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MC 25, 337 (P417216)
Commentary, Neo-Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | MC 25, 337 |
|---|---|
| ID | P417216 |
| Museum no. | ROM 910x209.458 |
| Collection | Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | unclear |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [BE iz-bu ku-ri-it 15-šu₂] NU GAL₂ DAM LUGAL BA.UG₇ E₂ BI BIR{ah} | If an anomaly does not have its right horn: the king's wife will die; that household will be scattered. |
| 2 | [sa-qi₂ sa-qi] ERIM-ka ana šal-la-ti-ša₂ GUR{ar₂} um-man-ka | Your troops should return to their sanctuaries. Your master should return (them). |
| 3 | [a-na šal-la]-⸢ti⸣ i-ta-ri lib-bu-u₂ dul₂-la₂ a-dul₂-la₂ lah₄-lah₄ | (Sum) For the šalātû-priest, the one who is entrusted with the work (Akk) The one who entrusts the work |
| 4 | [ri-du-tu] e-tel-lu-u₂ ša₂-la-lu ina ERIM.HUŠ qa-bi | Rīdûtu means “exalted, exalted one, in a rāḫušu-demon it is said. |
| 5 | [um-man]-⸢ka⸣ ana šal-la-ti-šu₂ GUR{ar₂} um-man-ka {lu₂}KUR₂ i-šal-lal | Ummanaka’e will return to his life. Ummanka will kill the enemy. |
| 6 | [x x x] DUMU E₂.GAL ša₂ re-eš ina lib₃-bi ša₂ ṣe-eh-ru-ma | ... the palace's first-born son is placed therein. |
| 7 | [x x] x-u₂ a-na a-bi la i-tu-ru ku-us-sa₃-at ku-us-sa-at | ... did not return to its father. |
| 8 | [x x]-⸢ti⸣ ša₂-niš ra-ak-sa-at DIB ka-su-u₂ ša₂ it-ti ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ | ... another ..., omitted, the kasû-demon who with his hands |
| 9 | [x] x-tu ša₂-niš ma-ṭa-a-tu LAL ka-su-u₂ LAL ma-ṭu-u₂ | ... of the land of Atātu, LAL (means) to be beaten; LAL means "to be sated." |
| 10 | [x] x ina MA.SIL₃-šu₂ na-ši MA.{si-il}SIL eq-bi MA.SIL ku-tal-la | ... is taken away from his boat. The boat is entrusted to the rear. |
| 11 | [MA].⸢SIL⸣ qin-na-tu₄ wa-tar a-tar KUR₂ li-di APIN-ka | “May the scepter, the reed-bed, the entrance of the enemy, be known to you! |
| 12 | [li-di ⸢da⸣-na-nu li-di bu-šu-u₂ APIN-ka ir-riš-ka | May he know the way to the ēšda’enanu (temple), may he learn the way of the cattle of your river. |
| 13 | [x x] e-da-a ina ma-ru-ti-šu₂ ina ṣe-he-ri-šu₂ | ... in his youth and in his later years |
| 14 | [x x] x meṭ-lu-tu lit-tu-tu {<MIN(meṭ-lu-tu)>} it-ba-ru-tu | “ ... ..., awe-inspiring, ecstatic, |
| 15 | {[lu₂}KUR₂ SAG] ⸢ERIM⸣ ana HUL{ti} u₂-kal {lu₂}KUR₂ pa-ni ERIM-ia ana HUL{ti₃} i-dag₃-gal | The enemy will hold the head of the army against evil; the enemy will turn the face of my troops against evil. |
| 16 | [SAG.UŠ ka]-a-a-nu SAG.UŠ mu-kil re-eš | “SAG.UŠ = constant; sg.us = the one who provides for the head |
| 17 | {[giš}TUKUL LUGAL]{⸢tu₂⸣} NU ip-pa-ṭar lib-bu-u₂ {giš}TUKUL LUGAL i-rab-bi-ṣu | The king's weapon will not be dispersed; the heart of the king will be at ease. |
| 18 | [x x x x] x sah₄-maš-tum te-šu-u₂ us-su-la us-su-lu | ... saḫmaštu-plant |
| 19 | [ṣa-bit DAB us-su]-⸢lu⸣ DAB ṣa-ba-tu ša₂-niš us-su-lu | (If) he is seized, he will be seized again and again. |
| 20 | [x x x x x x us-su]-lu pe-hu-u₂ | ......... they have been brought down, they are smitten. |
| 21 | [NUNUZ LUGAL] {⸢giš⸣}GU.ZA ul i-ṣab-bat NUNUZ ma-ru | The king's goat will not seize the throne; the young goat will die. |
| 22 | [gaṣ-ṣa-at ⸢GAZ⸣ he-pu-u₂ ša₂-niš ga-aṣ-ṣa-at | “Gaṣāt egaš e23 hepû-plant, ša-niši ghaṣat |
| 23 | [... x]-as ina GIŠ ŠU-MIN u se-me-ri lib-bu-u₂ | ... in the hands and feet of the heart |
| 24 | [...] ⸢x x x ṣab⸣-ti ša₂ ŠU-MIN u GIR₃-MIN ka-lu-u₂ | ... of the ṣābûtu-house, of the hands and feet, all |
| 25 | [...]-⸢lu⸣ LAL ka-su-u₂ | ... lû-e23 lalal (means) ... |
| 26 | [...] ⸢še-it⸣ ina kin]-⸢ṣi-šu₂⸣ KI i-kab-ba-as | ... the šētû-plant in the kin₂-ṣišu-plant on the ground |
| 27 | [... ana ŠA₃]{⸢nu} pa⸣-[as-la] a-na qer-be₂-nu | ... to the en priestess, to the courtyard |
| 28 | [pa-as-la ...] ⸢x⸣ pe-se-[e]-⸢lu⸣ ka-lu-u₂ | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of the netherworld, all the ... |
| 29 | [...] ⸢x-x-an⸣ a-he-e a-ha-meš | ... each other |
| 30 | [... pa-pa]-⸢an⸣ lib₃-bi | ... the heart of a pāpa'ean |
| 31 | [...] x lem-nu | ... evil |
| 32 | [BE iz-bu GIR₃-šu₂ ša₂ 15 il-mi-ma ana IGI KUN-šu₂] ⸢UMBIN⸣-šu₂ u₂-kal | If an anomaly - its right foot rises and in front of its tail it holds its tail. |
| 33 | [ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-ut KA u maš]-⸢al⸣-tu₂ ša₂ KA um-man-nu | Hand of mouth and tongue of the mouth of a master |
| 34 | [... im-gid₂]-da | ... long tablet |
| 35 | [... A ša₂ {d]}60-EN⸣-šu₂-nu | son of Anu-belšunu |
| 36 | [...] ⸢x-ku⸣-u₂ | ... a ...-bird |
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