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Fs Walker 136 (P502948)
Divination, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Walker 136 |
|---|---|
| ID | P502948 |
| Museum no. | BM 085217 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 | an#-ni-a-tum# sza# szu-lu-um szi-pi-szu# | This is what the šulû-demon wrote. |
| 2 | a-na a-ta-al-lu-ki-im | to you |
| 3 | na-ap-la-asz-tam i-szu pa-da-nu-um | “He is a lion, he is an ox, a fowler, |
| 4 | i-mi-it-tam uh-ta-la-al | (Sum) He has slain his wife (Akk) The wife has died |
| 5 | i-na i-mi-it-ti na-ap-la-asz-tim | At the beginning of the year |
| 6 | sze20-pu na-ap-la-asz-tam i-na-at,-t,a-al | (Sum) The šēpu-demon, the napl[āḫtam-disease), ...] (Akk) The lamentation priest, the lamenting priest, ... |
| 7 | da-na-nam i-szu szu-u2-um i-mi-it-tim | “He is strong, he is mighty, |
| 8 | a-na _ka2 e2-gal_-lim szu-u2-szu-ra-at | to the gate of the palace is placed. |
| 9 | mar-tum isz-da-a-sza i-mi-it-tam ki-na# | The Amorite whose foundations are firm, |
| 10 | szu-me-lam na-as-ha | Šumēlam is the carrier. |
| 11 | i-mi-it-ti _szu-si_ i-na isz-di-sza | “If a finger in her left hand |
| 12 | szu-me-el _szu-si_ i-na re-szi-sza ip-t,u3-ur | “The horn of the horn on her head he removed, |
| 13 | s,i-ib-tum sza-al-ma-at | The ṣibtu-offering is well. |
| 14 | i#-na zi-ib-ba-at ni-ri-im | in the “cutting-of-the-throat' of the nīru |
| 15 | i-na i-di szu-ut-qi2-im zi-ih-hu na-di# | On the threshing floor, a ziggurat is laid. |
| 16 | _szu-si_ ha-szi-im _murub4_ isz-da-a-sza | the middle 'finger' of the lung, its middle part |
| 17 | szu-me-lam pa-at,-ra | “Šumēlām (is) to be smashed, |
| 18 | ka-ar-szum szu-me-lam _sza3_ NI? x x | Karšum means “fear of the heart. |
| 19 | ta-ri-ik | to be smashed |
| 20 | _sza3_ sza-lim 1(u) 4(disz) ti-ra-a-nu | from the rations of Šalim 14 tiranu |
| 21 | an-ni-tum re-esz-ti#-tum# | This is the beginning. |
| 22 | na-ap-la-asz-tam u2-ul [i-szu-u2] | they have no claim. |
| 23 | pa-da-nam [i-szu] | he has a guard. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mar-tum isz-da-a-sza pi-it,#-[ra] | the Amorite išdāša |
| 2 | i-mi-it-tam u3 szu#-me-lam# tu-[x x] | You ... the imittu and the šumelam ... |
| 3 | i-na szu-me-el ta-ka#-al-tim# | in the middle of battle |
| 4 | sze20-pu-um na-ah#-sa3-at# u3 na x [x x] | šēpû-plant, naḫsat-plant and ... |
| 5 | i-na szu-me-el ta-ka#-al-[tim] | in the middle of battle |
| 6 | pi-it,-ru-um# | |
| 7 | i-na i-mi-it-ti-szu x x-bu#-um | at his right side |
| 8 | i-na x x x x x [x x x x] | in ...... |
| 9 | _szu-si_ ha-szi#-im# _murub4_ x [x x x x] | the middle 'finger' of the lung ... |
| 10 | sza-am-ma-ah-hu-um szu-me-[lam x x] | Šammahhum, Sumerian ... |
| 11 | tu-ur-ru#-[uk] | return. |
| 12 | _sza3_ sza-lim 1(u) 4(disz) [ti-ra-a-nu] | from the well-being 14 tiranu |
| 13 | an-ni-[tum pi-qi2]-it#-tum | This is the assignment. |
| 14 | sza _iti szu-numun-a [u4 n-kam]_ | of the month of Dumuzi, day n |
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