BM 030336 (P461117)
Commentary, Late Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–100 BCE
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| Designation | BM 030336 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461117 |
| Museum no. | BM 030336 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Late Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–100 BCE |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 3'3'–o i 3'3' | [...] ... “his mouth” |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 4'4'–o i 4'4' | [...] ... Virgo will ... |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5' | [...] my arms — “a man, the son of a man, will go on a journey — happiness of the man.” |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6' | [...](-)gu₄ means “Esagil.” |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7' | [...] ... bar/šú (means) “evil,” |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 8'8'–o i 8'8' | [...] ... there will be decreasing or increasing. |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 9'9'–o i 9'9' | [...] ... if it start a fight, it will diminish. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o ii 1'–o ii 1'o ii 1' | [...] means “enemy.” “3.20” means “king” ... [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 2'2'–o ii 2'2' | “gaz” (means) “to break,” (i.e.,) “to demolish.” “4,10” means ... [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 3'3'–o ii 3'3' | agar₅ means “downpour.” “Hunger” means “thirst” ... [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 4'4'–o ii 4'4' | “20 2” means “king of Akkad.” “13 20 10” means “his enemy.” ki sá.sá means ... [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 5'5'–o ii 5'5' | “There will be no attacks of the enemy.” “Those of the bow (i.e., archers) will march in the middle of the army” means “those of the bow ... [...]” |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 6'6'–o ii 6'6' | “2” means “strong.” kurkur alkin means “he will control the lands.” “en.el” |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 7'7'–o ii 7'7' | “drain.” The enemy will die. “20 20 kur” means “one king will conquer another king.” “11 11 ra” means |
| Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 8'8'–o ii 8'8' | “one man will kill another man.” “Sinking of ships, 3.3-lá.giš will die (10)” (means) “their sailors,” |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 9'9'–o ii 9'9' | (since) “3.3” means “sailor” and lá.giš means “their (fem.).” “There will be ka-ma/ba-šú-disease in the lands” — |
| Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 10'10'–o ii 10'10' | gig means ka-ma/ba-šú, (i.e.,) “disease.” “3,20 27 10” means “the king of Amurru will die,” |
| Reverse Column iii [0:1] r iii 1r iii 1–r iii 1r iii 1 | (since) “3,20” (means) “king,” 27 means “Amurru,” (and) 10 means “death.” “si-šú šub means “its brilliance is black.” |
| Reverse Column iii [1:2] r iii 22–r iii 22 | urin means saqqu. “meš” means “much.” “é peš.peš” means “my house will expand,” |
| Reverse Column iii [2:3] r iii 33–r iii 33 | (since) “peš” means “to expand.” “lá.gìr” means “livestock.” “peš” means “to expand.” “idim” means “depth.” |
| Reverse Column iii [3:4] r iii 44–r iii 44 | “meš” means “much.” “At sunrise” means “when (the sun) stands in Capricorn” ... |
| Reverse Column iii [4:5] r iii 55–r iii 55 | “šid” means “greatly.” You will improve everything ... [...] |
| Reverse Column iii [5:6] r iii 66–r iii 66 | “Fall of the market.” “lá.gìr” means “livestock.” ... [...] |
| Reverse Column iii [6:7] r iii 77–r iii 77 | ”There will be a reduction of the population” [... means] |
| Reverse Column iii [7:8] r iii 88–r iii 88 | “In a house that is not mine.” “Grie[f” means ...] |
| Reverse Column iii [8:9] r iii 99–r iii 99 | “10” means “enemy.” ... [...] |
| Reverse Column iii [9:10] r iii 1010–r iii 1010 | “lá.gìr” means “livestock.” [...] |
| Reverse Column iii [10:11] r iii 1111–r iii 1111 | 35 ... [...] |
| Reverse Column iv [0:1] r iv 1r iv 1–r iv 1r iv 1 | [...] ... the god (i.e., Mars?) is exceptionally bright — 17 the god (i.e., Mars?) rises (and) is exceptionally bright. |
| Reverse Column iv [1:2] r iv 22–r iv 22 | [...] “the river will dry up” — Mercury decreases in Scorpio. |
| Reverse Column iv [2:3] r iv 33–r iv 33 | [...] “there will be [...]” — Saturn appears in Aries and is exceptionally bright. |
| Reverse Column iv [3:4] r iv 44–r iv 44 | [...] “there will be an eclipse” — Venus decreases in Capricorn. |
| Reverse Column iv [4:5] r iv 55–r iv 55 | [...] Mercury stands with it. |
| Reverse Column iv [5:6] r iv 66–r iv 66 | [...] “there will be an eclipse” — Jupiter decreases in Cancer. |
| Reverse Column iv [6:7] r iv 77–r iv 77 | [...] stands [with] it. |
| Reverse Column iv [7:8] r iv 88–r iv 88 | [...] 28, the sun gets dark and |
| Reverse Column iv [8:9] r iv 99–r iv 99 | [...] the moon appears in darkness, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ pa-a-šu₂ | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ ABSIN SI | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣ a-ha-a-a LU₂ DUMU LU₂ KASKAL DU HUL₂ LU₂ | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢GU₄⸣ ⸢e₂⸣-sag-gil₂ | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢KI⸣ BAR/ŠU₂ HUL | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢SIG⸣ NIM GAL₂ | |
| 9' | [...]-nu i-ger-ri LA₂{ṭi} | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x⸣ {lu₂}KUR₂ 3.20 LUGAL ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | GAZ he-pu-u₂ na-qa-ri 4.10 su-⸢x⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| 3' | AGAR₅(|IM%IM|) ra-a-du kal-kal-tu₂ ṣu-ma-mit ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 4' | 20 2 LUGAL URI{ki} 13 20 10 {lu₂}KUR₂-šu₂ KI SA₂.SA₂ x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5' | NIG₂.ZI KUR₂ NU GAL₂-MEŠ{šu₂} ša₂ {giš}BAN ina ERIN₂{SIG₅}MU DU-MEŠ ša₂ {giš}⸢BAN⸣ [x (x x x x)] | |
| 6' | 2 dan-nu KUR.KUR AL.KIN{ar₂} KUR.KUR u₂-ma-ʾ-ar₂ EN.⸢EL⸣ | |
| 7' | a-la-lu-u₂ {lu₂}KUR₂ 10 20 20 KUR LUGAL LUGAL KUR{ad₂} 11 11 RA | |
| 8' | LU₂ LU₂ i-da-ak SUD-MEŠ {giš}MA₂-MEŠ 3.3-LA₂.GIŠ 10 {lu₂}MA₂.LAH₄-MEŠ-ši-na | |
| 9' | 3.3 {lu₂}MA₂.LAH₄ LA₂.GIŠ ši-na ina KUR.RE ka-ma/ba-šu₂ GAL₂{ši} | |
| 10' | GIG ka-ma/ba-šu₂ mur-ṣu 3.20 27 10 LUGAL MAR BA.UG₆ | |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | 3.20 LUGAL 27 MAR 10 mu-tu SI-šu₂ RU ša₂-ru-ur-šu₂ GE₆{ma} | |
| 2 | URIN{in} saq-lu/qi MEŠ ma-a-du E₂ PEŠ.PEŠ E₂-MU i-rap-piš | |
| 3 | PEŠ ra-pa-šu₂ LA₂.GIR₃ bu-li₃ PEŠ ra-pa-šu₂ IDIM nag-bi | |
| 4 | MEŠ ma-a-du ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A U₄{ma} ina MAŠ₂ GUB-ma ⸢ana GAG.SI⸣.[SA₂] | |
| 5 | ŠID ma-diš ka-la-mu tu-ṭa-ab ta-al-⸢x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 6 | ŠUB{ut} KI.LAM LA₂.GIR₃ bu-li₃ u₂-⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 7 | zu-hur-re-e UZ₃ GAL₂{ši} [x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | ina la E₂-MU ni-sa-a-⸢tu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | 10 nak-ri ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | LA₂.GIR₃ ⸢bu-li₃⸣ [...] | |
| 11 | 35 ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r iv | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢x⸣ DINGIR GUR₄-ma 17 DINGIR KUR GUR₄ | |
| 2 | [...] ID₂ HAD₂.A GU₄.UD ina {mul₂}GIR₂.TAB TUR-ma | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢GAL₂⸣ GENNA ina HUN IGI-ma GUR₄ | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢AN⸣.GE₆ GAR{an} dil-bat ina MAŠ₂ TUR | |
| 5 | [...] GU₄.UD KI-šu₂ GUB-ma | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢AN⸣.GE₆ GAR{an} {mul₂}BABBAR ina KUŠU₂ TUR | |
| 7 | [... KI]-šu₂ GUB-ma | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢x⸣ 28 20 KANA₅(|KA×MI|)ma | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣ 30 KANA₅(|KA×MI|){iš} IGI-ma | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢x MAR u x⸣ | |
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