Fs de Meyer 305-312 (P496450)
Divination, Old Babylonian, Harradum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs de Meyer 305-312 |
|---|---|
| ID | P496450 |
| Museum no. | IM 121051 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Harradum (mod. Khirbet ed-Diniye) |
| Coordinates | 34.4611, 41.5866 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1' | . . . there is death in a man's house. |
| obverse 2' | If scorpions butt each other in a man's house, there will be death in the man's house. |
| obverse 3' | If a scorpion strikes a man on the right side, that man will grumble. |
| obverse 4' | If a scorpion strikes a man on the left side, that man will have a victorious conquest. |
| obverse 5' | If a snake falls on a man's head, that man will experience difficulty. |
| obverse 6' | If a snake, from a rafter in a man's house, in between |
| obverse 7' | two men or two companions falls, |
| obverse 8' | one of them will die. |
| obverse 9' | If two snakes entwine with each other in a man's house |
| obverse 10' | this house will be scattered. |
| obverse 11' | If a mouse, in the house of a man, by a mongoose |
| obverse 12' | was put to flight (and) driven to the door, the person who entered will die. |
| obverse 13' | there will be a fever in the house of the man. |
| obverse 14' | If a mouse, in the house of a man, from an oil lamp |
| obverse 15' | took the wick and |
| reverse 1 | brought it into its hole: |
| reverse 2 | death will appear in the man's house. |
| reverse 3 | If a herd of cattle go into a man's house: |
| reverse 4 | There will be death in the man's house. |
| reverse 5 | If a fissure opens in the threshold of a man's house: |
| reverse 6 | there will be death in the house of that man. |
| reverse 7 | If a fissure opens in the door of man's house: |
| reverse 8 | there will be death in the man's house. |
| reverse 9 | If not, the man's house will become a waste land. |
| reverse 10 | If a star falls on a man's house: there will be death in the man's house. |
| reverse 11 | If a spider from the outer door |
| reverse 12 | from the top of the door, . . . and |
| reverse 13 | spun from the door . . . |
| left 1 | If . . . goes with him, the man will experience . . . |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] mu#-tu# i#-na# _[e2 lu2_ i-ba-asz-szi] | |
| 2' | _BE gir2-tab_ i-na _e2_-ti _lu2_ i-ta#-ak-ki-pu# mu#-[tu i-na _e2 lu2_ i-ba-asz-szi] | |
| 3' | _BE gir2-tab zag lu2_ im-ha-as, _lu2_ szu i-na-az-[zi-iq] | |
| 4' | _BE gir2-tab gub3 lu2_ im-ha-as, _lu2_ szu ki-szi-it-ti [qa-ti i-ra-asz-szi] | |
| 5' | _BE musz_ a-na mu-uh-hi _lu2_ im-qu2-ut _lu2_ szu-u2 dan-na-tam [im-ma]-ar# | |
| 6' | _BE musz_ i-na _e2 lu2_ i-na gu-szu-ri a-na bi-ri-it | |
| 7' | 2(disz) _lu2_ u3-lu 2(disz) at-hi im-qu2-ut | |
| 8' | 1(disz) i-na bi-ri-szu-nu _ba-ug7_ | |
| 9' | _BE 2(disz) musz_ i-na bi-it _lu2_ ik-ta-ap-pi2-lu | |
| 10' | _e2_-tu szu-u2 i-sa3-ap-pa-ah | |
| 11' | _BE_ pe2-ru-ru-tu i-na _e2 lu2 <igi>_ szi-ik-ku-tum | |
| 12' | i-na-bi-it a-na ba-bi usz-te-s,i2 _ku4-ra ba-ug7_ | |
| 13' | s,e2-tum i-na _e2_-it _lu2_ i-ba-asz-szi | |
| 14' | _BE_ pe2-ru-ru-tum i-na _e2_-ti _lu2_ i-na i-sza-ti-nu-ri | |
| 15' | bu-s,i2-na-am i-il-qi2-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na hu-ri usz-te-ri-ib# | |
| 2 | mu-tum i-na _e2 lu2_ ib-ba-asz-szi | |
| 3 | _BE ab2-gu4-hi-a_ a-na _e2 lu2_ i-ru-ub | |
| 4 | mu-tum i-na _e2 lu2_ i-ba-asz-szi | |
| 5 | _BE_ as3-ku-up-pa-ta _e2_-ti _lu2_ sza-at-ta-ak-ku pe2-ti | |
| 6 | mu-tum i-na _e2 lu2_ sza-tu i-ba-asz-szi | |
| 7 | _BE_ i-na _ka2 e2_-ti _lu2_ sza-at-ta-ku pe2-ti | |
| 8 | mu-tum i-na _e2 lu2_ i-ba-asz-szi | |
| 9 | _BE e2 lu2_ ha-ar-bu-tam i-la-ak | |
| 10 | _BE mul_ a-na _e2 lu2_ im-ta#-qu2-ut mu-tum i-na _e2 lu2_ i-ba-asz-szi | |
| 11 | _BE_ a-tu-ut-tum i-na ba-bi ka-wi | |
| 12 | isz-tu re-esz ba-bi isz!-tam u3# [x x x] | |
| 13 | i-na ba-bi sza-tu isz#?-sza#? [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... it]-ti#?-szu i-la-ka _lu2_ x i-mar#? | |
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