SEAL no. 7083
BM 79938 obv. (British Museum)
BM 79938 rev. (British Museum)
Finkel 1999a, 243 Fig. 2
Script suggests a late OB, or even later period. (Note also ana in l. 8).
Obv.
1 [u]r-ru-uh bi-ir-ki-i
2 ḫa-mu-uṭ la-sa-ma-am
3 bu-bu-tam a!? (text: A)-li-ip a-ka-la-am ⌈e⌉-[eṣ]
4 i-na ši-[i]n-ni-šu na-ši ni-il-šu
5 e-ma iš-šu-ku ma-ra-šu
6 i-iz-zi-ib
7 dDa-mu be-el ba-la-ṭi
8 ana TI! {ana} dŠa-la ša-il-ma
9 ⌈d⌉Adad(IM) li-⌈il?-qu?⌉-nim-ma
Rev.
10 li-ib-lu-[uṭ…] x x
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11 at-la-ak ⌈ḪUL?⌉ x […] x x-ú
12 pu-ṭú-u[r …]
13 tu-ur x[...]
14 i-x [...]
15 i-x [...]
(remainder lost)
1–3 Swift-kneed, fast-running, distorted by hunger, sho[rt] of food.
4–6 In his teeth he carries his semen:
5−6 Wherever he bit he leaves his offspring.
7 O Damu, lord of living,
8 He asks Šala for (his) life.
9 Adad – let them take (the appeal)
10 so that he may live…!
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11 Go away, evil…
12 Release […]
13 Turn […]
14−15 …
- reminder lost
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adad (dIŠKUR) | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 9 |
| ak(a)lum (NINDA) | bread, loaf, food | Food/Drink | 3 |
| alākum (v.) (DU) | G to go, walk; Gt go off, away; Gtn wander, go repeatedly, roam about, walk; Š caus. of G | Written texts/Literary terms | 11 |
| alāpum (v.) | to make immovable, paralyze (part of the body) | 3 | |
| arāḫum, warāḫum (v.) | G to hasten, be urgent; D speed up, do quickly | 1 | |
| balāṭum (TI) | life, vigour, good health | Abstract concepts | 7, 8 |
| balāṭum (v.) | G to live, stat. be alive; D bring back to life, revive, let live, support, provide for | 10 | |
| bēlum (EN) | lord, master, proprietor, owner | Social status/Groups/Professions | 7 |
| birkum | knee | Body/Body parts | 1 |
| bubūtum | hunger, starvation | Abstract concepts | 3 |
| Damu | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 7 |
| ēm, ēma | wherever | 5 | |
| ezēbum (v.) | G to leave, leave behind; Š to save | 6 | |
| ḫamāṭum (v.) II | G to hasten, be quick; D hurry | 2 | |
| lasāmum (v.) | G to run | 2 | |
| lemnum (ḪUL) | evil, bad; evil person, enemy | [11] | |
| leqûm (v.) | G to take, take over; Š caus. of G | 9 | |
| mārum (DUMU) | boy, son, descendant | Kinship terms,Social status/Groups/Professions | 5 |
| našākum (v.) | G to bite, gnaw | 5 | |
| našûm (v.) | G to lift, carry; Gtn iter. | Materials | 4 |
| nīlum II | semen | Body/Body parts | 4 |
| paṭārum (v.) | G to loosen, release; G~D; N to be loosened | 12 | |
| Šala | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 8 |
| šâlum (v.) I | G to ask; Gt to consult | 8 | |
| šinnum | tooth | Body/Body parts | 4 |
| târum (v.) (GUR) | G to turn, return, become again; D to bring, send, give, pay back | 13 | |
| wiāṣum (v.) | G to become too little, small | 3 |