CT 41, pl. 26-27, K 00001 (P237754)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 41, pl. 26-27, K 00001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237754 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By Gadd, Cyril J. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 88.0–88.0 | Lemmata and oral explanations relating to the 27th tablet [of “If a city is set on a height”]. |
| Obverse [1:2] 2020.0–2020.0 | (KA should be read as) en and (DÙ.A should be read as) da (i.e., enim.da) |
| Obverse [2:3] 2424.0–2424.0 | In “If it considers the back and stings the man” (Šumma ālu 30 unknown), |
| Obverse [3:4] 2626.0–2626.0 | Lemmata relating to the 28th tablet of “If a city is set on a height.” |
| Obverse [4:5] 4242.0–4242.0 | (mu-ši-ḫat should be read as) mussiḫat (i.e., “she who assigns”). |
| Obverse [5:6] 4343.0–4343.0 | Lemmata and oral explanations relating to the 29th tablet of “If a city is set on a height.” |
| Obverse [6:7] 4848.0–4848.0 | In “The KUL-de-e of the house” (Šumma ālu 32 57′), |
| Obverse [7:8] 4949.0–4949.0 | (KUL should be read as) mu, (and means) “a container.” |
| Obverse [8:9] 5757.0–5757.0 | (LAM should be read as) lu. |
| Obverse [9:10] 6868.0–6868.0 | kašūtu (Šumma ālu 32 unknown) means (blank). |
| Obverse [10:11] 6969.0–6969.0 | kašūtu (Šumma ālu 32 unknown) means (blank). |
| Obverse [11:12] 7171.0–7171.0 | Lemmata relating to the 30th tablet of “If a city is set on a height.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIR₂.TAB-MEŠ ina ⸢E₂ LU₂ DU⸣ ⸢x⸣ [x x x x (x x)] | |
| 2 | ul-ṭib-bu-ma IGI-MEŠ ša₂ [x x x x (x x)] | |
| 3 | GIR₂.TAB-MEŠ ina E₂ LU₂ DU {iti}[x x x x (x x)] | |
| 4 | U₄{mi} e-di-i ⸢U₄⸣{[mi} x x (x x)] | |
| 5 | dan-na-at EN.TE.NA {⸢iti⸣}[x x x (x x)] | |
| 6 | SAG-MEŠ UR₂ ⸢iš⸣-[di x x x (x x)] | |
| 7 | i-šur i-[šu-ur] | |
| 8 | ṣa-a-tu₄ u šu-ut pi-i ša₂ DUB 27.⸢KAM⸣ URU ina SUKUD{e} GAR{in]} | |
| 9 | bi-rit GEŠTU-šu₂ mim-ma ma-[la x x x] | |
| 10 | MUD <a>-hi piṭ-ru [x x] | |
| 11 | up-pu pi-iṭ-[ru] | |
| 12 | di-MIT ŠA₃ ER₂ di-im-tu₄ KIMIN di-ib-ba-ta ⸢lib₃-bi⸣ | |
| 13 | NIG₂.GU₇ u₂-kul-ti | |
| 14 | ⸢ša⸣-pu-ul bi-rit pi-ri-du | |
| 15 | im-ta-ha-aṣ man-ma DU₁₄ i-gir₂-re-eš | |
| 16 | NIG₂.ŠU u₂-ta-ar₂ ši-mu-šu u₂-tar-ra | |
| 17 | bu-šu-šu₂ | |
| 18 | DUB ṭe-hu-u₂ | |
| 19 | KA.DU₃.A bu-ṣur bu-ṣur ta-⸢x-x⸣-ru | |
| 20 | <(KA)>{en.}<(DU₃.A)>{da} | |
| 21 | U₄{um} DINGIR u LUGAL U₄{mu} i-sin-nu ša₂ DINGIR u LUGAL | |
| 22 | TUG₂.SIG₂-HI.A sis-si-ke-e-tu₄ | |
| 23 | iz-zib₂-šu₂ iz-zib-šu₂ | |
| 24 | EGIR uš-ta-mi LU₂ iz-qu₂-ut | |
| 25 | šu-ta-mu-u₂ ša₂-su-u₂ | |
| 26 | ṣa-a-tu₄ ša₂ DUB 28.KAM URU ina SUKUD{e} GAR{in} | |
| 27 | iz-qu₂-ut ša₂ SIG₃-su ne-e-eh | |
| 28 | RA-su ša₂ SIG₃-su dan-nu | |
| 29 | {d}da-mu {d}gu-la | |
| 30 | ṭur-ra tara-kas DUR ta-rak-kas | |
| 31 | IGI RA pa-an ri-ih-ṣu | |
| 32 | NAG-ma u₂-zaq NAG-ma i-par-ri | |
| 33 | I₃.GIŠ u KAŠ SUD-šu I₃.GIŠ ⸢u⸣ KAŠ ta-sal-⸢lah⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 34 | DU.DU-ma NU ut-tar-am-ma a-tal-lu-ku la u-ta-ra-am-ma | |
| 35 | a-la-ku la u₂-šam-ad | |
| 36 | {d}nin-imma₃ {d}e₂-a ša₂ {lu₂}DUB.SAR | |
| 37 | {d}nin-nisig {d}U.GUR KIMIN {d}en-nin-šar | |
| 38 | {d}MUŠ {d}KA.DI | |
| 39 | BIR ŠA₃-šu₂ ŠA₃-šu₂ | |
| 40 | EN a-⸢mi⸣-ri-šu₂ ša₂ i-ze-ʾe-e-ru-šu₂ | |
| 41 | DUMU.MUNUS mu-ši-hat {giš}BANŠUR-MEŠ | |
| 42 | mu-us-si-ha-at }} | |
| 43 | ṣa-a-tu₄ u šu-ut pi-i ša₂ DUB 29.KAM URU ina ⸢SUKUD{e} GAR{in⸣} | |
| 44 | i-ha-az-zu i-ša₂-as-su | |
| 45 | NIG₂.ME.GAR AL.KUD iš-di-ih-hu KUD{as} | |
| 46 | na-bu-ul-tu₄ mi-it-ti KIMIN nu-ub-{{ he-pi₂ ⸢eš-šu₂⸣- }}<(bu-ul-tu₄)> | |
| 47 | nu-<ub-bu>-ul-tu₄ mi-it-tu₄ | |
| 48 | KUL-de-e E₂ | |
| 49 | <(KUL-de-e)>{mu} | |
| 50 | mu-du-u₂ nu-us-hu | |
| 51 | mu-du-u₂ u₂-du-u₂ | |
| 52 | DAB.DAB{ta}ma ti-iṣ-bu-ta-ma | |
| 53 | E₂ BI NAM TUKU{ši} E₂ BI an-nu TUKU{ši} | |
| 54 | NAM an-nu an-nu ar₂-nu | |
| 55 | ul KUD ul i-par-ra-as | |
| 56 | qu-um-ma-lam bu-lu₄ | |
| 57 | <(qu-um-ma-lam)>{lu} | |
| 58 | ṣu₂{ṣu}ri-ri-it EME.ŠID.MUNUS | |
| 59 | a₃{a}mir i-lit-tu₂ i-lit-tu₂ lit-tu | |
| 60 | U₃.TU ba-nu-u₂ U₃.TU a-la-du | |
| 61 | ku-kit-ti la mit-gur-ti | |
| 62 | ku-kit-ti la šat-ti | |
| 63 | NU{la} šat{ša}ti la ku-ši-ri | |
| 64 | MIN U₄ ši-in U₄{mu} | |
| 65 | EME.SIG kar-ṣi | |
| 66 | kur₂ }} GU₇-ME in-nak-ka-lu | |
| 67 | UŠ₂ ka-mit UŠ₂ mu-tu ka-ma-tu i-ma-ti | |
| 68 | ka-šu-tu₄ | |
| 69 | ka-šu-tu₄ | |
| 70 | IGI-MIN-šu₂ uṣ-ṣa-ha-ta MIN-šu₂ ul-tam-ma-a | |
| 71 | ṣa:a-tu₄ ša₂ DUB 30.KAM URU ina SUKUD{e} GAR{in} |
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