SEAL no. 7106
BM 122691 obv. (British Museum)
BM 122691 lower edge (British Museum)
Farber 1981, 62
CDLI No. P274698. For the provenance of Tel Duweihes, cf. Farber 1981, 61: fantasy name, but see Cunningham 1997, 99 n. 4 (Walker's personal communication). According to script the text comes from the South.
1' [i]-[n]u-⌈um⌉ ⌈ip⌉-⌈pa⌉-⌈la⌉-⌈ás⌉ ⌈it⌉-⌈ta⌉-⌈na⌉-⌈ap⌉-[ra-ar]
2' ša-aš-ka-lum sà-ḫi-ip-tum
3' ḫu-ḫa-ru-um sà-ḫe-eš-tum
4' ba-ab la-'ì i-ba-ma
5' i-na be-ri la-'ì ṣe-[e]l!-ta-am iš-ku-un
6' ba-ab wa-li-[d]a-ti-im i-ba-ma
7' še-ri-ši-na u4-ḫa-ni-iq
8' i-ru-ma a-[n]a [b]i-it qè-e
9' ši-pa?!-sa-am [i]š-bi-ir
10' ki-nu-na-am pu-zu?-ra-am ú-sa-pi-iḫ
11' bi-ta-am ša-gi-[m]a?-am? ti-li-ša-am iš-ku-un
12' im-ḫa-aṣ-ma i-še-er-ta-am
13' i-ta-ṣi ì-lí bi-tim
14' ma-aḫ-ṣa-ma le-e-sà sú-ḫi-ra-ši / a-na wa-ar-ka-{da}-tim
15' i-ni-ša mu-li- ṭa-ab-ta-am
16' pâša(KA-ša) mu-li-a di-ig-ma-a[m]
17' il bi-ti-im li-tu-r[u?]
Lower Edge
18' ši-ip-tum ša i-ni-[in?]
1' The (Evil) [E]ye is looking, it is [roa]ming about!
2'–3' A swooping-down net! An Ensnaring mesh!
4'–5' Passing through the gate of the tots, she caused quarrel between the tots;
6'–7' Passing through the gate of (women) in labor, she strangled their babies;
8'–9' She entered the vessels’ storeroom, broke the sealing bullae.
10' She scattered the fireplace, the place of safety(?).
11' She turned the house full of (happy) noise into a ruin
12'–13' After she stroke down the sanctuary, the god of the house has gone out.
14' Strike her cheek! Make her turn backwards!
15' Fill (pl.) her eyes with salt!
16' Her mouth fill (pl.) with ashes
17' May the god of the house return(?)!
18’ Incantation (against) the (Evil) Eye.
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| bābum (KÁ) | doorway, door, gate, entrance | Fabricated objects,Locations/Buildings | 4', 6' |
| ešertum | chapel, sanctuary, shrine | Locations/Buildings,Rituals/Religious practices | 12' |
| ḫuḫārum | bird-snare | Fabricated objects | 3' |
| ili bītim | god of the house | Deities/Divine sphere | 13', 17' |
| kinūnum | brazier, fireplace, oven; kiln | Fabricated objects | 10' |
| la'ûm | small child | Social status/Groups/Professions | 4', 5' |
| lētum | cheek; side | Body/Body parts | 14' |
| pûm I (KA) | mouth, statement, command, opening | Body/Body parts | 16' |
| puzrum | concealment, hiding-place | Abstract concepts,Human activities/actions | 10' |
| qûm II (SÌLA) | measuring-vessel | Fabricated objects | 8' |
| ṣāltum | combat, strife, discord, quarrel; DN | Abstract concepts | 5' |
| šerrum | young child, baby | Social status/Groups/Professions | 7' |
| šipassum | clay sealing, sealed bulla | Fabricated objects | 9' |
| šuškallum, šaškallum | battle-net | Locations/Buildings | 2' |
| ṭabtum (MUN) | salt | Food/Drink,Materials | 15' |
| ṭikmēnum, digīmum | ashes | Materials | 16' |
| tīlum, tillum (DU6) | tell, ruin heap | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 11' |
| wālittum | one who gives/has given/is about to give birth | Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions | 6' |
| warkatum | rear, estate, legacy, background, affair, backside; after | Locations/Buildings | 14' |