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SEAL no. 7094 · AUAM 73.2416 · Incantations · dog · Unknown · 11 lines · 25 words · 86 signs

CDLI No. P249849. First part of obverse was erased by the scribe.  

Transliteration

Obv.
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1         [bi-r]i-it Ku-di-im-ši-im

2         ù Pa-ra-aḫ-ši-im

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3         ka-al-bu-um a-wi-lam iš-šu-uk

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4         a-nu-um-ma a-na ša-ri-im

5         a-li-ki-im qí-bi-a-ma

 
Rev.

6         ni-ši-ik ka-al-bi-im

7         me-ra-ni-e a i-ib-ni

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8         šu-ri-ba ka-al-ba-am

9         a-na ṣí-bi-it-ti-im

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10         ka-al-bu-um li-mu-ut-ma

11         a-wi-lum li-ib-lu-uṭ-ma

Translation

Obv.

1–2       Between Kudimšim and Parahšim

3         a dog has bitten a man.

4–5         Now say (pl.) to the blowing wind:

 

Rev.

6–7         May the dog’s bite not produce puppies!

8–9         Cause (pl.) the dog enter into custody!

10–11         May the dog die and the man live! 

Commentary

1–2: For the two geographical names, see Durand/Guichard 1997, 22 n. 25.

7: Sigrist 1987, 85 with n. 2, reads e ib-ni, forgetting i- and assuming an erasure after e. Finkel 1999, 214 has a-a(!) ib-ni. The correct reading me-ra-né-e a i-ib-ni, confirmed by the photo as well as by the Akkadian grammar, is offered by Groneberg 2007, 98.

8: Sigrist 1987, 85, followed by Finkel 1999, 215 has šu-ri-ma. Groneberg 2007, 98 reads šu-ri-ba which fits better the sign form (cf. -ma l. 4). 

Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 7094; view on seal.huji.ac.il.