YOS 10, 54 (P293405)
Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 10, 54 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293405 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04646 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
English translation
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| Line | English |
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| obverse 1 | If (there is) a mole is on . . . |
| obverse 2 | If (there is) a mole on the nape of (his neck) . . . |
| obverse 3 | If (there is) a mole on the middle of the nape (of his neck), the man . . . |
| obverse 4 | If (there is) a mole on the forehead of a man . . . on the right . . . |
| obverse 5 | If (there is) a mole on the left side of a man’s forehead, he will be . . . by hardship. |
| obverse 6 | If there is a mole on his forehead, he will not be . . . by hardship, which will seize (him) |
| obverse 7 | If there is a mole on the right side of his eyebrow, he will not . . . what he has in mind. |
| obverse 8 | If there is a mole on the left side of his eyebrow, he will achieve what he has in mind. |
| obverse 9 | If there is a mole at the mid-line of his eyebrows, he will achieve what he is pursuing within a year or two. |
| obverse 10 | If there is a mole on his right eyelid, his first-born son will . . . in the house. |
| obverse 11 | If there is a mole on his left eyelid, his first-born son will be healthy and . . . |
| obverse 12 | If there is a mole under the right side of DITTO, his sons will not have a protective deity. |
| obverse 13 | If there is a mole under the left side of DITTO, his sons will have a (personal) god and . . . |
| obverse 14 | If there is a mole on his nose, an utterance of evil will constantly chase after him. |
| obverse 15 | If there is a mole in the corner of his right eye, his profits will turn toward his legal adversary. |
| obverse 16 | If there is a mole in the corner of his left eye, the wedding gift of the street (?) will be given to . . . as a gift. |
| obverse 17 | If there is a mole on his right cheek, his merchandise will be disparaged, lit. will be mentioned for evil. |
| obverse 18 | If there is a mole on his left cheek, his merchandise will be confirmed in court (?). |
| obverse 19 | If there is a mole on the bottom of his nose, the name of (his) offspring will come into existence during the night watch. |
| obverse 20 | If there is a mole on his right cheekbone, one of his sons will constantly not act in a regal way. |
| obverse 21 | If there is a mole on his left cheekbone, one of his sons will constantly act in a regal way. |
| obverse 22 | If there is a mole on the right side of his tongue, that man will be seized by an . . . |
| obverse 23 | If there is a mole on the left side of his tongue, that man will be subjected to blasphemy. |
| obverse 24 | If there is a mole on his tongue, slander will befall him. |
| obverse 25 | If there is a mole on the right side of his tongue, in his hand . . . |
| obverse 26 | IF there is a mole on the left side of his tonuge, that man . . . . |
| obverse 27 | If there is a mole in the middle of the tongue, . . . . |
| obverse 28 | If there is a mole on the right side of his chin, . . . bad . . . |
| obverse 29 | If there is a mole on the left side of his chin, . . . bad for his legal adversary . . . |
| obverse 30 | If there is a mole in the middle of his chin, living in a prison . . . |
| obverse 31 | If there is a mole on the right side of his neck, flaring of fires . . . |
| obverse 32 | If there is a mole on the left side of his neck, there will be a man in his family . . . |
| obverse 33 | . . .: that man, as long as he lives . . . |
| obverse 35 | If there is a . . . on the right . . .: that man . . . |
| obverse 36 | . . .: that man . . . |
| reverse 2 | If there is a mole on his right hand, . . . |
| reverse 3 | If there is a mole on the left hand, . . . |
| reverse 4 | If there is a mole in the middle of his right hand, . . . |
| reverse 5 | If there is a mole in the middle of his left hand, . . . |
| reverse 6 | If there is a mole on the top of his right hand, . . . in . . . |
| reverse 7 | If there is a mole on the top of his left hand, . . . |
| reverse 8 | If there is a mole on the fingers of his right hand, he will incur losses. |
| reverse 9 | If there is a mole on the fingers of his left hand, his property . . . in his land . . . |
| reverse 10 | If there is a mole on the tip of one of the fingers on his right hand, he will . . . whatever belongs to holy Ishtar. |
| reverse 11 | If there is a mole on the tip of one of the fingers on his left hand, a land that he loves . . . quickly. |
| reverse 12 | If there is a mole at the top of his genital region, sexual desire for his wife . . . |
| reverse 13 | If there is a mole in his genital region, he will be continually depressed due to anxiety. |
| reverse 14 | If there is a mole on the middle of his penis, death and illness will seize him . . ., death . . . |
| reverse 15 | If there is a mole on the underside of his penis, someone he doesn't know will discuss the invocation of his name. |
| reverse 16 | If there is a mole on his right testicle, he will not understand an (ominous) word that comes into existence for his benefit. |
| reverse 17 | If there is a mole on his left testicle, the defeat of his legal opponent at the palace. |
| reverse 18 | If there is a mole on his thigh, that man constantly trembles. |
| reverse 19 | If there is a mole on his buttocks, an epidemic will occur among the animals in his house. |
| reverse 20 | If there is a mole on his right upper thigh, a strongman will consume his fortune and he will be upset. |
| reverse 21 | If there is a mole on his left upper thigh, he will take away something of importance to him and he will discover an ancient treasure. |
| reverse 22 | If there is a mole on his lower right hip, an important person or the palace will discover his treasure. |
| reverse 23 | If there is a mole on the lower left hip, the palace will praise him, he will find a treasure, and his name will be invoked. |
| reverse 24 | If there is a mole on the . . . of his right upper thigh, his reputation will be tarnished through his actions. |
| reverse 25 | If there is a mole on the . . . of his left upper thigh, he will get rich through his actions and his speech will be prized in his city. |
| reverse 26 | If there is a mole on his right shin, . . . he will be hungry, his . . . will be weighty. |
| reverse 27 | If there is a mole on his left shin, . . . he will travel a . . . whose foundation is solid. |
| reverse 28 | If there is a mole on the bottom of his right shin, day and night sighs and murmurs will be bound to him. |
| reverse 29 | If there is a mole on the bottom of his left shin, he will be given such as joyous heart that he will not (be able to) bear it. |
| reverse 30 | If there is a mole on the . . . of his right foot, imprisoned by the palace, which will cause him distress. |
| reverse 31 | If there is a mole on the . . . of his left foot, imprisoned by the palace, which the invocation of his name . . ., he will invoke his own name. |
| reverse 32 | If there is a mole on his right ankle, the one who sits before him will . . . his words. |
| reverse 33 | If there is a mole on his left ankle, . . . his legal adversary . . . . |
| reverse 34 | If there is a mole on . . . . |
| reverse 35 | If there is a mole on . . . . |
| reverse 36 | If there is a mole on . . . . |
| reverse 37 | If there is a mole inside his right ear, he will be mentioned with denunciation, he will get a bad reputation. |
| reverse 38 | If there is a mole inside his left ear, the denunciation from his own mouth will grow numerous. |
| reverse 39 | If there is a mole on his . . ., . . . will regularly be to him. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _BE samag_ i-na x [...] | |
| 2 | _BE samag_ i-na _gu2-hasz#_ [...] | |
| 3 | _BE samag_ i-na zi-it-ti _gu2-husz lu2#_ [...] | |
| 4 | _BE samag#_ i-na _sag-ki lu2_ sza _zag_ [...] | |
| 5 | _BE [samag]_ i-na _sag-ki lu2_ sza2 _gub3_ [...] dan-na-[x ...] | |
| 6 | _BE# [samag]_ i-na# _sag#_ pu-ti-szu _gar_ i-na da-na-at i-s,a-ba-tu u2-ul#? [...] | |
| 7 | _BE samag#_ [i]-na# szu-uh-ri-szu sza _zag gar_ sza uz-na-szu i-ba-asz-szi-a u2-x [...] | |
| 8 | _BE samag_ i-na szu-uh-ri-szu sza 2(u)! _gar_ sza uz-na-szu i-ba-asz-szi-a qa2-as-su# [i-ka-asz-sza-ad] | |
| 9 | _BE samag_ i-na _ha-la_ szu-uh-ri-szu _gar_ sza u2-s,a-am-ma-ru i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam mu 2(disz)#-[kam_ i-ka-asz-sza-ad] | |
| 10 | _BE samag_ kap-pi2 i-ni-szu sza _zag gar dumu_-szu re-esz-tu-um i-na bi-tim [...] | |
| 11 | _BE samag_ kap-pi2 i-ni-szu sza _gub3 gar dumu_-szu re-esz-tu-um i-sza-lim u3 i-[...] | |
| 12 | _BE samag_ i-na sza-pa-al KIMIN!(U3) sza _zag gar dumu-mesz_-szu _{d}lamma_ u2-ul i-szu#-[u2 ...] | |
| 13 | _BE samag_ i-na sza-pa-al KIMIN!(U3) sza _gub3 gar dumu-mesz_-szu i-lam i-szu-u2 u3 i-[...] | |
| 14 | _BE samag_ i-na ap-pi-i-szu _gar_ qa2-bi le-mu-tim ir-ta-na-ad#-[di-szu] | |
| 15 | _BE samag_ i-na tu-bu-uq-qa2-at i-ni-szu sza _[zag] gar_ isz-di-ih-szu a-na be-el# [a-wa-tim i-sa3]-hu#-ur | |
| 16 | _BE samag_ i-na tu-bu-uq-qa2-at i-ni-szu [sza _gub3] gar#_ nu-du-un-ni su2-qi2-im a-na# [x x x] isz-szar-ra-ak | |
| 17 | _BE samag_ i-na le-ti-szu sza _zag gar_ ba-ab-ta#-szu a-na le-mu-ut-tim iz-za-ka#-[ar]-szu# | |
| 18 | _BE samag_ i-na le-ti-szu sza _gub3 gar_ e-li ba-ab-ti-szu i-na a-wa-a-tim [iz?-za?-az?] | |
| 19 | _BE samag_ i-na sza-ap-la-an ap-pi-szu _gar mu_ li-it-ti-i i-na ma-as,-s,a-[x x x ib]-ba#-asz-szi | |
| 20 | _BE samag_ i-na [u2-su-uk]-ki-szu sza _zag gar_ i-na _dumu-mesz_-szu isz-te-en la# [a]-wi#-[lu-tam it-ta-na-al-la-ak?] | |
| 21 | _BE samag_ i-[na u2-su-uk]-ki-szu sza _gub3 gar_ i-na _dumu-mesz_-szu isz-te-en a-wi-lu-[tam it-ta-na-al-la-ak?] | |
| 22 | _BE samag#_ [i-na x x li]-sza-ni-szu i-na _zag gar lu2_ szu-a-ti i-na mi-qi2-it [pi-i is,-s,a-ba-at?] | |
| 23 | [_BE samag_ i-na x x li]-sza#-ni-szu i-na _gub3 gar lu2_ szu-u2 mi-qi2#-it# [pi-i isz-sza-ra-ak-szu?] | |
| 24 | _BE samag#_ [i-na li?-sza?-ni?]-szu _gar_ tu-usz-szu i-na [mu-uh2-hi-szu i-ma-qu-ut?] | |
| 25 | _BE samag_ i-[na x x li]-sza-ni-szu sza _zag gar_ i-na qa2-ti-szu#? | |
| 26 | _BE samag_ i-na [x x li]-sza-ni-szu sza _gub3 gar lu2_ szu-u2 it-[...] | |
| 27 | _BE samag_ i-na _ha-la_ [U3?] sza-ap-li-im _gar_ sza x-ti?-szu i-na x [...] | |
| 28 | _BE samag_ i-na su2-uq-ti-szu _zag gar_ lu-um-nu-um [...] i-na ni [...] | |
| 29 | _BE samag_ i-na su2-uq-ti-szu sza _gub3 gar_ lu-um-nu-um a-na be-el [a-wa-ti-szu? ...] | |
| 30 | _BE samag_ i-na _ha-la_ su2-uq-ti-szu _gar_ wa-sza-ab s,i-bi-[it-tim ...] | |
| 31 | _BE samag_ i-na ki-sza-di-szu# [sza] _zag gar_ ni-pi-ih i-sza-a-[tim ...] | |
| 32 | [_BE samag_ i]-na# ki-sza-di#-[szu sza] _gub3 gar_ i-na ni-szu-ti-szu 1(disz) _lu2_ x [...] | |
| 33 | [... _lu2]_ szu-u2 a-di ba-al-t,u2 [...] | |
| 34 | [... x]-i id-da# [...] | |
| 35 | [...] _zag gar lu2_ szu#-[u2 ...] | |
| 36 | [...] _lu2#_ szu# x x [...] | |
| 37 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 38 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | _BE# [samag_ i-na x x x] qa2#-ti#-szu# [sza _zag gar_ ...] | |
| 3 | _BE samag_ i-[na x x x] qa2-ti-szu sza _gub3# [gar_ ...] | |
| 4 | _BE samag_ i-[na qa2-ab-li]-a-at qa2-ti-szu sza _[zag gar_ ...] | |
| 5 | _BE samag_ i-na qa2-ab-li-a-at qa2-ti-szu sza _gub3# [gar_ ...] | |
| 6 | _BE samag_ i-na mu-uh2-hi# qa2#-ti-szu sza _zag gar_ i-na su-[x ...] | |
| 7 | _BE samag_ i-na mu-uh2-hi# qa2#-ti-szu sza _gub3 gar_ i-na x [x] x x x [...] | |
| 8 | _BE samag_ i-na u2-ba-na#-[ti]-szu sza _zag gar_ a-na i-bi-us-si2-e u2-s,i-a-[am] | |
| 9 | _BE samag_ i-na u2-ba-na#-[ti]-szu sza _gub3 gar_ mi-im-mu-u2-szu [x x x] ma-ti-szu [x x] | |
| 10 | _BE samag_ i-na ap-pa-at [u2]-ba-na-ti-szu sza _zag gar_ mi-im-ma sza _ku3_ isz8-tar2 iz-za-x [...] | |
| 11 | _BE samag_ i-na ap-pa-at u2-[ba]-na-ti-szu <sza> _gub3 gar_ ma-at i-ra-am-mu wa-ar-hi-isz [...] | |
| 12 | _BE samag_ i-na mu-uh2#-hi# u2-ri-szu _gar_ ni-szi li-ib-bi a-na asz-sza-ti-szu x [x x x] | |
| 13 | _BE samag_ i-na <u2>-ri-szu _gar_ i-na hi-mi-it, li-ib-bi it-ta-na-ad-dar# | |
| 14 | _BE samag_ i-na li-ib-bi i-sza-ri-szu _gar_ mu-tum mu-ur-s,um i-s,a-ba-as-su mu-tum x [...] | |
| 15 | _BE samag_ i-na sza-pa-al i-sza-ri-szu _gar_ sza la i-du-u2 zi-ki-ir szu-mi-szu u2-sza-ba#-[lam] | |
| 16 | _BE samag_ i-na isz-ki-szu sza _zag gar_ a-wa-at ib-ba-asz-szu-u2-szu u2-ul <i>-la-am-ma-ad | |
| 17 | _BE samag_ i-na isz-ki-szu sza _gub3 gar_ mi-qi2-it-ti be-el a-wa-ti-szu i-na _e2-gal_ | |
| 18 | _BE samag_ i-na sza-ap-ri-szu _gar_ a-wi-lum szu-u2 ir-ta-na-a-ad | |
| 19 | _BE samag_ i-na szu-bur-ri-szu _gar_ mi-qi2-it-ti _masz-ansze_ i-na _e2_-szu ib-ba-asz-szi | |
| 20 | _BE samag_ i-na pe-mi-szu sza _zag gar_ mi-im-mu-u2-szu dan-nu i-ik-ka-al-ma szu-u2 i-na-zi-iq | |
| 21 | _BE samag_ i-na pe-mi-szu sza _gub3 gar_ mi-im-ma-szu dan-na i-ik-ki-im-ma ni-s,i2-ir-tam la-bi-ir-tam i-[mar] | |
| 22 | _BE samag_ i-na ri-bi-ti-szu sza _zag gar_ ni-s,i-ir-ta-szu ka-ab-tu u3 _e2-gal_ i-mar | |
| 23 | _BE samag_ i-na ri-bi-ti-szu sza _gub3 gar e2-gal_ i-za-ak-ka-ar-szu ni-s,i-ir-tam i-ka-sza-ad u3 szum-szu iz-za-ak-ka-ar | |
| 24 | _BE samag_ i-na ba-ma-at pe-mi-szu sza _zag gar_ i-na szi-pi-ir i-di-szu szum-szu im-ma-as-si2-ik | |
| 25 | _BE samag i-na ba-ma-at pe-mi-szu sza _gub3 gar_ i-na szi-pi2-ir [i]-di#-szu i-sze-ir-ma i-na a-li-szu pi-szu i-te-el | |
| 26 | _BE samag_ i-na ki-im-s,i2-szu sza _zag# [gar]_ x x [x] x-zu i-bi-ir-ri ta-ra-as-su2 ka-bi-it | |
| 27 | _BE samag_ i-na ki-im-s,i2-szu sza# [_gub3 gar_ x x x x] am sza isz-da-szu ki-na i-la-ak | |
| 28 | _BE samag_ i-na sza-pa-al ki-im-s,i2#-szu# sza# _zag# gar_ mu-szi u3 ur-ri-im u2-i-a u3 a-i-a ra-ki-is#-[sum] | |
| 29 | _BE samag_ i-na sza-pa-al ki-im-s,i2-szu _gub3 gar_ li-ib-ba el-s,a sza ma-di-isz la na-szi-<e> isz-sza#-[ak-ka-an] | |
| 30 | _BE samag_ i-na sza-hu-ur szi-pi-szu sza# _zag# gar_ mi-si2-ir _e2-gal_ sza ni-zi-iq-ti i-si2-[ir-szu] | |
| 31 | _[BE samag]_ i-na sza-hu-ur szi-pi-szu sza _gub3 gar_ mi-si2-ir _e2-gal_ sza za-ka-ar szu-mi-szu# [x x x] i-si2-ir szu-u2-ma szum-szu iz-za-ka-ar | |
| 32 | _BE samag_ i-na ki-s,a-al-li#-szu# sza# _zag# gar_ wa-szi-ib mah-ri-szu a-wa-ti-szu x [...] | |
| 33 | _BE samag_ i-na ki-s,a-al-[li-szu sza] _gub3# gar#_ [x x x x]-ti be-el a-wa-ti#-[szu ...] | |
| 34 | _BE samag_ i-na li-x [...] | |
| 35 | _[BE samag i]-na# [...] | |
| 36 | _[BE samag_ i]-na# [...] | |
| 37 | _[BE samag_ i]-na# li-ib-bi _gesztu2_-szu sza _zag gar_ i-na ta-ag-gi4-ir-ti iz-za-ak-ka-ar szu-ma la dam#?-qa2 isz-<<asz>>-sza-ka-an | |
| 38 | [BE _samag_ i-na] li#-ib-bi _gesztu2_-szu sza _gub3 gar_ ta-ag-gi4-ir-tum i-na pi-szu i-me-a-ad | |
| 39 | [...] x-ra-ni-szu _gar_ s,e-li-tum sa-ad-ra-a-szum | |
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