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AfO Beih 27, pl. 30 (P461280)
Commentary, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | AfO Beih 27, pl. 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461280 |
| Museum no. | BM 066963 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] _du10_ [...] | ... is good ... |
| 2' | [...] x [... x]-su | ... ... his |
| 3' | [...] _u4?-mesz#_-szu2 | ... his days |
| 4' | [... x]-ma# u3 _gid2-da_ | ... and the length |
| 5' | [...] bi# sza2 ut-tu-u2 _zah2_ | ... that ... will be destroyed. |
| 6' | [sza2 ina] da-ba-bi-szu2 _kir4_ sza2-qu-u2 | who at his speaking is a šaqû-demon |
| 7' | [...] x-na _gar na bi_ ina _ka dingir kar_-ir#? | ... ... is present?. That one is placed in the mouth of the god. |
| 8' | sza2# _sig2#_ ina _ugu gu2_-szu2 _nu tuku_-[u?] | who does not have wool on his neck |
| 9' | _DISZ gu2 u2-szum-gal gar na bi_ lu-u2 _dingir_ lu-u2 _lugal dugud#_-su# | If a man is seized by a snake: that man either a god or a king will be his burden. |
| 10' | sza2 ina da-ba-bi-szu2 _gu2_-su _szub-mesz_-[u2?] | who, in his speech, his neck fell |
| 11' | _DISZ gu2_ u4-gal-li _gar u4-mesz lugud2-da-mesz_ | If the neck of a bull is swollen: long days. |
| 12' | sza2 _gu2_-su _lugud2-da_ u2 _uzu diri_-u2 | whose neck is short and whose flesh is thick: |
| 13' | _DISZ gu2_-su ma-gal _gid2-da_ i-szar2-ru3 | If his neck is very stiff: he will become rich. |
| 14' | _DISZ gu2_-su _lugud2-da_ i-szar2-ru3 _u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-da-mesz#_ | If his neck is short: he will become rich; his days will be short. |
| 15' | _[DISZ] gu2# gu4-ninda2 gar_ ul-lu-us, _sza3_-bi _tuku_-szi# | If the neck of an ox is located on its neck: he will become ill and have a heart. |
| 16' | sza2 ina tal-lak-ti-szu2 _te-mesz_-szu2 ana ku-tal-li-szu2 _szub-[szub_-u2?] | who, in his journey, his feet fell to his back |
| 17' | [...] it# szu u2 da li _gig dab_-[su] | ... he will be seized by illness. |
| 18' | [...] _igi_-szu2 _ki-kalag_ ina la-li-e-szu2 _ba-[ug7]_ | ... its appearance is bright: he will die in his sleep. |
| 19' | _[DISZ_ ina _gen_-szu2 ana] _egir#_-szu2-ma _gid2 na bi_ e-ma _gen_-ak ma#-gir# | If in his body, it is long after him: that man, wherever he goes, will become poor. |
| 20' | [sza2] _gu2#_-su ana ku-tal-li-szu2 _szub-mesz na bi sig5_-iq | If his neck trembles backwards: that man will be good. |
| 21' | _[DISZ_ ...] la#-ab-bi _gen_-ak _na bi_ ga-me-ru-ta _du3_-usz | If ... he goes to sleep: that man will become poor. |
| 22' | [sza2 ina] _gen#-mesz_-szu2 ana _igi_-szu2 u2-sah-ha-pu | who, when he sets out from his planets, trembles before him |
| 23' | _[DISZ_ ...] _sa-a gen_-ak _na bi e2 nir-gal2 du3_-usz | If ... he goes to the netherworld: that man will build a noble house. |
| 24' | [sza2 ina] _gen-mesz_-szu2 i-szar-ru-ru | who in his comings will surpass |
| 25' | _[DISZ_ ina] _gen#_-szu2 _ki_ ina-t,al _na bi igi-nu-tuku_-u2-ta _gen_-ak | If he is swollen on the ground while walking: that man will become poor. |
| 26' | sza2 ina _gen_-szu2 _igi-min-mesz_-szu2 _ki_ ina-at,-t,a-la | who, while on his way, his eyes are darkened, |
| 27' | _[DISZ ha]-ah#-hu-rat-ta _gen_-ak i-szar2-ru3 ina _uru_-szu2 _ug7_ | If he goes through a ḫaḫurattu-disease: he will become rich and live in his city. |
| 28' | sza2 ina _gen_-szu2 _igi gir3-min_-szu2 u2-man-du-u2 | who, when he goes, his feet are pointed, |
| 29' | _[DISZ_ ...] x _dingir_-szu2 isz-szi-x [...] | If ... his god ... .... |
| 30' | [...] x _dingir_-szu2 isz-szi-x [...] | ... his god ... ... |
| 31' | [...] _dingir_-szu2 isz-[x ...] | ... his god ... ... |
| 32' | [...] ana x [...] | ... to ... |
| 33' | [...] ana x [...] | ... to ... |
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- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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