CTN 4, 031 (P363446)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363446 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] gives birth to [...]: the king [...]. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] gives birth to [...]: the king [...]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] gives birth to [...]: the man's house will be scattered; [...]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] gives birth to a tortoise: omen of Ur; [...]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] gives birth to a turtle: the man's house [...]. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] gives birth to [...]: the man's house [...]. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] gives birth to [...] and its [...] ...: the land will be abandoned; [...]. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] gives birth to [...] and [...] a human hatchling in ... [...]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] gives birth to fish roe: the king's reign will thrive; the gods ... [...] the kingship. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'–o 12'12' | [...] gives birth to a bird: the city's god [...] against the city; [...] ... as for the city, its troops [...], as for the king and its noblemen [...]. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | If a woman gives birth to a male that has features: the king ... [...]. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | If a woman gives birth to a male that has no features: the king's reign [...]. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | If a woman gives birth to a finger: the wife ... [...]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | If a woman gives birth to the lipištu-substance of an ox: the city ... [...]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | If a woman gives birth to an afterbirth: [...]. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] gives birth to ... [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | If a woman ditto and ... [...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | If a woman ditto and ... [...]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 3'3'–r 4'4' | If a woman ditto and becomes ill ... [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | If a woman ditto and [...] ... the house ... [...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] ... [...] ... duplicate of a wooden writing board ... [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] ... hand of ... [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] ... incantation priest [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] son of [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] land [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] [U₃].⸢TU⸣ LUGAL [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢U₃.TU⸣ LUGAL [...] | |
| 4' | [...] U₃.TU E₂ LU₂ AL.[BIR ...] | |
| 5' | [... BAL].GI{ku₆} U₃.TU a-mu-ut ŠEŠ.UNUG{ki} [...] | |
| 6' | [... NIG₂.BUN₂].NA{ku₆} U₃.TU E₂ NA [...] | |
| 7' | [...] U₃.TU E₂ NA [...] | |
| 8' | [...] U₃.TU-ma [x]-šu₂ RI ⸢BI⸣ KUR ŠUB{di(GIŠ)} [...] | |
| 9' | [...] U₃.TU-ma a-tam a-mi-lu-ti₃ ina x [...] | |
| 10' | [... bi]-nu-ut KU₆ U₃.⸢TU BAL⸣ LUGAL SI.SA₂ DINGIR-MEŠ LUGAL{tu₂} x | |
| 11' | [...] MUŠEN U₃.TU DINGIR IRI KI IRI [...] | |
| 12' | [(x)] DIŠ IM TU IRI EREN₂-šu₂ LUGAL u₃ DUGUD-MEŠ-šu₂ x [...] | |
| 13' | BE MUNUS NITA₂ ša bu-na TUKU U₃.TU LUGAL U [...] | |
| 14' | BE MUNUS NITA₂ ša bu-na la₃ TUKU U₃.TU BAL LUGAL [...] | |
| 15' | BE MUNUS ⸢ŠU⸣.SI U₃.TU DAM{tu₂} ⸢NA DAM⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | BE MUNUS UZU.NU GU₄ U₃.TU IRI x [...] | |
| 17' | BE MUNUS [i]-pi₂ U₃.TU [...] | |
| 18' | [...] x U₃.TU [...] | |
| 19' | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | BE ⸢MUNUS⸣ |KI.MIN|ma E₂ ⸢BI⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | BE ⸢MUNUS⸣ |KI.MIN|ma ŠUB KAB x [...] | |
| 3' | [BE] ⸢MUNUS⸣ |KI.MIN|ma GIG LA U UŠ NU [...] | |
| 4' | [BE MUNUS] |KI.MIN|ma [...] IG E₂ x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x x [...] GABA.RI {giš}LE.[U₅.UM ...] | |
| 6' | [...] x ŠU {m}{d}EN-[...] | |
| 7' | [...] {m}NA DIN x BUR {lu₂}MAŠ.[MAŠ ...] | |
| 8' | [...] DUMU {m}[...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢KUR⸣ [...] | |
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