CTN 4, 009 (P363424)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363424 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| flake [0:1] flake 1'flake 1'–flake 1'flake 1' | [...] will take place (or): the year [...] |
| flake [1:2] flake 2'2'–flake 2'2' | [...] ... (or): the remainder of the year [...] |
| flake [2:3] flake 3'3'–flake 3'3' | [...] will dispose of their young children for silver. : [...] |
| flake [3:4] flake 4'4'–flake 4'4' | [...] ... Venus ... [...] |
| flake [4:5] flake 5'5'–flake 5'5' | [...] its left [...] is bent back (and) its right horn is pointed, in Duʾuzu (month IV) on the [...] day [...] |
| flake [5:6] flake 6'6'–flake 6'6' | [...] there will be barley and straw in the land. Epidemic of cattle. : ... [...]. |
| flake [6:7] flake 7'7'–flake 7'7' | [...] ... appears (or): at its appearance the north [...]. |
| flake [7:8] flake 8'8'–flake 8'8' | [...] and its left horn is bent back (and) the Arrow approaches and ... [...]. |
| flake [8:11] flake 9'9'–flake 11'11' | (If) in Duʾuzu (IV) on the 15th day an eclipse takes place: rain from heaven and flood from [...] Lamassu. Catastrophe will take place in the land and cattle, flocks and livestock [...]. ... will devour. A king [...]. |
| flake [11:13] flake 12'12'–flake 13'13' | (If) it is dark and its right horn is bent back (and) its left horn is pointed: in Duʾuzu [...] the king .. and .... the city ... ?of its land will be destroyed?. ... will appear and [...]. |
| flake [13:14] flake 14'14'–flake 14'14' | (If) it is dark and the Arrow stands in front of it and [...]. |
| flake [14:15] flake 15'15'–flake 15'15' | (If) an eclipse takes place on the 21st day of Duʾuzu and [...] .... |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| flake | ||
| 1' | [...] GAR-ma MU [...] | |
| 2' | [...] EN LU DI DU EGIR MU [...] | |
| 3' | [... šer]-⸢ri⸣-ši-na ana KU₃.BABBAR BUR₂-MEŠ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] BUR₂ {d}dele-bat AN [...] | |
| 5' | [... 2.30-šu₂ ke-pat SI 15-šu₂ ed-de-et ina {iti}ŠU ⸢U₄⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ŠE IN.NU ina KUR GAL₂{šu₂} ŠUB{ti₃} AB₂.GU₄-HI.A x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] x DAN U₄ IGI-ma ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ {tu₁₅}SI.⸢SA₂⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...]-ma SI 2.30-šu₂ ke-pat {mul}KAK.SI.SA₂ u₂-qar-rib-ma x [...] | |
| 9' | ⸢ina⸣ {iti}ŠU U₄ 15-KAM AN.GE₆ GAR-ma ŠEG₃-MEŠ ina AN{e} ILLU ina [...] | |
| 10' | {d}LAMMA ka-šu₂-šu₂ ina KUR GAR-ma AB₂.GU₄-HI.A U₈.UDU-HI.A MAŠ₂.ANŠE [...] | |
| 11' | ša₂ ŠUBUR GU₇ LUGAL [...] | |
| 12' | GE₆-ma SI 15-šu₂ ke-pat SI 2.30 ed-de-et ina {iti}ŠU [...] | |
| 13' | LUGAL DU-ma DI BE IRI x KUR-šu₂ ⸢ZAH₂⸣ x IM KAL GE₆ IGI-ma [...] | |
| 14' | GE₆-ma {mul}šu-ku-du ina IGI-šu₂ GUB-ma x x | |
| 15' | ina {iti}ŠU U₄ 21-KAM₂ AN.⸢GE₆ GAR-ma⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | x PA TU₄ x x x [...] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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