AMD 1, 243 (fig. 2)b

SEAL no. 7194

Images
  • BM 79938 obv. (British Museum)BM 79938 obv. (British Museum)
  • BM 79938 rev. (British Museum)BM 79938 rev. (British Museum)
  • Finkel 1999a, 243 Fig. 2Finkel 1999a, 243 Fig. 2
Copy / Photo
243 Fig. 2 (copy)
Tablet Siglum
BM 79938 (89-10-14, 486)
Measurements
circumference
4.7x5.7x1.4
cm
Collection
British Museum, London
Edition
Studies
Genre / Classification
Incantations
Provenance
Notes

On the obv. incantation against dogs.

Script suggests a late OB, or even later period. (Note also ana in l. 8).    

Text

Rev.

 

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11          at-la-ak?⌈ḪUL?⌉ x […] x x-ú

12          pu-ṭù-u[r …]

13          tu-ur x[...]

14          i-x [...]

15          i-x [...]

 

- remainder lost

Translation

Rev.

 

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11          Go away, evil…

12          Release […]

13          Turn […]

14−15          …

 

 

- reminder lost

 

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 11
lumnum (ḪUL) evil, misery Abstract concepts 11
paṭārum (v.) G to loosen, release; G~D; N to be loosened 12
târum (v.) (GUR) G to turn, return, become again; D to bring, send, give, pay back 13
Signs in text
17
Words in text
13
Sumerograms in text
0
Lines in text
5
Average signs per line in text
3.40
SD of signs per line
2.07
Revision History
Wasserman, Nathan
Web-formatting
05/01/11
Wasserman, Nathan
Transliteration, translation, commentary, indices
05/01/11
Wasserman, Nathan
Photography, web-imaging
08/03/12
Zilberg, Peter
Indexing verbal forms
20/05/14
Oh, Malli
Indexing
19/10/14
Streck, Michael P.
Images, catalogue
24/07/19