CUSAS 32, 26a

SEAL no. 7055

Images
  • George 2016 pl. 72George 2016 pl. 72
  • MS 3387 (CDLI P252328)MS 3387 (CDLI P252328)
Copy / Photo
pl. 87 (photo, copy)
Tablet Siglum
MS 3387
Measurements
circumference
5.7 x 5.2 x 2.0
cm
Collection
Schøyen Collection, Oslo
Edition
142 (II.G.2)
Genre / Classification
Incantations, childbirth
Provenance
Notes

CDLI No. P252328

Text

col. i'

1'         [ṣe-eḫ-ru-um ku-us-sa-a i]-⌈da⌉-[(a)]-⌈šu

2'         [ka-at-ma i-na-šu mu]-ṣa-a i-še20-i

3'         [i-mu-ur-šu-ma dAsa]r-lú-ḫi

4'         [pa-da-na]-am ip-te-šu

5'         [iš-ku-un-šu ṭù]-da-am

6'         [pe-ti pa-d]a-nu-um

7'         [ša-ki-in-ku ṭ]ù-ú-du-um

8'         [wa-aš-ba-at-ku] ⌈dNin-ḫur-sag-gá

9'         [a-sú-tum b]a-ni-a-at

10'       [a-wi-lu-t]i-im

11'       [mi-it-ḫa-aṣ? it-ti ši-r]i-im ù e-ṣé-/-[e]m-ti-im

12'       [ki-ma da-di-im šu-lu-u]p ra-ma-an-ka

13'       [KA.inim.ma munus ù-t]u-ud-da-kam

Translation

1'–2'     [The baby], his hands [were bound, his eyes were covered]. He was looking for the way [out].

3'         [(There) Asarl]uḫi [noticed him].

4'–5'     He opened for him the path, set for him the road, (saying:)

6'–7'     “The path is open for you! The road is set for you!

8'–10'   Ninḫursag [is sitting for you, the mother who] created [mankind]:

11'       [Struggle? with flesh] and bone!

12'       [Pull ou]t yourself [like a good boy!”]

13'        [Incantation (for) [a woman in la]bor.

Vocabulary
Word Translation Semantic Line
amārum (v.) G to see; catch sight of; N pass. of G, be found i'3'
Asarluḫi/Asalluḫi DN i'3'
asûm physician Social status/Groups/Professions i'9'
awīlūtum humanity, mankind Abstract concepts i'10'
banûm (v.) G to build, create; N be created, made i'9'
dādum I darling, favorite, sexual attractiveness Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions i'12'
eṣemtum (uzuGÌR.PAD.DU) bone Body/Body parts i'11'
idum (Á) arm; side; strength; wage Body/Body parts i'1'
īnum (IGI) eye Body/Body parts i'2'
KA.INIM.MA incantation formula, incantation i'13'
kasûm III (v.) G to bind; G~D bind person, animal, limb i'1'
katāmum (v.) G to cover, close i'2'
maḫāṣum (v.) G to beat, strike; Gt to fight with each other i'11'
mūṣûm exit, way out, outlet i'2'
Ninḫursag DN i'8'
padānum way, path Locations/Buildings i'4', i'6'
petûm II (v.) G to open, expose; Š to cause to open i'4', i'6'
ramānum self Abstract concepts,Body/Body parts,Personal prons. i'12'
šakānum (v.) (GAR) to put, place, lay down i'5', i'7'
šalāpum (v.) G to pull out, unsheathe i'12'
ṣeḫrum I ((LÚ).TUR) little, young, junior-; small, child, servant, baby i'1'
še'ûm (v.) G to seek, call on i'2'
šīrum (UZU) flesh, body; entrails; kinsman, blood relative, meat; ominous sign Body/Body parts,Kinship terms i'11'
ṭūdum way, path Locations/Buildings i'5', i'7'
wašābum (v.) to sit, dwell i'8'
Signs in text
117
Words in text
36
Sumerograms in text
1
% of Sum. in text
3
Lines in text
13
Average signs per line in text
9.00
SD of signs per line
2.97
Revision History
Oh, Malli
Vocabulary
09/04/15
Wasserman, Nathan
Cataloguing and corrections
26/09/17
Tulaikova, Yulia
Additions to Notes
29/10/17
Tulaikova, Yulia
Cataloguing
14/11/17
Streck, Michael P.
Images, catalogue
02/08/19