BM 041481 (+) BM 041635 (P461204)
Astrology; Commentary, unclear
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| Designation | BM 041481 (+) BM 041635 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461204 |
| Museum no. | BM 041481 (+) BM 041635 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Astrology; Commentary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
By nn · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [... the king and his ch]ildren will be des[troyed]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | “[...] DAB-bat,” DAB means “to seize,” DAB [means ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [...] ZAG means “border,” ZAG means “ri[ght” ...], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [...] ..., ditto means “he will be anni[hilated] while eating” [...]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [...] ... lil-lu means “id[iot [l[i-il-lu], |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [...] ... TI-qí means “to take," |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [...] “he will inspect them” stems from “to inspect,” which means “to check.” |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] ... means “the king is high.” UGU means “skull.” |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [...] ... means “he will become poor.” É A-NI means “his father's house.” |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [...] “... his sons will go,” AŠ, read /aš/, means “with.” |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [...] ... “totality” (can be written as) KÉŠ, SIB, read /si-bi/. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [...] “his heir” means “his oldest son.” “Selection” ... |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [...] ... to the son ... [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] ... or any ritual which [...], |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] ... his skull, his mouth [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [... kurg]arrûtu which on the day [...], |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] meal ... [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [...] ... “vow” means “oath.” |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [...] ... ŠAM, read /šam/, “it weighs” means “I am great,” said of a pustule. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [...] means “life.” “Famine” (sugû) stems from “to cause trouble” (sagû). |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | [...] ... means “to need.” “Hand-lifting" |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | [means ...] ... will be numerous for him. Broken. That day ... |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | [...] ... “the name (MU, read /šum/) will be small for him,” MU means “name” (šû). |
| Obverse [24:25] o 25'25'–o 25'25' | [... “ch]ildless means “(a person who) has no child.” |
| Obverse [25:26] o 26'26'–o 26'26' | [...] uzu.S]A.GÚ means “tendon of the neck.” |
| Obverse [26:27] o 27'27'–o 27'27' | [...] derives from “to scatter.” iššāṣu means iššāṭu. |
| Obverse [27:28] o 28'28'–o 28'28' | [...] a great army will be taken prisoner,” IGI means “in front of.” |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] ... 13, alternatively |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... means] “to chase.” |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] “he hoarded.” |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] ... did not do ... |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] IGI means “in front of.” |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] ... happiness will seize them. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] “flame” means “fire.” |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] “to oppress” means “to push down.” |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... SI] means “to be full,” SI means “to be bright.” |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] means “to burn.” |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] in the cen[ter ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [... LUGAL u DUMU]-⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ in-⸢ne₂⸣-[bi-tu₄] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢DAB⸣{bat} DAB ṣa-ba-tu₂ ⸢DAB⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3 | [...] ZAG pa-aṭ ZAG i-[mit-tu₂ (x x)] | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢x⸣ MIN ina a-ka-lu ig-⸢gam⸣-[mar x x] | |
| 5 | [...]-ma-ri lil-lu ⸢li⸣-[il-lu] | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢x⸣ TI{qi₂} le-qu-[u₂] | |
| 7 | [...] i-šar-šu₂-nu-tu₂ a-ša₂-ri sa-⸢na⸣-[qu] | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢x⸣ LUGAL i-šaq-qa UGU mu-uh-⸢hu⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣ muš-ke-nu-tu₂ DU{ak} E₂ A-NI E₂ AD-šu₂ | |
| 10 | [...]-⸢MEŠ⸣ DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ i-la-ku AŠ{aš₂} it-ti | |
| 11 | [...]-⸢ri⸣ ri-kis KEŠ₂ SIB{si-bi} | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢IBILA⸣-šu₂ DUMU-šu₂ GAL{u₂} ni-sik-⸢tu₂ x x x⸣ | |
| 13 | [...]-⸢x⸣-um/ra GABA ana DUMU ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 14' | [...]-ra-ri la [x x] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ni-ma dul-lu ša₂ [x x (x)] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢x⸣ muh-hi-šu₂ pi-šu₂ [x x] | |
| 17' | [... {lu₂}KUR].⸢GAR⸣.RA{u₂-tu₂} ša₂ U₄{um} ⸢x x⸣ [(x x)] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢ta⸣-kul-tu₂ ana nap-pa-⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | [...]-⸢ka⸣ ni-ši ma-mit | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠAM{ša₂-am} i-hi-iṭ a-mi-ʾi-du ša₂ ku-ra-ra | |
| 21' | [...] ⸢na⸣-piš-tu₂ su-ga ana sa-ge-e | |
| 22' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ha-ša₂-hu ni-ši qat{qa-at} | |
| 23' | [...]-⸢da/šim⸣ sad-rat-su {{ he-pi₂ }} U₄-BI ⸢na⸣-ša | |
| 24' | [...] ⸢x⸣ šum₃{šu-um} LA₂-šu₂ MU šu-u | |
| 25' | [... e]-ki-im DUMU NU TUKU | |
| 26' | [... {uzu]}⸢SA⸣.GU₂ da-da-nu | |
| 27' | [...] ⸢ana⸣ sa-pa-hu iš-ša₂-ṣu iš-ša₂-ṭu | |
| 28' | [...] ⸢ERIN₂ GAL⸣ iš-šal-lal IGI pa-ni | |
| 29' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ i-⸢x⸣-[x x] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 13 ša₂-niš | |
| 3' | [...] ra-da-da | |
| 4' | [...] ih-mid-ma | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ME NU DU₃ | |
| 6' | [...] IGI ma-har | |
| 7' | [...]-ti DUG₃ ŠA₃ DAB-su-nu-ti | |
| 8' | [...] nab-lu i-ša₂-tu₂ | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢su⸣-uh-hu-mu sa-ka-pu | |
| 10' | [... SI še-bu-u SI na-ma-ri | |
| 11' | [...] ṣur-ru-⸢pu⸣ | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣-nu-[x (x)] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x MA₂ x x⸣ [x (x)] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x hi⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ina ⸢lib₃⸣-[bi x x x] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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