CTN 4, 014 (P363429)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363429 |
| Museum no. | IM 067552 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column ii [0:2] o ii 1'o 1'–o ii 2'2' | [...] ... stands (there): the kings of the lands, all of them, will bring about enmity. |
| Obverse Column ii [2:4] o ii 3'3'–o ii 4'4' | (If) the Arrow stands inside its (the Moon's) horns: ditto (the kings of the lands, all of them, will bring about enmity). There will be barley and straw in the land. |
| Obverse Column ii [4:6] o ii 5'5'–o ii 6'6' | (If) the Arrow stands in its (the Moon's) flank: the ways of the land, all of it, will be cut off. In [...] will bring about enmity. |
| Obverse Column ii [6:8] o ii 7'7'–o ii 8'8' | (If) the Arrow stands in between its (the Moon's) horns: a city whose wall is strong - its lord will demolish it. |
| Obverse Column ii [8:10] o ii 9'9'–o ii 10'10' | (If) the Arrow stands in its right horn: the king of Elam - his slaves will kill him in a rebellion. |
| Obverse Column ii [10:12] o ii 11'11'–o ii 12'12' | (If) the Arrow stands in its left horn: the king of Akkad will bring about enmity (with) the king of Amurru. |
| Obverse Column ii [12:15] o ii 13'13'–o ii 15'15' | (If) the Scorpion surrounds the Moon at its appearance like a lunar halo: lions and wolves will go wild (gloss: in between the Arrow [...]). The ways will be blocked (or): the kings of the lands, all of them, will become hostile (to each other). |
| Obverse Column ii [15:16] o ii 16'16'–o ii 16'16' | (If) the Scorpion stands inside it (the Moon): a flood will flow and cuttings will be blocked. |
| Obverse Column ii [16:19] o ii 17'17'–o ii 19'19' | (If) the Scorpion stands in its flank: in that year (there will be) rodents. Rising of Elam. Sesame, date palms, and dates will ... (or): he/it will gather. Alternatively, together the way of the land will be blocked. |
| Obverse Column ii [19:21] o ii 20'20'–o ii 21'21' | (If) the Scorpion stands in its right horn in that year locusts will swarm and devour the harvest of the land. Alternatively, the king of Elam - in that year they will kill him. |
| Obverse Column ii [21:24] o ii 22'22'–o ii 24'24' | (If) the Scorpion stands in its left horn: in that year locusts will swarm and devour date palms (or): in the left of the land. Alternatively, the king of Akkad and the king of Amurru will bring about enmity (with one another) (or): battle (and) weapons. |
| Obverse Column ii [24:25] o ii 25'25'–o ii 25'25' | (If) the Scorpion stands in front of it: the land will become confused. |
| Obverse Column ii [25:27] o ii 26'26'–o ii 27'27' | (If) the Scorpion's tail surrounds it like a lunar halo: in that year: attack of the Umman-manda (gloss: ...) [...] against Akkad. |
| Obverse Column ii [27:29] o ii 28'28'–o ii 29'29' | (If) a planet stands inside the Moon at its appearance: in that year deaths will take place in the land [...]. Cultivated fields of the land [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [29:31] o ii 30'30'–o ii 31'31' | (If) a planet stands in front of it: the land [...] poverty and its property [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o ii | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x GUB LUGAL-MEŠ ⸢ša₂ KUR DU₃⸣.[A.BI] | |
| 2' | [NAM].KUR₂ GAR-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 3' | {⸢mul⸣}šu-ku-du ina ŠA₃ SI-MEŠ-šu₂ GUB {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.A.AN|(LUGAL-MEŠ)>} ša₂ KUR DU₃.A.BI MUNUS.KUR₂ GAR-MEŠ | |
| 4' | ŠE u₃ IN.NU ina KUR GAL₂ | |
| 5' | {mul}šu-ku-du ina MAŠ.SILA₃-šu₂ GUB A.RA₂ ⸢KUR⸣ DU₃.⸢A⸣.[BI] KU₅ ⸢ina⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | NAM.KUR₂ ⸢GAR-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 7' | {mul}šu-ku-du ina bi-rit SI-MEŠ-šu₂ GUB IRI ša₂ BAD₃-šu₂ dan-[nu] | |
| 8' | EN-šu₂ ina-qar-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 9' | {mul}šu-ku-du ina SI ZA₃-šu₂ GUB LUGAL ELAM.MA ARAD-MEŠ-šu | |
| 10' | ina <HI>.GAR ⸢GAZ⸣-[MEŠ]-šu | |
| 11' | {mul}šu-ku-du ina SI GUB₃-šu₂ GUB LUGAL ⸢URI{ki⸣} LUGAL ⸢MAR⸣.[TU{ki]} | |
| 12' | KUR₂.KUR₂ [GAR]{an} | |
| 13' | 30 ina IGI-šu₂ {mul}GIR₂.TAB GIM ⸢TUR₃ NIGIN-šu₂ UR⸣.A-ME u ⸢UR⸣.[BAR.RA-MEŠ IDIM]-MEŠ | |
| 14' | ina bi-rit {mul}[GIR₂.TAB ...] }} | |
| 15' | A.RA₂ KU₅-ME LUGAL-⸢ME KUR DU₃⸣.A.⸢BI⸣ KUR₂-MEŠ | |
| 16' | {mul}GIR₂.TAB ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB ILLU DU-ma A.MAH-MEŠ KU₅-MEŠ | |
| 17' | {⸢mul⸣}GIR₂.TAB ina MAŠ.SILA₃-šu₂ GUB ina MU BI ⸢PEŠ₂⸣.GIŠ.GI.⸢GU₇.E⸣ | |
| 18' | ⸢ZI {kur⸣}ELAM.MA ŠE.[GIŠ.I₃ {giš]}⸢GIŠIMMAR⸣ u₃ ⸢ZU₂⸣.LUM.MA x-MEŠ | |
| 19' | ⸢i-kaṣ₃⸣-ṣa-⸢ar₃⸣ KI.⸢MIN⸣ A.RA₂ TEŠ₂.BI ina KUR KU₅{as} | |
| 20' | {mul}GIR₂.TAB ina SI ZA₃-šu₂ GUB ina MU BI BURU₅-HI.A ZI-ma ⸢BURU₁₄ KUR GU₇⸣ | |
| 21' | KI.MIN LUGAL ELAM.MA{ki} ina MU BI GAZ-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 22' | {mul}GIR₂.TAB ina SI GUB₃-šu₂ GUB ina MU BI BURU₅-HI.A ZI-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 23' | {giš}GIŠIMMAR ina GUB₃ KUR GU₇ KI.MIN LUGAL ⸢URI⸣{ki} u₃ LUGAL ⸢MAR⸣.[TU{ki]} | |
| 24' | NAM.KUR₂ GAR-MEŠ ME₃ ⸢ŠITA₂⸣ | |
| 25' | {mul}⸢GIR₂⸣.TAB ana IGI-šu₂ GUB KUR in-neš-⸢ši⸣ | |
| 26' | KUN {mul}GIR₂.TAB GIM TUR₃ NIGIN-šu₂ ina MU BI ZI{ut} EREN₂—man-[da] | |
| 27' | x x ana {kur}URI{ki} x [...] | |
| 28' | 30 ina IGI-šu₂ {⸢mul⸣}UDU.IDIM ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB ina MU BI ina KUR [...] | |
| 29' | UŠ₂-MEŠ GAR-MEŠ me-reš KUR [...] | |
| 30' | {⸢mul⸣}UDU.IDIM ana IGI-šu₂ GUB KUR muš-ke-⸢nu⸣-[tu₂ ...] | |
| 31' | u₃ ⸢mar⸣-[ši]-⸢is⸣-sa [...] | |
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