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KAR 472 (P369427)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 472 |
|---|---|
| ID | P369427 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09973 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | _DISZ munus#_ [...] | If a woman .... |
| 2' | _DISZ munus_ pa#-[nu ...] | If a woman's face ... |
| 3' | _DISZ munus_ pa-nu# [...] | If a woman .... |
| 4' | _DISZ munus_ pa-nu [...] | If a woman’s face .... |
| 5' | _DISZ munus_ pa-nu# [...] | If a woman .... |
| 6' | _DISZ munus#_ [...] | If a woman .... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] x x x | |
| 2 | _DISZ munus_ tu-la-sza2 _tur-mesz_ im-t,u2-u _gar_-szi | If a woman’s breasts are small: there will be distress. |
| 3 | [... x]-aq#-ta _u3-tu DISZ munus_ tu-la-sza2 zaq-pu _nu u3-tu_ | If a woman gives birth to twins: he will not give birth. |
| 4 | _DISZ [munus]_ tu#-li-sza2 _ki gaba_-sza2 szam-t,a _nu_ a-li-da-at | If a woman’s breast is swollen, she is not able to walk. |
| 5 | _DISZ munus_ DIB DIR IGI-sza2 sza2 1(u) 5(disz) _gid2-da nu u3-tu DISZ munus dib dir igi_-sza2 sza2 | If a woman has passed, her face is clouded, which has no rešiprocal <1> 15 'long'; if a miscarriage has occurred, her eyeballs are cloudy. |
| 6 | _DISZ munus ubur_ {d}be-let-_dingir-mesz gar_-at er-ri-sza2! _nu_ u2-szak-lal tu-la-a-sza2 _szuku{szu-ku} dingir_ | If a woman, the breast of Bēlet-ilī is placed: her errû-disease will not be soothed; her limbs will be covered with šuku-death. |
| 7 | _DISZ munus ubur_ {d}be-let-_ti-la gar_-at er-ri-ma _nu_ u2-szak-lal tu-la-a-sza2 _szuku{szu-ku} dingir_ | If a woman, the breast of Bēlet-balāṭi is located on a pregnant woman and she does not give birth to a baby: her child will become a šukû-demon. |
| 8 | _DISZ munus ubur gar_-at-ma _gir2_-szu2 _nu ga gen_-ak _munus-bi_ i-ra-am _ninda-mesz_ ik-_gu7_ | If a woman is seized by a sore and his feet do not eat milk: that woman will become poor; she will eat bread. |
| 9 | _DISZ munus kir4_ tu-li-sza2 _babbar-mesz_ la mu-szal-li-mat _DISZ munus kir4_ tu-li-sza2 _sig7_ la mu-szal-[li-mat] | If a woman’s cheeks are white: she will not recover. |
| 10 | _DISZ munus kir4_ tu-li-sza2 _ge6_ la mu-szal-li-mat _DISZ munus kir4_ tu-li-sza2 da-'-mu la mu-szal#-[li-mat] | If a sow gives birth to twins in the night: he will not recover. |
| 11 | _DISZ munus kir4_ tu-li-sza2 _ge6_ da-'-mu la _la2_-as, _sza3 hul igi#?_ | If a woman’s breast is full of tulišu-disease: he should not sleep a darkened night, (or) he will experience an evil heart. |
| 12 | [_DISZ munus] kir4#_ tu-li-sza2 s,a-pir _dingir_ a-li#-[da-at] | If a woman’s cheeks are full of blood: a god will be angry with her. |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [... x]-szet# ina ku-UZU _gen-gen_ | ... ... you go in the flesh. |
| 2 | [...] _sza3 hul igi_-mar | ... will experience sorrow. |
| 3 | [... x]-ra _sza3_-sza2 _nu du10-ga_ | ... her heart is not good. |
| 4 | [... x]-mu-nat _DISZ munus szu-si-mesz gir2-min_-sza2 szam-t,a _uku2_ | ... ... If a woman’s feet are swollen: he will become poor. |
| 5 | [...] ul# i-tar-ra-as, _sza3 hul igi_ | ... he will not return, the evil heart will see him. |
| 6 | [...] i-tar-ra-as, _ti_-qe2 _tuku_-szi | ... he will become ill; you will take it; she will acquire strength. |
| 7 | [...] i-sza2-a a-hi-sa _sig5_-iq | ... ... her brother will be good. |
| 8 | [... x]-ur-sza2 _gar_-an is-sah-hi-ma kad2 _tag4?_ x _ninda_ sad-ra _gar_ | ... you place ... and it is swollen and the kad-measure is left ... bread is placed. |
| 9 | [... x]-ra _ba-ug7_ | ... he will die. |
| 10 | [... x]-ra#-na-at | ... ..., |
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