SEAL no. 7203
UET 6/2, 193 obv. (British Museum)
UET 6/2, 193 right edge of obv. (British Museum)
UET 6/2, 193 rev. (British Museum)
UET 6/2, 193 rev. (British Museum)
UET 6/2, 193 right edge of rev. (British Museum)
Gadd/Kramer 1966, 193
CDLI No. P346278. With a ritual. Sum. incantation on the rev. probably mentioning a snake and a scorpion. Note the Southern spelling of /pi/ (ll. 5', 8', 11'). Collations in Ludwig 2009.
Obv.
1' [...] x
2' [...]-ša?
3' [...] SU? [...] ⌈x⌉
4' [...] x [x x] x-i?-im?
5' x [...] x x ⌈x⌉ i?]-[n]a? [su?-pu?-r]i? al-pi-im
6' i-na [x-i]m ⌈i?⌉-[na bi]-ib-bu-li-im
7' i-⌈na⌉ [wa]-ar-ḫi-im i-na se-bu-tim
8' ù šapattim(U4.15.KAM) pa?-še?-er ki-iš-pi-i
9' di-pa-ra-am ṣa-ḫa-ra-am
10' ki-ib-re-e-[e]t am-ma-aš-ta-ka-al
11' i-ṣi pi-iš-ri-i-im
12' [q]á-an ša-la-la-am bīnam(gišŠINIG)
13' suḫuššam(gišGIŠIMMAR.TUR) ⌈x⌉ [(?)]
14' [(x) e]l?-lu-tum i-ba-a-[?]
15' [a?-na?] É a-wi-lim pu-[uš?-šu?-ri?-im?]
16' [li?]-še-ṣi ki!-i[š?-pi?-i?]
17' [t]u-ú-e[n-né-nu-ri]
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(Rev. Sumerian)
5' [... in the tr]ack(?) of the bull
6' in [the... ], on the day without moon,
7' on the first day of the month, on the seventh day,
8' and on the fifteenth (of the month) release the sorcery!
9'–13' A torch, mottled barely, sulfur of a maštakal-plant, the 'magic-stick'-plant, the šalālum-reed, tamarisk, a young date palm -
14'–16' The pure ones (= the above material magica) will come along [in order] to re[lease] the house of the man, [so that] the so[rcery(?)] will [c]ome out.
17' Incantation formula.
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpum (GU4) | bull, ox | Fauna (domestic) | 5' |
| bâ'um (v.) | G to go along, across, pass, overtake, defeat; Š cause to move along | 14' | |
| bibbulum | disappearance of the moon (day of) | Nature/Cosmological phenomena | [6'] |
| bīnum II (gišŠINIG) | tamarisk | Flora | 12' |
| dipārum | torch | Fabricated objects | 9' |
| ellum (KÙ.GA) | pure, clear, sacred | Qualities/Attributes | 14' |
| iṣi pišrim | plant ('magic staff') | Rituals/Religious practices | 11' |
| kibrītum (KI.A.ÍD) | sulphur | Materials | [10'] |
| kišpum | sorcery, evil spell | Rituals/Religious practices | 8', [16'] |
| maštakal (IN.NU.UŠ) | plant, alkaline plant (a kind of) | Flora | 10' |
| pašārum (v.) | G to loosen, dissolve, release, free, solve, dissipate; D dispel, disperse; N become reconciled to, forgive | [8'], [15'] | |
| qan šalālum | plant, šalālum-reed | Flora | 12' |
| ṣaḫḫarum | grain (a kind of), minor crop | Flora | 9' |
| šapattum (U4.15.KAM) | 15th day of the month, period of 15 days | Abstract concepts | 8' |
| sebūtum | seventh day (of month) | Abstract concepts | 7' |
| suḫuššum (gišGIŠIMMAR.TUR) | young date palm, palm-shoot | Flora | 13' |
| supūrum | sheepfold | Locations/Buildings | [5'] |
| wāšipum | exorcist, sorcerer, magician | Social status/Groups/Professions,Verbal expressions | 15' |
| waṣûm (v.) | G to go out, depart; Š caus. of G | 16' |