BRM 4, 19 (P363411)
Scholarly or scientific, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 4, 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363411 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01886 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Scholarly or scientific |
| Find spot | Uruk |
| Coordinates | 31.3245, 45.6388 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'o 1'–o 2'2' | [...] ... (zodiacal sign) 8, 10° = (sign) 12, 10°: the Field (sign 12) is the distance of the Scorpion (sign 8). |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | (Sign) 8, 12°: fixed date for whoever sees you to become joyful (or): rejoice in front of you. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | (Sign) 8, 21° = (sign) 5, 3°: the Lion (sign 5) is the distance of the Scorpion. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | (Sign) 9, 10°: fixed date for making a woman speak. (Sign) 9, 10° = (sign) 1, 10°: the Hireling (sign 1) is the distance of Pabilsag (sign 9). |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | (Sign) 9, 21°: fixed date for whoever sees you to point his finger in kindness to [...]. (Sign) 9, 21° = (Sign) 6, 3°: the Furrow (sign 6) is the [...] of Pabilsag (sign 9). |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'–o 8'8' | (Sign) 10, 10°: fixed date for deposit of silver. (Sign) 10, 10° = (sign) 2, 10°: the Bristle (sign 2) is the [...] of [...]. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | (Sign) 10, 21°: fixed date for a man's slave not to disappear; the heart of a slave or slave-woman [...]. You perform (it) and it will be favourable. (Sign) 10, 21° = (sign) 7, 3°: the Scales (sign 7) is the [...] of the Goatfish (sign 10). |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'–o 11'11' | (Sign) 11, 10°: fixed date for your wife not to raise her eye to (another) man. (Sign) 11, 10° = (sign) 3, 10°: the Twins (sign 3) are the distance of Gula (sign 11). |
| Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'–o 12'12' | (Sign) 11, 21°: fixed date for hate. (Sign) 11, 21° = (month) 8, 3°: the Scorpion (sign 8) is the distance of Gula (sign 11). |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'–o 13'13' | (Sign) 12, 27°: fixed date for the ritual to dispel sorcery. (Sign) 12, 27° = (sign) 11, 21°: Gula (sign 11) is the distance of Gula (sic, for the Field, sign 12). |
| Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'–o 14'14' | (Sign) 12, 28°: fixed date for blocking the foot of evil from a man's house. (Sign) 12, 28° = (sign) 12, 4°: Gula (sic, for the Field, sign 12) is the distance of the Field (sign 12). |
| Obverse [13:15] o 14'14'–o 15'15' | (Sign) 12, 29°: fixed date for rescuing the brewer's profit; and (for) an eclipse. (Sign) 12, 29° = (sign) 12, 17°: Gula (sic, for the Field, sign 12) is the distance of the Field (sign 12). |
| Obverse [15:19] o 16'16'–o 19'19' | (Sign) 1, 21°: (fixed date for) undoing sorcery; (for) illness not to approach a man; (for) healing the head; to drive out his shivering; to heal a wound; (for) evil not to approach a man's house. You perform (these) and it will be favourable. (Sign) 1, 21° = (sign) 10, 3°: the Goatfish (sign 10) is the distance of the Hireling (sign 1). |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | (Sign) 2, 12°: (fixed date for) expelling the lilû-demon (or) the ardat-lilî demon. You perform (it) and it will be favourable. (Sign) 2, 12° = (sign) 7, 6°: the Scales (sign 7) is the distance of the Bristle. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | (Sign) 4, 12°: (fixed date for) expelling the lilû-demon (or) the ardat-lilî demon. You perform (it) and it will be favourable. (Sign) 4, 12° = (sign) 9, 6°: Pabilsag (sign 9) is the distance [...] the Crab. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | (Sign) 5, 29°: (fixed date for) expelling falling sickness, epilepsy, Bel-uri, the hand of a god, [...]. You perform (them) and it will be favourable. (Sign) 5, 29° = (sign) 5, 17°: the Furrow (sign 5) is the distance of the Lion. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | (Sign) 6, 24°: (fixed date for) seizing a ghost (and) attaching to a man; to consign a man's effigy to death; to keep giving [...] to a ghost to drink; to drive out wrongdoing. You perform (these) and it will be favourable. (Sign) 6, 24° = (sign) 4, 12°: [...] is the distance [...]. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | (Sign) 7, 11°: (fixed date for) performing (the ritual) "having sex with a woman" so as not to acquire sin. You perform (it) and it will be favourable. (Sign) 7 11° = (sign) 11, 12°: Gula (sign 11) is the distance of the Scales (sign 7). |
| Reverse [9:13] r 1010–r 1313 | (Sign) 7, 15°: (fixed date for) inviting a god; inviting a goddess; curing sagallu-illness; purifing a temple; blocking an illness; healing a sore hand; healing a stone (in the body); holding back diarrhoea. You perform (these) and it will be favourable. (Sign) 7, 16° = (sign) 1, 29°: the Hireling (sign 1) is the distance of the Scales. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | (Sign) 8, 18°: (fixed date for) a nobleman or prince not to give (or) receive slander. (Sign) 8, 18° = (sign) 3, 24°: the Twins (sign 3) are the [...] of the Scorpion (sign 8). |
| Reverse [14:18] r 1515–r 1818 | (Sign) 8, 21°: (fixed date for) acquiring lack of iniquity; appointing a man in front of (another) man; appeasement of anger; not receiving slander; either holding back a dead man, or making a sorceror or sorceress or high priestess speak, or removing a dead man from the palace, or seizing the heart, [...] seizing a man's head; to block the king's beloved; to block a beloved woman. (Sign) 8, 21° = (sign) 5, 3°: [...]. |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | [...], 12°: (fixed date for rituals against) oral paralysis. You perform (it) and it will be favourable. (Sign) 9, 12° = (sign) 2, 6°: the Bristle (sign 2) is the distance of Pabilsag (sign 9). |
| Reverse [19:21] r 2020–r 2121 | [...]: (fixed date for) seeing a god; undoing divine wrath. You perform (these) and it will be favourable. [...] = (sign) 2, 23°: the Bristle (sign 2) is the distance of the Goatfish (sign 10). |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | [...] terrifying a [...]. You perform (it) and it will be favourable. [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x 8 10 12 10 1(IKU){gana₂} ša₂ GIR₂.⸢TAB ZI⸣ | |
| 2' | 8 21 U₄⸣.[DA]-KAM a-mir-ka ana IGI-ka ha-de-e ra-a-⸢ši⸣ | |
| 3' | 8 21 5 3 UR.A ša₂ GIR₂.TAB ⸢ZI⸣ | |
| 4' | 9(@v)@v 10 U₄.DA-KAM MUNUS šu-ud-bu-bu 9(@v)@v 10 1 10 LU ša₂ ⸢PA.BIL⸣.<SAG> ⸢ZI⸣ | |
| 5' | 9(@v)@v 21 U₄.DA-KAM a-mir-ka ŠU.SI-šu₂ ana SIG₅{ti₃} ana [...] | |
| 6' | ta-ra-aṣ 9(@v)@v 21 6 3 ABSIN ša₂ PA.[BIL.SAG x] | |
| 7' | 10 10 U₄.DA-KAM ši-kin KU₃.BABBAR 10 10 2 10 MUL₂.MUL₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | 10 21 U₄.DA-KAM ARAD LU₂ la₃ ZAH₂ ŠA₃ ARAD u ⸢GEME₂⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | DU₃-ma SILIM 10 21 7 3 RIN₂ ša₂ ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ [x] | |
| 10' | 11 10 U₄.DA-KAM MUNUS-ka ana NITA IGI la₃ IL₂{e} 11 10 3 10 MAŠ.MAŠ ša₂ ⸢GU ZI⸣ | |
| 11' | 11 21 U₄.DA-KAM HUL.GIG 11 21 8 3 GIR₂.TAB ša₂ GU ZI | |
| 12' | 12 27 U₄.DA-KAM UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.DA 12 27 11 21 GU ša₂ GU ZI | |
| 13' | 12 28 U₄.DA-KAM GIR₃ HUL{ti₃} ina E₂ NA KU₅{si} 12 28 12 4 GU ša₂ 1(IKU){gana₂} ZI | |
| 14' | 12 29(@v)@v U₄.DA-KAM iš-di-ih {lu₂}KURUN₂.NA {šu}KAR | |
| 15' | u AN.TA.LU₃ 12 29(@v)@v(19(@v)@v) 12 17 GU.LA ša₂ 1(IKU){gana₂} ZI | |
| 16' | 1 21 UŠ₁₁.ZU BUR₂.RU.DA ana LU₂ GIG la₃ TE{e} | |
| 17' | SAG.DU TI.LA ra-i-ib-šu a-na šu-ṣi-i | |
| 18' | ⸢si⸣-im-ma a-na TI.LA UŠ₂ MUNUS ana KU₅{si} HUL ana E₂ LU₂ la₃ TE | |
| 19' | ⸢DIM₂⸣-ma AL.SILIM 1 21 10 3 MAŠ₂ ša₂ LU ZI | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 2 12 LIL₂.⸢LA₂.EN.NA⸣ KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂.⸢EN⸣.NA KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂.⸢EN⸣.NA ZI{hi} | |
| 2 | DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM 2(4) 12 7 6 RIN₂ ša₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ ZI | |
| 3 | 4 12 LIL₂⸣.LA₂.EN.NA KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂.EN.⸢NA⸣ KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂.EN.⸢NA⸣ ZI{hi} | |
| 4 | DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM 4 12 9(@v)@v 6 PA.⸢BIL⸣.<SAG> [x] ⸢ALLA ZI⸣ | |
| 5 | 5(2) 29(@v)@v AN.TA.ŠUB.BA AN.TA.ŠUB.BA be-en-na {d}LUGAL—UR₃.RA ŠU DINGIR.RA [...] | |
| 6 | ZI{hi} DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM 5 29(@v)@v 5 17 ABSIN ša₂ ⸢UR.A ZI⸣ | |
| 7 | 6 24 GIDIM DAB{bat} KI LU₂ ana KEŠ₂ NU LU₂ ana UŠ₂ pa-qa₂-⸢du⸣ ana ⸢GIDIM⸣ [x] | |
| 8 | ana NAG.NAG{e} hi-bil-tu₄ E₃{i} DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM 6 24 4 12 [...] ZI | |
| 9 | 7 11 MUNUS GEN.NA DIM₂-ma hi-ṭa₄ la₃ TUKU DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM 7 11 11 23(12) ⸢GU ša₂ RIN₂ ZI⸣ | |
| 10 | 7 16 DINGIR ana qe₂-re-e iš₈-tar₂ ana qe₂-re-e sa-gal-la ana TI.LA | |
| 11 | E₂ ana hu-up-pi₂ GIG ana e-se-ri ŠU GIG ana TI.LA | |
| 12 | NA₄ ana TI.LA ŠA₃.SI.SI ana ka-le-e DIM₂-ma ⸢AL⸣.[SILIM] | |
| 13 | 7 16 1 28 LU ša₂ RIN₂ ⸢ZI⸣ | |
| 14 | 8 18 IDIM u NUN EME.SIG la₃ GU₇ GABA.RI 8 18 3 24 MAŠ.MAŠ ša₂ ⸢GIR₂⸣.[TAB x] | |
| 15 | 8 21 la₃ ši-il-la-ti ana TUKU LU₂ ina IGI LU₂ ša₂-ka-nu ŠUR₂.⸢HUN⸣.[GA₂] | |
| 16 | ana kar-ṣi la₃ IGI{ri} lu UŠ₂ DU₃ lu {lu₂}<<LU>>.UŠ₁₁.ZU lu {munus}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.[ZU] | |
| 17 | lu {munus}DINGIR šu-ud-bu-bi lu UŠ₂ ina E₂.GAL ana ZI{hi} lu ana ŠA₃ DAB [x] | |
| 18 | ana SAG.DU LU₂ ana DAB{ti₃} {lu₂}KI:AG₂ LUGAL ana KU₅{si} {munus}<KI>.AG₂ ana KU₅{si} 8 21 5 3 [...] | |
| 19 | [x] 12 KA.DAB.BE₂.DA DU₃-ma i-šal-lim 9(@v)@v 12 2 6 MUL₂.MUL₂ ša₂ PA.<<PA>>.BIL.<SAG> ⸢ZI⸣ | |
| 20 | [...] ⸢DINGIR⸣ IGI.BAR DINGIR.ŠA₃.DIB.BA BUR₂{ri} DIM₂-ma AL.[SILIM] | |
| 21 | [...] 2 23 MUL₂.MUL₂ ša₂ MAŠ₂ [x] | |
| 22 | [... pur]-⸢ru⸣-da DIM₂-ma ⸢AL.SILIM⸣ [...] | |
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