SEAL no. 7082
BM 79125 obv. (British Museum)
BM 79125 rev. (British Museum)
Finkel 1999a , 243 Fig. 1
A Late Old Babylonian cursive script. With a ritual. Unusual orthography. The transliteration and translation follow Finkel 1999.
Obv.
1 urruk([G]ÍD.DA.GÍD-uk) ⌈bir⌉-ki
2 šar-úh lá-an-šu
3 ištanaḫḫiṭ(GUD.DA) ki AG illak(DU) ki? DU x
4 ina pîšu(KA-šu) nà-ši ne-elx?(ŠID)-šu
5 ašar(KI) iš-šu-ku me-ra-nam íb-ni
6 šipat(KAxUD) é.én.nu.ru
7 šiptum(KAxUD-tum) ul(NU) ia-át-tum4
8 šipat(KAxUD-át) dDa7(UD)-mu ù dGu-⌈la⌉
9 dGu-la iqbi(BÍ.IN.DUG4)-⌈ma⌉
10 a-na-ku ád-di
Rev.
11 šipat(KAxUD) é.én.nu.ru
12 a-na libbi(ŠÀ) ne-ši-ik kalbim(UR)
13 MURUB4? BUR Ì tapaššaš(ŠÉŠ?-ša-aš)
14 hé-me-tam tašakkan(GAR.RA-an)
15 šiptam(KAxUD) á-ni-tam
16 tà-nà-di-ma
17 i-ne-e-eš
Obv.
1–2 Long of leg, proud of form.
3 He jumps like a..., walks like a…
4–5 In his mouth he carries his semen: wherever he bit, he bore a puppy.
6 En-e-nu-ru incantation.
7–8 The incantation is not mine: the incantation is of Damu and Gula.
9–10 Gula said (it) – I recited (it).
Rev.
11–12 En-e-nu-ru incantation to confront a dog-bite:
13–14 You anoint the … with oil from a bowl. You apply ghee.
15–16 Recite this incantation, and he will recover.
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| alākum (v.) (DU) | G to go, walk; Gt go off, away; Gtn wander, go repeatedly, roam about, walk; Š caus. of G | 3 | |
| anāku | I, me | 10 | |
| annûm | this, those | 15 | |
| arākum (v.) (GÍD.DA) | G to be long; D make long, lengthen; Š to lengthen, prolong | 1 | |
| ašrum (KI) | place, site | 5 | |
| banûm (v.) | G to build, create; N be created, made | 5 | |
| birkum | knee | Body/Body parts | 1 |
| Damu | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 8 |
| Gula | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 8, 9 |
| ḫimētum, ḫemētum | butter, ghee | Food/Drink | 14 |
| kalbum (UR.GI7) | dog | Fauna (domestic),Fauna (wild) | 12 |
| lānum | body, figure; stature, form | Body/Body parts | 2 |
| libbum (ŠÀ) | heart, mind; inner body | Body/Body parts | 12 |
| mīrānum, mērānum | puppy, young dog | Fauna (domestic),Fauna (wild) | 5 |
| nadûm III (v.) | G to throw down, lay down; N to be rejected; Š caus. of G | 10, 16 | |
| našākum (v.) | G to bite, gnaw | 5 | |
| našûm (v.) | G to lift, carry; Gtn iter. | 4 | |
| nêšum (v.) | G to live, revive | 17 | |
| nīlum II | semen | Body/Body parts | 4 |
| niškum, neškum | bite | Diseases/Demons | 12 |
| pašāšum (v.) (ŠÉŠ) | G to anoint, smear; N anoint o.s. with (= acc.), be anointed | 13 | |
| pûm I (KA) | mouth, statement, command, opening | Body/Body parts | 4 |
| pūrum (BUR) | (stone) bowl | Fabricated objects | 13 |
| qabûm (v.) (DUG4) | G to say, speak, command | 9 | |
| šaḫāṭum (v.) (GUD.DA) | G to jump on, attack, escape; D attack; Gtn jump about, jump in succession | 3 | |
| šakānum (v.) (GAR) | to put, place, lay down | 14 | |
| šamnum (Ì; Ì.GIŠ) | oil, fat, cream | Food/Drink,Materials | 13 |
| šarḫum | proud, splendid | 2 | |
| šiptum (ḖN; KAxUD) | incantation, spell | 6, 7, 8, 11, 15 | |
| yā'um | my, mine | 7 |