CT 41, pl. 32, DT 036 (P461299)
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| Designation | CT 41, pl. 32, DT 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461299 |
| Museum no. | BM 092700 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | "If bitches bark at the city gates, the voracity of the plague god will be over the land" (= Šumma Ālu 48 1). [...] "exercise of power" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown) means "hostility;" "half" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown) means ["half" ...]. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | [...] means "they will ... him." "The waters will level it" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown) means [... "..."] means "to take." "His slander will be hostile with him" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown) [means "his enemies] will be hostile with him." |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | "If a bitch gives birth to one in a man's house, that house will achieve its desires" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown) refers (to the bitch) that gives birth to one female. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | In "Through treachery difficulty will befall (that house)" (= Šumma Ālu 48 K.7033 5'), ["treachery" means ...]; "difficulty" means "straits." |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | In "He will die in the steppe" (= Šumma Ālu 48 K.7033 6'), A.RI.A means "steppe" [and ÚŠ means "to die" (?)]. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | "[The sons] of the man's house will be estranged and will rule the house" (= Šumma Ālu 48 K.7033 9') means "the sons of the man's house will be estranged [...] and someone else should rule the house." |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | In "If a bitch gives birth to [...] in a man's house, [the owner of] the house will die, [...] (variant) he will achieve (a long) reign" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown), "he will achieve a BALA" means "he will achieve (a long) reign" [...] alternatively, "he will achieve peace for (his) reign" means "he will achieve peace for the crown" [...] In "he will achieve for (his) reign," "(his) reign" means "(his) days." |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | In "If a bitch gives birth on the staircase (KUN₄)" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown), [KUN₄ means "staircase"]. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | In "That house, foreigners will be in store for it" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown), "foe" means "enemy." [...] ... "will be in store for it." |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | "Bedroom" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown) means "storey." In "A bitch will give birth in the roof drain pipe" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown), ["in the roof drain pipe"] means "on the drainage slope of the roof," alternatively, "in the roof drain pipe." |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616– | In "[(...) in] the man's residence." (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown), ... means "residence." |
| Reverse [0:2] r 17r 17–r 1818 | "Profit" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown) beans "benefit." "If a bitch gives birth at the threshold of a man's house, that house will achieve its desires" (= Šumma Ālu 48 unknown). |
| Reverse [2:5] r 1919–r 2121 | (Broken recently). |
| Reverse [5:7] r 2222–r 2323 | Lemmata and oral explanations relating to (the tablet) "If bitches bark at the city gates" (= Šumma Ālu 48), tablet of "If a City is Set on a Height." |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2424–r 2424 | Its original was copied from a one-column tablet whose original was from Borsippa. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 2525–r 2626 | One-column tablet of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi son of Marduk-zēru-ibni, descendant of Egibatila. Handwork of Nabû-šumu-līšir, his son. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | NIG-MEŠ ina KA₂-MEŠ u₂-nab-ba]-⸢hu⸣ u₂-kul-ti {d}ER₃.RA ina KUR GAL₂{ši} | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x x x] kiš-šu nu-kur₂-tu₄ mut-ta-tu₂ | |
| 3 | [miš-lu x x x x x] ⸢x-x⸣-ku-šu-ma A-MEŠ i-sap-pa-nu-šu₂ | |
| 4 | [x x x x x] le-qu-u₂ DU₁₁.DU₁₁-BI i-ger-ri-šu | |
| 5 | [x x x i]-ger-ru-šu₂ NIG ina E₂ LU₂ 1 U₃.TU E₂ BI | |
| 6 | [ṣu-mi-ra-tu]-šu₂ KUR{ad₂} ša₂ 1{et} MUNUS ul-la-du ina ṣar-ti PAP.HAL DAB{bat} | |
| 7 | [ṣar-tu₂ x x PAP.HAL dan-na-tu₂ ina A.RI.A UŠ₂ A.RI.A na-mu-u₂ | |
| 8 | [UŠ₂ ma-a-tu₂ DUMU-MEŠ] E₂ LU₂ KUR₂-ma E₂ i-be-el DUMU-MEŠ E₂ LU₂ KUR₂-ma | |
| 9 | [x x x x] mam-ma ša₂-nam-ma E₂ i-be-el NIG ina E₂ LU₂ | |
| 10 | [x-MEŠ U₃.TU EN] E₂ UŠ₂ ⸢x x⸣ BALA TUKU{ši} pa-lu-u₂ TUKU{ši} | |
| 11 | [x x x x] ša₂-niš mit-gur-tu₂ BALA TUKU{ši} mit-gur-tu₂ ⸢AGA⸣ TUKU{ši} | |
| 12 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ BALA TUKU{ši} pa-lu-u₂ u₄-mu NIG ina KUN₄ E₂ NA U₃.TU | |
| 13 | [x x x] ⸢x E₂ BI U.BAR{ru-tu₂} šad-ru-šu₂ U.BAR{ru₃} nak-ri | |
| 14 | [x x] x šad-ru-šu₂ ur-ši dul-ba-nu NIG ina ALAL₂ ⸢UR₃⸣ U₃.TU | |
| 15 | [ina ALAL₂ UR₃ ina] ki-in-šu₂ ša₂ u₂-ri ša₂-niš ina ALAL₂ ša₂ u-ri | |
| 16 | [(x x x) x ina] šu-bat LU₂ | |
| r | ||
| 17 | ⸢x x⸣ šub-tu₂ iš-di-hi ne₂-me-lu NIG ina KA₂ E₂ LU₂ | |
| 18 | U₃.TU E₂ BI ṣu-mi-ra-tu-šu₂ KUR{ad₂} | |
| 19 | he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }}{{ he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} | |
| 20 | he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }}{{ he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} | |
| 21 | he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }}{{ he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} | |
| 22 | ṣa-a-tu₂ u₃ šu-ut KA ša₂ NIG-MEŠ ina KA₂-MEŠ u₂-nab-ba-hu | |
| 23 | URU ina SUKUD{e} GAR{in} | |
| 24 | LIBIR.RA-šu₂ TA muh-hi im-gi₃-⸢da SUMUN GABA⸣.RI bar-sip₃{ki} SAR-ma IGI.TAB | |
| 25 | im-gi₃-da {m}{d}AG-DIN-su-E A ša₂ {m}{d}⸢AMAR.UTU-NUMUN⸣-DU₃ A {m}{d}egi-ba-ti-la | |
| 26 | ŠU-MIN {m}{d}AG-MU-SI.SA₂ DUMU-šuₓ(LU₂) | |
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