SpTU 4, 157 (P348750)
Omen, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 4, 157 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348750 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Top [0:2] t.e. 1t.e. 1– | By the command of Anu and Antu, may (this tablet) go well. |
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | If [...] to determine [...] three Fissures (on the liver) for a fixed day [...]. |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | If the Finger (has) 1 each on its top, on its middle, and on its base: [...] 6 days and nights, a month of early mornings will pass by and [...]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | If the top of the back right of the Finger (has) 1 Fissure: 2 times 3 : 6. [...] 6 days. [...]. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | If the base of the back right of the Finger (has) 1 Fissure: 4 times 3 : 12. [...] 12 days. [...]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | If the top of the back right of the Finger (has) 2 Fissures: 5 times 3 : 15. [...] 15 days. [...]. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | If the base of the back right of the Finger (has) 2 Fissures 7 times 3 : 21. [...] 21 days [...]. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | If the top of the back right of the Finger (has) 3 Fissures: 8 times 3 : 24. Its time limit is 24 days. [...]. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | If the base of the back right of the Finger (has) 3 Fissures: 10 times 3 : 30 (or), 1 month. Its time limit is 30 days. [...]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | If you perform (the existpicy) to determine the uddazallû-date for 1 year : If the top of the back [...] |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | If the middle of the back right of the Finger (has) 2 Fissures: 40 times 2 : 1.20. [...] 2 months, 20 days. [...]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | If the top of the back right of the Finger (has) 2 Fissures: 40 times 4 : 2 40. [...] 5 months, 10 days. [...]. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | If the base of the back right of the Finger (has) 2 Fissures: 40 times 6 : 4 00. Its time limit is 8 months. [...]. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | If the top of the back right of the Finger (has) 3 Fissures: 40 times 7 : 4 40. [...] 9 months, 10 days. [...]. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | If the base of the back right of the Finger (has) 3 Fissures: 40 times 9 : 6 00, 12 months. [...] 1 year. [...]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | DUB HA.LA, the secret of extispicy, which constantly changes and ... [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | Very strong omens whose examining [...] to become fearful. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | On your examining, DUB HA.LA, of which it is said ... he said ... [...]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | Alternatively, "divination" is HAL. HAL (means) "to divide". HAL (means) divination, the source that was revealed in .... [...]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | IDIM (means) "source". "Total" (is written) SA.A. (From) the interior to the boundary ... [...]. |
| Obverse [20:24] o 2121– | If .... 7 times [...] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'r 1'–r 2'2' | If [...] ... [...]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 3'3'–r 4'4' | If [...] on the top of [...]: the enemy will [...] the city. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | If [...] on [...] day ... [...]. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 7'7'–r 8'8' | If [...] on the middle of the back left of [...]: [...] with weapons [...]. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9'9'–r 10'10' | If [...] on the base of the left back of [...] a hostile city [...]. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 11'11'–r 12'12' | If on the appointed date ... [...]: in 10 days a hostile city will be seixed. [...]. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 13'13'–r 14'14' | If a Perforation is located on the middle of the back left of the Finger: 10 [...]: downfall of the enemy’s army with weapons; rain [...]. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 15'15'–r 16'16' | If a Perforation is located on the base of the back left of the Finger: 10 times 3 : 30. : downfall of the enemy’s army with weapons; rain will not fall. [...]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | If [...] on the top of the Breadth of the right of the Finger, (or) on the middle of the Breadth of the right of the Finger, (or) on the base of [...]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | If [...] on the top of the right of the Palace of the Finger, (or) on the middle of the right of the Palace of the Finger, (or) on the base of [...]. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | If [...] on the top of the back of the Rising of the Wind, (or) on the midle of the back of the Rising of the Wind, (or) at the base of [...]. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | If a Perforation is located on the top of the right of the Station, (or) in the middle of the right of the Station, (or) on the base of the right of the Station. : If ... [...]. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 21'21'–r 21'21' | If a Perforation is located on the top of the gall bladder on the right, (or) on the middle of the gall bladder on the right, (or) on the base of the gall bladder on the right. : If [...]. |
| Reverse [21:23] r 22'22'–r 23'23' | If a Perforation is located on the right of the Exterior on its top, on its middle, (or) on its base. : [...]. |
| Reverse [22:24] r 23'23'–r 24'24' | If Perforations on the right of the Finger, as many as there are, and Perforations on the base of [...] like Perforations of the left back ... [...]. |
| Reverse [24:26] r 25'25'– | DUB HA.LA, a secret of extispicy. ... [...] |
| Left [0:2] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 22 | [...] Ekur-zakir. Hand of Ša-Anu-iššu, son of Ištar-šum-ereš, [...], Urukean. Uruk, Ululu (month VI), day 27, year 1 23 of Seleucus, king. |
| flake [0:2] flake 1'flake 1'–flake 2'2' | [...] 12 (is): 6. 6 ... [...] times 3 (is): 45. 45 times 12 [...] |
| flake [2:3] flake 3'3'–flake 3'3' | [...] and for an ambiguous omen ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| flake | ||
| 6' | [...] DIŠ x [...] | |
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