CTN 4, 028 (P363443)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363443 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'o 1'–o i 1'o 1' | [...] the Dog; |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'2'–o i 2'2' | [...] Baba; |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 3'-4'3'-4'–o i 3'-4'3'-4' | [...] stand [...] Erragal; |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5' | [...] Nergal; |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6' | [...] stands [...] the Horse; |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7' | [...] stands [...] the Pig, Damu; |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 8'-9'8'-9'–o i 8'-9'8'-9' | [...] stands behind it: the Stag, the Bristle's minister; |
| Obverse Column i [7:9] o i 10'10'–o i 11'11' | the twinkling [...] which [...] in the Stag's chest: the Vole, the Rainbow; |
| Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 12'-13'12'-13'–o i 12'-13'12'-13' | the bright, red [...] which stands in the Stag's kidney: the Obliterator. |
| Obverse Column i [10:12] o i 14'14'–o i 15'-17'15'-17' | [...] the stars of Ellil have been assembled, the great star, its light dim, divides heaven and stands: Marduk's star, the Crossing. |
| Obverse Column i [12:14] o i 18'18'–o i 19'19' | Jupiter keeps changing its position (and) it crosses heaven. |
| Obverse Column i [13:15] o i 19'19'–o i 20'-21'20'-21' | [...] stars of Ellil. |
| Obverse Column i [14:15] o i 20'-21'20'-21'–o i 20'-21'20'-21' | The Field, Ea's dwelling, leader of the stars of [...]; |
| Obverse Column i [15:16] o i 22'-23'22'-23'–o i 22'-23'22'-23' | the star which [...] opposite the Field: the Swallow; |
| Obverse Column i [16:21] o i 24'-25'24'-25'– | [...] which [...] behind the Field: [...]; |
| Obverse Column ii [0:7] o ii 1'1'–o ii 7'7' | (7 badly damaged lines beginning with star names or month names.) |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i' 1'r 1'–r i' 1'r 1' | (traces) |
| Reverse Column i [1:3] r i' 2'2'–r i' 3'-4'3'-4' | [...] Moon are in conjunction [...] |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i' 3'-4'3'-4'–r i' 3'-4'3'-4' | [...] Ṭebetu (X), on the 15th day, [...] sunrise. |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i' 5'-7'5'-7'–r i' 5'-7'5'-7' | [...] towards [...] north [...] that [...] is correct. |
| Reverse Column i [4:6] r i' 8'8'–r i' 9'-11'9'-11' | [...] the Arrow [...] in the evening: that year [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i' 9'-11'9'-11'–r i' 9'-11'9'-11' | [...] Addaru (XII), on the 15th day [...] evening in [...] that [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [6:8] r i' 12'-13'12'-13'–r i' 14'-15'14'-15' | In Nisannu (I) [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i' 14'-15'14'-15'–r i' 14'-15'14'-15' | [...] stars [...] Anu [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i' 16'-17'16'-17'–r i' 16'-17'16'-17' | [...] their stars [...]. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [...] {mul}UR.⸢GI₇⸣ | |
| 2' | [... {d]}ba-ba₆ | |
| 3'-4' | [...] ⸢GUB⸣{zu} ; [...] {d}ER₃.RA.GAL | |
| 5' | [...] {d}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|) | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢GUB⸣{zu} {mul}ANŠE.KUR.RA | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢GUB{zu⸣} {mul}ŠAH {d}DA.MU | |
| 8'-9' | [...] ⸢EGIR⸣-šu₂ GUB {mul}LU.LIM ; [(...)] ⸢SUKKAL⸣ MUL.MUL | |
| 10' | [... um]-mu-lu-tu₄ ša₂ ina GABA {mul}LU.LIM | |
| 11' | [... {d]}⸢har⸣-ri-ru {d}TIR.AN.NA | |
| 12'-13' | [...] ⸢SA₅⸣ ne₂-bu-u₂ ša₂ ina ELLAG₂ {mul}LU.LIM ; [GUB]{⸢zu⸣} {mul}KA.MUŠ.I₃.GU₇.E | |
| 14' | [...] MUL-MEŠ šu-ut {<d>}50 ug-da-me-ru-ni | |
| 15'-17' | [...] ⸢MUL⸣ GAL{u₂} U₄.DA-su da-aʾ-mat ; AN{⸢e⸣} BAR-ma GUB{iz} ; ⸢MUL⸣ {d}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU {d}ne₂-be-ru | |
| 18' | [(...)] {⸢mul⸣}SAG.ME.GAR KI.GUB-su KUR₂.KUR₂{ir} ; AN{e} ib-bir | |
| 19' | [...] MUL-MEŠ šu-ut {d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 20'-21' | [...] {⸢mul⸣}1(IKU){gana₂} šu-bat {d}e₂-⸢a⸣ [(...)] ; ⸢a⸣-lik pa-an MUL-⸢MEŠ⸣ šu-ut [...] | |
| 22'-23' | [...] ⸢MUL⸣ ša₂ ina(PAP) IGI{et} {mul}1(IKU){⸢gana₂⸣} [...] ; [...] {mul}ši-nu-nu-tu₄ [...] | |
| 24'-25' | [...] ša₂ EGIR {mul}1(IKU){gana₂} [...] ; [...] NI [...] | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | {⸢iti⸣}[...] | |
| 2' | {iti}[...] | |
| 3' | {⸢mul⸣}[...] | |
| 4' | {iti}[...] | |
| 5' | {iti}x [...] | |
| 6' | {⸢mul⸣}[...] | |
| 7' | {⸢iti⸣}x [...] | |
| r i' | ||
| 1' | [...] AN [...] | |
| 2' | [...] {⸢d⸣}30 ⸢LAL₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3'-4' | [... {iti]}⸢AB⸣ U₄ 15-[KAM ...] ; [... {d}UTU].⸢E₃⸣.[A {d}UTU].⸢E₃⸣.[A ...] | |
| 5'-7' | [...] ⸢id {tu₁₅⸣}[...] ; [...] {⸢tu₁₅⸣}SI.⸢SA₂⸣ [...] ; [...] ⸢BI⸣ GI.NA{at₂} [...] | |
| 8' | [...] {⸢mul⸣}KAK.SI.SA₂ ina ⸢li⸣-[la-ti ...] ; ⸢MU⸣ BI [...] | |
| 9'-11' | [... {iti]}ŠE U₄ 15-KAM {mul}[...] ; [...] ⸢li⸣-la-ti ina {⸢d⸣}[...] ; [...] ⸢BI⸣ [...] | |
| 12'-13' | [...] ina {iti}BARA₂ [...] ; [...] x [...] | |
| 14'-15' | [...]-MEŠ MUL-[MEŠ ...] ; [...] {d}a-nu₃ [...] | |
| 16'-17' | [...] ⸢MUL⸣-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ; [...] MA [...] | |
Sources & licences
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