ZA 75, 198ff.e

SEAL no. 7148

Images
  • IB 1554 obv./rev. (Iraq Museum)IB 1554 obv./rev. (Iraq Museum)
  • IB 1554 lower/upper/left edge (Iraq Museum)IB 1554 lower/upper/left edge (Iraq Museum)
Copy / Photo
after p. 208 (photos)
Tablet Siglum
IB 1554
Measurements
circumference
25.5 x 8.0 x 2.5 x 4.5
cm
Collection
Iraq Museum, Baghdad
Edition
Genre / Classification
Incantations, love
Love Literature
Notes
The tablet was found broken and sealed inside a vase in the corner of a wall. The present tablet was originally cut of a 3-columns tablet, before(?) our text was inscribed on it.

CDLI No. P355910.    

Text

Rev.

62 a-i-iš li-ib-b[a-k]a [(x x)] i-il-la-ak

63 a-i-iš i-na-[a-a-la] i-na-a?-ka?

64 ia-ši-im l[i-] x x [...] x

65 ia-ti l[i-ip-lu-u]s x x [...] x

66 [am-r]a?-an-ni k[i-m]a? x x [...]

67 i-ta-ap-la-sà-an-ni x [x x] x KA ŠI [x x x]

68 ki-ma a-ka-li-im [(te?)-le?]-mi-a?-an-ni

69 ki-ma ši-ka-[ri-im (te?)-le?/la?]-am-ma-an-ni

70 ti-da-ab-ba-a[b? x x x] x x x x-bi-im

71 i-na pī(KA) x x x x [u]m?-ma-at ZI x x-ma-ni [(x)]

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72 ka-ini[m-ma ki-ág-g]á-[kam]

Translation

Rev.

62 Where goes your(m.) heart?

63 Whereto l[oo]k your(m.) eyes?

64 To me [may your(m.?) heart go!]

65 At me [may your eyes look!]

66 Look at me as [ ]

67 See me ... [ ]

68 [(You will) cons]ume me like bread,

69 [You will cons]ume me like beer.

70 Speak with me continually [ ] ...

71 In the mouth(?)... ...

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72 Incantation of the lover.

Vocabulary
Word Translation Semantic Line
ak(a)lum (NINDA) bread, loaf, food Food/Drink 68
amārum (v.) G to see; catch sight of; N pass. of G, be found [66]
dabābum II (v.) G to speak, talk; Gt speak to each other 70
lemûm I (v.) G to consume, eat and drink [68], [69]
naṭālum (v.) G to look, gaze; Š to show 63
palāsum (v.) to look, glance, G to look at, towards; N look, gaze, consider; Ntn iter. constantly gaze at [65], 67
pûm I (KA) mouth, statement, command, opening Body/Body parts 71
šikarum (KAŠ; KEŠ) beer, ale Food/Drink 69
Signs in text
126
Words in text
59
Sumerograms in text
2
% of Sum. in text
3
Lines in text
11
Average signs per line in text
11.45
SD of signs per line
3.30
Revision History
Shlivinski, Rani
Transliteration and indices
08/03/07
Wasserman, Nathan
Web-formatting
09/01/10
Wasserman, Nathan
Translation and commentary
13/01/10
Wasserman, Nathan
Corrections
27/10/10
Wagschal, Avigail
Indexing (stage 2)
27/05/14
Oh, Malli
Indexing
19/10/14
Bloch, Yigal
Online formatting and revision
13/05/17
Streck, Michael P.
Images, catalogue, file name
12/12/19