BM 038271 (P461166)
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| Designation | BM 038271 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461166 |
| Museum no. | BM 038271 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] 11–22 | "Noise" (= LKA 115 unknown) means "cry," since GÙ.DÉ means "noise" and GÙ.DÉ means "cry." |
| Obverse [2:3] 33–33 | "He moves around" (idâl) (= LKA 115 unknown), (can be written) DU.DU, (it derives from) dâlu, (it refers to a person) who moves around. |
| Obverse [3:5] 44–55 | "(Fish) roe" (= LKA 115 unknown) means "spawn," since ZIZNA means "roe" and ZIZNA means "spawn." |
| Obverse [5:7] 66–77 | "šīqu" (= LKA 115 unknown) means "star." The star mul.MU.BU.KÉŠ.DA is the great Anu of Heaven, (i.e.), the Yoke constellation. |
| Obverse [7:8] 88–88 | "The LAḪ₄.GI star" (= LKA 115 unknown) is Aries, i.e., Dumuzi. |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | "lū" (= LKA 115 unknown) means lā, i.e., "Bull" (lê). The "Kidney star" is the star of Eridu. |
| Obverse [9:10] 1010–1010 | dug.SÌLA.GAZ (= LKA 115 o 5) means širmu-vessel. "(Made) of clay" (šá IM) (= LKA 115 o 6) means "unfired." |
| Obverse [10:11] 1111–1111 | "A figurine of clay" (= LKA 115 o 6) means "a figurine of the sorcerer and sorceress." |
| Obverse [11:13] 1212–1313 | Išum (= LKA 115 o 9) means "attentive slaughterer," since I means "attentive" and ŠUM means "to slaughter." |
| Obverse [13:16] 1414–1616 | [TAB].BA (i.e., "friend") (= LKA 115 o 14) is "he who is loyal to a man." [A] means "son" and DAB means "to seize." [Com]panion (tappû) means "another (lit. second) man," since TAB means "to double." |
| Obverse [16:19] 1717–1919 | "A second [man]" is a kināti or kiyyāti. IGI-it means "colleague" (kinattu); the same (also) means "porter" (lit., "in front of the gate"). NIR means "to reach." |
| Obverse [19:21] 2020–2121 | Questioning for "If evil signs against a man and his house are seen" (= LKA 115 incipit). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ri-ig-mu ši-si-ti | |
| 2 | GU₃.DE₂ ri-ig-mu GU₃.DE₂ ša₂-su-u₂ | |
| 3 | i-da-al DU.DU da-li ša₂ i-dal-⸢lu⸣ | |
| 4 | ni-iš-šu-la-a-ti bi-na-a-ti | |
| 5 | ZIZNA(|TUR&TUR.ZA&ZA|) nim-šu-lu₄ ZIZNA(|TUR&TUR.ZA&ZA|) bi-ni-ti | |
| 6 | ši-i-qu MUL {mul}MU.BU.KEŠ₂.DA | |
| 7 | {d}a-num ra-bu-u₂ ša₂ AN{e} {d}ni-i-ri | |
| 8 | {mul}SUG₂(LAH₄)GE {mul}{lu₂}HUN.GA₂ {d}DUMU.ZI | |
| 9 | lu-u₂ la-a li-i {mul}BIR MUL e-ri-du | |
| 10 | {⸢dug⸣}SILA₃.GAZ ši-ir-mu ša₂ IM la ba-šal | |
| 11 | NU IM NU {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU | |
| 12 | {d}i-šum ṭa-bi-hu na-ʾ-du | |
| 13 | ⸢I⸣ na-ʾa-du ŠUM ⸢ṭa-ba-hu⸣ | |
| 14 | [TAB].⸢BA ša₂ it-ti a-me-lu ku-un-nu | |
| 15 | [A] ma-a-ri DAB ṣa-ba-ti | |
| 16 | [tap]-⸢pu⸣-u₂ a-me-lu ša₂-nu-u₂ TAB e-ṣe-pa | |
| 17 | [LU₂] ša₂-nu-u₂ ki-na-a-ti ki-ia-a-ti | |
| 18 | IGI{et} ki-na-at-ti MIN IGI ba-bi | |
| 19 | NIR ta-ra-ṣi | |
| 20 | maš-al-ti ša₂ BE{ma} GISKIM-MEŠ HUL-ME | |
| 21 | ana LU₂ u E₂-šu₂ it-ta-na-an-ma-ri |
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