SEAL no. 7500
1 [lu-na-'ì-i]d dI-túr-me-er KAL.GA
2 [mu-ḫ]a-li-iq ra-gi-im i-na qé-re-eb ma-ti-šu
3 [m]u-⸢ša⸣-ab-ši me-še-ri i-na ri-bi-ti-šu
4 la pa-li-ḫu-ut dI-túr-me-er ip-ḪU-uṣ-ma ma {x}-as-sú-nu
5 ma-ra-am ù ma-ar-tam i-te-ki-im-šu-nu-ti
6 šu-up-ka-ma a-aḫ-ku-nu ba-ab dI-túr-me-er et-qa
7 pa-li-ḫi-šu i-na-aṣ-ṣa-ar [l]a pa-li-ḫi-šu i-ki-im bi-s[ú?-n]u?
8 dI-túr-me-er qar-du-um a-na Z[i-i]m-⸢ri-li-im⸣ {⸢ME?}š[ar?]-⸢ri-im⸣ k[i-t]a!-ra-ab da-ri-⸢iš⸣
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9 [lu-u]z-mu-ur dI-túr-me-er du-un-n[a-šu o o o o]-⸢x⸣ lu-še-pí-i
10 [da-a]-in di-in i-⸢šar (ḪI.IZ)?⸣-tim [o o o o o o o l]a?-at-tim
11 [ša-pí-i]r ṣe-eḫ-⸢ri⸣-i[m ù ra-bi-im o o o o o o] i-[o]-im
12 [da-mi-i]q di-nim [o o o o o o o o o o o o]-šu
13 ⸢x-x-x⸣ di-túr-m[e-er o o o o o o o o o o gi]šGU.ZA-šu
14 iz-za-az-zu i-mi-it-[tam ù šu-me-lam o o o o o]-šu
15 wa-ši-ib di-túr-me-[er o o o o o o o o li-i]b?-bi ra-g[i-im]
16 dI-túr-me-er qar-du-[um a-na Zi-im-ri-li-im ša]r?-ri-im ki-ta-[ra-ab da-ri-iš]
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17 dI-túr-me-er me-ša-ra-a[m o o o o ra-g]a-am iz-zu?-u[r]
18 a-na ra-gi-im sú-qa-am ra-[ap-ša-am i-la-a]k? ma-[D]I?-⸢x⸣
19 bi-ir-ki ra-gi-im dI-túr-me-⸢er⸣ x [o-I]M i-na-sú-u[k]
20 e-ti-qú-um Ú NA ZA ⸢A⸣ x šu-⸢ba?⸣-[o o o o]-⸢x⸣ i-na-ad-di-i
21 i-ḫi-il ki-ma ḫa-i-il-tim ra-g[u-um i-na] šu-ub-ti-šu
22 ki-a-am li-[i]n-né-ep-šu ša i[t-mu]-⸢ú⸣ ni-iš d⸢I⸣-t[úr-me-er]
23 iṭ-bu-u[ḫ r]a-gi er-ṣe-tam da-mé-⸢šu-nu⸣ [iš-qí]
24 dI-túr-me-er qar-du-um a-na Z[i-im-ri-li-im šar?-ri-im ki-ta-ra-ab da-ri-iš]
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25 ik-su ki-ma iṣ-ṣú-ri-im ša [...]
26 a-na du-un-ni-šu ni-šu re-de-e[t? Zi-im-ri-li-im lu-ú ta-ak-la (?)]
obv.
- [I will pra]ise Itūr-Mēr, the strong one!
- Who destroys the enemy in his country!
- Who lets exist justice in his capital!
- Those, who don't fear Itūr-Mēr – he smashed their country,
- he took away their son and their daughter.
- Finish your work! Traverse the gate of Itūr-Mēr!
- He protects those, who fear him. Those, who don't fear him – he took away th[ei]r home.
- Valiant Itūr-Mēr, always pray for Z[i]mrī-Līm, the k[i]ng! §
- [I will] sing about Itūr-Mēr, his strength […] I will glorify.
- [The one, who mak]es a verdict of justice, […]
- [The one, who com]mands Small [and Great], […] …
- [The one, who is goo]d, with regard to the verdict, his […].
- … Itūr-M[ēr …] his throne
- At his Righ[t and at his Left], his […] stand.
- Itūr-Mē[r] sits, [… he]art of the ene[my].
- Valiant Itūr-Mēr, [always] pr[ay for Zimrī-Līm, the k]ing! §
- Itūr-Mēr [loves?] justice (and) cursed the [en]emy.
- He [goe]s? towards the enemy on a wide road […].
- Itūr-Mēr throws down the knees of the enemy […]
- The one, who passes through … […] he throws
- Like a woman in labour, the enemy screams [in] his dwelling.
- The ones, who s[wo]re the oath of It[ūr-Mērs] shall be treated like that.
ed.
- He slaughters the enemies, he [soaked] the earth with their blood.
- Valiant Itūr-Mēr, [always pray] for Z[imrī-Līm, the king]! §
rev.
- He bound […] like a bird of [...].
- The people, that accompany [Zimrī-Līm shall trust] his strength!
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
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| aḫum II | arm, side; bank (of river) | 6 | |
| alākum (v.) (DU) | G to go, walk; Gt go off, away; Gtn wander, go repeatedly, roam about, walk; Š caus. of G | 18 | |
| bābum (KÁ) | doorway, door, gate, entrance | 6 | |
| birkum | knee | 19 | |
| bītum (É) | house | 7 | |
| dā'inum | who judges | 10 | |
| dāmiqum | propitious | 12 | |
| dāmum | blood | 23 | |
| dannum (KAL.GA) | powerful, mighty, great, strong | 1 | |
| dāriš | for ever | 8, 16, 24 | |
| dīnum (DI.KU5) | verdict, case, judgement, legal decision | 10, 12 | |
| dItûr-Mêr | DN | 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 19, 22, 24 | |
| dunnum | strength, force | 9, 26 | |
| ekēmum (v.) | to take away, deprive | 5, 7 | |
| epēšum (v.) | to do, make, build, open (mouth), (D) calculate, check, execute properly (a tablet) | 22 | |
| erṣetum (KI) | earth, land, netherworld | 23 | |
| etēqum I (v.) | G to go past, cross over; Gtn iter.; Š caus. of G | 6 | |
| ētiqum | passer-by | 20 | |
| ḫā'iltum | who is in labour | 21 | |
| ḫiālum (v.) | to be in labour, exude, G to be in labour | 21 | |
| imittum | right side, the right | 14 | |
| išartum | righteousness, prosperity | 10 | |
| iṣṣūrum | bird | 25 | |
| izuzzum (v.) (GUB) | G to stand; Gtn iter. of G; Š cause to be present, appoint | 14 | |
| karābum (v.) | to pray, bless | 8, 16, 24 | |
| kasûm III (v.) | G to bind; G~D bind person, animal, limb | 25 | |
| kīam | so, thus | 22 | |
| kīma | like, when, as, that | 21, 25 | |
| kussûm (gišGU.ZA) | chair, stool, throne | 13 | |
| libbum (ŠÀ) | heart, mind; inner body | 15 | |
| mārtum (DUMU.MUNUS) | daughter, girl | 5 | |
| mārum (DUMU) | boy, son, descendant | 5 | |
| mātum (KUR; KALAM) | land, country | 2, 4 | |
| mīšarum | justice, right, DN | 3, 17 | |
| muḫalliqum | destroyer | 2 | |
| mušabšûm | that calls into existence, creator | 3 | |
| na'ādum (v.) | to be attentive, concerned, worried | 1 | |
| nadûm III (v.) | G to throw (down), lay down, cast, put, implement, N to be thrown away, laid down, rejected; Š caus. of G | 20 | |
| nasākum (v.) | to throw (down), remove, shoot (an arrow) | 19 | |
| naṣārum (v.) | G to guard, protect; Š caus. to G, keep in mind, heed, obey, respect, safeguard; Gt be careful, on o.’s guard | 7 | |
| nazārum (v.) | to revile, curse | 17 | |
| nišū (UN.MEŠ) | people, humanity, population | 26 | |
| nīšum II | (oath of the) life | 22 | |
| pa'āṣum (v.) | to break up, crush | 4 | |
| pāliḫum | worshipper; one who is afraid | 4, 7 | |
| qardum | valiant, heroic | 8, 16, 24 | |
| qerbum | center, interior | 2 | |
| rabûm (GAL) I | big | 11 | |
| raggum | wicked, villainous | 2, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23 | |
| rapšum | wide, extended | 18 | |
| rebītum | square, piazza, open space, street | 3 | |
| rēdûm | soldier | 26 | |
| šapākum (v.) | to heap up | 6 | |
| šāpirum (UGULA) | administrator, boss, giver of instructions | 11 | |
| šaqûm III (v.) (NAG) | G to give to drink, irrigate | 23 | |
| šarrum (LUGAL; EN) | king, lord | 8, 16, 24 | |
| ṣeḫrum I ((LÚ).TUR) | little, young, junior-; small, child, servant, baby | 11 | |
| šubtum, šuptum | seat, dwelling, abode, place | 21 | |
| šumēlum | the left | 14 | |
| sūqum (SILA) | street | 18 | |
| ṭabāḫum (v.) | to slaughter | 23 | |
| takālum (v.) | to trust, to encourage | 26 | |
| tamûm II (v.) | G to swear; D swear, bind by oath | 22 | |
| wapûm (v.) | to be(come) visible, appear, (Š) make manifest, proclaim | 9 | |
| wāšibum | sitting, dwelling, inhabitant | 15 | |
| zamārum (v.) | to sing (of) | 9 | |
| Zimri-Lim | RN | 8, 16, 24, 26 |