Can't back up phone because screen is black and I have a passcode

I had water damage to my iPhone 4S and left in rice for a weeks just to be safe. I just took it out and it works, but the screen is black. I was able to transfer the pictures from the phone to my computer but I can't back it up baceause I need to input the passscode, however, I can't because of the black screen. What do I do?

What is the exact error message?

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