YOS 11, 19b

SEAL no. 7183 · YBC 4601 · Incantations · snake · Larsa area (uncertain) · 9 lines · 19 words · 44 signs · 6 Sumerograms

CDLI P305834.

Transliteration

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18 sa!-ḫu-um ID!-[...

19 sa-ḫu-um la ID!-[...

20 ib-ba-ni i-na?! šer['im](AB?!.[SÍN?])

21 i-na ba-am-ti-ka

22 i-na [b]a-ma-at i-ni?-ka

23 T[U]₆-én-é-nu-ru x^?

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24 KA.inim.ma MUŠ.DIB.BA

Translation

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18 The meadow is ...

19 The meadow is not ...

20 It (the snake) is created in the fu[rrow?].

21 In your(m.) middle,

22 In the middle of your(m.) eye.

23 Incantation formula.

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24 Incantation to catch a snake.

Commentary

20: ib-ba-ni i-na?! šer['im](AB?!.[SÍN?]), if restored correctly, presents the known notion that snakes and scorpions were created in dump and earthly locations, as e.g. in CUSAS 10, 19: 2–3 (scorpion). See also Wasserman 2005a.

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. 7183; view on seal.huji.ac.il.