SEAL no. 7097
Texts Hierarchy
Images
TIM 9, 73
Copy / Photo
Tablet Siglum
IM 52546
Measurements
circumference
6.5 x 5.0 x 2.3
cm
Collection
Iraq Museum, Baghdad
Studies
Cat. No. 178
Cat. No. 325
Genre / Classification
Incantations, dog
Provenance
Notes
According to unofficial digging records, the tablet was found in HL 3-287 R. 11 L. III below stairs.
CDLI No. P223469 (no photo)
Text
Obv.
1 ka-al-bu-um [ša?]
2 dÉ-a ù d[x-x-(x)]
3 ka-la-ab ḫa-aš?-[x (x)]
4 x-[x]-ka-šu-x-[(x)]
5 [x x x]-šu? a-ru-u[ḫ? (x)]
6 ik? [x x] ⌈x⌉ ne-[x (x)]
7 [x x x a/i?]-li-ti-šu
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8 x [.....
9 [ka-al-b]u-um ṣalmum([G]I6)
10 [(x)] x x
Rev.
11 [i?-n]a? bu-ul? dGÌR!?
12 ma-ḫi-ra-am ú-ul i-šu
13 tu-en-ne-nu-ru?/ri?
Translation
Obv.
1 A dog [of?/which?]
2 Ea and [...]
3 The dog of ..[...]
4 ....
5 his... swift(?)
6 ....
7 ... his pack
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8 ....
9 a black [do]g
10 ....
Rev.
11 in the herds of Šakkan(?)
12 has no rival
13 Incantation formula.
Vocabulary
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| arāḫum, warāḫum (v.) | G to hasten, be urgent; D speed up, do quickly | 5 | |
| būlum (MÁŠ.ANŠE) | animals, livestock | Fauna (domestic),Fauna (wild) | 11 |
| Ea | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 2 |
| illatum, illitum, ellutum | band, group, clan | Kinship terms | [7] |
| išûm (v.) | G to have | 12 | |
| kalbum (UR.GI7) | dog | Fauna (domestic),Fauna (wild) | 1, 3, [9] |
| māḫirum | opponent, antagonist, enemy | Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions | 12 |
| Šakkan (dŠakkan, dŠákkan) | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 11 |
| ṣalmum (GI6) I | black, dark | Qualities/Attributes | [9] |
Signs in text
71
Words in text
37
Sumerograms in text
3
% of Sum. in text
8
Lines in text
13
Average signs per line in text
5.46
SD of signs per line
2.47
Revision History
Wagschal, Avigail
Transliteration, indices
13/06/07
Bo, Zhang
Web-indexing
09/04/10
Meltzer, Keren
Semantics
17/10/10
Wasserman, Nathan
Web-formatting
18/10/10
Wasserman, Nathan
Translation, commentary
18/10/10
Zilberg, Peter
Indexing verbal forms
03/07/14
Oh, Malli
Indexing
19/10/14