CTN 4, 073 (P363488)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363488 |
| Museum no. | IM 067557 |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o 1'–o ii 1'o 1' | [...] right [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 2'2'–o ii 2'2' | [...] is located on the right and left [...]: grief [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 3'3'–o ii 3'3' | [...] is located [...] its right: ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 4'4'–o ii 4'4' | [...] is located [...] its left: everything of his will be presented [to him]. |
| Obverse Column ii [4:6] o ii 5'5'–o ii 6'6' | [...] is located on his right shoulder-blade: he will become sombre in his ...; he will become a widower. |
| Obverse Column ii [6:8] o ii 7'7'–o ii 8'8' | (If) a dark spot is located on his left shoulder-blade: he will become very cheerful; he will become a widower. |
| Obverse Column ii [8:10] o ii 9'9'–o ii 10'10' | (If) a dark spot [...] on his right shoulder [...] ... [...] ... [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1'r 1'–r i 1'r 1' | (If) a dark spot [...] on [...] on the left [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 2'2'–r i 2'2' | (If) a dark spot is located on the right of his belly: [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 3'3'–r i 3'3' | (If) a dark spot is located on the left of his belly: [...] |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 4'4'–r i 4'4' | (If) a dark spot is located on the top of his belly, on the right: [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 5'5'–r i 5'5' | (If) a dark spot is located on the top of his belly, on the left: ... [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 6'6'–r i 6'6' | (If) a dark spot is located on the right of his diaphragm: his adversary will triumph over him. |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 7'7'–r i 7'7' | (If) a dark spot is located on the left of his diaphragm: he will triumph over his adversary. |
| Reverse Column i [7:9] r i 8'8'–r i 9'9' | (If) a dark spot is located on his belly and 1 hair emerges from the middle of it: he will experience ... for his adversary. |
| Reverse Column i [9:10] r i 10'10'–r i 10'10' | (If) a dark spot is located on his belly and 2 hairs emerge from the middle of it: the aid of [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 11'11'–r i 11'11' | [...] is located on his belly and 3 hairs emerge from the middle of it: his god will [...] his word. |
| Reverse Column i [11:12] r i 12'12'–r i 12'12' | [...] located [on] his navel: he will become full of virility. |
| Reverse Column i [12:14] r i 13'13'–r i 14'14' | [...] located to the right of his navel: he will acquire an unsuccessful wife and he will become poor. |
| Reverse Column i [14:16] r i 15'15'–r i 16'16' | [...] located to the left [...]: he will acquire a successful wife and [...] ... [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [... 1(u)] 5(disz)? [...] | |
| 2' | [...] 1(u) 5(disz) 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ ni-ziq-tum [sad-rat-su?] | |
| 3' | [...] x 1(u) 5(disz)-su _gar_ x x _dumu_ x x [...] | |
| 4' | [...] x 2(gesz2) 3(u)-su _gar_ mim-mu-szu2 isz-szar-[ra?-ku?-szu2?] | |
| 5' | [_DISZ ge6_] ina _masz-sila3_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar_ ina _kin kid_-szu2 ek-[kil?] | |
| 6' | <<_DISZ ge6_ ina>> al-ma-nu-tam _gen_-[ak] | |
| 7' | _DISZ ge6_ ina _masz-sila3_ 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar_ ina _kin kid_-szu2 nam-ma-[ar] | |
| 8' | al-ma-nu-tam _gen_-ak | |
| 9' | _DISZ ge6_ ina bu-di-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _[gar]_ x [...] | |
| 10' | tam-[ta-a-tum?] / _u4_ [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | _DISZ_ ina _sza3_-[szu2] 1(u) 5(disz) _gar#_ [...] | |
| 3' | _DISZ_ ina _sza3_-szu2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ [...] | |
| 4' | _DISZ ge6_ ina _sag sza3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _gar_ [...] | |
| 5' | _DISZ_ ina _sag sza3_-szu2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar kur_-ti#? [...] | |
| 6' | _DISZ ge6_ ina pa-pa-an _sza3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _gar ugu en inim_-szu2 _gub_-[az] | |
| 7' | _DISZ ge6_ ina pa-pa-an _sza3_-szu2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar ugu en inim_-szu2 _gub_-[az] | |
| 8' | _DISZ_ ina _sza3_-szu2 1(disz) _sig2 e3_-s,i _igi#?_-szu2 du [x] du a!-na _en inim_-szu2 _igi_-mar | |
| 9' | _DISZ ge6_ ina _sza3_-szu2 _gar_-ma ina _sza3_-szu2 2(disz) _sig2 e3_-s,i na-ra-[ar2 _dingir tuku_-szi?] | |
| 10' | [_DISZ ge6_] ina _sza3#_-[szu2] _gar_-ma ina _sza3_-szu2 3(disz) _sig2# e3_-s,i _dingir_-szu2 a-bu-su u2?-[x ...] | |
| 11' | [_DISZ ge6_ ina _li]-dur_-szu2 _gar_ [x] du tam i-tam i-ma-al-[x ...] | |
| 12' | [_DISZ ge6_ ina _li]-dur_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _gar dam#?_ la ku-szi-[ri ...] | |
| 13' | _tuku#?_-szi-ma i-lap-pi-[in] | |
| 14' | [...] 2(gesz2)# 3(u) _gar dam_ ku-szi-[ri _tuku_]-szi#?-ma [...] | |
| 15' | [...] _dingir_ [...] | |
| 16' | [...] a-t[a ...] | |
| 17' | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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