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Fs Leichty 165-166 (P461301)
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| Designation | Fs Leichty 165-166 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461301 |
| Museum no. | BM 129092 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | unclear |
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)
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) |
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| 1 | SAG.DU-su u₂-har-ra-ar₂ ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢SAG.DU⸣ [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ | (If) his head is swollen: ēšû-plant (a kind of juniper) ... esagdu-plant |
| 2 | [TE]-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-gal-lab TE-MIN(A-)šu₂ ⸢KIMIN⸣ le-e-tu ⸢x x x 3 [ITI]-⸢MEŠ⸣ uš-[ta-pa-aš₂-šaq] | He will bring about his defeat. He will make his defeat difficult. He shall perform (the ritual) for 3 months. |
| 3 | ⸢x x x MEŠ x x x-lu⸣-ma pu-uš-qi₂ im-⸢šu-x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x x x [x x x x] | “If he is negligent, he will be punished.’ |
| 4 | ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x] ⸢NA⸣ ŠUB ša₂ it-ti MUŠ.SAG.[KAL x x x] ⸢x⸣ ŠA₃ an [x (x)] | ... ēšû-plant |
| 5 | [x x x x x x NA] ⸢BI⸣ GISKIM {giš}NA₂ ina {giš}⸢NA₂⸣ [x x x (x) MURU₂ [DAM u DAM] | If a man is seized by an e’ebî-demon: a sign of a bed in a bedroom ... the middle of the husband and wife. |
| 6 | MURU₂ [x x x x x KUD]-MEŠ NU TI-MEŠ ⸢ip⸣-[par-ra-su-ma] ul i-bal-lu-ṭu | The middle of ... will not live long; eparrasu-plant will not thrive. |
| 7 | UKKIN ⸢AL⸣-[GAZ pu-uh-ru x x] ⸢x⸣-ku GAZ he-pu-u₂ BE{ma} GIG BE{ma} is-sal-la-aʾ | (If) a sick person is seized by e’al-egza-disease: ... of eku-debt will be destroyed. If a patient is sick: he will die. |
| 8 | ⸢GIG⸣ (x x) sa-la-aʾ]-u₂ is-sal-la-aʾ i-mar-ru-uṣ ina {iti}BARA₂ TA U₄ 1.KAM | The ēšû-plant, the sālālu-plant (and) the irru-plant will be seen. In Nisannu from the 1st day |
| 9 | [EN U₄ 30.KAM] ⸢MUŠ⸣ ina SILA TA ZAG LU₂ ana GUB₃ LU₂ is-hur LU₂ BI ina KUR KUR₂-šu₂ du-lu₄ GIG ⸢TUM₃⸣ | (If) on the 30th day a snake bites a man in the street from the right side of the man to the left: that man will die in his enemy's land. |
| 10 | [(is-hur) GIŠ].⸢HUR⸣ e-ṣe-ri ša₂-niš i-ti-iq šal-šiš il-lik GIŠ{gi-iš.}{ha-aš₂}HUR ha-⸢x⸣-(x)-⸢x⸣ a-la-[ku] | The second ešḫūru-tree passed by, the third went (and) the ēḫišāṣu-treasury I went. |
| 11 | [du-lu₄ bi-ki₂-tu₄ MUŠ ina SILA uš-te-eṣ-bi-šu₂ ša₂ LU₂ u₂-man-du IGI-ma MUŠ la ig-lu-ut | (If) a snake keeps moving about in the street: that man will become frightened, and the snake will not thrive. |
| 12 | šu TEŠ₂.BI KAR-šu₂ TEŠ₂.BI bal-tu₄ bal-tu₄ bu-nu KAR e-zeb ša₂-niš šu TEŠ₂.BI KAR-šu₂ | (If) he is ill, his ill health will be stable, he will become stable, the būnu-disease will seize him, his own body (or) his own mind will be ill. |
| 13 | ša₂ E{u₂} {{ ina ṭup-pi ul ša₂-lim }} ik-tap-pi-lu gu₂ i₃(MIN-)ak-a kit-pu-lu ša₂ GU₂ it-ti-qu | The heart of a house is not healthy on a tablet, it has been shattered, the neck is swollen, and the neck has fallen. |
| 14 | ša₂-niš 2 MUŠ-MEŠ aš-šum ṣa-al-tu₄ 3 ITI šu₂-nu-ti uš-ta-pa-šaq-ma ina ITI ša₂ ana ⸢da⸣-[li]-⸢x⸣ ṭa-a-bi | Secondly, two snakes because of the stag for three months I have prayed to him and in that month you speak to Eda-eli-e23. |
| 15 | ša₂ i-bir-ru-u₂ u i-ṣa-am-mu-u₂ šu-u₂ šup-šu-qu u₂-še-di-ma u₂-ša₂-am-de-e-ma | (Sum) The one who trembles and moans (Akk) That one who moans and moan(s) is made to moan |
| 16 | u₂-še-eʾ-u₂-ma KIN.KIN ši-te-eʾ-u₂ bu-uʾ-u₂ ina qe₂-reb EN.TE.NA dan-na-tu₂ ku-ṣu | “The extispicy of the šītû-disease is in the middle of the severe winter. |
| 17 | ek-let nam-rat a-na muš-ke-ni qa-bi ša₂-lum-mat bal-tu₄ du-u₂-tu₄ bal-tu₄ | (Sum) The ecstatic speaks to the snake (Akk) To the snake, speak a supplication |
| 18 | ⸢du⸣-u₂-tu₄ bu-nu nam-ha-ra DIR-ma ki-ma {dug}A.GUB₂.BA tu-ka-ni-ma | “It is an e’utu-demon, it is a būnu-disease, a namḫara-demon, and you set it up like a bowl. |
| 19 | NA⸣ MUŠ GAZ-ma TI-ma ana ŠA₃ HABRUD KU₄ ša₂ MUŠ i-du-ku-ma iš-šu-u₂ iq-bi-ri TI la-qu-u | (If) a man kills a snake, and then he will recover and enter the middle of the earth. Then the snake kills it and says to him: his life will be short. |
| 20 | [x x] ⸢ib⸣-luṭ-ma ana ŠA₃ ⸢HABRUD⸣ KU₄ TI ba-la-ṭu NIG₂.ŠU-šu DU₃-šu₂ {<KIMIN(NIG₂.ŠU-šu)>} DU₃-šu₂ DUMU-šu₂ GU₇ NIG₂.ŠU-šu₂ DU₃-šu₂ | he enters the ib-luṭ-house and gives birth to a bull's-eye: he will live; his property will be made good; his son will eat his property; |
| 21 | [iz]-⸢zib₂⸣-šu₂ iz-zib-šu₂ DU₃ e-ze-bu DUMU-šu₂ GU₇ bu-šu-šu₂ ik-kal DUMU bu-šu-u₂ | (If) an anomaly, its anomaly is made (and) an ēzebu-disease affects his son: he will eat his son's grain and eat (his) grain. |
| 22 | [x] ṣe-ri₃ lem-nu uš-ta-ah-ma u₂-ši-ih-ma UR₅{ta} šu-a-tu₂ ina KI.KAL DU₈-šu₂ | ... the evil ṣerû-demon seized him and he removed it and buried that corpse in the grave. |
| 23 | [aš-šum] ša₂ ma-diš ina muh-hi-šu₂ i-ku-šu₂ im-ṣur im-šur il-lik i-tak-kal DU.DU it-ku-lu | (As for) the one whose body is swollen over him, he screamed, trembled, went, eats, sleeps |
| 24 | [DU].⸢DU⸣ mit-hu-ṣu MUŠ ana bu-di NA ŠUB{ut} mu-kil ku-tal₂-li NA UG₇ bu-di ku-tal-la | (If) a snake falls on top of a man's head: the man will become poor; his head will become weak. |
| 25 | [mu]-⸢kil⸣ ku-tal₂-li NA ku-tal MUŠ.{d}MUŠ ni-ra-hu MUŠ ŠU-MIN NU GAR ma-gal ar₂-ki | (If) a snake is short: the man's back will be short; the snake will not put his hands on it; it will be very long. |
| 26 | 22 URU ina SUKUD GAR{in} NU AL.TIL | The 22nd, the city was placed in a reed bed; not completed. |
| 27 | ⸢MUŠ⸣ ana UGU NA ša₂ di-na ge-ru-u₂ ŠUB{ut} di-in-šu GID₂.DA GAL₂ iṣ-bur-ma is-si-ma | (If) a snake cries out on top of a man: a lawsuit will be filed; there will be litigation. It burst and swells. |
| 28 | ZI.ZI ṣa-bar ša₂ iṣ-ṣur MUŠEN ZI.ZI ši-si-tu₂ ša₂ iṣ-ṣur U₄{mi} ri-qi₂ U₄ 29.KAM₂ | ZI.ZI (means) šabār-stone. The bird ZI (also means) spittle. The day (is) riqi. The 29th day. |
| 29 | [U₄{mu]} ⸢ša₂⸣ {d}30 la u₂-šu-uz-zu MUŠ NA IGI-ma GAZ-šu₂ NA BI a-di-ra-tu-šu₂ NU TE-MEŠ-šu₂ | (If) on a day when the moon does not shine: a snake appears and kills a man; that man will not approach his extispicy. |
| 30 | [ina u₄-mi ša₂ a-na] ⸢da⸣-a-ku ṭa-a-bu IGI-ma i-duk aš-šum U₄ 20.KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}GU₄ | On that day, when you speak to my father, he will see and kill. On the 20th day of Ayyaru |
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| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] x ši-gu-u₂ DUG₄{si}ma NAM.⸢BUR₂.BI DUG₄{si⸣} | ... is šigû-plant, it is called nam.eburbi-plant. |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x x x x gi]-⸢na⸣-a DU₃.A.BI UD{mu} ma-la {d}UTU nap-hi | ... all the reed-beds of the day, as many as Šamaš's |
| 3 | [x x x x x x x x x u₂]-⸢hab⸣-ba-ab ha-ba-bu ha-ṣa-nu ha-ba-bu na-ša₂-qa | “If he slips through the thresholds, if he falls through the door pivots, |
| 4 | [x] x x mi na-aš₂-kun ri-gim MUŠ rit-ti GAR-ma GIM UR.MAH i-ram-mu-um | ... is placed. The 'hand' is like a snake and it is swollen as a lion. |
| 5 | ri-gim ša₂-kin-ma ri-iṭ-ṭu ri-gim ana ŠA₃ TUG₂ KU₄ a-na ŠA₃ me₂-eh-ṣi ša₂-niš | It is a rīgim-demon, and the rittu-disease enters into the hand of the garment. It is an atrophied hand. |
| 6 | [a]-šar ši-si-ti šak-na-ti EN UMUŠ BI SAG.TUK ba-la₂-ṭi TUK{ši} mu-kil re-eš ba-la-ṭu TUK{ši} ha-ṭi-ti₃ | (As for) the one who removes my inscription, the lord of that woman, he has a head (and) a scepter of justice, who provides for the first-born, who gives justice to the second-born |
| 7 | ⸢le⸣-mut-tu₂ HUL UZU-MEŠ ha-ṭu-tu₄ par₂-du-tu₂ HUL-MEŠ NU DUG₃.GA-MEŠ GUB.GUB{az} ša₂ u₂-šu-uz-zu-ma la zak-ku-u₂ | The evil of bad flesh (and) the evil of ‘cutting-of-the-throat’, unfavorable, stand (there) and be appeased. |
| 8 | MUŠ ina E₂ LU₂ ŠUB-ma DU.DU{ak} ša₂ a-na HABRUD-MEŠ u E₂-MEŠ la ir-ru-bu NUNUZ iš-tak-na | (If) a snake lies down in a man's house and goes about: he will not enter the open country and houses; a nanny will be established. |
| 9 | ⸢ša₂⸣ ina E₂ LU₂ ul-la-du BUN₂.BUN₂{ah} u₂-nap-pa-ah i-ziz-eš e-ze-zi-iš | (If) a ḫašû-demon roams around in a man’s house: he will be frightened (and) terrified. |
| 10 | ⸢ša₂⸣ ez-zi-iš i-ša₂-as-su-u₂ ša₂-niš ša₂ ša₂-qi₂-iš i-ša₂-as-su-u₂ ana kiš-ša₂-tu₄ ana sa-ar₂-tu₂ | (Sum) The ešaŋe-priestess, the exalted one, (Akk) The furious one, the angry one, and the enraged one, to the world to the netherworld |
| 11 | ⸢up⸣-ta-nar-rad ša₂ {lu₂}ERIN₂-MEŠ ina bi-ri a-ha-meš u₂-par-ra-du aš-šum ga-la-tu₄ ša₂ {lu₂}ERIN₂-MEŠ | “Eupta-narrad (means) of the troops in between each other; he (also means) galātu (is a synonym of) the troops. |
| 12 | [ša₂-niš] ⸢up⸣-ta-nar-rad up-ta-na-al-lah₃ MUŠ ina E₂ NA {giš}IG {giš}SAG.KUL NIGIN-ma | Alternatively, e’u-tanar-rad (means) “it is swollen— a snake in a man's house is surrounded by a door and a sag.kul-door. |
| 13 | [a]-⸢na⸣ BAD{e} NU SUM{in} E₂ BI DAGAL{iš} {<KIMIN(E₂)>} BI ŠUB{di} ana kab-tu dum-qi₂ ana MAŠ.EN.GAG lum-nu | (If) a wall is not built (and) that house is wide: ditto that house will be plundered; good fortune for the evil engraver. |
| 14 | ⸢aš⸣-šum šu-tuk-ku dan-nu-tu₄ ša₂ {d}NIN.GIR₂.ZI.DA šu-tuk-ku sik-kat₂ MUŠ-MEŠ GIL-MEŠ ⸢it⸣-gu-ru-tu₂ | “It is him, the strong hand of Ningirzida, the powerful hand of snakes, the serpentine |
| 15 | PEŠ₂ hu-si-ri MUŠ ina E₂ LU₂ bu-ʾu-ra DU₃{uš} ša₂ mim-ma ša₂ kap-pi sag-[x x x]-ru | (If) a snake ... in a man's house: slaughtering of all kinds of animals. |
| 16 | i-dam-mu-um ša₂ ši-si-ti ma-a-du dul-la bi-ki-tu₄ dul-la ta-ne₂-hi | (Sum) The one of the šisītu-demon, the one who has a lot of work to do (Akk) She is the one of many tasks to do, the work to be done |
| 17 | gi-nam-ma ka-a-a-ni-iš DIŠ MUŠ ina E₂ LU₂ IGI ša₂ GIR₃-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-še-eṣ-ṣa-a | If a snake is seen in a man's house: his feet will be bound. |
| 18 | sa-da-ru ka-a-a-nu an-ta tap-pu-u₂ MUŠ MUNUS ina a-sur-re-e ina la e-de-e | (Sum) It is a constant sadāru-demon; (Akk) You are constantly a companion; (you) are a woman in a crevice, in an inaccessible place. |
| 19 | DIB{su}ma BAR-šu₂ MUNUS BI DINGIR TUK{ši} ša₂ E{u₂} aš-šum MUŠ u MUNUS ud-dim-šu₂-nu | (If) a man passes by and his body is affected by that woman: that god will have mercy on that house. If a snake and a woman are born to him. |
| 20 | MUŠ ana E₂ LU₂ KU₄ ša₂ ina UKKIN UN-MEŠ ana E₂ LU₂ i-ru-bu MUD-su u₂-gal-lit-su | (If) a snake enters a man's house: those in the assembly will enter the man’s house; his blood will be released. |
| 21 | MUŠ ina UGU {giš}NA₂ LU₂ NU₂{iṣ} ša₂ ir-bi-ṣu-ma la it-bu-u₂ EŠ₂-su-nu aš₂-⸢lat-su-nu⸣ | (If) a snake lies on top of a man's bed and does not rise: their case will be their case. |
| 22 | ṣa-a-tu₂ šu-ut pi-i u maš-a-a-al-tu₂ ša₂ KA um-man-nu ša₂ ŠA₃ ina {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 1.KAM₂ la-⸢am⸣ | Written according to the wording of a written document and oral explanation from the mouth of an expert. In Nisannu (I) on the 1st day it is not available. |
| 23 | LU₂ GIR₃-šu₂ ana KI GAR{nu} u₃ MUŠ ana UGU NA ša₂ di-na ge-ru-u₂ ⸢ŠUB⸣{[ut]} | (If) a man’s foot is placed on the ground and a snake is positioned on top of the man: he will be victorious. |
| 24 | 23 mal₂-su-ut URU ina SUKUD GAR{in} NU AL.TIL MUŠ ina UGU {⸢giš}NA₂⸣ [NA NU₂{iṣ]} | 23 (tablets of) "If a city is located on a height"; not completed; a snake is lying on top of a bed. |
| 25 | IM.GID₂.DA {m}I-{d}EN.LIL₂ A-šu₂ {m}{d}UTU-ŠEŠ{meš}MU A {m}DIR-u-⸢tu⸣ | Tablet of Issar-Enlil, son of Šamaš-rēši-iddin, descendant of Ilu-etu-iqbi. |
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