BM 032574 (P469976)
Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, unclear · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BM 032574 |
|---|---|
| ID | P469976 |
| Museum no. | BM 032574 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 0o 0–o 0o 0 | By the command of Marduk and Zarpanītu, may (this work) suceed! |
| Obverse [1:2] o 11–o 11 | “[I am Asalluḫi, the Enlil of the god]s, the guardian of the universe” (Marduk’s Address l. 73); “I am Asalluḫi, the first born of Eri[du]” (Marduk’s Address l. 100), |
| Obverse [2:3] o 22–o 22 | [Asar]alimnunna (means) “light of Anu, Enlil, and Ea” — Asar means li[ght], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 33–o 33 | (as in) “[Asaral]imnunna, the noble, the light of his father, his begetter” (= Enūma eliš VII 5) |
| Obverse [4:5] o 44–o 44 | Anu, the shepherd of all the land, Marduk in the ... of Enlil ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 55–o 55 | In “When the splendid Anu” (= Code of Ḫammurapi 1) — ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 66–o 66 | on account of Šamaš — Šamaš of the sunrise, the image of Marduk i[s] inside of it. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 77–o 77 | Sagmegar (i.e., Jupiter, Marduk’s planet), according to (lit., “in”) its name, (means) “provider of sign(s) to the lands”; alternatively, (it means) pro[vider of ...], |
| Obverse [8:9] o 88–o 88 | alternatively, (it means) “signal of light” — (since) sag means “lands,” ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 99–o 99 | “Nunammir, the father of the gods, created you” (= Prayer to Marduk II l. 37) [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1010–o 1010 | gar (?) means “to place,” tur means “to plunder” ... [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1111–o 1111 | [... means] “to carry off,” ... [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | (in Laluralimma’s name,) lal means “good,” ur means “lap,” alim [means “Enlil.” “Nippur” means] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | “exit,” alternatively, “Nippur” means “foundation, ... [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | giš.mes-kingira (lit., “the Sumerian mes-tree”) means “the ḫulamēsu-tree,” [since ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | kingi (i.e., “Sumer”) means “Nippur,” ir means “to plunder,” [and ra means “to beat”], |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | (as in) “he beat Anzû and broke its wings” (= quotation from a version of the Anzû Myth); mes [means ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | (refers to someone) who presses down the horns for his lord, and his supplier [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Qingu and (the month) Nisannu (belong) to Anu and Enlil. On the first day [Aries is visible] — |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Aries equals Dumuzi, Qingu [equals Dumuzi (...)] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | a woman ... will be widowed ... [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | means “the noise is loud.” ekur means “house ... [...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | The golden [...] ... of the merchant, who to Ninlil [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | He who reveres Šamaš should not show it to a non-Babylonian — it is a taboo of ... [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | One-column tablet of Ea-tabtan(ni)-uṣur son of Bel-aplu-uṣur, descendant of A[tkuppu]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | Collated |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 0 | [ina a-mat {d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU u {d}zar-pa-ni-tu₄ liš-lim | |
| 1 | [GE UMUN{hi} {d}en-lil₂ DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ a-ši-ir kib-rat GE UMUN{hi} ⸢IBILA DUMU.SAG⸣ eri-[du₁₀] | |
| 2 | [(x) {d}ASAR].⸢ALIM⸣.NUN.NA nu-ur₂ ša₂ {d}60 {d}50 u {d}40 ASAR ⸢nu⸣-[ur₂ (DINGIR-MEŠ)] | |
| 3 | {[d}ASAR].⸢ALIM⸣.NUN.NA ka-ru-ba nu-ur₂ a-bi a-li-di-šu₂ | |
| 4 | {d}a-num SIPA nap-har KI{ti₃} {d}AMAR.UTU ina E₂ KAL {d}en-lil₂ ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 5 | ina i₃-nu-um {d}a-num ṣi-i-ri ⸢ina x⸣ [(x)] | |
| 6 | aš-šum {d}UTU {d}UTU ša₂ KUR{ha} NU ša₂ {d}AMAR.UTU ina lib₃-bi-šu₂ ⸢šu-u₂⸣-[ma] | |
| 7 | {d}SAG.ME.GAR ina MU-šu₂ na-din it-ti ana KUR.KUR ša₂-niš na-[din (x x x)] | |
| 8 | ša₂-niš ṣa-ad-du nu-ur₂ SAG ma-ta-a-ti ina {d}⸢x⸣ [x x (x)] | |
| 9 | im-bi MU-ka a-bi DINGIR-MEŠ {d}nu-nam-⸢nir⸣ [x x x (x x)] | |
| 10 | ⸢GAR⸣ ša₂-kan TUR ša₂-la-la ki ⸢x⸣ [(x)]-⸢ti x⸣ [x x x x (x x)] | |
| 11 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ ta-ba-lu ⸢nu⸣-[...] | |
| 12 | [x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x] ⸢x x x x x x x-na⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | LAL₃ ṭa-a-bi UR₂ ut(ERIM-)lu₄ ⸢ALIM⸣ {d}BAD x x (x)] | |
| 3' | mu-ṣu-u₂ ša₂-niš NIBRU{ki} dun-nu [x x x x x (x)] | |
| 4' | {giš}MES.KI.IN.GI.RA hu-la-me-⸢su⸣ [x x x x x (x)] | |
| 5' | KI.IN.GI NIBRU{ki} IR ša₂-la-⸢la⸣ RA ma-ha-ṣu] | |
| 6' | an-zu-u₂ im-haṣ kap-pa-šu₂ iš-bir ⸢MES⸣ [x x x x (x)] | |
| 7' | ša₂ ana EN-šu₂ qar-nu ṣap-ru u mu-ša₂-kil-šu₂ [x x x (x)] | |
| 8' | {d}qin-gu u {iti}BARA₂ ša₂ {d}60 u {d}50 U₄ 1.[KAM {mul}{lu₂}HUN.GA₂ IGI.LA₂] | |
| 9' | {mul}{lu₂}HUN.GA₂ {d}DUMU.ZI {d}qin-⸢gu⸣ {d}DUMU.ZI (x)] | |
| 10' | MUNUS (x) x⸣{ti₃} DINGIR al-ma-nu-tu₂ DU{ak} x⸣ [x x x (x)] | |
| 11' | ⸢ri⸣-ig-mu šak-na-at E₂.KUR ⸢E₂ x⸣ [x x x x (x)] | |
| 12' | [(x)] ⸢x⸣ KU₃.GI DAM.GAR₃ ša₂ a-na {d}nin-⸢lil₂⸣ [x x x x (x)] | |
| 13' | pa-lih {d}UTU ana la DUMU TIN.TIR{ki} la i-⸢nam-din NIG₂.GIG x x⸣ [x (x)] | |
| 14' | {im}GI₃ {d}BAD-tab-tan-URI₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {d}EN-A-URI₃ DUMU {m}{lu₂}⸢AD⸣.[KID] | |
| 15' | IGI.KAR₂ }} | |
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