SpTU 4, 145 (P348738)
Omen, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 4, 145 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348738 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] he trembles; they enter and with [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] pig-eye stone : ... : He will experience financial loss [...] ... |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] ... : ZI.GA (means): raised (which is a synonym of): the rising of ... [...] ... : ... |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | [...] will recede. (If) a dog eats a man's hair: a fire will be ignited in the man's house. [...] fire [...] will be ignited. A dog's approach: a fire will constantly be ignited in the man's house; alternatively, ignition of ... [...]. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] ... will fight. : (If) it constantly eats its upper thigh or its penis. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] ... : UR₂ (means): loins; : buttocks; penis; : flesh; : female genitals are shut. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] ... : the one who is spread out behind him. : Concerning the plant like ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...]. (If) a dog vomits in a man's house. : Constant vomitting will aggravate (...) |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] the man will leave the house. : ŠUB (means): to abandon; : ŠUB (also means): to leave; : ... |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] ... they denounce. : (If) a dog comes out from a man's house. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] ... : agressive : he encloses; (If) rebellion and revolt |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] he encloses (is the opposite of) : he will roam around (is a synonym of): he will keep wandering. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] ... concerning the hands: he points the hand; : the pointing of the hand. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] his [...] : SILA NIGIN (means): he goes around the street. : Chest hair. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] ... : (If) they vomit in a man's house and they do not stand up. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] he has decided it; : he will determine each omen; : (gloss: break) he has decided it; : |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [...] ... : the word of ... comes out; : That man, the king will appoint him (to govern) his land. He is agressive. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] will take place in addition to his distress. : IGI (means): to see. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] he will finish ... and will become poor. : KI.NU₂ (means): bed. Concerning the exit; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] ... : SA.A.RI.RI (means): a female lynx. Because he is multicoloured. The ape |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] ... (If) a city whose city-wall is perfect, (yet) its gates are seized and the people abandon (it). |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] will be dispersed and that city will be abandoned, its military governors will be deported. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...] ... : whoever does not see him. : A native comes out from the city gate and is not seen (any more). |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313 | [...] ... whoever does not see him. : People of the city will be blocked and [...] they are scattered; alternatively, it is dispersed and : they are killed and [...] ... : a military governor : the king; alternatively, GIR₃.NITA₂-MEŠ (means): his deputies. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | [...] reading out |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [...] ... : IDIM (means): agressive. : NIGIN-MEŠ (means): they keep gathering. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] to see, concerning a dog : ... : the voice (of) : ... : ... [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [...] ... the bowels are located at the place of its front ... of the chest ... [...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [...] ... : they will rampage : ... |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [...] ... : a wish (is the opposite of): the curse of : ... [...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [...] ... : arms (are a synonym of): side [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x DU DI LUL x [...] | |
| 2' | [... ig]-⸢lu⸣-ut i-ru-bu-ma it-ti [...] | |
| 3' | [... {na₄]}IGI.ŠAH {na₄]}IGI.ŠAH HA IM MA I.BI₂.ZA ⸢IGI⸣ x [...] x x | |
| 4' | [...] x U₄ ZI.GA tu-ub-ba-tu₂ ṣi-it MA x [...] x I LAGAB TU ŠU₂ | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢LA₂⸣{is} UR.GI₇ SIG₂ LU₂ GU₇ IZI ina E₂ LU₂ MU₂{ah} [... i-ša]-a-tu₂ | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢MU₂⸣{ah} TE UR.GI₇ IZI ina E₂ LU₂ MU₂ SAG.UŠ ša₂-niš MU₂ x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] BA i-ṣa-al {uzu}UR₂-šu₂ u lu GIŠ₃-šu₂ GU₇ SAG.UŠ | |
| 8' | [...] x UR₂ su-u-nu pu-un-qu₂ GIŠ₃ šir₃-ri GAL₄.LA e(i-)di-il | |
| 9' | [...] x ša₂ ku-tal-la-a-nu-uš-šu muṣ-ṣu-u ša₂ U₂ GIM A x [...] | |
| 10' | [...] UR.GI₇ ina E₂ LU₂ ip-ru pa-ru-u₂ ka-a-a-nu u₂-kab-bat | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢E₂⸣ LU₂ TAG₄{ib} ŠUB na-du-u ŠUB e-ze-bi x | |
| 12' | [...] x IA u₂-nam-gi-ru UR.GI₇ ina E₂ LU₂ E₃ | |
| 13' | [...] x DU še-gu-u₂ i-si-ir sah-maš-tu₂ u bar-tu | |
| 14' | [... i]-si-ir i-da-al it-ta-na-al-lak | |
| 15' | [...] x-šu₂ ša₂ ŠU-MIN ŠU LA₂ ta-ra-ṣi ša₂ ŠU-MIN | |
| 16' | [...]-šu₂ SILA NIGIN su-u₂-qa is-hur SIG₂ GABA-MEŠ | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢LU⸣ HU NI QA ŠA₂ x [...] MI | |
| 18' | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢U₂⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] x ina ⸢E₂ LU₂ ip-ru-u₂⸣-ma la ⸢it⸣-bu-u₂ | |
| 3 | [... ip-ta]-⸢ra⸣-as-su-u₂ UR₅-TA.AM₃ KU₅{as} hi-pi₂ }} ⸢ip-ta⸣-ra-su | |
| 4 | [...] ŠU a-mat a-na-x-šu₂ il-la-aʾ LU₂ BI LUGAL KUR-su u₂-ma-[ʾi]-ir-šu₂ ki-di-ir | |
| 5 | [...] e-le-en ma-ru-uš-ti-šu₂ GAR{an} IGI a-ma-ru | |
| 6 | [...] ŠI TIL-ma UKU₂ KI.NU₂ ma-a-a-al-tu₂ aš-šum mu-ṣe-e | |
| 7 | [...] x SA.A.RI.RI ze-er-qa-tu₄ aš-šum bur-ru-mu UGU.DUL.BI | |
| 8 | [...] ŠA₂ IRI ša₂ BAD₃-šu₂ šuk-lu-lu KA₂.GAL-šu₂ ṣab-ta-<<tu>>-⸢ma⸣ NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU TAG₄ | |
| 9 | [...] ip-pa-ra-<ar>-ma IRI BI ŠUB{di} GIR₃.NITA₂-MEŠ-šu₂ ut-ta-as-sa₃-hu | |
| 10 | [...] x KU LU MA mam-ma la i-mu-ru-šu₂ U₃.TU KA₂.GAL-šu₂ E₃-ma la₃ IGI{ir} | |
| 11 | [...] x mam-ma la i-mu-ru-uš UN-MEŠ IRI ip-pa-ra-ku-ma | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢is⸣-sa-pa-hu ša₂-niš ip-pa-ra-<ar>-ma id-duk-ka-a-ma | |
| 13 | [...] x GIR₃.NITA₂ šar-ri ša₂-niš GIR₃.NITA₂-MEŠ-šu₂ LU₂ ša-nu-ti-šu₂ | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢mal₂⸣-sutₓ(BAN₂) | |
| 15 | [...] x RI IDIM še-gu-u₂ NIGIN-MEŠ ip-ta-na-ah-hu-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢da⸣-ga-lu ša₂ kal-bi A ri-gim x (x) A x [...] | |
| 17 | [...] x AD₂ lib₃-bu a-šar pa-ni-šu₂ GAR{nu} x ⸢GABA⸣ x [...] | |
| 18 | [...] x it-ta-na-da-ru I x [...] | |
| 19 | [...] x RA RU AŠ₂ ar₂-rat KA [...] | |
| 20 | [...] NU a-he-e i-⸢di⸣ [...] | |
| 21 | [...] x A NI [...] | |
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