SEAL no. 7516
Texts Hierarchy
Copy / Photo
265–266
Tablet Siglum
BM 78614 (Bu 88-5-12, 525)
Collection
British Museum, London
Edition
9–11 (rev.)
262–266
Studies
Genre / Classification
Hymns and Prayers, Utu/Šamaš
Bilingual
Provenance
Text
1 [...] u4-ḫé-gal-an-na ùl á-z[i-da-zu]
[...] u4-ḫé-gal-an-na ul-li i-mi-it-ti-[ka]
2 [...] u4-ḫuš-gal-an-na ùl á-gùb-bu-zu
[...] ⌈x⌉ u4-ḫu-uš-gal-an-na ul-li šu-me-li-ka
3 [...] ⌈x⌉ u4-sumur(KÚŠ)-gal-an-na šudul á-zi-da-[zu]
[...] ⌈x⌉ u4-su-mu-ur-gal-an-na ni-ri i-mi-ti-[ka]
4 [...] ⌈x⌉ u4-nir-gal-an-na šudul á-gùb-bu-zu
[...] u4-ne-er-gal-an-na ni-ri šu-me-li-k[a]
5 [...] NE ḫa-mun-si-sá giri17-⌈dab?⌉-z[u]
[...] ⌈x⌉ GI ḫa-mu-si-si ka-ar-⌈ta⌉-⌈ap?⌉-k[a]
6 [...] x x dŠà-ga-diri-ga kuš7-z[u?]
[...] d⌈Šà⌉-ga-di-ri-ka ki-zu-[ka?]
7 [...] ⌈x⌉ ⌈x⌉ ⌈x⌉ [...]
[...] šu-ka-⌈x⌉ [... ]
8 [...] ⌈x⌉ [...]
Rev.
Beginning broken
(traces)
1 [...] šà-bi gál ḫa-ma-ab-TAKA4 níg nam-[x]
[... mi]-⌈im⌉-mašu-um-šu lu-⌈um⌉-mi-[id?]
2 [... ú]-ḫúb-me-en igi ḫu-mu-ni-in-d[u8]
[... s]u-ku-ka-a-ku u-úl a-na-aṭ-[ṭá]-⌈al⌉
3 [... x⌉-mi-du11-ga-ka ma-ab-diri
[... mi-im]-⌈ma⌉ iq-bu-ú ú-ša-te-er
4 [... gíd]-i tu-lu-da níg ur5 sa6-ge-dè
[... š]a-da-du ù ru-mu-ú ša ṭú-ub ka-ba-ti
Up.Ed. [mu] 26 (+x?)-[kam]
Translation
Obv.
1 [...] Uḫegalanna (“the abundant storm of heaven”) is (at) your right rein.
2 [...] Uḫusgalanna (“the terrifying great storm of heaven”) is (at) your left
rein.
3 [...] Usumurgalanna (“the dreadful great storm of heaven”) is (at) your right yoke.
4 [...] Unirgalanna (“the noble storm of heaven”) is (at) your left yoke.
5 [...] Ḫamunsisa (“just harmony”) is your hostler.
6 [...] Šagadirigga (“surpassing heart”) is your groom.
7–8 broken
Rev.
l' [...] infor[m] (me) of [ev]erything!
2' [...] I am [de]af, cannot see.
3' [... wh]at he had said, he increased.
4' [... to p]ull and to release for the well-being of the mind.
rest broken
Upper edge
26 (+ x?) [lines].
Vocabulary
| Word | Translation | Semantic | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ḫamusisi (//ḫa-mun-si-sá) | "just harmony", DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 5 |
| imittum (//á-zi-da) | right hand, right side | Abstract concepts | 1, 3 |
| kabattum (//ur5) | liver, mood, mind | Body/Body parts | 4' |
| kartappum (//giri17-dab) | hostler, (animal) driver | Social status/Groups/Professions | ⌈5⌉ |
| kizûm (//kuš7) | groom, herdsman | Social status/Groups/Professions | 6 |
| nīrum (//šudul) | yoke | Fabricated objects | 3, 4 |
| Šagadirriga | DN | Deities/Divine sphere | 6 |
| šumēlum (//á-gùb-bu) | left side, left hand | Abstract concepts | 2, 4 |
| šumum (MU) | name; son; line of text | Abstract concepts,Verbal expressions | 1' |
| ṭūbum (//sa6.g) | goodness, happiness, prosperity | Abstract concepts | 4' |
| Uḫegalanna | "abundant storm of heaven", a heavenly beast | Deities/Divine sphere | 1 |
| Uḫušgalanna | "terrifying great storm of heaven", a heavenly beast | Deities/Divine sphere | 2 |
| ḫullum (//ùl) | neck ring, torc | Fabricated objects | 1, 2 |
| Unirgalanna | "noble storm of heaven", a heavenly beast | Deities/Divine sphere | 4 |
| Usumurgalanna | "dreadful great storm of heaven", a heavenly beast | Deities/Divine sphere | 3 |
Signs in text
225
Words in text
108
Sumerograms in text
5
% of Sum. in text
5
Lines in text
24
Average signs per line in text
9.38
SD of signs per line
3.27
Revision History
Wende, Janine
Transliteration, bibliography, indices
31/05/11
Wasserman, Nathan
Photography, web-imaging
08/03/12
Streck, Michael P.
Corrections (bibliography, transliteration, index), translation, commentary
28/01/13