantation | 12 | |
| Marduk | DN | [10] | |
| mūtum | death | 4,5 | |
| Ningirim | DN | [11] | |
| Ninkarrak | DN | [11] | |
| šina II | two | 7 | |
| šini'tum | blockage (of throat) | 4 | |
| šizûm | one-third cubit | 7 | |
| ūṭum | span, half-cubit; forearm | 6 |
Signs in text
75
Words in text
25
Sumerograms in text
1
% of Sum. in text
4
Lines in text
13
Average signs per line in text
5.77
SD of signs per line
1.54
Revision History
Wasserman, Nathan
Cataloguing
23/09/17
Wasserman, Nathan
Transliteration, translation, commentary
15/08/19
Zomer, Elyze
Revision
09/08/20
Tulaikova, Yulia
Indexing
18/01/21