SpTU 4, 143 (P348737)
Omen, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 4, 143 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348737 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Thus GAG.ZA₃.GU (means) the Well-being (on liver); the heart (is also written) GAG.ZA₃.GU [...]; GAG.ZA₃.GU ... : there is ... on the lungs. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 33–o 55 | On the liver, the upper part (that) is loose (means): the left exterior part of the base is split; the exterior part (is a synonym of): bases (on liver); : DAR-at (means) she is split; : DAR (means): to split; : DAR (means): to break. : On the favourable side of the exta, they (are) the lower part. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | ... [...] ... : ... : said ... |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | ... [...] ... : ... three ... |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The enemy : ... [...] ... |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | ... oil ... : for the anointing; ... to recite: ... |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | ... [...] ... : to widen (is a synonym of): thickening |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Concerning the lord ... [...] ... : victory |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | ... [...] to lie across : (with the meaning) of ... : ... |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [...] ... : will put: concerning an arrow ... |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [...] U.IŠ (means): pierced |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [...] ... the enemy, its peg. They are entwined ... |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [...] ... on a tablet [...] : ... that is taken away |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [...] ... : the head is pierced |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [...] ... GAZ (means): to kill |
| Obverse [19:21] o 2020–o 2121 | [...] ... : terrifying (is a synonym of): the demolishing of [...] |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 22–b.e. 33 | [...] ... in front of the queen, in ... during a trial : written from an oblong tablet [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | They are intertwined like 4 bindings. Hearts are dried (means hearts) are short. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Its tail (is written): KUN-su. It will beat. : To beat (means): tasāhu |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Its [...] ... : check, : surplus, : you cut and : |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | [...] furious : furiously. : He will keep lifting; : IL₂ (means): to lift; IL₂ (also means): to become high. : label+ r 5 AD.HAL (means): secret. label+ r 5 - r 8 He will chew; to chew (is a synonym of): to eat. : The palate, the date; : A.U₅ (means): palate; A.U₅ (also means): throat : alternatively, the palate (is a synonym of): the whole mouth; the whole mouth (is a synonym of): lips. : label+ r 8 - r 9 ZU₂.GUZ (means): she will grind (her teeth); ZU₂ (to be pronouced) su (means): tooth; : GUZ (to be pronounced) gu-si (means): to grind (the teeth). |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | GEME₂-su (means): his maid. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Recitation; oblong tablet of commentary and oral tradition and questioning of the expert's mouth from, (to be pronounced) libbi, the excerpt1 27 (of the Series):"If an anomaly"; completed. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | (If) in Nisannu (I) from the 1st day to the 30th day, a boy, either during all day or during all night, (and) a lady after him (...).2 |
| Reverse [14:17] r 1515–r 1717 | The rebel king who is giving orders to dogs; there will be a king who gives orders in the land; : the rebel king who disobeyed; : LUGAL (means): king; : NI₂ (means): self; and GI (means): placed. label+ r 17 It is concerning a woman's pregnancy. (If) she gives birth to (...). |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | Tablet 14 (of the Series: If) an anomaly. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | UR₅.GIM GAG.ZA₃.GU šu-lum lib₃-ba GAG.ZA₃.GU [...] | |
| 2 | GAG.ZA₃.GU HA KIL ṢU UL x ME ina MUR U₄ x DU UM GAL₂ | |
| 3 | ina ter-tu₄ e-li-tu₄ il-li-ku ki-di-it 2.30 iš-du(UŠ) ⸢DAR⸣{at} | |
| 4 | ki-di-it uš-di-tu₄ DAR{at} sa-al-ta-at | |
| 5 | DAR sa-la-tu₄ DAR he-pu-u ina SILIM{ti₃} šu₂-nu KI{ti₃} | |
| 6 | TAB ŠA₂ ⸢UL⸣ U ZU [...] x DIŠ QA ŠA₂ ŠA₂ ⸢ŠID⸣ qa-ba-a ⸢TA⸣ NIGIN ⸢TUM⸣ | |
| 7 | NA SAL [...] KIN x x x DA NU še-lal-te U ⸢AR⸣ MA | |
| 8 | KUR₂ x x x [...] BU KU ENGUR ŠAL A ŠA₂ MAŠ | |
| 9 | MI x [...] I₃.GIŠ x [(x)] ša₂ EŠ DIŠ DIŠ ŠID IM x GAR ŠU₂ x ⸢GA⸣ x HA RU | |
| 10 | x x [...] U₂ ra-pa-šu₂ gi-ip-šu₂ | |
| 11 | ša₂ ⸢EN⸣ x [...] ⸢NA DA PAT⸣ li-tu₄ | |
| 12 | KI x x x x [...] GIB ša₂ KUR TAB BI ŠU₂ x TE KU | |
| 13 | [...] x-su GAR{an} ša₂ GAG.U₄.TAG TU U₂ | |
| 14 | [... U]{iš} pa-li-iš | |
| 15 | [...] AT KUR₂ GAG-su pat-la DA UŠ KAL | |
| 16 | [...] TUM SAL x BI IM | |
| 17 | [...] A RI ina ṭup-⸢pi⸣ [...] ŠA₃ x ša₂ ek-me-et | |
| 18 | [...] ŠU ZU BU SAG.⸢DU⸣ pa-tah-tu | |
| 19 | [...] SAL BA GAZ da-a-ku | |
| 20 | [...] x DU U₄ PI ra-aš₂-bu na-qa-ar | |
| 21 | [...] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] x x x UB RA | |
| 2 | [...] x ana IGI {munus}LUGAL ina x x ZU TU ina DI ša₂ {im}GID₂.DA | |
| 3 | [...] ša₂-ṭir | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ki⸣-ma 4 ki-si et-gu-ra lib₃-bu ša₂-bu-lu(LUL) ku-ru-u₂ | |
| 2 | [zi]-⸢ba⸣-as(AK-)su KUN-su i-tar-rak ta-ra-ku ta-sa-hu | |
| 3 | [x]-⸢nam⸣-šu si-in-qi₂-it a-tar tak-ki-si-ma | |
| 4 | [x] ez-zi ez-zi-iš it-ta-na-aš₂-ši IL₂ na-šu-u | |
| 5 | ⸢IL₂⸣ ša₂-qu-u AD.HAL pi-riš-tu₂ i-lam-ma-am | |
| 6 | la-ma-ma a-ka-lu A.U₅ ZU₂.LUM.MA A.U₅ li-iq pi-i | |
| 7 | A.U₅ nap-ša₂-ri ša₂-niš li-iq pi-i nap-har pi-i | |
| 8 | nap-ha-ri pi-i ša₂-pa-a-tu₄ ZU₂.GUZ i-ka₃-ṣa-aṣ-ṣi | |
| 9 | ZU₂{su} šin-ni {gu₂-ṣi}GUZ ka₃-ṣa-aṣ-ṣi | |
| 10 | GEME₂-su a-mu-ut-su | |
| 11 | ŠID{tu₂} {im}GID₂.DA ṣa-a-tu₂ u šu-ut KA u maš-a-a-al-tu₂ ša₂ KA | |
| 12 | UM.ME.A ša₂ ŠA₃{{ lib₃-bi(BA) }} ZI{ti} 27 BE iz-bu AL.TIL | |
| 13 | ina {iti}BARA₂ TA U₄ 1-KAM EN U₄ 30-KAM {lu₂}TUR lu-u ina kal u₄-mu | |
| 14 | lu-u₂ ina kal mu-ši NIN{tu} EGIR-šu₂ | |
| 15 | LUGAL IM.GI ša₂ ṭe-e-me UR.GI₇ šak-nu LUGAL ša₂ ṭe₃-en-šu₂ GAR{nu-u} | |
| 16 | ina KUR GAL₂{ši} LUGAL IM.GI ša₂ id-du-u LUGAL šar-ri NI₂ ra-ma-ni | |
| 17 | u GI GAR{nu-u} ša₂ PEŠ₄ MUNUS-ma U₃.TU | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | DUB 14-KAM(GI) iz-bu | |
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