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CTN 4, 050 (P363465)

Scholarly or scientific, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationCTN 4, 050
IDP363465
Museum no.IM 067637
CollectionNational Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreScholarly or scientific
Find spotKalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Coordinates36.1022, 43.3385

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Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'o 1'–o i 1'o 1'[...] will die.
Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'2'–o i 2'2'[...] will be firm.
Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 3'3'–o i 3'3'[...] will become good.
Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 4'4'–o i 4'4'[...] building of a house.
Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5'[...] releasing of evil.
Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6'[...] its foundations will not be firm.
Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7'[...] he will become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 8'8'–o i 8'8'[...] ditto: a nobleman will die in the man's house.
Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 9'9'–o i 9'9'[...] ditto: he will become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 10'10'–o i 10'10'[...] ditto: death will be a regular (occurrence) for him (or): he will prosper.
Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 11'11'–o i 11'11'[...] ditto: that household will live long.
Obverse Column i [11:12] o i 12'12'–o i 12'12'[...] ditto: he will become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [12:13] o i 13'13'–o i 13'13'[...] Arahsamnu (Month VIII) ditto: the man's wife will die.
Obverse Column i [13:14] o i 14'14'–o i 14'14'[...] Kislimmu (Month IX) ditto: its foundations will not be firm.
Obverse Column i [14:15] o i 15'15'–o i 15'15'[...] Ṭebetu (Month X) ditto: that house will go to ruin.
Obverse Column i [15:16] o i 16'16'–o i 16'16'[...] Šabaṭu (Month XI) ditto: building of a house.
Obverse Column i [16:17] o i 17'17'–o i 17'17'[...] ditto: releasing of evil.
Obverse Column i [17:18] o i 18'18'–o i 18'18'(If) in Nisannu (Month I), he clears out the house: its foundations will not be firm.
Obverse Column i [18:19] o i 19'19'–o i 19'19'(If) in Ayyaru (Month II), ditto (he clears out the house): he will become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [19:20] o i 20'20'–o i 20'20'(If) in Simanu (Month III), ditto (he clears out the house): that household will be scattered.
Obverse Column i [20:21] o i 21'21'–o i 21'21'(If) in Duʾuzu (Month IV), ditto (he clears out the house): he will not become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [21:22] o i 22'22'–o i 22'22'(If) in Abu (Month V), ditto (he clears out the house): that household will increase.
Obverse Column i [22:23] o i 23'23'–o i 23'23'(If) in Ululu (Month VI), ditto (he clears out the house): that household will live long.
Obverse Column i [23:24] o i 24'24'–o i 24'24'(If) in Tašritu (Month VII), ditto (he clears out the house): he will not become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [24:25] o i 25'25'–o i 25'25'(If) in Arahsamnu (Month VIII), ditto (he clears out the house): the man's wife will die.
Obverse Column i [25:26] o i 26'26'–o i 26'26'(If) in Kislimu (Month IX), ditto (he clears out the house): its foundations will not be firm.
Obverse Column i [26:27] o i 27'27'–o i 27'27'(If) in Ṭebetu (Month X), ditto (he clears out the house): that house will go to ruin.
Obverse Column i [27:28] o i 28'28'–o i 28'28'(If) in Šabaṭu (Month XI), ditto (he clears out the house): building of a house.
Obverse Column i [28:29] o i 29'29'–o i 29'29'(If) in Addaru (Month XII), ditto (he clears out the house): releasing of evil.
Obverse Column i [29:30] o i 30'30'–o i 30'30'(If) in Nisannu (Month I), he fills a terrace for the house: that household will not thrive.
Obverse Column i [30:31] o i 31'31'–o i 31'31'(If) in 2nd Nisannu (Month I/2), the first (day), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): that household will be completely successful.
Obverse Column i [31:32] o i 32'32'–o i 32'32'(If) in Ayyaru (Month II), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): that household will not thrive.
Obverse Column i [32:33] o i 33'33'–o i 33'33'[(If) in Simanu (Month III)], ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): that household will be scattered.
Obverse Column i [33:34] o i 34'34'–o i 34'34'[(If) in] Duʾuzu (Month IV), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): he will not become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [34:35] o i 35'35'–o i 35'35'[(If) in] Abu (Month V), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): he will become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [35:36] o i 36'36'–o i 36'36'[(If) in] Ululu (Month VI), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): that household will live long.
Obverse Column i [36:37] o i 37'37'–o i 37'37'[(If) in] 2nd Ululu (Month VI/2) ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): that household will be completely successful.
Obverse Column i [37:38] o i 38'38'–o i 38'38'(If) in Tašritu (Month VII), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): he will not become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [38:39] o i 39'39'–o i 39'39'(If) in Arahsamnu (Month VIII), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): releasing of evil.
Obverse Column i [39:40] o i 40'40'–o i 40'40'(If) in Kislimu (Month IX), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): successful attack.
Obverse Column i [40:41] o i 41'41'–o i 41'41'(If) in Ṭebetu (Month X), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): he will not become satisfied.
Obverse Column i [41:42] o i 42'42'–o i 42'42'(If) in Šabaṭu (Month XI), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): misery.
Obverse Column i [42:43] o i 43'43'–o i 43'43'(If) in Addaru (Month XII), ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): that household will live long.
Obverse Column i [43:44] o i 44'44'–o i 44'44'[...] ditto (he fills a terrace for the house): that household will be completely successful.
Obverse Column i [44:45] o i 45'45'–o i 45'45'[...] that [...] will not thrive.
Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o 1'–o ii 1'o 1'[...] Šabaṭu (Month XI) [...]
Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 2'2'–o ii 2'2'(If) in Addaru (Month XII) [...]
Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 3'3'–o ii 3'3'(If) in Nisannu (Month I), another [...] into his house [...].
Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 4'4'–o ii 4'4'(If) in Ayyaru (Month II), ditto (another [...] into his house) [...].
Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 5'5'–o ii 5'5'(If) in Simanu (Month III), ditto (another [...] into his house): the house [...].
Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 6'6'–o ii 6'6'(If) in Duʾuzu (Month IV), ditto (another [...] into his house): his heart [...].
Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 7'7'–o ii 7'7'(If) in Abu (Month V), ditto (another [...] into his house) [...].
Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 8'8'–o ii 8'8'(If) in Ululu (Month VI), ditto (another [...] into his house) [...].
Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 9'9'–o ii 9'9'(If) in Tašritu (Month VII), ditto (another [...] into his house) [...].
Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 10'10'–o ii 10'10'(If) in Arahsamnu (Month VIII), ditto (another [...] into his house) [...].
Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii 11'11'–o ii 11'11'(If) in Kislimu (Month IX), ditto (another [...] into his house) [...].
Obverse Column ii [11:12] o ii 12'12'–o ii 12'12'(If) in Ṭebetu (Month X) [...].
Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii 13'13'–o ii 13'13'(If) in Šabaṭu (Month XI), ditto (another [...] into his house) [...].
Obverse Column ii [13:14] o ii 14'14'–o ii 14'14'(If) in Addaru (Month XII), ditto (another [...] into his house) [...].
Obverse Column ii [14:15] o ii 15'15'–o ii 15'15'(If) in Nisannu (Month I) [...].
Obverse Column ii [15:16] o ii 16'16'–o ii 16'16'(If) in Ayyaru (Month II) [...].
Obverse Column ii [16:17] o ii 17'17'–o ii 17'17'(If) in Simanu (Month III), ditto [...].
Obverse Column ii [17:18] o ii 18'18'–o ii 18'18'(If) in Duʾuzu (Month IV), ditto [...].
Obverse Column ii [18:19] o ii 19'19'–o ii 19'19'(If) in Abu (Month V), ditto [...].
Obverse Column ii [19:20] o ii 20'20'–o ii 20'20'(If) in Ululu (Month VI), ditto [...].
Obverse Column ii [20:21] o ii 21'21'–o ii 21'21'(If) in Tašritu (Month VII), ditto: his heart [...].
Obverse Column ii [21:22] o ii 22'22'–o ii 22'22'(If) in Arahsamnu (Month VIII), ditto: his heart [...].
Obverse Column ii [22:23] o ii 23'23'–o ii 23'23'(If) in Kislimu (Month IX), ditto: his heart [...].
Obverse Column ii [23:24] o ii 24'24'–o ii 24'24'(If) in Ṭebetu (Month X) [...].
Obverse Column ii [24:25] o ii 25'25'–o ii 25'25'(If) in Šabaṭu (Month XI) [...].
Obverse Column ii [25:26] o ii 26'26'–o ii 26'26'(If) in Addaru (Month XII) [...].
Obverse Column ii [26:27] o ii 27'27'–o ii 27'27'(If) in Nisannu (Month I), for his house [...].
Obverse Column ii [27:28] o ii 28'28'–o ii 28'28'(If) in Ayyaru (Month II), ditto (for his house [...]) [...].
Obverse Column ii [28:29] o ii 29'29'–o ii 29'29'(If) in Simanu (Month III), ditto (for his house [...]) [...].
Obverse Column ii [29:30] o ii 30'30'–o ii 30'30'(If) in Duʾuzu (Month IV), ditto (for his house [...]): the foundations [...].
Obverse Column ii [30:31] o ii 31'31'–o ii 31'31'(If) in Abu (Month V), ditto (for his house [...]) [...].
Obverse Column ii [31:32] o ii 32'32'–o ii 32'32'(If) in Ululu (Month VI), ditto (for his house [...]) [...].
Obverse Column ii [32:33] o ii 33'33'–o ii 33'33'(If) in Tašritu (Month VII), ditto (for his house [...]) [...].
Obverse Column ii [33:34] o ii 34'34'–o ii 34'34'(If) in Arahsamnu (Month VIII), ditto (for his house [...]): his heart [...].
Obverse Column ii [34:35] o ii 35'35'–o ii 35'35'(If) in Kislimu (Month IX), ditto (for his house [...]) [...].
Obverse Column ii [35:36] o ii 36'36'–o ii 36'36'(If) in Ṭebetu (Month X), ditto (for his house [...]): releasing of [...].
Obverse Column ii [36:37] o ii 37'37'–o ii 37'37'(If) in Šabaṭu (Month XI), ditto (for his house [...]): releasing of [...].
Obverse Column ii [37:38] o ii 38'38'–o ii 38'38'(If) in Addaru (Month XII), ditto (for his house [...]): wailing in the land [...].
Obverse Column ii [38:39] o ii 39'39'–o ii 39'39'(If) in Nisannu (Month I), he enters into his house ... [...].
Obverse Column ii [39:40] o ii 40'40'–o ii 40'40'(If) in Ayyaru (Month II), ditto (he enters into his house): wherever he goes ... [...].
Obverse Column ii [40:41] o ii 41'41'–o ii 41'41'(If) in Simanu (Month III), ditto (he enters into his house): that house, to the owner [...].
Obverse Column ii [41:42] o ii 42'42'–o ii 42'42'(If) in Duʾuzu (Month IV), ditto (he enters into his house): fight in the house of [...].
Obverse Column ii [42:43] o ii 43'43'–o ii 43'43'(If) in Abu (Month V), ditto (he enters into his house): fight [...] ... [...].
Obverse Column ii [43:44] o ii 44'44'–o ii 44'44'(If) in Ululu (Month VI), ditto (he enters into his house): [...] ... will become strong [...].
Obverse Column ii [44:45] o ii 45'45'–o ii 45'45'(If) in Tašritu (Month VII), ditto (he enters into his house): ... [...].
Obverse Column ii [45:46] o ii 46'46'–o ii 46'46'(If) in Arahsamnu (Month VIII), ditto (he enters into his house): that house [...].
Obverse Column ii [46:47] o ii 47'47'–o ii 47'47'(If) in Kislimu (Month IX), ditto (he enters into his house): that [...].
Obverse Column ii [47:48] o ii 48'48'–o ii 48'48'[...] ditto (he enters into his house) [...].

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)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
o i
1'[...] UŠ₂
2'[...] x GI.NA
3'[...] DU₁₀.GA
4'[... DU₃]{eš} E₂
5'[...] DU₈ HUL
6'[...] SUHUŠ-BI NU GI.NA
7'[...] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-BI DU₁₀.GA
8'[...] ⸢MIN IDIM⸣ ina E₂ LU₂ UŠ₂
9'[...] MIN ŠA₃-BI DU₁₀.GA
10'[...] MIN UŠ₂ sa-dir-šu₂ SIG₅
11'[...] MIN E₂ BI SUMUN{bar}
12'[...] x MIN ŠA₃-BI DU₁₀.GA
13'[...] {⸢iti⸣}APIN MIN DAM LU₂ UŠ₂
14'[...] {⸢iti⸣}GAN MIN SUHUŠ-BI NU GI.NA
15'[... {iti]}AB ⸢MIN⸣ E₂ BI KAR{tu₂} DU(UŠ){ak}
16'[... {iti]}ZIZ₂ MIN DU₃{eš} E₂
17'[...] MIN DU₈ HUL
18'ina {⸢iti}BARA₂⸣ E₂ is-suh SUHUŠ-BI NU ⸢GI⸣.NA
19'ina {⸢iti⸣}GU₄ {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh ŠA₃-BI DU₁₀.GA
20'ina {⸢iti⸣}SIG₄ {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh E₂ BI BIR{ah}
21'ina {⸢iti⸣}ŠU {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh ŠA₃-BI NU DU₁₀.GA
22'ina {⸢iti⸣}NE {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh E₂ BI DAGAL{iš}
23'ina {⸢iti}KIN⸣ {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh E₂ BI LIBIR{ra}
24'[ina] {⸢iti⸣}DU₆ {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh ŠA₃-BI NU DU₁₀.GA
25'ina {⸢iti⸣}APIN {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh DAM LU₂ UŠ₂
26'ina {⸢iti}GAN⸣ {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh SUHUŠ-BI NU GI.NA
27'ina {⸢iti}AB⸣ {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh E₂ BI KAR{tu₂} DU{ak}
28'ina {⸢iti⸣}ZIZ₂ {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh DU₃{eš} E₂
29'[ina {iti]}⸢ŠE⸣ {<MIN(E₂)>} is-suh DU₈ HUL
30'ina {[iti]}BARA₂ E₂ tam-la-a SA₅ E₂ BI NU SI.SA₂
31'⸢ina {iti⸣}[BARA₂] 2-KAM₂.MA {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ ⸢E₂ BI⸣ uš-tak-lal
32'ina {⸢iti}GU₄⸣ {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ E₂ BI NU SI.SA₂
33'ina] {⸢iti⸣}[SIG₄] {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ E₂ BI BIR{ah}
34'ina] {⸢iti⸣}ŠU {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ ŠA₃-BI NU ⸢DU₁₀.GA⸣
35'ina {iti]}NE {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ ŠA₃-BI DU₁₀.GA
36'ina {iti]}KIN {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ E₂ BI u₂-lab-bar
37'[... {iti]}⸢KIN⸣ 2-KAM₂.MA {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ E₂ BI uš-tak-lal
38'ina] {⸢iti⸣}DU₆ {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ ŠA₃-BI NU DU₁₀.GA
39'ina {iti]}APIN {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ DU₈ HUL
40'ina] {⸢iti⸣}GAN {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ ZI{bu} kaš-du
41'ina] {⸢iti⸣}AB {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ ⸢ŠA₃⸣-BI NU DU₁₀.GA
42'ina {iti]}ZIZ₂ {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ i-dir-tu₄
43'[...] {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ E₂ BI LIBIR{ra}
44'[...] {<MIN(E₂)>} tam-la-a SA₅ E₂ BI uš-tak-lal
45'[...] ⸢BI⸣ NU ⸢SI.SA₂⸣
o ii
1'[...] {iti}⸢ZIZ₂⸣ [...]
2'ina {iti}ŠE [...]
3'ina {iti}BARA₂ ana E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma ...]
4'ina {iti}GU₄ {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] [...]
5'ina {iti}SIG₄ {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] ⸢E₂⸣ [...]
6'ina {iti}ŠU {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[BI ...]
7'ina {iti}NE {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] [...]
8'ina {iti}KIN {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] [...]
9'ina {iti}DU₆ {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] [...]
10'ina {iti}APIN {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] [...]
11'ina {iti}GAN {<⸢MIN⸣(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] [...]
12'ina {iti}⸢AB⸣ [...]
13'ina {iti}ZIZ₂ {<⸢MIN⸣(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] [...]
14'ina {iti}ŠE {<⸢MIN⸣(ana)>} E₂-šu₂ MAN-[ma] [...]
15'ina {iti}BARA₂ [...]
16'ina {iti}GU₄ [...]
17'ina {iti}SIG₄ ⸢MIN⸣ [...]
18'ina {iti}ŠU MIN [...]
19'ina {iti}NE MIN [...]
20'ina {iti}KIN MIN [...]
21'ina {iti}DU₆ MIN ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[BI ...]
22'ina {iti}APIN MIN ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[BI ...]
23'ina {iti}GAN MIN ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[BI ...]
24'ina {iti}AB [...]
25'ina {iti}⸢ZIZ₂⸣ [...]
26'ina {iti}ŠE [...]
27'ina {iti}BARA₂ ⸢ana E₂-šu₂⸣ x [...]
28'ina {iti}GU₄ {<MIN(⸢ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x [...]
29'ina {iti}⸢SIG₄⸣ {<MIN(⸢ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x [...]
30'ina {iti}ŠU {<MIN(⸢ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x ⸢SUHUŠ⸣ [...]
31'ina {iti}NE {<⸢MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x [...]
32'ina {iti}KIN {<MIN(⸢ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x [...]
33'ina {iti}DU₆ {<MIN(⸢ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x [...]
34'ina {iti}APIN {<MIN(⸢ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[BI ...]
35'ina {iti}GAN {<MIN(⸢ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x [...]
36'ina {iti}AB {<MIN(⸢ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x DU₈ [...]
37'ina {iti}⸢ZIZ₂ {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x ⸢DU₈⸣ [...]
38'ina {iti}ŠE {<⸢MIN(ana)>} E₂-šu₂⸣ x SAG.PA.LAGAB ina ⸢KUR⸣ [...]
39'ina {iti}BARA₂ ana E₂-BI KU₄{ub} x [...]
40'ina {iti}GU₄ {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-BI KU₄{ub} e-ma DU{ak} AŠ₂ [...]
41'ina {iti}SIG₄ {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-BI KU₄{ub} E₂ BI ana EN [...]
42'ina {iti}ŠU {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-BI KU₄{ub} ⸢DU₁₄⸣ ina E₂ [...]
43'ina {iti}NE {<⸢MIN⸣(ana)>} E₂-BI KU₄{ub} ⸢DU₁₄⸣ [...] x [...]
44'ina {iti}KIN {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-BI KU₄{ub} [(x)] NA ⸢KAL⸣ [...]
45'ina {iti}DU₆ {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-BI KU₄{ub} x x x [...]
46'ina {iti}APIN {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-BI KU₄{ub} E₂ BI [...]
47'ina {iti}GAN {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-BI KU₄{ub} x BI [...]
48'[...] {<MIN(ana)>} E₂-BI KU₄{ub} [...]

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