SpTU 5, 259 (P348846)
Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 5, 259 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348846 |
| 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 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [...] during the month which, to roam around |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] and : and he will suffer reduction. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | ... [...] to look all over [...] ...; in the depth of winter : (KISLAH means) depth : (EN.TE.NA means) winter. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | She is dim (is the opposite) of she is bright. : It is said [about] the commoner. : Radiance (is a synonym of) : dignity; : virility (is a synonym of): dignity; virility (is a synonym of): good looks. : You will fill a namhāru-vessel and: you will set (it) up correctly like an agubbû-vessel. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | He who kills a snake and takes (it) and puts it into the earth (means): he who kills a snake and lifts (it and) buries (it); : TI (means): to take. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'–o 8'8' | He who kills a fish and puts (it) into the earth. : TI (also means): to live. : He will give up his goods for him; alternatively, he will enjoy his goods. : He will give up his goods for him DU₃-šu (meaning) he will give up for him (other writing): i-zib-šu₂; : DU₃ (means): to give up; : TUR-šu₂ GU₇ (means): he will enjoy his goods; : TUR (means): goods1. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 9'9'–o 12'12' | ... : Snake (is a synonym of) evil one. : ... : .... : UR₅-ta (means) his. : it lies twined across his chest and moves towards his skull (the whole sentence means): it moves around (meaning): it drags. : It keeps eating (written): DU.DU (meaning): to eat each other2; RA₂.RA₂ (means): to beat each other. : (If) a snake falls onto a man's shoulder: the man's supporter will die. : Shoulder (is a synonym of) back; GU₂.TAR (means): the man's back (which means): rear. d-MUŠ (means): nirāhu-snake (that is): a narrow snake which is very long. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'–o 14'14' | (Tablet) 21 (of the series): "(If) a city is located on a height". Not completed. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [(If) ...] on top of a man whose (case has been proclaimed in) the district (by) the office of herald: there will be a long trial for him.3 : It hisses (means): he proclaims. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | MUŠEN ZI.ZI (means): the twittering of a bird, (written): MUŠEN. ZI.ZI (means): cry. : Moonless day (means): day 29 (of the month). |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] to triumph. : (If) a man sees a snake and kills it: as for that man, misfortunes will not approach him. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 17'17'– | [...] ... he shall observe that it is favourable for killing and he shall kill: concerning day 20 of Ayyaru (Month II). |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | It has become afraid (means): it has broken loose. : he who [...] ... [...] binds and ... |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | ... in ... [...] all of it: [...] as much as the sun is bright |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] ... [...] to caress (is a synonym of): to hug; to caress (is also a synonym of): to kiss |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [...] he will roar (means): the voice is raised. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] queens (is a synonym of) female officials. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] a malevolent rejoicer (is a synonym of): evil. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] and he will roam around. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ina⸣ ITI ša₂ ana da-li-⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x u₂-še-di]-ma u₂-ša₂-am-de-e-ma | |
| 3' | ⸢u₂⸣-[še-eʾ-u₂-ma KIN.KIN ši-te-eʾ-⸢u₂⸣ bu]-uʾ-u₂ ina qe₂-reb EN.TE.NA dan-na-tu₂ ku-ṣu | |
| 4' | ek-let nam-rat [a-na muš]-ke-ni qa-bi ša₂-lum-mat bal-tu₄ du-u₂-tu₄ bal-tu₄ | |
| 5' | du-u₂-tu₄ bu-nu nam-ha-ra DIR-ma ki-ma {dug}A.GUB₂.BA tu-ka-ni-ma | |
| 6' | NA⸣ MUŠ GAZ-ma TI-ma ana ŠA₃ HABRUD KU₄ ša₂ MUŠ i-du-ku-ma iš-šu-u₂ iq-bi-ri TI la-qu-u | |
| 7' | ⸢ša₂-niš⸣ [ib]-luṭ-ma ana ŠA₃ ⸢HABRUD⸣ KU₄ TI ba-la-ṭu NIG₂.ŠU-šu DU₃-šu₂ {<KIMIN(NIG₂.ŠU-šu)>} DU₃-šu₂ DUMU-šu₂ GU₇ NIG₂.ŠU-šu₂ DU₃-šu₂ | |
| 8' | iz-zib₂-šu₂ iz-zib-šu₂ DU₃ e-ze-bu DUMU-šu₂ GU₇ bu-šu-šu₂ ik-kal DUMU bu-šu-u₂ | |
| 9' | ⸢GABA⸣ ṣe-ri₃ lem-nu uš-ta-ah-ma u₂-ši-ih-ma ⸢UR₅⸣{ta} šu-a-tu₂ ina KI.KAL DU₈-[šu₂] | |
| 10' | [aš]-šum ša₂ ma-diš ina muh-hi-šu₂ i-ku-šu₂ im-ṣur im-šur il-lik i-tak-kal DU.DU it-ku-lu | |
| 11' | DU.DU mit-hu-ṣu MUŠ ana bu-di NA ŠUB{ut} mu-kil ku-tal₂-li NA UG₇ bu-di ku-tal-la | |
| 12' | ⸢GU₂.HAŠ⸣ ku-tal₂-li NA ku-tal MUŠ {d}MUŠ ni-ra-hu MUŠ ŠU-MIN NU GAR ma-gal ar₂-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 13' | 21 URU ina SUKUD GAR{in} NU AL.TIL | |
| 14' | [MUŠ ana] ⸢UGU⸣ NA ša₂ di-na ge-ru-u₂ ŠUB{ut} di-in-šu GID₂.DA GAL₂ iṣ-bur-ma is-si-ma | |
| 15' | ZI.ZI ṣa-bar ša₂ iṣ-ṣur MUŠEN ZI.ZI ši-si-tu₂ ša₂ iṣ-ṣur U₄{mi} ri-qi₂ U₄ 29.KAM₂ | |
| 16' | [x x x x x] u₂-šu-uz-zu MUŠ NA IGI-ma GAZ-šu₂ NA BI a-di-ra-tu-šu₂ NU TE-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 17' | [ina u₄-mi] ⸢ša₂ a-na⸣ da-a-ku ṭa-a-bu IGI-ma i-⸢duk⸣ aš-šum U₄ 20.KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}GU₄ | |
| r | ||
| 1-2a | i-ta-dar ip-ta-lah₃(DIR) ša₂⸣ [x x x x x x ši-gu]-⸢u₂⸣ DUG₄{si}ma ⸢NAM⸣.[BUR₂.BI] ⸢x x ka x⸣ | |
| 2b | ⸢kur⸣ x x [x x x x x x x x x] ⸢DU₃.A⸣.BI [U₄{mu]} ⸢ma⸣-la {d}UTU nap-hi | |
| 3 | [ip]-ta-⸢na⸣-[rik x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ha-ba-bu⸣ ha-ṣa-nu ha-ba-bu na-ša₂-qa | |
| 4a | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x i]-⸢ram⸣-mu-um | |
| 4b-5a | ri-gim ša₂-kin-ma [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5b-6a | [a]-šar ši(RA-)si(RA-)ti šak-na-ti [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ha-ṭi]-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 6b₋7a | le-mut-tu₂ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7b-8a | [x x x x x x ŠUB]-ma DU.DU{ak} [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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