SEAL no. 7181
van Dijk 1976 65
van Dijk 1976 66
Duplicate incantations on different format tablets.
TIM 9, 65 = CDLI P223458 (no photo); TIM 9, 66 = CDLI P223459 (no photo).
According to unofficial digging records TIM 9, 65 was found in HL 2-487 R. 161 L. II while TIM 9, 66 was found in HL 2-470 R. 161 L. II Bunring (sic. for "Burning"?) level. Hence the two texts were found not far from each other.
The edition (with minor corrections) is based on Finkel 1999, where lines of IM 51328 are numbered wrongly.
TIM 9, 65 = Text A; TIM 9, 66 = Text B
Obv.
A1 aṣ-ba-at pí ṣé-ri ka-li-i-ma ù ku-ur-si-da-am
B1 aṣ-ba-at pí-i ṣerrī(M[UŠ-ri]) 2 ka-li-ma ù kur-si-d[a-am]
A2 ṣé-ri la ši-ip-ti-im aš-nu-ga-la-⌈am⌉ bu-ru-ba-la-am
B3 ṣerri(MUŠ-ri) la ši-ip-ti-[im?] 4 aš-šu-nu-gal-lam bu-ru-ba-la-a
A3 ša-⌈nap⌉-ša-ḫu-ra-am ba-ar-ma-am i-ni-in
B5 ab-ša-ḫ[u?]-ra-am ba-ar-ma i-ni
A4 ku-pí-a-am ṣé-ri zi-zi na-zi-za-am ṣé-ri a-ap-ti-im
B6 ku-pí-am ṣerri(MUŠ-ri) zi-iz-zi 7 na-zi-za-am ṣerri(MUŠ-ri) a!-ap-ti
A5 i-ru-ub ḫu-ra-am ú-ṣí nu-ṣa-ba-am
B8 i-ru-ub ḫu-ur-ra-am 9 ú-ṣí na-[ṣa]-ba-am
A6 im-ḫa-aṣ ṣa-la-ta-am ṣa-bi-ta-am a-la-na-am ḫa-ma-di-ra-am
B10 i[m]-[ḫ]a-[aṣ] ṣa-la-ta-am ṣa-bi-ta 11 al-l[a-na]-am ḫa-ma-di-ra-am
A7 uš-te-il-qí i-na ši-pí-im ṣé-ru-um i-ra-bi-iṣ
B12 uš-te-el-qí 13 i-na ši-ip-pí ṣerru(MUŠ-r[u]) 14 i-ra-bi-iṣ
A8 i-na ši-pa-ti-im i-ra-bi-iṣ ba-aš-mu-um
B15 i-na šu-pa-tim Lower Edge 16 i-{na}-ra-bi-iṣ ba-aš-mu
A9 ša ba-aš-mi-im ši-ši-it pí-šu si-b[i-it li-ša-nu-šu]
B17 ša ba-aš-mi ši-ši-it 18 pí-šu si-bi-it Rev. 19 li-ša-nu-šu
Rev.
A10 si-bi-it ú si-bi-it [ú-ṣ]ú? mi-ma ša li-b[i-šu]
B20 si-bi-it ú-ṣú? mi-ma 21 ša li-bi-šu
A11 ú-lu-ḫa-am ša-ra-ti-i[m p]a-al-ḫa-am zi-m[i]
B22 ú-lu-[ḫ]a-am [ša-r]a-tim 23 pa-al-ḫa-am zi-mi
A12 na-mu-ra-ta i-na-šu i-na pí-šu ú-ṣa-am pu-[lu-uḫ-tum]
B24 na-mu-ra-ta i-na-šu 25 i-na pí-šu ú-ṣa-am pu-⌈lu-uḫ-tum⌉
A13 e-li-ta-šu i-pa-ṣí-id ab-na-am
B26 e-li-ta-šu i-pa-ṣí-id 27 ab-na-am
A14 tu.en.né.nu.ri
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B28 tu.ú.en.né.nu.ri
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1 I seized the mouth of all snakes, even the Kurṣindu-snake,
2 The snake that cannot be conjured, the Aš(šu)nugallu-snake, the Burubalû-snake,
3 The (Šan)apšaḫuru-snake, of spackled eyes,
4 The eel snake, the hissing snake, (even) the hisser, the snake at the window.
5 It entered the hole, went out by the drainpipe,
6 It smote the sleeping gazelle, betook itself to(?) the withered oak.
7 The snake lies coiled in the roof beams,
8 The serpent lies coiled in the rushes;
9 Six are the mouth of the serpent, seven his tongues,
10 Seven, indeed (lit.: and) seven went out, whatever is inside of it,
11 He is wild of hair, fearful of appearance,
12 His eyes are of awful brightness, fearfulness issues from his mouth;
13 His very spittle can split stone!
14 Incantation formula.
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| abnum (NA4) | stone, rock | Materials | 13 // 27 |
| abšaḫurum | fish (kind of) | Fauna (wild) | "3" // 5 |
| aliānum | tree (kind of oak?) | Flora | 6 // 11 |
| aptum | window, window opening | Fabricated objects | 4 // 7 |
| ašnugallum, aš(šu)nugallum, ušumgallum | snake (kind of), dragon | Fauna (wild) | 2 // 4 |
| bašmum | snake, horned viper, horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), mythical poisonous snake | Diseases/Demons,Fauna (wild) | 8, 9 // 16, 17 |
| burubalûm | designation of a supernatural snake | Rituals/Religious practices | 2 // 4 |
| erēbum (v.) (KU4) | G to enter, come in; Š cause to enter, bring in; penetrate | 5 // 8 | |
| ḫamadīrum | parched; withered | Qualities/Attributes | 6 // 11 |
| ḫurrum | hole | Locations/Buildings | 5 // 8 |
| illātum, elliātum | saliva | Body/Body parts | 13 // 26 |
| īnum (IGI) | eye | Body/Body parts | 12 //24 |
| kuppûm | eel? | Fauna (wild) | 4 // 6 |
| kursimtum, kursiddum | kind of snake | Fauna (wild) | 1 // 2 |
| leqûm (v.) | G to take, take over; Š caus. of G | 7 // 12 | |
| lišānum | tongue (of flame), tongue, language | Body/Body parts | [9] // 19 |
| maḫāṣum (v.) | G to beat, strike; Gt to fight with each other | 6 // 10 | |
| namurratum | awe-inspiring radiance | Deities/Divine sphere | 12 // 24 |
| naṣṣabum, nuṣṣabum | drain pipe | Fabricated objects | 5 // 9 |
| palḫum | fearful | 11 // 22 | |
| paṣādum (v.) | G to cut into, slice | 13 // 26 | |
| puluḫtum | fear(someness) | Abstract concepts | [12] // 25 |
| pûm I (KA) | mouth, statement, command, opening | Body/Body parts | 1, 9, 12 // 1, 18, 25 |
| rabāṣum (v.) | G to sit, be recumbent, lie in wait, lurk; Gtn regularly sit on, settle; Š caus. of G | 7 // 12, 8// 15 | |
| ṣabātum (v.) (DAB5) | G to seize, take, hold | 1 // 2, 6 // 10 | |
| ṣabītum | gazelle | Fauna (wild) | 6 // 10 |
| šārtum | hair, (animal’s) pelt | Body/Body parts | 11 // 22 |
| ṣerri aptim | window snake | Fauna (wild) | 4 // 7 |
| ṣerri zizzim | hissing snake | Fauna (wild) | 4 // 6 |
| ṣerrum I (MUŠ) | snake | Fauna (wild) | 1, 2, 4, 7 // 1, 3, 6, 7, 13 |
| šīpātum, šuppatum | wool, fleece, rush, sedge? | Materials | 8 // 15 |
| šīpum, šippum | part of the roof | Fabricated objects | 7 // 13 |
| waṣûm (v.) | G to go out, depart; Š caus. of G | 5 // 8, 10 // 20, 12 // 24 | |
| zīmum | face, appearance, figure | Body/Body parts | 11 // 23 |