AfO 14, pl. 06 (P392620)
Divination, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 14, pl. 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392620 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07825 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | [...] took place and the god during its eclipsing darkened on the south side above and cleared [...] : concerning the start of the event: beginning. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | [...] not a man. In its šurīnu Venus [...] watch not towards [...] .... |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'r 1'–r 2'2' | [...] ... [...] ... changes position (and) rises and [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] the eclipse lasts for the dawn watch (and) the eclipse ... [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] eclipse on the 7th day, the 14th day, (or) the 21st day concerning its appearance or if the [nth] day [...] ... watch [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] ... : star : That which in the month of the watch approaches the Moon and passes by. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] the culminating stars that are positioned above the eclipse of the Moon. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 7'7'–r 8'8' | [...] you predict ... towards [...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | "(If) the Yoke of the Sea is dark (and) Ea is dark" (means): an eclipse takes place in the Great One. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9'9'–r 10'10' | [...] and reading out of the Series of 'When Anu, Ellil' from the middle of '(If) an eclipse takes place in Nisannu (I) on the 14th day and the god in its eclipsing'. Completed. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | Tablet of Anu-balassu-iqbi, child of Anu-ah-ittannu, descendant of Ahʾutu. Hand of Tanittu-Anu, his son. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | For his learning, for his days being long, for living his life, for securing his position, for illness not existing for him and for revering his lordship, he wrote and permanently deposited (it) in Uruk and the Reš temple. |
| Reverse [12:15] r 13'13'–r 15'15' | He who reveres Anu and Antu shall not carry it off. He shall not intentionally let it be lost. He should return it to its owner's room on the (same) day. May Adad and Šala carry off he who carries it off. May he not acquire a son, a descendant, someone to bury him. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | Uruk, Ayyaru (II), 3rd day, year 1 20, Seleucus was king. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 0 | [ina a-mat {d}60 u an-tu₄ liš-lim] | |
| 1 | ina {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 14-KAM AN.GE₆ GAR]-⸢ma⸣ DINGIR ina KAN₅-šu₂ A₂ {im}U₁₈.LU ⸢AN.TA⸣ [KAN₅]-ma | |
| 2 | [A₂ {im}SI.SA₂ KI.TA iz]-ku ana UGU re-eš ši-kin qa-bi taš-ri-tu₄ | |
| 3 | [e-la-nu KI.TA šap-la]-nu ina šu-⸢ri-in-ni-šu₂⸣ dele-bat | |
| 4 | [ana ŠA₃ 30 KU₄ ina ITI] ⸢EN.NUN dele-bat⸣ ana ⸢ŠA₃ 30 KU₄⸣-[ma ⸢šu⸣-ri-⸢in-ni šu-⸢ri⸣-[in]-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 5 | [ṣal-mu ša₂ ŠA₃ 30 ša₂-⸢niš⸣ ⸢ina šu⸣-[ri]-⸢in-ni-šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢ITI-šu₂⸣ {mulₓ(ab₂)}LU₂.⸢HUN.GA₂⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x TA] | |
| 2' | [i-na {d}PAP.SUKKAL KUR-ma ⸢KI⸣ {[d]}⸢UTU GUB⸣ {[d}30 ina {mulₓ(ab₂)}SIPA.ZI.AN ana GENNA] | |
| 3' | [KUR-ma AN.GE₆ EN.NUN.⸢U₄⸣.ZAL.LA EN.NUN.⸢U₄⸣.ZAL.LA u₂-gam-mir AN.⸢GE₆ ša₂ a⸣-[di TIL EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA] EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA] | |
| 4' | [GIN AN.GE₆ U₄ 7-⸢KAM₂ U₄⸣ 14-KAM₂ U₄ 21-KAM₂ ana UGU IGI-šu₂ u TIL{tu₂} ⸢MUL⸣-ME ⸢EN.NUN⸣-[MEŠ AN.GE₆] | |
| 5' | ⸢u₂-kal⸣-lu-mu-ka MUL ša₂ ina ITI EN.NUN a-na {⸢d⸣}30 TE{u₂} u DAB{u₂} | |
| 6' | ⸢MUL⸣-MEŠ ziq-pi ša₂ ina UGU AN.GE₆ {d}30 GAR{an} | |
| 7' | ⸢pi⸣-šir₃ a-na ŠA₃ ta-qab-bi | |
| 8' | {mul}ni]-⸢i⸣-ri ša₂ A.AB.BA a-dir {d}e₂-a a-dir AN.GE₆ ina {mulₓ(ab₂)}GU.LA GAR-ma | |
| 9' | [ṣa-a]-⸢tu₂⸣ šu-ut ⸢KA⸣ mal₂-su-ut EŠ₂.⸢GAR₃⸣ {d}60 {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ ša₂ ŠA₃ ina {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 14-KAM | |
| 10' | AN.GE₆ GAR-ma DINGIR ina KAN₅-šu₂ AL.TIL | |
| 11' | ⸢IM⸣ {m}{d}60-⸢DIN⸣-su-E ⸢gi⸣-nu-u₂ {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-MU{nu} A {m}ŠEŠ-ʾ-u₂-tu₂ qat₃ {m}ta-ni₃-tu₂-{d}60 | |
| 12' | DUMU-A.NI a-na a-ha-zi-šu₂ GID₂.DA U₄-MEŠ-šu₂ DIN ZI{ti₃}šu₂ kun-nu SUHUŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ NU GAL₂{e} | |
| 13' | GIG-šu₂ u MUD EN{u₂-ti}šu₂ SAR-ma ina UNUG{ki} u E₂ re-eš u₂-kin MUD {d}60 u U.MU.UN | |
| 14' | NU TUM₃-šu₂ ina me-reš-ti-šu₂ NU u₂-šam-ki-šu₂ ina AB₂-šu₂ ana maš-tak-ku EN-šu₂ HE₂.GUR-šu₂ ša₂ {i}TUM₃-šu₂ | |
| 15' | {d}ŠUR u {d}ša-la {lit}TUM₃-šu₂ MU ki-sit₂-ti u qe₂-bir NU TUKU | |
| 16' | UNUG{ki} {iti}GU₄ U₄ 3.KAM MU 80.KAM {m}si-lu-ku LUGAL | |
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