SpTU 5, 261 (P348848)
Omen, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 5, 261 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348848 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [...] ditto: the land ... [...]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] Jupiter [...] ditto: the land ... [...]. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] Jupiter in Ululu (VI) ditto: the land [will eat] good bread. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] ... [...] ... and ... [...]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] a king will send hostile messages to (another) king. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | (If) [... in] Kislimu (IX) ditto: the lands will carry tribute to Akkad. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | (If) [...] there will be many troubles in the land. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | (If) [...] the furrow will bring (its) yield. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | (If) [...] ... will send peaceful messages. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'–o 11'11' | (If) [...] the son will speak the truth with his father. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | (If) Jupiter appears [in the path] of Anu: there will be a flood and the harvest of the land will thrive. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | (If) Jupiter appears in the path of Ellil: the king's son will revolt against his father and seize the throne. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'–o 14'14' | (If) Jupiter appears in the path of Ea: the king will become strong and defeat his enemy in a rebellion. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | (If) Venus [appears] in the path of Anu [...]. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | (If) Venus appears in the path of Ellil: the king of Akkad will not acquire an opponent. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 16'16'–o 17'17' | (If) Venus appears in the path of Ea: the king of Amurru will not acquire an opponent. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | (If) Venus rises in the path of Anu: prosperity of Elam. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | (If) Venus rises in the path of Ellil: prosperity of Akkad. |
| Obverse [18:20] o 19'19'–o 20'20' | (If) Venus rises in the path of Ea: prosperity of Amurru. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | (If) a planet rises in Nisannu (I): the harvest of the land will thrive. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Ayyaru (II): that land will experience enmity. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Simanu (III): the land will experience decreased business. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Duʾuzu (IV): [...] deaths. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Abu (V): [...] flights. |
| Obverse [24:26] o 25'25'– | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Ululu (VI): rise in business [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | (If) [ditto (a planet rises) in Tašritu (VII): the king] - a hostile land that is not his (gloss: break). |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Arahsamnu (VIII): the land, ruin, ditto (gloss: break). |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Kislimu (IX): Adad, ditto (gloss: break). |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Ṭebetu (X): epidemic of the sick, ditto (gloss: break). |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Šabaṭu (XI): the land will be satisfied; the land, ditto (gloss: break). |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in Addaru (XII): epidemic of the best of ditto (gloss: break). |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | (If) ditto (a planet rises) in intercalary Addaru (XII/2): the land, hardship, ditto (gloss: break). |
| Reverse [7:13] r 88–r 1313 | (If) Mars appears in [...]: the 3rd year, the rains [...] will be early; the cultivated land will not thrive; (at) the end of the year, Adad will devastate [the harvest] (or): he will destroy (it); the enemy will attack the land and [...] of that enemy will run away from its main army and the exit [...]; there will be chaos in the land; evil [...]; he will approach lands that are not his (gloss: break). |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] the beds of heroes will be wide (gloss: break). |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [...] the land will be afflicted by distress. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] the land will be satisfied; the harvest of the land will thrive. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | (If) [...] a king will send peaceful messages to (another) king. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | (If) ditto in [Arahsamnu (VIII)]: the land will experience severe hardship. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | (If) ditto in Kislimu (IX): the harvest of the land will thrive; Adad will devastate. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | (If) ditto in Ṭebetu (X): the land will dwell in peace. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | (If) ditto in Šabaṭu (XI): there will be an epidemic of the army in the countryside. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | (If) ditto in Addaru (XII): the reinforcements of the enemy will make the land moan. |
| Reverse [22:24] r 2323–r 2424 | (If) ditto in intercalary Addaru (XII/2): the king's reign will increase; the harvest of the land will thrive. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | [...] are constantly covered by a covering. |
| Reverse [24:26] r 2525–r 2626 | [...] non-canonical lines of 'When Anu, Ellil' [...] series not recorded in accordance with the wording of the tablet [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] MIN KUR ⸢ŠU⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... {mul}SAG.ME].⸢GAR⸣ [...] MIN KUR MIN x x [...] | |
| 3' | [... {mul}SAG].⸢ME⸣.[GAR ina {iti]}⸢KIN⸣ MIN KUR NINDA DU₁₀.⸢GA⸣ [GU₇] | |
| 4' | [...] x [...] x-ma ⸢TUKU⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢LUGAL⸣ ana LUGAL ze-ra-a-ti KIN{ar₂} | |
| 6' | [... ina] {⸢iti⸣}GAN MIN ⸢KUR(|KAM.U|).KUR ana {kur}URI{ki} GUN IL₂{ši} | |
| 7' | [... NIG₂].GIG ina KUR i-min₃-da | |
| 8' | [...] AB.SIN₂ GUN ⸢IL₂⸣{ši} | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢IA₂ MAN⸣ SILIM{ma} KIN{[ar₂]} | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢DUMU it-ti⸣ [AD]-šu₂ ⸢kit⸣-te i-ta-me | |
| 11' | {⸢mul}SAG⸣.ME.⸢GAR⸣ [ina KASKAL] ⸢šu⸣-ut {d}a-nu IGI ILLU GAL₂-ma ; ⸢BURU₁₄⸣ KUR SI.SA₂ | |
| 12' | {⸢mul⸣}SAG.ME.⸢GAR⸣ ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}EN.LIL₂ IGI DUMU ; LUGAL AD-šu₂ HI.GAR-ma AŠ.TE DAB | |
| 13' | {⸢mul⸣}SAG.ME.GAR ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}e₂-a IGI ; LUGAL KAL-ma ⸢KUR₂-šu₂⸣ HI.GAR KUR{ad₂} | |
| 14' | {mul}dele-bat ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}⸢a⸣-[nu IGI ...] | |
| 15' | {mul}dele-bat ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}EN.⸢LIL₂⸣ IGI LUGAL URI{ki} GABA.RI NU TUKU{ši} | |
| 16' | {mul}dele-bat ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}e₂-a IGI LUGAL MAR.TU{ki} GABA.RI <NU> TUKU{ši} | |
| 17' | {mul}dele-bat ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}a-nu KUR{ha} na-⸢ha-aš₂ {kur}ELAM.MA{ki⸣} | |
| 18' | {mul}dele-bat ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}EN.LIL₂ KUR{ha} na-haš {kur}URI{ki} | |
| 19' | {mul}dele-bat ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}e₂-a KUR{ha} na-haš {kur}MAR.TU{ki} | |
| 20' | ina {iti}BARA₂ {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} BURU₁₄ KUR SI.SA₂ | |
| 21' | ina {iti}GU₄ {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} KUR BI MUNUS.KUR₂ IGI{mar} | |
| 22' | ina {iti}SIG₄ {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} KUR GANBA LA₂{⸢a⸣} GU₇ | |
| 23' | ina {iti}ŠU {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} UŠ₂-MEŠ [...] | |
| 24' | ina {iti}NE {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} ne-ru-ba-a-⸢ti⸣ [...] | |
| 25' | ina {iti}KIN {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} E₁₁ GANBA [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina {⸢iti⸣}[DU₆ {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} LUGAL] KUR KUR₂ la₃ UR₅{tu₂} {{ hi-pi₂ }} [(...)] | |
| 2 | ina {⸢iti⸣}APIN {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} KUR kar-mu-tu₂ hi-pi₂] }})>} | |
| 3 | ⸢ina {iti⸣}[GAN] {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} {d}IŠKUR hi-pi₂] }})>} | |
| 4 | ⸢ina⸣ {[iti}AB] {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} ŠUB{ti} GIG hi-pi₂] }})>} | |
| 5 | ⸢ina⸣ {[iti}ZIZ₂] {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} ŠA₃ KUR DU₁₀{ab} KUR hi-pi₂ }})>} | |
| 6 | [ina {iti}ŠE] {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} ⸢ŠUB⸣{ti} ⸢SIG₅⸣ hi-pi₂ }})>} | |
| 7 | ⸢ina {iti}DIRI⸣.ŠE.KIN.KU₅ {iti}DIRI⸣.ŠE.KIN.KU₅ {<MIN({mul}UDU.IDIM)>} KUR{ha} ⸢KUR me-ser⸣ hi-pi₂ }})>} | |
| 8 | ⸢ina⸣ [...] {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu IGI{ir} MU 3-KAM ŠEG₃-ME | |
| 9 | [... har]-pu GAN₂.ZI NU SI.SA₂ TIL MU {d}IŠKUR | |
| 10 | [BURU₁₄] ⸢RA⸣{ṣi} u₂-šal-pat {lu₂}KUR₂ ana KUR ZI-ma | |
| 11 | [... {lu₂]}KUR₂ BI ina DUGUD-ša₂ ZAH₂-⸢ma⸣ KI.E₃.A | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢SUH₃-MEŠ⸣ ina KUR GAL₂-MEŠ ⸢HUL{ti₃⸣} | |
| 13 | [...] KUR-MEŠ la₃ UR₅{tu₂} TE {{ hi-pi₂ }} | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢KI⸣.NU₂ qu-ra-du DAGAL {{ hi-pi₂ }} | |
| 15 | [...] KUR KISLAH₃ DAB{bat} | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ KUR DU₁₀{ab} BURU₁₄ KUR SI.SA₂ | |
| 17 | [...] LUGAL ana LUGAL SILIM{ma} KIN{ar₂} | |
| 18 | ina {iti}[APIN] ⸢MIN⸣ KUR me-ser KALA.GA IGI{mar} | |
| 19 | ina {iti}⸢GAN.GAN⸣ MIN BURU₁₄ KUR SI.SA₂ {d}IŠKUR RA{iṣ} | |
| 20 | ina {iti}AB MIN KUR ⸢KI.TUŠ⸣ ne-eh-ti TUŠ{ab} | |
| 21 | ina {iti}ZIZ₂ MIN ŠUB{ti} ⸢um⸣-ma-ni ina ki-di GAL₂ | |
| 22 | ina {iti}ŠE MIN ILLAT ⸢KUR₂ KUR⸣ u₂-šad-ma-ma | |
| 23 | ina {iti}DIRI.ŠE.KIN.KU₅ {iti}DIRI.ŠE.KIN.KU₅ MIN(A) BAL LUGAL DAGAL BURU₁₄ KUR SI.SA₂ | |
| 24 | [...] gi-na-a hi-il-lu ar-mu | |
| 25 | [...] ⸢MU⸣-DIDLI BAR-MEŠ U₄ AN {d}EN.LIL₂.⸢LA₂⸣ | |
| 26 | [... EŠ₂].GAR₃ la₃ šaṭ-ru ki-i KA IM [...] | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢E₂⸣ [...] | |
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