CM 31, 139 (P415763)
Divination, Achaemenid, Uruk · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | CM 31, 139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P415763 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 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 |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | If an anomaly is provided with a lion's head, a prince will seize the kingship of the world. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | He will reach mature age; mature age (is a synonym of): old age, : alternatively (a synonym of) extreme old age. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | The land will devastate itself of its own accord : to devastate (is a synonym of): to break off. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | He will become a fugitive; : KUR (means) condition of fugitive; : KUR (also means): captives; : fugitive (is a synonym of): pursued one;5 SAR (means): to drive out; : SAR (also means): to chase. : |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | If an anomaly, its head does not exist and swollen flesh is located in place of its head: : great rejoicing. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Shrines (is a synonym of): temples. : |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | From out of (the composition): "He took him away (and) his sling; he set aside his sling-stone".7 |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | The flesh is torn out like a plum; torn out (means): located; : MA (means): to tear out; MA (also means): to place. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ šag₄-ba-ni nu-sed-da (means) he will remove (... and) he will place (...); his heart will not rest. It is said in the textual corpus of the lamentation-priests. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | It is pressed (is from): to press in (as is): it is pierced; : to press in (is the opposite of): to become big. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | šipir ṭuhdu DU (means): a message of abundance will come. : triumphantly. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717–o 1818 | From out of (the composition): "My arms (once) far-reaching are now covered and grasp each other; I was the one who kept going as a lord, I learned (to go) stealthily". It is said in (the composition): "Let me praise the lord of wisdom!". |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | For the livestock of (gloss: broken). |
| Obverse [19:21] o 2020–o 2121 | Wind (and) rain will decrease on the land of the peaks; : the land of the peaks (gloss: broken); alternatively, at the beginning of the year, wind and rain will decrease; (so) it is said. |
| Obverse [21:25] o 2222– | His awe-inspiring radiance will acquire no rival; : his awe-inspiring radiance (is a synonym of): NI (to be pronounced) NI, : NI₂.GAL, : SU.LIM (and) ME.LEM₄.MA (which respectively mean): fear, awe-inspiring radiance, radiance (and): fearsome radiance; it is said in (the list) ERIM.HUŠ. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | He is multicoloured (can also be written): bu-ur-ru-um; : to colour; : he is variegated. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | To disperse (is a synonym of): to squander. : Property of the land of the sun; : property (is a synonym) of goods; NIG.GAL.LA (means): goods; : NIG.GAL.LA (also means): property. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | He is crushed (means): he is broken; : he is crushed (is written): KUD.DU (which also means): he is broken. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | From out of (the proverb): "As for the squeezed-eyed one, his lap is full of lumps of earth; the one who approaches and (says):"Give me to drink (from your) eyes!" I will crush him". (That is) what is said in the Series of Sidu. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | kupputu (means): affliction ( and) reduction; they are ... like cisterns. |
| Reverse [9:13] r 1010–r 1313 | If an anomaly (has) flesh like bowels (and) there is a forearm on its forehead that is long; SAG.GAR (means): bowels; bowels (is a synonym of) intestines. : The land will experience famine and will follow the strong one; : famine; : su-un-qu (may) alternatively (be written) sun₇-qu. : distress, alternatively famine. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | Commentary, oral tradition and questioning of the expert's speech from (the Series): "If an anomaly is provided with a lion's head"; eighth (tablet); reading out (from the Series) "If an anomaly". Not completed. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | (The Series) "If an anomaly, its heads are 2 (and) its neck is 1"; checked. |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | Tablet of Iqiša, son of Ištar-šum-ereš, descendant of Ekur-zakir, incantation priest, the Urukean. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | BE iz-bu SAG.DU UR.MAH GAR NUN LUGAL{tu₂} ŠU₂{tu₂} DAB{bat} | |
| 2 | meṭ-lu-tu₂ DU{ak} me₂-eṭ-lu-tu₂ ši-bu-u₂-tu₂ MIN li-tu-tu₂ | |
| 3 | KUR ina ṭe-em ra-ma-ni-šu₂ i-tak-kal it-ku-lu ha-ra-ṣu | |
| 4 | KUR{tu₂} DU KUR ṭar-du-tu KUR hub₂-tu ṭar-du ra-ad-du | |
| 5 | SAR ṭa-ra-du SAR ra-da-du BE iz-bu SAG.DU-su la₃ GAL₂-ma | |
| 6 | ina maš-kan₂ SAG.DU-šu₂ UZU ul-lu-ṣu GAR ul-lu-ṣu ra-bu-u₂ | |
| 7 | eš-re-e-tu₂ E₂-MEŠ GIM as-suk-ku kup-pu-ut-ma GAR | |
| 8 | as-suk-ku ṣe₂-er-pi as-suk-ku ṭi-id kup-pu-ut | |
| 9 | IM.DUGUD as-suk-ku IM ṭi-id DUGUD kab-tu₂ | |
| 10 | ša₂-niš as-suk-ku kur-ban-nu as-suk-ku ab-nu aṣ-pi | |
| 11 | lib₃-bu-u i-kim-šu₂ aṣ-pa-šu₂ as-suk-ka-šu₂ u₂-sah-hi-ir | |
| 12 | UZU GIM {giš}ŠENNUR ZI{ih} na-si-ih ša₂-kin MA na-sa-hu MA ša₂-ka-nu | |
| 13 | al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ šag₄-ba-ni nu-sed-da | |
| 14 | i-na-as-sa-ah i-šak-kan lib₃-bi-šu₂ ul i-na-hu ina {lu₂}UŠ.<KU>{u₂-tu₂} qa-bi | |
| 15 | da-kiš da-ka-šu₂ du-uk-ku-uš da-ka₃-šu₂ ra-bu-u | |
| 16 | ši-pir ṭuh-du DU ši-pi-ir ṭu-uh-du il-lak šal-ṭiš | |
| 17 | lib₃-bu-u ša₂-ad-di-hu <a>-ha-a-a ku-ta-at-tu-mu i-ta-ha-az | |
| 18 | ša₂ e-ti-li-iš at-tal-la-ku ha-la-liš al-ma-du | |
| 19 | ina lud-lul EN ne₂-me-qa qa-bi ana bu-ul {{ hi₂-pi₂ }} | |
| 20 | TU₁₅ ŠEG₃ ana KUR re-še-e-ti LA₂{a} KUR re-še-e-tu₂ {{ hi₂-pi₂ }} | |
| 21 | ša₂-niš ina re-eš šat-ti ša₂-a-ri u zu-un-nu i-ma-aṭ-ṭu E | |
| 22 | na-mur-ra-as-su GABA.RI NU TUKU{ši} na-mur-ra-as-su | |
| r | ||
| 1 | NI₂{ni} NI₂.GAL SU.LIM me-lam-ma pu-luh-tu₂ nam-ri-ir-ri | |
| 2 | ša₂-lum-ma-tu₂ me-lam-mu ina ERIM.HUŠ qa-bi | |
| 3 | bur-ru-um bu-ur-ru-um bur-ru-mu ba₂-ri-im | |
| 4 | pur-ru-ru(MU) su-up-pu-hu mar-ši-it KUR {d}UTU{ši} mar-ši-it bu-šu-u | |
| 5 | NIG₂.GAL₂.LA bu-šu-u₂ NIG₂.GAL₂.LA mar-ši-tu₄ | |
| 6 | qe₂-e-el he-pu-u₂ qe₂-e-el KU₅.DU he-pu-u | |
| 7 | lib₃-bu-u₂ ṣu-uh-hu-tu₂ kur-ban-ni su-un-šu₂ ma-li ša₂ i-qer-ru-ba-am-ma | |
| 8 | i-ni ši-qa-an-ni a-qe-el₂-šu₂ ša₂ ina EŠ₂.GAR₃ {m}SI.DU₃ E{u₂} | |
| 9 | ku-up-pu-ut li-ip-tu₂ nu-šur-ru-u₂ ki-ma PU₂-MEŠ hur-ru-šu₂ | |
| 10 | BE iz-bu UZU GIM su-ru-um-mi am-ma-at ina SAG.KI-šu₂ GID₂.DA GAL₂ | |
| 11 | SAG.GAR su-ru-um-mi su-ru-um-mi er-ru KUR su-un-qam IGI-ma | |
| 12 | EGIR EN A₂.KAL DU{ku} su-un-qam su-un-qu ša₂-niš sun₇-qu dan-na-tu₂ | |
| 13 | ša₂-niš su-un-qa | |
| 14 | UL.LA šu-ut KA u maš-a-a-al-ti ša₂ KA um-man-nu ša₂ ŠA₃ | |
| 15 | BE iz-bu SAG.DU UR.MAH GAR 8{u₂} mal₂-su-ut BE iz-bu la₃ AL.TIL | |
| 16 | BE iz-bu 2 SAG.DU-MEŠ-šu₂ GU₂-su 1-ma IGI.TAB | |
| 17 | IM {m}BA{ša₂-a} bu-kur₂ {m}{d}INANA—MU—KAM ŠA₃.BAL.BAL | |
| 18 | {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ UNUG{ki}{u₂} | |
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