BM 059607 (P461270)
Commentary, Sippar-Yahrurum
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| Designation | BM 059607 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461270 |
| Museum no. | BM 059607 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | “Lapis lazuli plant (Sumerian)” means “qunātu-plant (Akkadian).” |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | “Elkulla plant” is like a pig’s bristles. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | “Elkulla plant” is like hartshorn. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | “Red-brown elkulla plant” means “pestle.” |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | ZAL means “to persist,” ZAL (also) means “not to come [to an end].” |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | “To persist” means “to continue.” |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Alternatively, “to persist” means “not to be lazy.” |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | “The ‘larva’ (plant)” is the same as “the ‘cater[pillar]’ (plant)” |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | “tamahiir of the kasû-plant” means “juice of the kasû-plant.” |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | “The tuḫlu-plant” is the “maštakal-plant.” |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | “The illūru of the steppe” means “ayyar [of the steppe].” |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | “[(…)] The nuṣābu-plant” means … […] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | “Yarn” means […] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | On account of … […] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | “The hand of Hand-of-the-god-disease” means … |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | “SAḪAR.URUDU” (with gloss /šinu/) means … |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | “[urudu].SAḪAR” (with gloss /šen/) means “verdigris (Akkadian).” |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | “Cut piece of ēru-wood” means “knot of ēru-wood.” |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Lemmata (and) oral explanations |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | relating to “If the hand of a ghost has seized a man,” |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | (part of the series) “Cures of the House of Dābibu.” |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | “Crushed pieces of cedar wood” means “cedar of the perfume maker.” |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | “It is falling (Sumerian)” means “he/it fell (Akkadian).” |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 13'b.e. 13'–b.e. 13'b.e. 13' | “Red urine” means “fresh urine.” |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 14'l.e. 14'–l.e. 14'l.e. 14' | “Owl (Sumerian)” means “owl (Akkadian)”; “carob stone (Akkadian)” means “fruit of a carob (Sumerian)” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | x x x [...] | |
| 4 | ⸢tuk⸣-x x x x [...] | |
| 5 | šap-⸢x⸣ ma [(x)] ša₂ ⸢x⸣ ṭu | |
| 6 | {u₂}ZA.GIN₃.NA šam-mu qu-⸢na⸣-a-tu₂ | |
| 7 | {u₂}el-kul-la GIM zap-pi ŠAH | |
| 8 | {u₂}UGU-⸢kul⸣-la GIM SI a-a-lu | |
| 9 | {⸢u₂}UGU⸣-kul-la {sa-a}SA₅ e-si-it-tu₂ | |
| 10 | ZAL la-za-zu ⸢ZAL⸣ la ga-⸢mar⸣ | |
| 11 | la-za-zu le-zu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 12 | ša₂-niš la-za-zu le-gu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 13 | har{ha-ar}sa-ap-nu bur-⸢ti⸣-[šam-hat] | |
| 14 | ta-ma-hi-ir GAZI{sar} me-e GAZI{[sar]} | |
| 15 | {u₂}tuh-lam maš-ta-[kal] | |
| 16 | ⸢il⸣-lu-ur EDIN a-a-⸢ar₂⸣ [EDIN] | |
| 17 | [(x x)] {u₂}nu-ṣa-bu ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | u₂-li-in-na [...] | |
| 3' | ana UGU ⸢li⸣-[...] | |
| 4' | ŠU ŠU.DINGIR.RA ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | ⸢SAHAR⸣{šek-nu.}URUDU x⸣ [x (x)] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 6' | [URUDU.{še]-⸢en⸣}SAHAR šu-uh-tu₂ | |
| 7' | ⸢GIG⸣ {giš}MA.NU ki-ṣir MA.NU | |
| 8' | ṣa-a-tu₂ ⸢šu-ut⸣ pi-i | |
| 9' | ša₂ NA ŠU ⸢GIDIM⸣ DAB{su} | |
| 10' | bul-ṭu E₂ da-bi-bi | |
| 11' | hi-biš-ti {giš}EREN {giš}EREN ra-an-qi₂ | |
| 12' | AL.ŠUB im-qu-ut | |
| b.e. | ||
| 13' | ⸢KAŠ₃⸣ HUŠ.A KAŠ₃ eš-še-e-tu₂ | |
| l.e. | ||
| 14' | ⸢URU.HUL⸣.A{mušen} qa-du-u a-bat-ti ha-ru-bu GURUN ⸢U₂⸣.[GIR₂] | |
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