1,009 early Akkadian literary texts in transliteration, with translation and commentary. Hover or tap any word in a text to see its lemma and meaning.
SEAL no. 7494 · Unknown · Hymns and Prayers · Agushaya B · Unknown · 137 lines
SEAL no. 7495 · AO 4479 · Hymns and Prayers · Unknown · 60 lines
SEAL no. 7186 · ? · Incantations · love? · Mari (mod. Tell Ḥariri) · 14 lines · bilingual
SEAL no. 7050 · Incantations · to calm a crying baby? for a sick child? · Mari (mod. Tell Ḥariri) (uncertain) · 14 lines · bilingual
SEAL no. 1548 · AO 6702 · Epics · Sargon · Unknown · 123 lines
SEAL no. 7546 · Hymns and Prayers · Marduk · Unknown
SEAL no. 1761 · UM 29.15-174; BT 9 · Wisdom Literature · Proverbs · Unknown · bilingual
SEAL no. 7167 · AO 7682 · Incantations · scorpion · Unknown · 14 lines
SEAL no. 7058 · AUAM 73.3094 · Incantations · childbirth · Unknown · 62 lines · bilingual
SEAL no. 7503 · IM 85877 · Hymns and Prayers · Marduk · Sippar (mod. Tell Abu Ḥabbah) · 16 lines
SEAL no. 7168 · M. 15289 · Incantations · scorpion · Mari (mod. Tell Ḥariri) · 13 lines
SEAL no. 7077 · M. 15289 · Incantations · diseases (various) · Mari (mod. Tell Ḥariri) · 7 lines
SEAL no. 1808 · AO 4462 · Lamentations · Unknown · 69 lines
SEAL no. 7547 · Hymns and Prayers · Prayer of Nebuchadnezzar I to Marduk · Unknown · 8 lines
SEAL no. 1775 · RS 34.180, 8 (= M 853) · Wisdom Literature · Fragment of a Fable? · Ugarit (mod. Ras Shamrah)
SEAL no. 34139 · Rm II 385 · Lyrics · Nineveh (mod. Kouyunjik, Tell Nabi Yunus)
SEAL no. 7219 · kt 94/k, 429 · Incantations · birth and labor · Kaniš (mod. Kültepe)
SEAL no. 7535 · CBS 19754 · Hymns and Prayers · Adad · Nippur (mod. Nuffar) · 91 lines
SEAL no. 1751 · MS 2624 · Wisdom Literature · proverbs · Larsa (mod. Tell es-Senkereh) (uncertain) · 127 lines · bilingual
SEAL no. 26467 · CUNES 48-06-263 · Incantations · Diseases · Larsa (mod. Tell es-Senkereh) · 23 lines
SEAL no. 27568 · CUNES49–02–218 · Incantations · Scorpions · Larsa area · 29 lines
SEAL no. 27569 · CUNES 49–03–357 · Incantations · Scorpions · Larsa area · 14 lines
SEAL no. 1776 · VAT 11193; VAT 10349; VAT 13836; RS 25.526A (= D 6768) · Wisdom Literature · Fable · Assur (mod. Qalʿat Sharqat); Ugarit (mod. Ras Shamrah)
SEAL no. 32711 · Si 741 (+) Si 834 · Rituals · Sippar (mod. Tell Abu Ḥabbah)
SEAL no. 34164 · Si 861 + Si 870 · Lyrics · Sippar (mod. Tell Abu Ḥabbah)
SEAL no. 35147 · W 22289 · Uruk (mod. Warka)
SEAL no. 37062 · W 22307/07 · Prophecies · Uruk (mod. Warka)
SEAL no. 7247 · IM 49981 · Incantations · Evil (general) · Dūr-Kurigalzu (mod. ʿAqar Quf) · 4 lines
SEAL no. 7248 · IM 49981 · Incantations · Evil (general) · Dūr-Kurigalzu (mod. ʿAqar Quf) · 4 lines
SEAL no. 7252 · RS 5.303bis // RS 5.156 + · Incantations · Ugarit (mod. Ras Shamrah)
SEAL no. 7416 · RS 5.156 + · Ugarit (mod. Ras Shamrah)
SEAL no. 7417 · RS 5.213 · Ugarit (mod. Ras Shamrah)
SEAL no. 7418 · RS 5.199 · Ugarit (mod. Ras Shamrah)
SEAL no. 1681 · IM 49118 · Miscellaneous · Unknown
SEAL no. 7496 · IM 51545 // 51543 // 51544 // 51529 // 51176 // 51530 // 51650 // BM 54316 · Unknown · 90 lines · bilingual
SEAL no. 1765 · IM 11087, 93 · Wisdom Literature · Riddle? · Unknown · 8 lines · bilingual
SEAL no. 1828 · IM 44131 · Unknown
SEAL no. 7526 · IM 2900 · Hymns and Prayers · Nanna Gungunum · Larsa area (uncertain) · 36 lines
SEAL no. 1547 · IM 52684A + 52684B + 52305 + fragments · Epics · Sargon · Šaduppûm (mod. Tell Ḥarmal) · 82 lines
SEAL no. 1555 · IM 51345 · Epics · Etana? · Šaduppûm (mod. Tell Ḥarmal) · 7 lines
SEAL no. 1682 · IM 52578C · Miscellaneous · Unknown
SEAL no. 1766 · IM 10863 · Wisdom Literature · riddles · Unknown · 22 lines
SEAL no. 1752 · IM 13348 · Wisdom Literature · Dialogue · Ur (mod. Tell el-Muqayyar) · bilingual
SEAL no. 7133 · IM 21180 · Incantations · Lamaštu · Unknown · 4 lines
SEAL no. 7181 · IM 51292 // IM 51328 · Incantations · snakes · Šaduppûm (mod. Tell Ḥarmal) (uncertain) · 29 lines
SEAL no. 7169 · IM 21180, 21 · Incantations · scorpion? snake? · Unknown · 20 lines
SEAL no. 7201 · IM 21180, 21 · Incantations · ? · Unknown · 9 lines
SEAL no. 7045 · IM 51207 · Incantations · anger · Šaduppûm (mod. Tell Ḥarmal) · 18 lines
SEAL no. 7097 · IM 52546 · Incantations · dog · Šaduppûm (mod. Tell Ḥarmal) · 13 lines
SEAL no. 7159 · IM 52546 · Incantations · Legitimation · Šaduppûm (mod. Tell Ḥarmal) · 7 lines
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