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SpTU 4, 162 (P348755)
Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 4, 162 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348755 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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.
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| 1 | ina {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 14-KAM AN.GE₆ ⸢GAR⸣-ma DINGIR ina KAN₅-šu₂ A₂ {im}U₁₈.LU AN.TA KAN₅-ma | In Nisannu (I), on the 14th day, an eclipse takes place and the god at its appearance is seen on the south side above. |
| 2 | A₂ {im}SI.SA₂ KI.TA iz-ku ina UGU re-eš ši-kin qa-bi taš-ri-tu₄ | The lower side of the 'finger' is elevated. At the beginning of the month, the wording of a lifted-hand prayer |
| 3 | e-la-nu KI.TA šap-la-nu ina šu-ri-in-ni-šu₂ dele-bat ana ŠA₃ 30 KU₄-ma | (If) Venus enters the Moon on the lower side of the Moon: |
| 4 | ina ITI EN.NUN dele-bat ana ŠA₃ 30 KU₄-ma šu-ri-in-ni qar-nu {<MIN(šu-ri-in-ni)>} | In the month of the watch, Venus enters the Moon and carries a harp. |
| 5 | ṣal-mu ša₂ ŠA₃ 30 ša₂-niš ina šu-ri-in-ni-šu₂ dele-bat ana ŠA₃ KU₄ šu-ri-in-ni | It is a lunar eclipse; alternatively, in its eclipse, Venus entered into the sky. |
| 6 | i-da-tu₄ ana AN.GE₆ AN.GE₆ dele-bat ina {mulₓ(ab₂)}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ ana ⸢tar-ṣi⸣ 30 GUB-ma | (If) an eclipse takes place: Venus stands in Aries to the Etaršu-temple. |
| 7 | EN ITI-šu₂ {mulₓ(ab₂)}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ ina ŠA₃ LUGAL A.GA.DE₃{ki} UG₇ iq-bi IM ša₂ | Until his month the Hireling appears in the hand of the king of Agade: he will die. Tablet of |
| 8 | ina ŠU-MIN-ka tu-kal IM ša₂ ana KUR.KUR il-la-ku-ma pi-šir₃ ana ŠA₃ | You hold with your hands the wind which goes to the lands and the opening of the mouth to the hand |
| 9 | ta-qab-bi EŠ.BAR ana LUGAL A.GA.DE₃{ki} ta-nam-din {iti}BARA₂ | You will say the decision to the king of Agade. On Nisan |
| 10 | {mulₓ(ab₂)}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ KUN {mulₓ(ab₂)}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ A.GA.DE₃{ki} DINGIR ša₂ ina KAN₅-šu₂ | The Hireling is the tail of the Hireling. At Agade that god in its eclipse |
| 11 | EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA SAR-ma 1/3-TA.AM₃ EN.NUN uh-hi-ru ina EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA | [In the morning watch, in the evening watch, the scribal] lore is written and a third of the watch is completed. In the morning [watch, in] the evening [watch], |
| 12 | AN.GE₆ GAR-ma KAN₅ ŠU₂-ma 1/3-TA.AM₃ šal-šu₂ ša₂ mu-šu ša₂-lul-tu₄ EN.NUN | (If) an eclipse takes place and it is eclipsed: 1/3 (of the population) will die; šallû-disease. |
| 13 | ša₂-niš 1/3-TA.AM₃ ša₂ iq-bu-u₂ šal-šu₂ ša₂ SI DINGIR ana ZALAG₂ TAG₄ | Secondly, 1/3 (of a mina) is that which they said. The other is that of the horn of the god. It will leave for clearing. |
| 14 | ⸢ad⸣-ri ŠU₂-ma ina {iti}GAN U₄ 28-KAM SAG IGI.DU₈.A IGI-ma dele-bat ana ŠA₃ 30 | It is eclipsed. In Kislimu, on the 28th day, first appearance, and Venus to the west is 30 |
| 15 | KU₄ ina U₄.NA₂.A dele-bat ana ŠA₃ 30 KU₄-ma 1 me AN.GE₆ DUG₄.GA | (If) Venus enters the Moon on the day of disappearance of the moon and is good for 1 hundred eclipses. |
| 16 | [U₄].NA₂.A AN.GE₆ u₂-kal-lam-ka ul-tu U₄.NA₂ ša₂ {iti}GAN | On the day of the moon's disappearance (of the moon) he will show you the eclipse. From the morning of the month Kislimu |
| 17 | [ana] U₄ AN.GE₆ ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ ta-qab-bi 1 me U₄{mi} a-na UD-MEŠ | On the day of the eclipse of Nisannu you will say: “100 days for the days |
| 18 | [x]-de-e-ti ki-ṣir šal-šu₂ ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ ša₂ E{u₂} ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ 2.KAM šu-u | x-dēti of Kiṣir is his. It is of Nisannu, of Ebu, of Ištar II. |
| 19 | EN.NUN.MURU₄.BA im-šil-ma a-di ZALAG₂ DU {d}UTU NU IGI-šu₂ i-na mi-šil mu-šu₂ | (If) in the middle watch the moon rises and goes until sunrise: Šamaš will not see him. In the middle of the night |
| 20 | AN.GE₆ SAR-ma a-di la SAG pu-u₂-ṣu ZALAG₂-ma EN ZALAG₂ DU {d}UTU | (If) an eclipse is written and it goes until the beginning of pušbu-disease, and until the end of clearing, it goes: Šamask. |
| 21 | NU IGI-šu₂ a-di UGU nu-um-ri-šu₂ pu-u₂-ṣu NU IGI ša₂-niš EN ZALAG₂ DU | (If) he does not see it, until he sees its light: he will die; alternatively, he goes to sleep. |
| 22 | {d}UTU NU IGI-šu₂ a-di la KUR {d}UTU ZALAG₂-ma NU DU₃ i-šab-biṭ i-dak-ku | (If) Šamaš does not see him, he will be darkened until the sun rises and cannot be seen. He will be seized (and) killed. |
| 23 | [ša₂]-ba-ṭu da-a-ku ša₂-ga-šu₂ {<MIN(da-a-ku)>} KUR sa-kil-tu₄ KUR ELAM.MA{ki} | (Sum) I am the one who smites the enemy land (Akk) The one who kills my enemy, I am his enemy The land of slavery, the land of Elam |
| 24 | [...] ⸢dan⸣-nu LUGAL AŠ.TE GAL DAB{bat} LUGAL ELAM.MA{ki} AŠ.TE ša₂ | ... the king will seize the chief throne. The king of Elam (will) seize that throng. |
| 25 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ma | ... and |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | he-pi₂ }} DUR₂ u₂-ša-am-qa-at ta-ba-⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | (If) it is broken: the throne will be plundered. |
| 3' | nak-pa AN.GE₆ TIL{tu₂} ina MULₓ(AB₂)MULₓ(AB₂) GAR-ma MULₓ(AB₂)MULₓ(AB₂) x [x x x x x x x x] x | (If) a total eclipse takes place in Taurus and Taurus . |
| 4' | i-na-dir i-ša₂-an-ni za-ra-nu MURU₂{ti₃} har-ra-⸢nu šu-ut⸣ {d}en-lil₂ za-⸢ra⸣-nu | (Sum) He is a lion, he is the one who makes the middle of the earth tremble (Akk) I am a dragon, the middle (of the earth) is the hand of Enlil |
| 5' | ṭur-ri ina {iti}AB U₄ 14-KAM AN.GE₆ GAR-ma SI-MEŠ-šu₂ 1{et} la ik-bir 1{et} la iq-tin | (If) a solar eclipse takes place in Ṭebetu (X) on the 14th day and its horns do not cross one another (or) do not come close one another |
| 6' | 1/2 hab-rat ina {mulₓ(ab₂)}NAGAR AN.GE₆ GAR-ma EN ITI-šu₂ {mulₓ(ab₂)}SUHUR.MAŠ₂ {mulₓ(ab₂)}SUHUR.MAŠ₂ KUR SU.BIR₄{ki} | (If) the Moon is surrounded by 1/2 of a black star by the Nagar star: an eclipse will take place until the end of the month. The Great One, the Great One will reach Subartu. |
| 7' | u gu-ti-um i-ra-sib i-da-ku aš-šum ra-sa-bu da-a-ku ŠU.NIR | and Gutium he sat down, he is afraid. Because I am frightened, I am afraid. Hand-of-a-goat |
| 8' | ka-la-šu₂ NU DUL-ma it-bal ina AN.GE₆ TIL{tu₂} ad-ri ŠU₂-ma KEŠ₂{tu₂} ri-kis ka-la-mu | (If) he does not cover all (of it) and crosses (it): in an eclipse, the end of the threshing floor is present and the ritual arrangement is complete. |
| 9' | DINGIR ša₂ ina KAN₅-šu₂ IGI-ma it-bal ša₂ KAN₅ ŠU₂{u₂} LUGAL ša₂ an-na-a iq-bu-šu₂ LUGAL ša₂ ana | (If) a god appears in his eclipse and crosses over (the moon): the king of the world will say to him this: that king to |
| 10' | tar-ṣi-šu₂ GISKIM il-li-ku ina {iti}ŠE U₄ 14-KAM AN.GE₆ GAR-ma SI-MEŠ-šu₂ ina še-e-ri NU | (If) it is dark: a sign will come. In Duʾuzu (IV) on the 14th day an eclipse takes place and its horns are not visible in the morning |
| 11' | i-na-aṭ-ṭa-lu ina GAL-šu₂ in-na-aṭ-ṭa-lu ina AN.GE₆ TIL{tu₂} ša₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ | (If) it is dark: there will be an innat-talu-disease in his (own) chief; (or) in an eclipse, the totality of the palace of the king. |
| 12' | u₂-nam-mi-ru ŠU₂{u₂} TA i-na {d}PAP.SUKKAL KUR-ma KI {d}UTU GUB {d}30 ina | (If) a man rises from Papsukkal and stands with Šamaš: the moon in |
| 13' | {mulₓ(ab₂)}SIPA.ZI.AN ana GENNA KUR-ma AN.GE₆ EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LI EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LI u₂-gam-mir AN.GE₆ | (If) the Shepherd of Anu rises to Saturn and an eclipse takes place during the morning watch and during the evening watch: eclipse. |
| 14' | ša₂ a-di TIL EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA GUB AN.GE₆ ina U₄ 7-KAM U₄ 14-KAM U₄ 21-KAM | (If) an eclipse occurs on the 7th, 14th, 21st day of the month |
| 15' | ana UGU IGI(SAL-)šu₂ u TIL{tu₂} MUL-ME EN.NUN-MEŠ AN.GE₆ u₂-kal-lu-mu-ka MUL | On his face and in the end of the stars the watch of the eclipse will hold you back. |
| 16' | ša₂ ina ITI EN.NUN a-na {d}30 TE{u₂} u DAB{u₂} MUL-MEŠ ziq(GAZ-)pi ša₂ ina UGU | which in the month of the watch approaches the moon and seizes the stars, which is on top of |
| 17' | AN.GE₆ {d}30 GAR{an} pi-šer₃ ana ŠA₃ ta-qab-bi ni-i-ri ša₂ A.AB.BA | An eclipse of the moon takes place. You say the opening to the hand. The nīru of the sea |
| 18' | a-dir {d}e₂-a a-dir AN.GE₆ ina {mulₓ(ab₂)}GU.LA GAR-ma ṣa-a-tu₂ u šu-ut KA | (If) it is dark: Ea will be dark. An eclipse takes place in the Great One and ... and mouth |
| 19' | mal₂-su-ut EŠ₂.GAR₃ ša₂ U₄ AN {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ ša₂ ŠA₃ ina {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 14-KAM AN.GE₆ GAR-ma | It is an ešpātu-ritual for the day when Anu (and) Enlil take place. On the 14th day of Nisannu an eclipse takes place. |
| 20' | DINGIR <ina> KAN₅-šu₂ AL.TIL TA {giš}DA SAR-ma up-puš₄ GID₂.DA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ | It is finished. Written and checked from a writing board. These are the lengths of the lines. |
| 21' | IM {m}BA{ša₂-a} bu-kur₂ {m}{d}INANA-MU-KAM ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}E₂.KUR-za-kir {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ qa-ti | Tablet of Iqišaya, son of Ištar-sūma-ērib, descendant of Ekur-zakir, incantation priest. |
| 22' | {m}{d}60-AD-URI₃ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}60-DU-A A {m}kur-i UNUG{ki} {iti}KIN U₄ 3-KAM MU 2-KAM | Anu-ab-uṣur, son of Nanaya-ibni, descendant of Kuri. Uruk. Ululu. 3rd day. 2nd year. |
| 23' | {m}pi-il-pi-is-su LUGAL KUR.KUR | Pilpissu, king of all lands. |
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