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Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 pl. 9 (P453398)
Divination, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 pl. 9 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453398 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06678 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _udu_ li-pi2-it qa2-ti | 1 sheep, plucked from the hand, |
| 2 | a-na _silim#_ {munus}be-el-ta-ni | for the well-being of Bēltani |
| 3 | a-na i-li a-bi-sza | to the god of her father |
| 4 | {uzu}te-er-tum re-esz _ki-gub_ zu-qu2-ur2 | “Teertum, the head of the position of the throne-bearer, |
| 5 | _gir2 tuku_ szu-bat _gub3 gir2 gar_ | has a ‘foot’: the dwelling will be on the left; the 'foot' will be present. |
| 6 | _kal tuku silim ra_-is, | all who trusts in you will be well. |
| 7 | _{gesz}tukul_ ri-s,i _gar {gesz}tukul_ na-ah-bu-tum | “With a weapon of a riṣītu-demon, a terrifying weapon |
| 8 | _ze2 za3 gi-na_ | the right side of the regular offerings |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _gub3 ze2 giri3 za3 szu-si du8_ | on the left of the gall bladder, the foot on the right of the finger is split. |
| 2 | _gub3 szu-si_ sza-ti-iq | the left side of the 'finger' is split. |
| 3 | _ansze# mur za3_ ku-ri x _mur za3 RI_ | a donkey ... a mur, a side of kūru ... |
| 4 | i-na _za3 mur_ u3 _gub3 mur giri3_ | on the right side of the lung and on the left side, the lung, the foot |
| 5 | _szu#-si mur murub4 gub3 du8_ | the middle 'finger' of the lung is split. |
| 6 | 1(u) 2(disz) ti-ra-nu | 12 tiranu |
| 7 | a-na _silim#_ sza-al-ma-at | For the well-being of the whole |
| 8 | a-[hi-tam pi2]-qi2#-tam i#-szu# | a half-share of the responsibility is with him. |
| 9 | _[iti x x x] u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_ | the month ..., the 19th day |
| 10 | _mu#_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-an-ni szu silim-ma-a_ | The year in which Ammi-shaduqa, the king, made this statue of me. May it be well. |
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