SEAL no. 7164
Texts Hierarchy
Images
MS 3059 (Schøyen Collection, Oslo); George 2016, 24
Copy / Photo
Tablet Siglum
MS 3059
Measurements
circumference
5.7 x 4.5 x 2.2
cm
Collection
Schøyen Collection, Oslo
Edition
115–116 (II.D.11)
Genre / Classification
Incantations, scorpion
Provenance
Text
Obv.
1 [n]a-al-ba-⌈an⌉ na4uqnîm(ZA.⌈GÌN⌉.A)
2 ke-eš-ki-ir-ri! eb-bi-i
3 a-na A-sà-lu-uḫ māri(DUMU) É-a
4 li-iq-bu-ú
5 ma-ri ši-ip-ri ša-pi-ir
6 la ka-li a-la-ka
7 li-pu-uš
8 ši-pa-at zuqaqīpim(GÍR.TA[B!])
Translation
Obv.
1 O brick mold of lapis lazuli!
2 O brick board of pure (silver)!
3–4 May they say to Asalluḫe, son of Ea:
5 “The messenger was sent off.
6–7 He must not be detained! May he continue going!”
8 Incantation against a scorpion.
Vocabulary
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| alākum (v.) (DU) | G to go, walk; Gt go off, away; Gtn wander, go repeatedly, roam about, walk; Š caus. of G | Written texts/Literary terms | 6 |
| ana I | to, for | 3 | |
| Asarluḫi/Asalluḫi | DN | 3 | |
| Ea | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 3 |
| ebbum | bright, pure | 2 | |
| epēšum (v.) | G to do, make, build; Gt to do throroughly; Št be active, work on; N pass. of G | 7 | |
| kalûm V (v.) | G to hold (back), detain | 6 | |
| kiškirrum | a wooden board | 2 | |
| lā | not | 6 | |
| mārum (DUMU) | boy, son, descendant | Kinship terms,Social status/Groups/Professions | 3, 5 |
| nalbanum | brick mould | Fabricated objects | 1 |
| qabûm (v.) (DUG4) | G to say, speak, command | 4 | |
| šapārum (v.) | G to send, write, govern, administer | Verbal expressions | 5, 8 |
| šiprum | sending, mission, work, messenger | Abstract concepts,Human activities/actions,Verbal expressions | 5 |
| šiptum (ḖN; KAxUD) | incantation, spell | 8 | |
| uqnûm (na4ZA.GÌN) | lapis lazuli, turquoise | 1 | |
| zaqātum (v.) | G to sting | 9 | |
| zuqiqīpum, zuqaqīpum (GÍR.TAB) | scorpion | Fauna (wild) | 8 |
Signs in text
51
Words in text
19
Sumerograms in text
5
% of Sum. in text
26
Lines in text
8
Average signs per line in text
6.38
SD of signs per line
2.20
Revision History
Oh, Malli
Vocabulary
07/04/15
Wasserman, Nathan
Cataloguing and corrections
26/09/17
Tulaikova, Yulia
Additions to Notes
29/10/17
Tulaikova, Yulia
Cataloguing
14/11/17
Wasserman, Nathan
Edition, translation
30/10/18
Streck, Michael P.
Images, catalogue
12/12/19