CTN 4, 016 (P363431)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363431 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| 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 [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [...] star [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] star [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] the Moon stands [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] the Sun stands [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] ... stands ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] the Moon stands ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] the Moon stands ... [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] stands ... [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] the Moon stands ... [...] ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] there are [...]: brother against brother ... [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] ... and stands (there): the land - the city wall ... [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] ... at the position from the Sun ... [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] ... inside it ... [...]: the city ... [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] ... month to month, inside it [...] ... and emerges [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] ... great star ... of the gods ... at the horizon [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] ... star of Plenty .... [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] ... for a poor man, the Moon ... [...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] rises at sunrise and does not set: attention [...]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] ... enters the interior of the Lion: [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] is crowned with silver: [...]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] of the stars to Šulpae [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] of a widow will seize the throne and the sons [...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] stands between the Twins: the land [...] completely [...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...] stands inside the Lion: a great battle [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...] stands (at) sunrise inside the Lion: in Elam [...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [...] stands [...] the Lion: in Akkad [...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [...] enters inside the King: hunger [...]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] enters inside the Moon (at) sunrise: [...]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [...] enters inside the Moon (at) sunset: [...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] ... enters inside the Moon: defeat of Elam [...]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [...] has [...]: the strong enemy [...] to Amurru [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢MUL⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢MUL⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 30 GUB [...] | |
| 4' | [...] {⸢d⸣}UTU GUB MUNUS [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x x x GUB x x [...] | |
| 6' | [...] 30 ⸢GUB⸣ BE [...] | |
| 7' | [...] 30 ⸢GUB⸣ BE [...] | |
| 8' | [...] GUB BE MUNUS x x [...] | |
| 9' | [...] {d}30 ⸢GUB⸣ BE KUR [...] ZA AM [...] | |
| 10' | [...] GAL₂-MEŠ ŠEŠ KI ŠEŠ x [...] | |
| 11' | [...] x x MA GUB KUR ⸢BAD₃⸣ DIŠ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] x GI ina ⸢KI.GUB⸣ ina 20 x x [...] | |
| 13' | [...] x GI ana ŠA₃-⸢šu⸣ x x [...]-⸢ma⸣ IRI x x x [...] | |
| 14' | [...] x x ITI ana ITI ana ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[šu ...] ŠU-ma ⸢E₃⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [...] x [...] BAL-ma [...] | |
| 16' | [...] x MUL GAL x IR DINGIR-MEŠ x ina SUHUŠ [AN{e} ...] | |
| 17' | [...] x {mul}HE₂.⸢GAL₂⸣ x x x [...] | |
| 18' | [...] x TUM QA x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] BAR RA ana MAŠ.EN.GAG {d}30 A₂ [...] | |
| 2 | [... {d]}UTU.E₃ {d]}UTU.E₃ KUR-ma la₃ ŠU₂{bi} teš₂-⸢mu⸣-[u₂ ...] | |
| 3 | [...] x x ana ŠA₃ {mul}UR.GU.LA ⸢KU₄⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 5 | [...] x [...] A x GA [...] | |
| 6 | [...] KU₃.BABBAR ⸢ap⸣-rat x x [...] | |
| 7 | [...] MUL-MEŠ ana {d}⸢ŠUL⸣.[PA.E₃ ...] | |
| 8 | [... al-mat]-tu₄ AŠ.TE ⸢DAB-ma⸣ DUMU-MEŠ [...] | |
| 9 | [...] bi-rit {mul}⸢MAŠ⸣.[TAB].BA GUB KUR 1{niš} [...] | |
| 10 | [...] ŠA₃ {mul}UR.GU.LA GUB ME₃ GAL [x] | |
| 11 | [... {d]}UTU.E₃ {d]}UTU.E₃ ina ŠA₃ {mul}UR.GU.LA GUB{iz} ina {kur}⸢ELAM⸣.[MA{ki} ...] | |
| 12 | [... {mul}UR.GU].⸢LA⸣ GUB{iz} ina {kur}⸢URI⸣{[ki} ...] | |
| 13 | [...] {mul}LUGAL KU₄ SU.GU₇ [...] | |
| 14 | [... {d}UTU].⸢E₃⸣ {d}UTU].⸢E₃⸣ ana ŠA₃ {d}30 KU₄ [...] | |
| 15 | [... {d]}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d]}UTU.ŠU₂.A ana ŠA₃ {d}30 KU₄ [...] | |
| 16 | [...] x x ana ŠA₃ {⸢d⸣}30 ⸢KU₄⸣ BAD₅.BAD₅ ELAM.[MA{ki} ...] | |
| 17 | [...] TUKU KUR₂ KALA ana {kur}⸢MAR⸣.<TU>{ki} [...] | |
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