SpTU 1, 036 (P348457)
Omen, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 1, 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348457 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Omen |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | [...] a patient, his right hip is red: he will recover. His illness will linger and [...]. (That) it (the hip) will become very dark : MUD : to become dark : that (is) [...] flows from .... : UŠ₂ GE₆ (means) dark blood, UŠ₂ (means) : blood : GE₆ (means) : dark. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | muqqutu (means) : it is low. : It is released : that its limit ... [...]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | inneṣil (means) : sluggish (which means) : to be weak. : |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Heat stroke, meaning he will die. mūtu (means) he will die, šipṭu (means) ditto (he will die). : |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | GU.DU-su la₃ E₃.A (means) that he cannot evacuate (his) excrement. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | A.GA SIG₃-iṣ (means): he is beaten from the rear, A.GA (means): rear, A.GA (is also) GIŠ.TUKUL, arkātu (are) weapons. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | IG.LU (means): sinew that (is) above the heel, (on) the inner thigh, between the legs. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | UMUŠ LIL₂-šu₂ KUR₂ (means): his disease's nature changes. : GUB-az (means) : position. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | DUR₂-šu₂ izziz : that (means) his anus is set out. His anus ... : that (means) his anus beats [...]. |
| Obverse [14:18] o 1515–o 1818 | The šuhattu-cloth becomes dirty : šuhhiṭṭātu. : His excrement flows ... [...] that (is) it does not flow : his excrement is ... [...] his excrement is dakku, that (means) it is not fine : ... : dīki [...] dīki that (is) anything that does not go out of his rectum [...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | He is ill with a lung illness. : iṣallalma (means) : he sleeps. : ... [...] that (is) greatly .... : |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | His intestines pushed away (means) : his belly ... [...] |
| Obverse [20:22] o 2121–o 2222 | E₃ (means) : to go out. : kararu is its name : as if [...] it goes out. : ... in ..., [...] on the belly ... [...] from his penis. : |
| Obverse [22:24] o 2323–o 2424 | KI MUNUS GI as that is said (means) to (sexually) know a woman. KI (means): with : sinništu GI (means): (sexual) knowledge of a man and a woman : [...] milk (and) wine. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | (Oath) on his god's life : meaning, (prayer of) raising the hand. A.RI.A [...]. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | He was affected [...] back : he was beaten on the skull : back of the skull [...] ... skull. : |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | (His) tongue is constantly paralysed : [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | to shout [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | (If) he is ill for one day and in the head [...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | not completed [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | to ... [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | descendant of ... [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] GIG gi-liš 15-šu₂ SA₅ DIN GIG-su u₂-zab-bal-ma [...] | |
| 2 | du-ʾu-um i-da-mu MUD da-a-mu ša₂ a-na x x (x) [...] | |
| 3 | il-la-ku UŠ₂ GE₆ a-da-ma-tu₄ UŠ₂ da-mu GE₆ ṣa-⸢al⸣-[mu] | |
| 4 | muq-qu₂-tu₂ ša₂-pil DU₈{ir} ša₂ pi-lik-šu₂ in-ne₂-NE-[...] | |
| 5 | in-ne₂-ṣil i-ta-an-ṣu-lu ra-ba-ba TUGUL-MEŠ-šu₂ ṣal-[ma ...] | |
| 6 | ša₂ TUGUL-MEŠ-šu₂ GIG u lip₂-tu ina ŠA₃ la i-šu-u₂ ki-is-⸢sat GIG⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | hi-miṭ U₄.DA lib₃-bu-⸢u₂⸣ i-mat mu-u₂-tu₂ i-mat šip-ṭu {<|KI.MIN|(i-mat)>} GU.⸢DU⸣ | |
| 8 | qin-na-tu₄ GU₃.DE₂ ša-su-u₂ GU.DU 15-šu₂ šu-uh-hu-[ṭa-at] | |
| 9 | ša₂ maš-ku ina UGU iš-ša₂-ah-ṭu GU.DU-MEŠ-šu₂ šal-ma ša₂ pi-ṭir x [...] | |
| 10 | la ib-šu-u₂ GU.DU-su(ŠU) la₃ E₃.A ša₂ man-zal-tu₄ la u₂-še-⸢ṣu⸣ | |
| 11 | A.GA SIG₃(KAD₂){iṣ} ar₂(BI-)kat₂ ma-hi-iṣ A.GA ar₂-kat₂ A.GA {giš}TUKUL ar₂-kat₂ ⸢kak⸣-[ku] | |
| 12 | IG.LU šer₂-a-nu ša₂ AN.TA{nu} a-si-du ša₂-pu-lu bi-⸢rit PAP⸣.[HAL] | |
| 13 | UMUŠ LIL₂-šu₂ KUR₂ ṭe₃-eme si-li-ti-šu₂ KUR₂{ir} GUB{az} man-za-[az] | |
| 14 | DUR₂-šu₂ iz-zi-iz ša₂ DUR₂-šu₂ ir-rak-su DUR₂-šu₂ x ša₂ ⸢DUR₂-šu₂ ir-pi⸣-[is ...] | |
| 15 | šu-ha-at-ti ir-ru-šu₂ šu-uh-hi-iṭ-ṭa-at-ti zu-u₂-šu₂ DU x [...] | |
| 16 | ša₂ la il-la-ku-u₂-nu zu-u₂-šu₂ pur-ru-šu₂ pur-ru-⸢šu⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | zu-u₂-šu₂ dak-ku ša₂ la raq-qa NU⸣ x A BAL x di-⸢ki⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | di-i-ki ša₂ mim-ma ul-tu du-ur-ri-šu₂ la uṣ-ṣa-a [...] x [...] | |
| 19 | ha-šu-u ma-ru-uṣ i-ṣal-lal-ma it-tal-li-ma UŠ [...] | |
| 20 | ša₂ ma-gal ma-x-u₂ ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ ma-ʾu₅ ŠA₃-šu₂ x IS IŠ x [...] | |
| 21 | E₃ a-ṣu-u₂ ka-ra-⸢ra⸣ MU-NE i-gi-in-zu [...] | |
| 22 | mu-un-e₃-de₃ ina x x IA tu-ša₂-ma-a a-na ⸢ŠA₃⸣ x [...] | |
| 23 | ina mu-šar-šu KI ⸢MUNUS⸣ GI E ⸢it⸣-ti sin-niš-ti la-⸢ma⸣-[du] | |
| 24 | ⸢KI⸣ it-ti sin-niš-tu₄ GI la-ma-du ša₂ zi-kir₃ u MUNUS [...] | |
| 25 | GA GEŠTIN ⸢ni⸣-iš DINGIR-šu₂ lib₃-bu-u₂ niš ŠU-MIN A.RI.A [...] | |
| 26 | [x] EDIN TAG{it} ina UGU ma-hi-iṣ ṣe-⸢e-ri⸣ UGU [...] | |
| 27 | [...] x muh-hi EME i-te-niq₂-qi₂-iq [...] x [...] | |
| 28 | [...] x [...] ⸢GIG⸣ x x x (x) [...] | |
| 29 | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 30 | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | x x ⸢TA⸣ x [...] x [...] | |
| 3' | x-šu₂ x x [...] x [...] | |
| 4' | [...] x MA x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x x A x [...] | |
| 6' | ša₂-ga-mu [...] | |
| 7' | U₄ 1-⸢KAM₂ GIG⸣-ma ina ⸢SAG⸣.[DU ...] | |
| 8' | ⸢ul AL⸣.[TIL] x I x [...] | |
| 9' | ⸢LU⸣ x [...] x (x) [...] | |
| 10' | ⸢a⸣-na x [...] x x [...] | |
| 11' | x x [...] | |
| 12' | [...] x x (x) [...] x HA [...] | |
| 13' | [...] NA [...] | |
| 14' | ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}{d}x-[...] | |
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