CT 41, pl. 39, BM 042286 (P461210)
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| Designation | CT 41, pl. 39, BM 042286 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461210 |
| Museum no. | BM 042286 + BM 043343 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
By Gadd, Cyril J. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Top [0:2] t.e. 0t.e. 0– | By the command of Bēl and Nabû, may (this work) suceed! |
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | In "If in the month of Tašrītu he opens the foundations of a house and lays a brick" (= Iqqur īpuš §1) [... means ... In "His god] will follow him with prosperity" (= Iqqur īpuš §1), ME means "prosperity;" ME also means [...]. In the month of Tašrītu the constellation of Bēlet-ilī, the woman in labor, becomes visible. LA means "prosperity" (lalû), and lalû ("young goat") means "child"; LAH₄ means "to plunder" [...] UŠ means "to plunder"; (this) is said about a good or evil (prediction). |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | In "front and rear" (= Iqqur īpuš unknown), [... what] is written, is like the apparition of the "Weighing Scales" constellation (= Libra). The "Scales" is the constellation of Šamaš-of-Justice. A thing that weighs is a scale, together with [...], (this) is written about a good (prediction). |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | "If [he builds] a sanctuary, a chapel, an altar, or [a small shrine], his word will have a bad effect (ilammin)" (= Iqqur īpuš §30) means "he will be disliked (izzeʾʾer) on account of his words," since ḪUL means have a bad effect [and ḪUL also mean] "to dislike." |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | "If he restores the ruined (statue of) his god or of (another) god, a god's mercy will be set on the man, [he] will be his god" (= Iqqur īpuš §31) [...] means "to be at peace"; alternatively, (it means) "his house will submit to him," where "to submit" means "to fear." |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | "If fire [falls] on the palace, the gods will humiliate the king of the land" (= Iqqur īpuš §66), ḪUL means "to humiliate," ḪUL also means "to depose." |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | "On the 29th day he should not leave through a door" (= Iqqur īpuš §59) [...] will be seen seven times, and of Tašrītu [...]. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | The day clouds over [...] Ištar the children [...]. The "Scales" with ... The constellation "Scorpion" is the god Išḫara [...]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | "If he plants a garden in the middle of a city, for ten years, [a humble p]erson in the middle of [...] he will do [...]" (cf. Iqqur īpuš §47) [...] a 12 hours night, because the reciprocal of 1/6 is 10. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | "If he plants a garden [...], U₄.DA means "appropiate time." |
| Obverse [18:20] o 1919–o 2020 | "If the moon is surrounded by a halo, the flood will lessen at its source" (cf. Iqqur īpuš §77') [means "...] will take [...]", alternatively, (it means) "the minister's attendant [will seize] the trone," [...]. |
| Obverse [20:23] o 2121– | Its eclipse (sc. the moon's?) is in the constellation of Aries, the "constellation of Aries" (stands for) the god [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] "the gods will have mercy on the land, and the harvest of the land will prosper" (= Iqqur īpuš §90), [...] and it will be good. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | "If Adad roars and the land exudes bile" (= Iqqur īpuš §92), [...]. In "poplar will thrive in the land" (= Iqqur īpuš §92), "to thrive" means "to grow." [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | In "If on the 7th day there is rain" (= Iqqur īpuš §97) (means) "destruction brought about by rain," i.e. (?), destruction ... [...]. "For three months Erra will devour the country," [...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | In "If the flood comes, there will be prosperity [in the land" (= Iqqur īpuš §103), in "prosperity" (HÉ.GÁL)], HÉ means "to prosper," said of [..., and GÁL] means "to be available." |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9'9'–r 10'10' | In "If the flood comes and [its water is reddened like blood,] the harvest [will prosper and there will be abundance of grain" (= Iqqur īpuš §104),] "abundance" (means) "to be full," (which means) "to be abundant," said of a plurality. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | "The month of Tašrītu (belongs) to Šamaš, the warrior" (= Iqqur īpuš §105). In the month of Tašrītu the "Scales" (= Libra) becomes visible. (The "Scales") is the "Black Star," i.e., Saturn, i.e., the star of Šamaš. |
| Reverse [11:14] r 12'12'–r 14'14' | In "In the month of Tašrītu pure sacrifices of the lands [are made for the Anunnaki], offerings of the dead are made to the Anunnaki. It is the month of the grandfather of Enlil," (= quotation from Astrolabe B) (refers to) "Lugaldukuga a-a Enlil" (= quotation from An = Anu I 147), i.e., ditto (Lugaldukuga) is the grandfather of Enlil. Lugaldukuga is Ea. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 15'15'–r 16'16' | [...] means "to do," said of any action. "The abode of Enlil," iti.DU₆ means "begining (tašrītu) of 6 month(s)," on account of (the equation) "iti.DU₆ means Tašrītu," (and) on account of (the equation) "ŠUB means 'to cut'.". iti.DU₆ means Tašrītu, i.e. (?), Nissaba [(...)]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | Lemmata and oral explanations, (materials for) a 'questioning' by a (master-)scholar, relating to "In the month of Tašrītu," from Iqqur īpuš. Finished. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | Original from Borsippa, copied and checked from its original. One-column tablet of Šamaš-aḫḫē-bulliṭ, son of Nabû-šumu-ibni, descendant of [Iddin-Papsukkal], the lamentation-priest of Nabû. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | Handwriting of Nabû-apla-uṣur, son of Nabû-aḫḫē-iddin, descendant of Iddin-Papsukkal. The reverer of [Nabû should not steal the tablet!] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| t.e. | ||
| 0 | ina a-mat {d}EN u {d}AG liš-lim | |
| o | ||
| 1 | ina {iti}DU₆ UŠ₈ E₂ BAD-ma SIG₄ ŠUB{⸢di⸣} [x x x x x x x DINGIR-šu₂] | |
| 2 | ina la-li-šu₂ US₂-MEŠ-šu₂ ME la-lu-u₂ ME ⸢ne₂⸣-[me-lu x x x x] | |
| 3 | ina {iti}DU₆ {mul₂}NIN.MAH a-lit-tu₄ IGI{mar} {mul₂}NIN.⸢MAH⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 4 | LA la-lu-u₂ la-lu-u₂ ṣe-her LAH₄ ša₂-la-lu ⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5 | UŠ ša₂-la-lu a-na du-un-qu u lum-nu qa-ba-a pa-an u ⸢ar⸣-[kat₃ x (x) ša₂] | |
| 6 | iš-ṭu-ru ki ta-mar-tu₄ ša₂ {mul₂}zi-ba-ni-tu₄ {mul₂}zi-ba-⸢ni⸣-[tu₄ MUL₂ {d}UTU] | |
| 7 | ša₂ ki-na-a-tu₄ mu-šaq-qil-tu₄ zi-ba-ni-tu₄ it-ti ⸢šit⸣-[x x x] | |
| 8 | a-na dum-qi₂ ša₂-ṭi-ir lu KUN.SAG lu UB.LIL₂.LA₂ lu BARA₂ lu ⸢BARA₂⸣.[SI (lu IM.DU₃.A) DU₃{uš]} | |
| 9 | a-mat-su i-lam-min₃ ina a-ma-ti-šu₂ iz-ze-ʾ-er HUL lum-mu-nu ⸢HUL⸣ | |
| 10 | ze-e-ri DINGIR-šu₂ lu DINGIR šul-pu-tu₂ ud-diš ARHUŠ DINGIR ana LU₂ GAL₂{ši} DINGIR-⸢šu₂⸣ [šu-u (x x x)] | |
| 11 | sa-la-mu ša₂-niš E₂-su GUR₂-su ka-na-šu₂ pa-la-hu IZI ana ⸢E₂⸣.[GAL ŠUB{ut]} | |
| 12 | DINGIR-MEŠ LUGAL KUR u₂-qal-la-lu HUL qu-ul-lu-lu HUL ⸢šul⸣-[pu-tu] | |
| 13 | ⸢U₄ 29.KAM⸣ KA₂ NU E₃ ⸢EZEN x⸣ a-di 7-šu₂ IGI{⸢mar} u₃ ša₂⸣ {iti}DU₆ ⸢ša₂⸣ [x x (x)] | |
| 14 | lu {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x] ⸢NU E₃ x x⸣ x u {⸢iti⸣}DU₆ ba-ši-i ina {⸢iti}BARA₂⸣ [x (x)] | |
| 15 | U₄{mu} ŠU₂ ⸢x x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ KI BAD {d}U.DAR ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 16 | {mul₂}zi-ba-ni-tu₄ it-[ti x x x] {⸢mul₂⸣}GIR₂.TAB {d}iš-⸢ha⸣-[ra x x x] | |
| 17 | {giš}KIRI₆ ina ŠA₃ URU iz-qup 10 MU.AN.NA-⸢MEŠ⸣ [MAŠ.EN].⸢GAG⸣ ina lib₃-bi ⸢x (x) DU₃{uš} ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 18 | 6 DANNA mu-ši IGI.6.GAL₂.BI 10 {⸢giš}KIRI₆⸣ iz-⸢qup x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 19 | U₄.DA a-dan-nu 30 {giš}HUR NIGIN{mi} ILLU ina IDIM ⸢LAL-MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x (x)] | |
| 20 | ⸢IM⸣ x x DAB{bat} ša₂-niš GIR₃.SI₃.GA SUKKAL {giš}GU.ZA [DAB{bat} x x x x x] | |
| 21 | [ina {mul₂]}{⸢lu₂⸣}HUN.GA₂ AN.GE₆-šu₂ {mul₂}{lu₂}HUN.GA₂ {d}x x [x x x x x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x] x x x x x [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] KI SI ME [...] | |
| 3' | [...] še/⸢nam⸣-ri SI ka-⸢ṣa⸣-[ṣa ...] | |
| 4' | [(x x) x x x DINGIR-MEŠ ana] KUR ARHUŠ TUKU-MEŠ EBUR KUR ⸢SI⸣.[SA₂ x x x x (x x)] | |
| 5' | [(x x) x x] x x x-⸢ma⸣ SIG₅{iq} {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB-ma ⸢KI⸣ [ZE₂ i-hi-il x x (x x)] | |
| 6' | {giš}ASAL₂ ina KUR i-ša₂-am-mu-uh ša₂-ma-hu ba-nu-u₂ [x x x x x x (x x)] | |
| 7' | U₄ 7.KAM AN{u₂} DU{ik} ha-rab ŠEG₃ ha-⸢rab⸣ [x (x)] ⸢x⸣ ni-⸢du⸣-[x x x x (x x)] | |
| 8' | 3 MU-MEŠ {d}ER₃.RA KUR GU₇ x [x ILLU DU{kam} HE₂.GAL₂ [ina KUR GAL₂ (x x)] | |
| 9' | HE₂ na-ha-⸢ši ša₂⸣ x x [x x GAL₂ ⸢ba⸣-šu-u₂ ILLU DU{⸢kam⸣} [A-šu₂ GIM MUD₂ ṣar-pu (x x)] | |
| 10' | ⸢EBUR SI⸣.[SA₂ na-pa-aš₂ {d}NISABA na]-pa-aš₂ DIRI na-pa-šu₂ ša₂ ma-⸢ʾa⸣-[de-e] | |
| 11' | ⸢ina {iti}DU₆ ša₂ {d⸣}UTU qu-ra-du ina {⸢iti}DU₆⸣ {mul₂}zi-ba-ni-tu₄ IGI{mar} {mul₂}⸢GE₆⸣ [(x x)] | |
| 12' | {d}UDU.IDIM.SAG.US₂ MUL {d}UTU ina {iti}DU₆ SISKUR₂ KU₃ ša₂ KUR.KUR ana {⸢d⸣}[a-nun-na-ki BAL{qi₂]} | |
| 13' | KI.SI₃.GA a-na {d}a-nun-na-ki ik-kas₂-sap ITI a-bi a-bi ša₂ {d}en-lil₂ {⸢d}lugal⸣-[du₆-ku₃-ga] | |
| 14' | a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ {d}{<MIN(lugal-du₆-ku₃-ga)>} a-bi a-bi ša₂ {d}en-lil₂ {d}lugal-du₆-ku₃-ga {d}e₂-⸢a⸣ [x x (x)] | |
| 15' | e-pe-šu₂ ša₂ ši-pi-ir DU₃.A.BI KI {d}BAD {iti}DU₆ taš-ri-tu₄ ša₂ 6 ITI ⸢ina UGU⸣ | |
| 16' | {iti}DU₆ taš-ri-tu₄ a-na UGU ŠUB na-ka-su {iti}DU₆ taš-ri-tu₂ {d}⸢NISABA⸣ [(x x)] | |
| 17' | ṣa-a-tu₂ u šu-ut KA maš-a-a-al-tu₂ {lu₂}UM.ME.A ša₂ ina {iti}DU₆ iq-qur DU₃{uš} AL.TIL | |
| 18' | GABA.RI bar₂-sip₂{ki} GIM SUMUN-šu₂ SAR-ma IGI.KAR₂ {im}gid₃-di {m}{d}UTU-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-bul-liṭ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-MU-DU₃ A {m}[MU-{d}SUKKAL] | |
| 19' | {lu₂}LAGAB {d}AG ŠU-MIN {m}{d}AG-EDURU-URU₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A {m}MU-{d}SUKKAL pa-⸢lih⸣ {[d}AG x x x x x] | |
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