SEAL no. 7172
YBC 4593 (Yale Babylonian Collection)
YBC 4593 obv. (Yale Babylonian Collection)
YBC 4593 right edge (Yale Babylonian Collection)
YBC 4593 rev. (Yale Babylonian Collection)
van Dijk/Goetze/Hussey 1985, 4 obv.
van Dijk/Goetze/Hussey 1985, 4 rev.
CDLI P274695. With a ritual.
Coll. Farber, YOS 11, p. 60.
First photo Klaus Wagensonner
11 dSîn?(⌈ŠEŠ.KI⌉) i-na x [x x x ]-li?-im
12 ki-a-am x [x x x x]-ú pí-ia-ma
13 ma-a-⌈ri?⌉ [a?-wi?-lu?]-tim ma x tu ⌈ri?⌉ aq-bi-⌈kum?⌉
14 ki-i la ta-am-ta-[li]-ik
15 ta?-wi-ir te-eṭ-ḫi
16 a-na ma-ka-al-ti ša i-ku-lu ṣu-ḫa-rum me-er-sà
17 a-li-ik ṣu-ḫa-rum li-ib-lu-uṭ-ma
Rev.
18 zu-qí-qí-pu-um li-mu-ut
19 ši-pa-at zu-qí-qí-pí-im
20 ki-ik-ki-ta-ša ša li-ib-bi u-zu-un i-me-e-ri
21 i-na mu-uḫ-ḫi sí-im-mi ta-ša-ka-an-ma
22 ši-ip-ta ta-na-an-di-i-ma ba-li-iṭ
11 Sîn in the ... ... ...
12 thus .... .... of my mouth.
13 The person (lit. “son of mankind”) ... I told you:
14–15 "How, without considering, you came and drew near
16 to the bowl from which the boy ate the pie?!
17–18 Go! May the boy live and may the scorpion die!"
19 Incantation against a scorpion.
20–21 Its ritual: Place on lesion the substance (taken) from the inner ear of a donkey
22 and recite the (above) incantation, and he will recover.
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| akālum (v.) | G to eat, consume, devastate; Gtn iter. of G; Š caus. of G | 16 | |
| alākum (v.) (DU) | G to go, walk; Gt go off, away; Gtn wander, go repeatedly, roam about, walk; Š caus. of G | 17 | |
| awīlūtum | humanity, mankind | 13 | |
| balāṭum (v.) | G to live, stat. be alive; D bring back to life, revive, let live, support, provide for | 17, 22 | |
| imērum (ANŠE) | donkey | Fauna (domestic) | 20 |
| kī | like, how?, if, that | 14 | |
| kīam | so, thus | 12 | |
| kikiṭṭûm (KÌD.KÌD.BI; KI.KI.BI) | ritual procedure | Rituals/Religious practices,Verbal expressions | 20 |
| libbum (ŠÀ) | heart, mind; inner body | 20 | |
| mākaltum | wooden dish | Fabricated objects | 16 |
| malākum (v.) | G to give advice; Gt to discuss, confer, consider, ponder | 14 | |
| mār awīlūtim | person ("son of mankind") | 13 | |
| mārum (DUMU) | boy, son, descendant | 13 | |
| mâtum (v.) | G to die | 18 | |
| mersum | ingredients for cake: dates, sesame, oil etc. | Food/Drink | 16 |
| muḫḫum | skull, top, head | 21 | |
| nadûm III (v.) | G to throw down, lay down; N to be rejected; Š caus. of G | 22 | |
| pûm I (KA) | mouth, statement, command, opening | 12 | |
| qabûm (v.) (DUG4) | G to say, speak, command | 13 | |
| šakānum (v.) (GAR) | to put, place, lay down | 21 | |
| simmum | wound, lesion | Diseases/Demons | 21 |
| Sîn | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 11 |
| šiptum (ḖN; KAxUD) | incantation, spell | 19, 22 | |
| ṣuḫārum ((LÚ.)TUR; DI4.DI4.LA?) | boy, male child, servant, adolescent | Kinship terms,Social status/Groups/Professions | 16, 17 |
| ṭeḫûm (v.) | G to approach, be(come) near to; D bring close to, affect | 15 | |
| uznum | ear, wisdom, understanding | Body/Body parts | 20 |
| wârum (v.) | G to go (up to); D instruct, govern, commission, appoint, send | 15 | |
| zuqiqīpum, zuqaqīpum (GÍR.TAB) | scorpion | Fauna (wild) | 18, 19 |