BM 055491 (P461263)
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| Designation | BM 055491 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461263 |
| Museum no. | BM 055491 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
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| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | “[If] you are to approach a sick person, until you cast an incantation [upon] your[self] (ina SU-ka), do not appro[ach] the sick person” (= Sagig III 1). (o 2) (The incantation in question is) the incantation “I am the man of Namma, I am the man of Nanše” (= Udugḫul III 124). Alternatively, it is the incantation “I am the messenger of the great gods” (= KAR 31 and duplicates). (o 3) SU means “body,” SU means “oneself.” |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | (o 3) “He quivers” (= Sagig III 3) means “he has spasms,” since <SÌG means> “to quiver” means “to have spasms.” |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | (o 4) ne-ʾa-a (= Sagig III 5) means “calm” (nuḫḫu); T[U.L]U (?) means “to loosen” (nêʾu) and TU.LU means “to slacken” (ra[mû]). |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | (o 5) la-ḫa-aḫ-ša₂” (= Sagig III 6) means “the sides of his temples are warm”; alternatively, la ⸢ÚḪ⸣?-ḫa-šú means “it is not hot for him,” (since) ÚḪ [(means) “to be hot], (o 6) as in izibazta suge úḫba šuḫa[n?ta]g?gaʾe ḫuz … […], (o 7) it is said (o 6) […] (o 7) from (the text entitled) Ginutaqqû. (As in) šaʾibbakede nam[…] …, (in Akkadian) “in the rage of their heart, they removed the inf[lamation” …] (= quotation from unknown bilingual text). |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | (o 9) The “between his arms” (= Sagig III 9) means “between his shoulders” [… (o 10) …]. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 0'0'–r 1'1' | (r 0) [He who reveres Marduk] (r 1′) shall not remove it (sc. the tablet) (r 0) [from within]. Whoever takes it should return it (r 2′) to its owner (r 1′) [within a month]. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 2'2'–r 4'4' | (r 2′) Babylon, 9th of Araḫsamnu (r 3′) of the 46th year of (r 4′) kings (r 3′) Antiochus, the [great] king, (r 4′) and Antiochus, his [son]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢ana GIG ina TE⸣-ka EN ⸢EN₂⸣ [ana SU]-⸢ka⸣ ŠUB{u₂} ana GIG NU TE{[hi]} | |
| 2 | en₂ ŋa₂-e lu₂ {<d>}namma-me-en ŋa₂-<e> lu₂ {<d>}⸢nanše⸣-[me-en ša₂]-niš en₂ ŋa₂-<e> {lu₂}kiŋ₂-gi₄-a diŋir gal-⸢gal⸣-[e-ne] | |
| 3 | SU zu-u₂-ru SU ra-ma-nu ⸢i⸣-[nar]-⸢ru⸣-uṭ i-sal-lih <SIG₃ na-ra-⸢ṭu⸣ SIG₃] | |
| 4 | se-le-eh ne-ʾa-a nu-uh-ha TU.LU⸣ ne₂-ʾu-u₂ TU.LU ra-[mu-u₂] | |
| 5 | la ha-ah-ša₂ i-<da>-at SAG.<KI>-MIN-šu₂ em-mu ša₂-niš la ⸢UH₂⸣-ha-šu₂ la ṣar-ha-aš₂ ⸢UH₂⸣ ṣa-ra-hu] | |
| 6 | lib₃-bu-u₂ niŋ₂ izi-ba-zu-⸢ta⸣/uš sug-ge uh₂-ba šu ha-⸢an-tag⸣-ga-e hu-uz x [x x] | |
| 7 | ša₂ GI.NU.TAG.GA{u} qa-bi šag₄ ib₂-ba-ke₄-e-ne ib₂-ba-ke₄-e-ne ⸢nam-x x x x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 8 | ina ug-ga-tu₄ lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu u₂-ša₂-as-su-u₂ ṣi-ri-⸢ih⸣-[tu₄ x x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | bir-ta A₂-šu₂ bi-rit nag-la-⸢ba-šu⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | x x x x x x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 0' | [... la lib₃-bi] | |
| 1' | la u₂-šel-liš ša₂ GIŠ-šu₂ a-⸢na⸣ [ITI-šu₂] | |
| 2' | ana EN-šu₂ GUR-šu₂ E{ki} {iti}APIN U₄ 9.KAM⸣ | |
| 3' | MU 46.KAM {m}an-ti-ʾu-⸢uk⸣-su LUGAL [GAL] | |
| 4' | ⸢u⸣ {m}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su ⸢A⸣-šu₂ LUGAL-[MEŠ] | |
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