SEAL no. 7158
Cavigneaux 1999 , 273
The Akkadian incantation is followed by a (syllabic) Sumerian incantation – not a ritual, although flour is mentioned – against the evil tongue (ll. 12–18). A late parallel of this incantation is known, see Cavigneaux 1999, 270f.
Obv.
1 APINx(AK) er-ṣé-tam i-ra-ḫi
2 dSumuqan ra-ma-na-šu uš-⌈ša-ap⌉
3 lu-ši-im-ma ra-ma-ni lu-ši-ip ši-ip-tam
4 bi-ṣú-ur ka-al-ba-ti-im ki-bi-it ⌈ki-ib⌉-ti-im
5 bi-ṣú-ur si-ni-iš-ti-im qa?-mu-um qa?-am-šu?
6 dSumuqan ra-ma-na-šu uš-ša-ap
7 lu-š[i-i]p ra-ma-ni lu-{IB}-ši-ip ši-ip-tam
8 ki-ma dSumuqan uš-ša-pu ra-ma-an-šu
9 aḫ-zu?! im-me!-ru ka-lu-mu
Rev.
10 aḫ-za ka-lu-ma-tum maḫ?-ri-šu
11 ši-pa-at ra-ma-ni-ia ia-ti aḫ-zi-ni
Obv.
1 (As) the plow impregnates the earth,
2 Šakkan enchants himself,
3 let me enchant myself and let me cast a spell!
6 Šakkan enchants himself.
7 Let me enchant myself and let me cast a spell!
8 As Šakkan enchants himself,
9 sheep (and) lambs are seized,
10 she-lambs are seized in front of him,
11 (thus), oh my self-conjuration, seize me!
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| aḫāzum (v.) | G to take, marry, grasp, seize, learn; Š to make s.o. take, marry, learn | 10, 11 | |
| biṣṣūrum | female genitals, vulva | Body/Body parts | 4, 5 |
| epinnum (APINx(AK)) | plough, seed plough | Fabricated objects | 1 |
| erṣetum (KI) | earth, land, netherworld | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | 1 |
| immerum (UDU) | sheep | Fauna (domestic) | 9 |
| kalbatum | female dog, bitch | Fauna (domestic) | 4 |
| kalûm V (v.) | G to hold (back), detain | 9 | |
| kalumtum | ewe; female lamb | Fauna (domestic) | 10 |
| kalūmum | lamb | Fauna (domestic) | 9 |
| kibtum | wheat | Food/Drink | 4 |
| qāmum | ? | 5 | |
| ramānum | self | Abstract concepts,Body/Body parts,Personal prons. | 11 |
| reḫûm (v.) | G to pour out, have sexual intercourse | 1 | |
| Šakkan (dŠakkan, dŠákkan) | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 2, 6, 8 |
| sinništum (MUNUS) | woman | Social status/Groups/Professions | 5 |
| šiptum (ḖN; KAxUD) | incantation, spell | Rituals/Religious practices,Verbal expressions,Written texts/Literary terms | 3, 7, 11 |
| wašāpum (v.) | G to exorcise; D "cure" by exorcism | 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 |