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SpTU 1, 072 (P348493)
Divination, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 1, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348493 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x] MU x NI [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [x x] x A MU x [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | [x x] x RU MU x [...] | ... ... |
| 4' | ša₂ ana ⸢la-ra⸣-an-du ŠU x [...] | who to Elara-Eandu Hand of ... |
| 5' | ša₂ ar-ri-šu [x x x x x] x x [...] | The heart of his brother ... ... |
| 6' | ma-qit dan-⸢niš⸣ x [x x x x] A HA [...] | “If he is seized by a strong wind, ... ... |
| 7' | AR TE IK [x] x [x x x] x x x [...] | ... ... |
| 8' | [x x] UD HUR [x x x x] x x [...] | ... ... |
| 9' | BI SI x x [x x x x x] x [...] | That ... ... |
| 10' | {giš}TUKUL el-[lu x x x x] x [...] | a pure weapon |
| 11' | ša₂-niš kak-ku NU [x x x x x] HUL₂ [hi-du-tu₂] | Secondly, the kukku-demon ... joy and rejoicing |
| 12' | MUL₄.BI ZALAG₂.GA ⸢ha-du-u₂⸣ e-le-⸢e⸣-ṣu | Its star is cleared: “Ḫadû-plant, ele-ešbu-plant |
| 13' | na-ma-ru₃ a-a-um-⸢ma⸣ UŠ{di} i-⸢red⸣-di | “Ayum-emā-ēriš, the length, is to be measured out, |
| 14' | a-a-um-ma ša₂-nam-⸢ma⸣ i-tap-pa-lu | Who (ever) makes a claim |
| 15' | ša₂ ma-a-diš iš-ta-su-u₂ ⸢NE⸣.GAR ni-⸢ip-hi⸣ | (If) the heart of a man is swollen: ēreštasû-plant, nipḫi-plant |
| 16' | ni-ip-hi ⸢LUL⸣ tas-ri-ir-ru sur₂-ra-a-tu | The nipḫu-plant, the tasrīru-plant (and) the surrātu-plant |
| 17' | NU GI.NA sa-ra-a-ar NU GI.NA | [It is not] reliable, it is not reliable. |
| 18' | la šat-ti A.GAR.GAR-šu i-ṣar-ra-ar | (If) it is not for him, his orchard will be destroyed. |
| 19' | ša₂ piq-qa-an-ni-šu₂ i-za-ar-ru-u₂ | Whose extispicy they shall curse |
| 20' | ša₂ 1{en-nu-u₂} in-da-naq-qu-tu-u-nu | of one man they will constantly question. |
| 21' | ša₂-niš i-ṣar-ra-ar ṣar-a-ra a-la-ku | The second time he will smite, the third time I will go |
| 22' | ⸢HAR⸣.BAD a-mu-tu NA.NE qut-rin-⸢nu⸣ | eshra-ešudu-plant (a kind of juniper) |
| 23' | [IGI-MIN-šu₂] u₂-zaq-qa-pi ša₂ u₂-ša₂-az-za-az-⸢za⸣ | His eyes are raised, he is raised. |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢DU₃⸣ re-tu-u u₂-zu-uz-zu DU₃ za-qa-pa | “It is the beginning (of the scribal art), it is the end (of) the middle (part of the balaŋ composition zaqap̂). |
| 2 | BAR UDU GAZ KUR₂ muš-šir₃ UDU.NITA₂ duk {lu₂}KUR₂ | (If) a ram kills a dog: the enemy's army will devour a sheep. |
| 3 | na-ra-ṭu sa-la-hu {u₂}NINDA₂ il-lu-ru | narātu-disease, salaḫu-illness, (and) nindanu-fever |
| 4 | ul-lu-ṣu ha-du-u₂ GABA(DUH).RAH.HA ra-pa-aš₂ GABA | (If) he is swollen (and) has a chest, he will have a large chest. |
| 5 | u₂-da-ap-par i-re-e-qu KI KUN-su GAR GU₂-su GAR | (If) he slips through a hole, his tail is located with his tail (and) his neck is located (with the tail). |
| 6 | NUN KUR-su BAL-su GU₂ ki-ša₂-da GU₂ re-eš | (If) a prince's land changes (or) the neck of a cow is a neck of the head |
| 7 | GU₂ ma-a-ta ME.NI ME.NI KA₂ E₂.GAL | From the bank of the land ... |
| 8 | ne-pel-ku-u₂ ra-pa-šu₂ NA GIM ṣer-ret pa-ri-is | (If) it is covered in a dark spot: a man will be treated as if it were a ṣerret. |
| 9 | ša₂ ku-up-pu-tu nim-šu-šu SA-ME-šu₂ KAL | Whose ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic (is like) a lion whose horns are thick |
| 10 | da-na-an AB₂.ZA₃.MI₂ ha-si-si aš₂-šu₂ U | The strength of a cow, the strength of his hand, and |
| 11 | ap-ta ša₂ sa-am-mu-u₂ DAR ša₂-ta-qa | “The nose is a sammû-disease, the šātaq’u-distortion is afflicted. |
| 12 | ki-im-da-šu₂ nap-har-šu₂ KIN nap-ha-ru₃ | All of his family, all of the kin |
| 13 | U ši-li U pil-ši ši-it-rid-ma | and the šīlu and the pīlī-offering(s) were brought together, and |
| 14 | šit-ru-du da-⸢na⸣-an lib₃-bu-u₂ i-ziz-ma | The scepter of Anu, my heart, stood, and |
| 15 | la ta-na-his ⸢la⸣ ta-na-ah-hi-is ša₂-niš | Do not be negligent, you are negligent. That one |
| 16 | la ta-na-kud na-ka-du pa-la-hu | Do not be afraid, fear not! |
| 17 | ŠA₃.MUD ŠA₃ GU₄.UD ŠA₃ GU₄.UD.GU₄.UD gi-lit-ti | ŠAMUD (means) “Mercury (and) Mercury (also means) gilittu-disease. |
| 18 | ni-qit-ti na-ka-du DI šu-lum AB₂ | The nīqittu-priestess, the nākadu-priest, the well-being of the cow |
| 19 | le-e-tu₄ ša-da-da a-la-ku [x x] x | 'Let me go to the šadādu-temple! |
| 20 | na-a-šu da-a-lu A ⸢iš⸣-[ša₂-ha-at] | našu-dālu-disease, son of E’isv-eshāt |
| 21 | NIG₂.ZI.GAL₂.EDIN.NA u šu-ut KA ša₂ BE UDU.⸢NITA₂⸣ [x x x x x] | “If a sheep ... a sacrificial sheep and the mouth of a man’s ... |
| 22 | BAR-ME ša₂ BE iz-⸢bu⸣ ša₂ KA UM.ME.A mal-⸢su⸣-[tu {m}60-ik-ṣur] | The sections of the 'If an anomaly' (means) the mouth of a scholar. Anu-ikṣur |
| 23 | {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ BAN₃.DA DUMU {lu₂}SANGA-{d}[nin-urta] | exorcist, priest, descendant of Šangu-Ninurta |
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