SpTU 5, 264 (P348851)
Omen, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 5, 264 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348851 |
| 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' | (If) the Moon undergoes an eclipse and not ... [...]. |
| Obverse [1:3] o 2'2'–o 3'3' | "To its right its face is displayed" (means:) 1 days : to its left (means): it will appear in cloud and the Moon is bearded with the Bristle like a beard. : the Bristle of heaven : the Bristle : of the Moon [...]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | ... is in conjunction with it (means): the Bull's Jaw is bearded with the Moon like a beard. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | The Moon and the Bull's Jaw are in conjunction (means): its observer (...) good (gloss: new break). |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | The man who observes it (gloss: new break) in its middle Ninsiana ... [...]. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'–o 8'8' | In Nisannu Venus appears and : MURU₂ (means) middle. : MURU₂ : (If) a heliacal rising is visible at an uncalculated (time) (means): it appears at sunrise and it exists during that day ... [...]. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | (If) on the 13th day a star stands in front of it (means): Venus will enter the interior (of the Moon). |
| Obverse [9:13] o 10'10'–o 13'13' | A star appears behind it and stands (there) (means): Mars ... [...] of Mars [...] from Mercury ... [...] you touch [...] ... its horn: in that year .... [...] sesame ... [...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | The Great Twins [...] and stand in its right horn: ... [...]. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | The one who is fallen (means): Adad's devastating [...] ... : ... [...]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | Mercury and Mars [...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | It remains in its right horn : [...]. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 18'18'– | In its 2 horns ... : [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Compassion (means): weeping. : Like a potsherd [...]. Black star (means): Saturn. : |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | (If) in its inside [...] Mercury in its right horn in [...] draws level with it and (gloss: new break). : Rising (means): ... [...] completes and stands there. : Mars : on its left a star [...] (gloss: new break) ... : defeat. : |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | 2 stars side by side [...] Mercury and Mars : side by side equally : side by side [...] side to side. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | (If) the Moon, on brightening, stands in the knot of a lunar halo (means): ... a star stands [...] its horns : brightening of the knot (means): corner. : Jupiter [...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | New first-born son; alternatively, [...] he made skilfully and Jupiter and Mars stand in the space between its horns (gloss: new break). |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313 | (If) Moon at its rising - a star goes behind it: the king of the world will arise but will not live long. : Hunger of ... (gloss: new break) that Mars approaches the Moon : behind it : behind because of Ububul. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Mars : ... (gloss: new break) 2 knots in .... it is said. Livestock will be struck by lightning ... [...] .... |
| Reverse [14:17] r 1515–r 1717 | [...] removes and falls from its right horn [...] of Mars [...] ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | 30 AN.GE₆ GAR-ma la⸣ x x [...] | |
| 2' | ana 15-šu₂ IGI-šu₂ GAR{nu} U₄ 1-KAM MEŠ ana 2.30-šu₂ ina DUNGU IGI-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 3' | AN.GAL za-ap-pi GIM SU₆ za-qin za-ap-pi AN{e} MUL.MUL ša₂ 30 [...] | |
| 4' | x x x x KI-šu₂ šit-qul {mul}is le-e AN.GAL GIM SU₆ za-[qin] | |
| 5' | 30 u {mul}is le-e ⸢šit⸣-qu-lu a-mir-šu₂ SIG₅ {{ hi-pi₂ eš-[šu₂] }} | |
| 6' | ⸢LU₂⸣ ša₂ i-mu-ru-šu₂ {{ hi-pi₂ ⸢eš⸣-[šu₂] }} ina qab-la-ti-šu₂ {d}NIN.SI₄.AN.NA x [...] | |
| 7' | ina {iti}BARA₂ {d}dele-bat IGI-ma MURU₂ qab-lu MURU₂ na-an-mu-[ur-tu₄] | |
| 8' | ina la mi-na-ti-šu₂ IGI ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A IGI-ma ina ⸢U₄⸣-BI GAL₂ X [...] | |
| 9' | U₄ 13-KAM MUL ana IGI-šu₂ GUB {d}dele-bat ana ŠA₃ ⸢KU₄⸣ | |
| 10' | MUL ina ⸢EGIR⸣-šu₂ IGI-⸢ma GUB⸣ {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu iš-⸢ta⸣-[...] | |
| 11' | ša₂ {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu [...] ul-tu {d}GU₄.[U₄] x x [...] | |
| 12' | ta-la-pat [...] x ⸢SI⸣-šu₂ ina MU BI x x x [...] | |
| 13' | ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ x [...] x x MU KAL x x [...] | |
| 14' | {mul}MAŠ.TAB.⸢BA GAL⸣.[GAL ...]-⸢ma⸣ ina SI 15-šu₂ GUB x [...] | |
| 15' | ša₂ ŠUB.BA RA ša₂ {⸢d⸣}[IŠKUR ...] x x x x x x [...] | |
| 16' | {d}GU₄.U₄ u {d}ṣal-bat-a-[nu ...] x-tu-u₂ [...] | |
| 17' | ina SI 15-šu₂ i-šet {d}[...] | |
| 18' | ina SI 2-šu₂(IGI) KU x {d}[...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ARHUŠ ⸢bi⸣-ki-ti GIM iš-hi-il-ṭiₓ(DIM) [...] | |
| 2 | MUL GE₆ {d}SAG.UŠ li-ba-nu-uš-šu₂ [...] | |
| 3 | {d}GU₄.U₄ ina SI 15 ina [...] | |
| 4 | ⸢uš⸣-tam-šil-ma {{ hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} MU₂ ha-⸢ti⸣-[...] | |
| 5 | u₂-gam-mir-ma GUB {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu ina GUB₃-šu₂ ⸢MUL⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} ŠID-da-a dab₂-du-u 2 MUL-ME a-⸢ri⸣-[a ...] | |
| 7 | {d}GU₄.U₄ u {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu a-ri-a mal₂-ma-liš a-⸢ri⸣-[a ...] | |
| 8 | i-di a-na i-di 30 ina SU ṭur-ri TUR₃ GUB{iz} x [...] | |
| 9 | SI-ša₂ MUL GUB SU ṭur-ri tub₂-qi₂ {d}U₄.AL.[TAR ...] | |
| 10 | DUMU reš-tu-u₂ eš-šu₂-u₂ ša₂-niš [... u₂]-⸢nak⸣-kil-ma {d}SAG.ME.GAR x | |
| 11 | u {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu ina ⸢bi⸣-rit SI-šu₂ GUB-<ME> {{ hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} 30 ina MU₂-šu₂ MUL ana EGIR-šu₂ DU | |
| 12 | LUGAL ŠU₂ E₁₁-ma NU SUMUN(IGI){bar} bu-bu-ut x {{ hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} | |
| 13 | ša₂ {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu ana 30 TE-ma EGIR-šu₂ EGIR aš-šu₂ {d}U₄.BU.[BU.UL] | |
| 14 | {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu AD {{ hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} 2 ki-ṣir ina BA x x x qa-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 15 | MAŠ₂.ANŠE ib-ba-riq x [...] MA Aʾ IS x x [...] | |
| 16 | uš-ri-iq-ma [ina] ⸢SI⸣ 15 ⸢ŠUB⸣ [...] ša₂ {d}ṣal-[bat-a-nu ...] | |
| 17 | [...] x RA x MA [...] | |
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