STC 2, pl. 49-50 (P461268)
Commentary, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | STC 2, pl. 49-50 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461268 |
| Museum no. | BM 059595 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By King, Leonard W. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 11.0–11.0 | When Anu, Enlil and Enki, the [great] gods had established in their firm plans the great cosmic structures and the barge of Sîn, |
| Obverse [1:2] 44.0–44.0 | when they had established that the crescent moon should grow and give birth to the month, and (had established this) as the omen-bearer of heaven and earth, |
| Obverse [2:3] 66.0–66.0 | that "the barge of heaven" (sc. the moon) should come forth radiantly, and that it should be seen in the middle of the sky, it (sc. the moon) came out. |
| Obverse [3:4] 88.0–88.0 | Or, alternatively: When Anu, Enlil and Ea, the great gods, established the designs of Heaven and Earth with their firm decision, |
| Obverse [4:5] 1111.0–1111.0 | and entrusted in the hands of the great gods the creation of the day and the renewal of the month - things which are to be observed (for omens), |
| Obverse [5:6] 1313.0–1313.0 | so that humankind could see the sun in the gate from which it sets out, |
| Obverse [6:7] 1414.0–1414.0 | (the great gods) firmly took counsel in the middle of heaven and earth, (saying what follows). |
| Obverse [7:8] 2121.0–2121.0 | (The sign read as) /mumu/ (l. 4) (is called) nisigu minnabi (i.e., "reduplicated SAR-sign"). |
| Obverse [8:9] 2222.0–2222.0 | (The sign) DÙ (is called) gaggu. DÙ means "to light, said of fire." |
| Obverse [9:10] 2424.0–2424.0 | Jupiter [...] from the "tail" of Leo is visible, in the "forehead" of Libra the tail of Leo is a circle. |
| Obverse [10:11] 2828.0–2828.0 | In the month of Duʾūzu the sun [...] sets and in the month of Elūlu [...] rises. |
| Obverse [11:12] 3030.0–3030.0 | [...] If in [...]. If in [...]. |
| Obverse [12:13] 3636.0–3636.0 | [...] collated and checked. [... of] Ša-Šamaš-šū. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ud an-na {d}en-lil₂-la₂ {d}en-ki diŋir [gal-gal-la] | |
| 2 | ŋalga-ne-ne gin₆-na-ta me gal-gal-⸢la⸣ | |
| 3 | ma₂-gur₈ {d}suen-na mu-un-gin₆-ne-⸢eš⸣ | |
| 4 | u₄-sakar mu₂-mu₂-da itud u₃-tu-ud-da | |
| 5 | u₃ ŋiškim an ki-a mu-un-gin₆-ne-eš | |
| 6 | ma₂-gur₈ an-na ni₂ pa e₃ ak-a-de₃ | |
| 7 | šag₄ an-na igi bar-ra-ta ed₃ | |
| 8 | ša₂-ni-iš e-nu-ma {d}a-num {d}en-lil₂ {d}e₂-a | |
| 9 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ina mil-ki-šu₂-nu ki-i-nu | |
| 10 | GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ AN{e} u KI{tim} iš-ku-nu | |
| 11 | a-na ŠU-MIN DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ u₂-kin-nu | |
| 12 | u₄-mu ba-na-a ITI ud-du-šu₂ ša₂ IGI.DU₈-MEŠ | |
| 13 | a-me-lut-tu₄ {d}UTU ina ŠA₃ KA₂ E₃-šu₂ i-mu-ru | |
| 14 | qe₂-reb AN{e} u KI{tim} ki-niš uš-ta-mu-u₂ | |
| 15 | ud e-nu-ma e-nu-ma ul-tu šu-ta-mu-u₂ mal₂-ma-liš | |
| 16 | ta i-nu ta ul-tu | |
| 17 | ma₂-gur₈ {d}NANNA{ru} RU e-de-šu₂ | |
| 18 | u₄-sakar ar₂-ha SAKAR šu-x-[(x)] | |
| 19 | ⸢ar₂⸣-ha {d}30 [x x x x] | |
| 20 | ⸢mu₂⸣-mu₂ ud-du-⸢šu⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 21 | mu-mu ni-si-gu min-[na-bi] | |
| 22 | DU₃ {ga-ag-gu}gag-⸢gu⸣ | |
| 23 | DU₃ na-pa-hi ša₂ i-šat | |
| 24 | {mul}SAG.<(ME.GAR)> {{ he-pi₂ }} x ⸢šu⸣ x na-an-⸢šu⸣-x | |
| 25 | ul-tu KUN {mul}UR.MAH IGI.DU₈ | |
| 26 | ina IGI {mul}zi-ba-ni-tu₄ | |
| 27 | KUN {mul}UR.⸢A⸣ kip-pa-tu₄ | |
| 28 | ina {iti}⸢ŠU {d}UTU⸣ x [x x] ŠU₂ | |
| 29 | u ina {iti}⸢KIN⸣ [x] x x x KUR{ha} | |
| 30 | ina [x x x x x x] MAN | |
| 31 | [...] | |
| 32 | [...] | |
| 33 | [...] | |
| 34 | [...] | |
| 35 | ina [x x x] x | |
| 36 | ina [x x x IGI].⸢TAB IGI⸣.KAR₂ | |
| 37 | ⸢x x⸣ [x x x {m}ša₂]-{d}UTU-šu-u₂ |
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