SEAL no. 7124
YBC 9897 obv. (Yale Babylonian Collection)
YBC 9897 right edge (Yale Babylonian Collection)
YBC 9897 rev. (Yale Babylonian Collection)
van Dijk/Goetze/Hussey 1985, 11
CDLI P310428.
Coll. Farber, YOS 11, p. 62.
Obv.
1 dŠamaš(UTU) ša-am-ma-am iš-tu š[adîm](Ḫ[UR.SAG])
3 libbi(ŠÀ) dŠamaš(UTU) mu-še20-bi-ri-šu
5 libbi(ŠÀ) dSîn(NANNA) i-na ša-me-e iṣ-ba-at
6 libbi(ŠÀ) alpim(GU4) i-na su-pu-ri-i[m] iṣ-ba-at
7 libbi(ŠÀ) immerim(UDU) i-na ta-ar-ba-ṣí-im iṣ-ba-at
8 libbi(ŠÀ) eṭlim(GURUŠ) i-na šu-li-i-im iṣ-ba-at
9 libbi(ŠÀ) wardatim(KI.SIKIL) i-na me-lu-ul-ti-im iṣ-ba-at
10 ma-an-na-am lu-uš-pu-ur
11 a-na wa-ši-ib ap-sí-im
12 ⌈ra⌉-bi-i-im
13 dŠamaš(UTU) ša-am-ma-am [i]š-tu šadîm(ḪUR.SAG)
14 ú-še20-bi-ra-am-ma
15 libbi(ŠÀ) dŠamaš(UTU) mu-še20-bi-ri-i-šu iṣ-[ba-at]
16 libbi(ŠÀ) dS[în](NA[NNA]) i-na š[a-me-e iṣ-ba-at]
17 libbi(ŠÀ) al[pim(G[U4)…]
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Rev.
1' [ ] x [ ]
2' [ ša-am-m]a-am?
3' [ ] ú-ša-ap-pí-i[l]
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1–2 Šamaš brought over the (magic) plant across the mountain —
3–4 It seized the heart of Šamaš who brought it across,
5 It seized the heart of Sîn in the sky,
6 It seized the heart of the ox in the stall,
7 It seized the heart of the sheep in the fold,
8 It seized the heart of the lad in the street,
9 It seized the heart of the maiden in the dance,
10–12 Whom should I send to the dweller of the great Apsû (saying):
13–14 “Šamaš brought over a plant across the mountain —
15 It seized the heart of Šamaš who brought it across,
16 It sei[zed] the heart of Sîn in the s[ky],
17 It [seized] the heart of the o[x…],"
(rest broken)
Rev.
1' (broken)
2'–3' ….[the pla]nt… he brought down…
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| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpum (GU4) | bull, ox | Fauna (domestic) | 6, 17 |
| Apsûm (ZU.AB) | underground water (cosmic) | Deities/Divine sphere,Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 11 |
| ebērum (v.) | G to cross over; Š make to cross, bring across | 2, 14 | |
| eṭlum (GURUŠ; ŠUL) | manly; young man | Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions | 8 |
| immerum (UDU) | sheep | Fauna (domestic) | 7 |
| libbum (ŠÀ) | heart, mind; inner body | Body/Body parts | 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17 |
| mēlultum | play, game | Human activities/actions | 9 |
| mušēbirum | that brings across | 3, 15 | |
| ṣabātum (v.) (DAB5) | G to seize, take, hold | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1[5], [16] | |
| šadûm I (KUR; ḪUR.SAG) | mountain, open country | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 1, 13 |
| Šamaš, šamšum (dUtu) | DN, sun | Deities/Divine sphere | 1, 3, 13, 15 |
| šammum (Ú) | grass, herb, plant | Flora | 1, 13, 2' |
| šapālum (v.) | G to be, become low; D to lower, dig deep | 3’ | |
| šapārum (v.) | G to send, write, govern, administer | Verbal expressions | 10 |
| Sîn | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 5, 16 |
| šulûm | street, lane, alley | Locations/Buildings | 8 |
| supūrum | sheepfold | Locations/Buildings | 6 |
| tarbaṣum (TÙR) | animal stall, courtyard | Fabricated objects,Locations/Buildings | 7 |
| wardatum (KI.SIKIL) | girl, young woman | Social status/Groups/Professions | 9 |
| wāšibum | sitting, dwelling, present; inhabitant | Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions | 11 |