CTN 4, 058 (P363473)
Scholarly or scientific, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363473 |
| Museum no. | IM 064185 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Scholarly or scientific |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | In the 1st year, the 7th month, .... |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Excerpting 7 months from the year. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | For Tašritu (Month VII) 7 days .... |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Excerpting 7 days from Tašritu. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | On the 1st day: he should not drive against a dust storm in the open country, (or) the centipede-demon will seek him in marriage. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | He should not eat garlic, (or) a scorpion will strike him. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | He should not eat šamaškillu-onions, (or) there will be burning of the heart (heart-burn?) for him. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | He should not eat dormice of the roof -- Ninlil's taboo -- (or) he will experience trouble. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | On the 2nd day: he should not eat garlic, (or) an important member of his family will die. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | He should not eat leeks (or) cress, (or) there will be a legal battle for him. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | He should not eat cooked meat, or he will catch leprosy. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | He should not eat bull meat, goat meat (or) pig meat, (or) there will be sankidabbû-illness for him. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | He should not lean into a well, (or his) eyes will not work satisfactorily for him. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | He should not go up to the roof, (or) the ardat-lilî-demon will seek him in marriage. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | On the 3rd day: he should not eat fish, (or) hostile talk will fall on him. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | He should not stand in a field (where) a donkey keeps rolling, (or) he will fall sick with sagallu-illness. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | He should not drink water from a field of sesame, (or) a kursissu-rat will seize him. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | He should not approach a woman, (or) that woman will take away his dignity. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | On the 4th day: he should not cross a river, (or) his sexual allure will fall. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | He should not eat bird meat. He should release a captured bird. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | He should not go to any villages, (or) an opponent will attack him. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | He should not eat dates, (or) his teeth will become loose. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | He should not eat garlic, (or) a scorpion will strike him. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | He should not eat šamaškillu-onions, (or) there will be burning of the heart (heart-burn?) for him. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | On the 5th day: he should not eat leek (or) cress, (or) šīqu-illness will afflict him. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | He should not eat pig meat, (or) there will be lawsuit for him. He should not eat cooked meat, (or) the bailiff-demon will seize him. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | He should not eat ox meat, (or) there will be the hand of an utukku-demon for him. He should not eat goat meat, (or) there will be sankidabbû-illness for him. |
| Obverse [27:28] o 2828–o 2828 | He should not stand behind a spice-mortar, (or) he will fall sick with ruṭibtu-illness. |
| Obverse [28:29] o 2929–o 2929 | He should not eat dates, (or) he will experience the kissing-demon. |
| Obverse [29:30] o 3030–o 3030 | He should not bend over [...] an orchard, (or) Šulak will strike him. |
| Obverse [30:31] o 3131–o 3131 | He should not drink water [...] sesame, (or) there will be a kursissu-rat for him. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] he should not approach a woman, (or) that woman will take away his dignity. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | He should not go up [...], (or) the ardat-lilî-demon will seek him in marriage. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | He should not enter a toilet, (or) Šulak will strike him. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | He should not lean into a well, (or his) eyes will not work satisfactorily for him. He should not cross a common meadow, (or) there will be illness of the hips for him. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | He should not stand in a field (where) a mortar has been abandoned, (or) there will be sagallu-illness for him. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | He should not stand in a field (where) a donkey keeps rolling, (or) there will be collapse for him. He should not bend over in an orchard, (or) he will sicken. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | On the 7th day: he should not eat dormouse meat, (or) he will get ill with jaundice. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | He should not pass where a mortar has been abandoned, (or) he will get sick with ruṭibtu-illness. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | He should not stand in a field (where) a donkey keeps rolling, (or) he will get sick with sagallu-illness. He should not cross water escaping from a dam, (or) there will be illness of the hips for him. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | He should not jump a ditch, (or) a murderer will murder him. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | He should not go on a journey, (or) bandits will rob him. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | He should not enter any villages, (or) a plunderer will plunder him. He should not lean into a well, (or his) eyes will not work satisfactorily for him. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | He should not enter a toilet, (or) Šulak will strike him. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | He should not go up to the roof, (or) the ardat-lilî-demon will seek him in marriage. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | He should not bend over in an orchard, (or) he will sicken. He should not cross a river, (or) his sexual allure will fall. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | He should not go to a river meadow, (or) liʾbu-disease will afflict him. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | He should not drink water from a field of sesame, (or) there will be a kursissu-rat for him. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | He should not confront Nisaba in the open country, (or) heaven will detain him. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | He should not eat anything. He should be silent in his house. He should be absolutely still. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Ninlil will convey his message to Ellil. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Ninurta and Ninegal's taboo. He should not pass judgement, (or) a god will seize him. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | On the 8th [...]: Ea's day of rejoicing. King, noble, (and) prince should cleanse themselves. He should wash (his) hands. He should cleanse himself. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | He should fill his house with orchard fruit. They should bring about rejoicing. He should not go to a strange woman. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | He should go [...] the woman belonging to him. That day, that woman will conceive a male (child). |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | Ominous days of Tašritu (Month VII). |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | Hand of Ištaran-mudammiq, senior exorcist of Assurnaṣirpal, king of Assyria, |
| Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727 | son of Tappuya, šatammu-administrator of Der, |
| Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828 | son of Huzalu, šatammu-administrator. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | i-na MU 1-KAM₂ ITI 7-KAM₂ ZAL.LA.AN | |
| 2 | i-na MU 7 ITI na-sa-hu | |
| 3 | a-na {iti}DU₆ 7 U₄-MEŠ ZAL.LA.AN | |
| 4 | ina {iti}DU₆ 7 U₄-MEŠ na-sa-hu | |
| 5 | U₄ 1-KAM₂ {tu₁₅}a-šam-šu-ta i-na EDIN la u₂-ma-har ha-lu-li-ia i-har-šu | |
| 6 | {u₂}SUM{sar} la GU₇ GIR₂.TAB SIG₃-su | |
| 7 | {u₂}SUM.SIKIL la₃ GU₇ ṣu-ru-up lib₃-bi₄ GAL₂-šu | |
| 8 | ar₂-ra-ab UR₃ la₃ GU₇ NIG₂.GIG {d}NIN.LIL₂ ma-ru-uš-ta IGI{mar} | |
| 9 | U₄ 2-KAM₂ {u₂}SUM{sar} la₃ GU₇ ina qin-ni-šu₂ IDIM UŠ₂ | |
| 10 | bi-iš-ra ZA₃.HI.LI la₃ GU₇ DU₁₄ GAL₂-šu₂ | |
| 11 | UZU ŠEG₆.GA₁₄ la₃ GU₇ SAHAR.ŠUB.BA{a} i-la-bi-iš | |
| 12 | UZU GU₄ UZU MAŠ₂.ZU UZU ŠAH la₃ GU₇ SAG.KI.DAB.BA GAL₂-šu | |
| 13 | ana PU₂ la u₂-ša-ar IGI la₃ LA₂-šu₂ | |
| 14 | ana UR₃ la₃ DU₆.E₃ KIS.KI.LI.KI KIS.KI.LI.KI i-har-šu | |
| 15 | U₄ 3-KAM₂ KU₆ la₃ GU₇ tuš-šu UGU-šu₂ ŠUB{ut} | |
| 16 | A.ŠA₃ ANŠE GUR.GUR la₃ GUB SA.GAL GIG{uṣ} | |
| 17 | A.ŠA₃ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃-MEŠ A-MEŠ la NAG kur-si-su DAB-su | |
| 18 | ana MUNUS la₃ TE{he} MUNUS ši-i TEŠ₂-BI TUM₃ | |
| 19 | U₄ 4-KAM₂ ID₂ la₃ e-bir ku-zu-ub-šu₂ ŠUB{ut} | |
| 20 | UZU MUŠEN la₃ GU₇ MUŠEN DAB{tu₄} lu-maš-šir₃ | |
| 21 | ana a-du-re-e la₃ DU ge-ru-u₂ i-gi-ri-šu | |
| 22 | ZU₂.LUM.MA la₃ GU₇ ZU₂-MEŠ-šu₂ i-nu-uš-ša | |
| 23 | {u₂}SUM{sar} la₃ GU₇ GIR₂.TAB SIG₃-su | |
| 24 | {u₂}SUM.SIKIL la₃ GU₇ ṣu-ru-up lib₃-bi₄ GAL₂-šu₂ | |
| 25 | U₄ 5-KAM₂ bi-iš-ra ZA₃.HI.LI{sar} la₃ GU₇ ši-qu DAB-su | |
| 26 | UZU ŠAH la₃ GU₇ di-nu GAL₂-šu₂ UZU ŠEG₆.GA₁₄ la₃ GU₇ MAŠKIM₂ DAB-su | |
| 27 | UZU GU₄ la₃ GU₇ ŠU UDUG GAL₂-šu₂ UZU MAŠ₂.ZU la₃ GU₇ SAG.KI.DAB.BA GAL₂-šu₂ | |
| 28 | ar-ki ur-ṣu la₃ GUB ru-ṭi₂-ib-ta GIG | |
| 29 | ⸢ZU₂.LUM⸣.MA la₃ GU₇ na-šu₂-qi-ta IGI{mar} | |
| 30 | [x {giš]}⸢KIRI₆⸣ la₃ u₂-ša₂-ar₂ {d}ŠU.LAK SIG₃-su | |
| 31 | [... ŠE].⸢GIŠ⸣.I₃ A-MEŠ la₃ NAG kur-si-su GAL₂-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ana MUNUS la₃ TE{he} MUNUS ši-i TEŠ₂-BI TUM₃ | |
| 2 | [...] la₃ DU₆.E₃ KIS.KI.LI.LI KIS.KI.LI.LI i-har-šu | |
| 3 | [x] E₂ mu-sa-te la KU₄{ub} {d}ŠU.LAK SIG₃-su | |
| 4 | ana PU₂ la₃ u₂-ša-ar IGI la₃ LA₂-šu₂ A.GAR₃ la₃ BAL{it} GIG MURU₂ GAL₂-šu | |
| 5 | A.ŠA₃ ma-suk-ta ŠUB la₃ GUB SA.GAL GAL₂-šu | |
| 6 | A.ŠA₃ ANŠE GUR.GUR la₃ GUB mi-iq-tu₂ GAL₂-šu₂ ana {giš}KIRI₆ la₃ u₂-ša-ar₂ i-sa-la-aʾ | |
| 7 | U₄ 7-KAM₂ UZU PEŠ₂.UR₃ la₃ GU₇ ah-ha-za GIG | |
| 8 | KI ur-ṣu ŠUB{u₂} la₃ DIB.BA ru-ṭi₂-ib-ta GIG | |
| 9 | A.ŠA₃ ANŠE GUR.GUR la₃ GUB SA.GAL GIG bu-tiq-ta la₃ BAL{it} GIG MURU₂ GAL₂-šu₂ | |
| 10 | PA₅ la₃ GU₄.U₄{iṭ} ša-gi-šu i-ša₂-gi-su | |
| 11 | ana KASKAL la₃ DU hab-ba-tu i-hab-ba-tu-šu | |
| 12 | ana E₂.DURU₅-MEŠ la₃ KU₄ NAM.NE.RA i-šal-lal-šu₂ ana PU₂ la u₂-šar IGI la LA₂-šu₂ | |
| 13 | ana E₂ mu-sa-te la₃ KU₄ {d}ŠU.LAK SIG₃-su | |
| 14 | ana UR₃ la₃ DU₆.E₃ KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ i-har-šu | |
| 15 | ana {giš}KIRI₆ la₃ u₂-šar is-sa-la-aʾ ID₂ la₃ e-bir ku-zub-šu₂ ŠUB{ut} | |
| 16 | ana u₂-šal-li ID₂ la₃ DU la-aʾ-bu i-la-aʾ-ib-šu | |
| 17 | ⸢A⸣.ŠA₃ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ A-MEŠ la₃ NAG kur-si-su GAL₂-šu₂ | |
| 18 | {⸢d⸣}NISABA ina EDIN la₃ u₂-šam-har aš₂-ra-tu₄ i-kal-la-šu₂ | |
| 19 | ⸢DU₃⸣-ma la₃ GU₇ ina E₂-šu₂ li-qu-ul liš-tah-ri-ir | |
| 20 | {d}NIN.LIL₂ ana {d}BAD a-bu-su DAB-su | |
| 21 | [ik]-⸢ki⸣-bit {d}NIN.URTA {d}NIN.E₂.GAL la₃ KU₅ DINGIR DAB-su | |
| 22 | [x 8-KAM₂ U₄ hi-du-te ša₃ {d}IDIM MAN IDIM NUN DADAG-MEŠ ŠU LUH{si} DADAG | |
| 23 | ⸢GURUN⸣ {giš}KIRI₆ E₂-su SA₅{li} hi-du-ta GAR{nu} ana MUNUS BAR{te} la₃ DU | |
| 24 | [x] ⸢DAM⸣ at-tu-šu₂-ma li-lik U₄ šu₁₃-a-tu₄ MUNUS BI NITA ir-ri | |
| 25 | u₂-tuk-ku ša {iti}DU₆ | |
| 26 | ŠU {m}{d}GAL—{mu}SIG₅{iq} {lu₂}šag-ga-mah-hu ša {m}aš-šur—PAP—A ; LUGAL {kur}{d}aš-šur | |
| 27 | DUMU tap-pu-ia {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM ša {iri}BAD₃.AN{ki} | |
| 28 | DUMU hu-za-li {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM | |
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