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Fs Walker 138 (P502949)
Divination, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Walker 138 |
|---|---|
| ID | P502949 |
| Museum no. | BM 085214 |
| 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 | [x x] a x sza szu-ul#-[mi-im] | ... of well-being |
| 2 | [x x] i-nu-u2-ma a-ta-x [x x] | ... when I ... |
| 3 | [na]-ap-la-asz-tam i-szu pa-da-num# [x x] | a reed fence with a pole ... |
| 4 | u2#-ta-la-al | he will pay back. |
| 5 | _ka2 e2-gal_-lim sza-lim | The gate of the palace is well. |
| 6 | mar-tum# isz-da-a-sza i-mi-it-tam ki-na | The Amorite whose foundations are firm, |
| 7 | szu-me-lam na-as-ha | Šumēlam is the carrier. |
| 8 | u3 i-si2-il-ti szu-me-lim pa-at,-ra-at | and a šumēlim prayer (means) to be appeased. |
| 9 | i-na szu#-me-el ta#-ka-al-tim | in the middle of battle |
| 10 | sze20-pu-um# i#-na# li-ib-bi sze20-pi-im | šēpû-disease in the middle of szēku (a kind of headache) |
| 11 | u3 wa-x [x x] szi-i-lu na-a#-di | and ... a šilu-vessel |
| 12 | i-na# ma-at# _szu#-si_ szi-i-ru# | in the land of Susa |
| 13 | i-na s,e-x x x sza _szu-si_ | in the ... of the fetlock |
| 14 | szu-me-lum i-mi-it#-tam i-te-ki-im | “Šumēlum, the imittam-disease, the storm |
| 15 | s,i-ib-tum sza-al-ma-at | The ṣibtu-offering is well. |
| 16 | s,i-ir ha-szi-im i-mi-it-tam e-ki-im | “Standing-of-the-mound, rising-star of the netherworld, |
| 17 | ka-ar-szu szu-me-lam a-na 6(disz) ta-ri-ik | “Šumēlām (means) to 6 (volume-)shekels. |
| 18 | _sza3_ sza-lim 1(u) 4(disz) ti-ra-a-nu | from the rations of Šalim 14 tiranu |
| 19 | an-ni-tum re-esz-ti-tum | This is the first. |
| 20 | na-ap-la-asz-tum i-na isz-di na-ap-la-asz-tim | (Sum) The napl[aštu-demon] (Akk) In the nipl [disease], |
| 21 | pa-da-nam u2-ul i-szu | he has no rival. |
| 22 | _ka2 e2-gal_ sza-lim | the gate of the palace is well. |
| 23 | mar-tum isz-da-a-sza pi-it-ru-sa3 | The Amorite, her word is her supplication |
| 24 | szu-me-el szu-si szu-qu2-u2-ma pa-t,e-er | “Šumēl (means:) šulsi. Šiqû (also means:) to release. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na i-mi-it-ti ha-szi-im | in the midst of a storm, |
| 2 | sze20-pu-um isz-di _szu-si_ i-na-t,a-al | a šēpû-container with a finger he shall measure out. |
| 3 | ru-uq-qi2 ha-szi-im i-mi-it-tam | (Sum) The ruqqû-demon, the ḫašīm priestess, is the one who has a curse. (Akk) The curse of the witches is an omen. |
| 4 | pa-t,e-er | he will be released. |
| 5 | i-mi-it-ti ha-szi-im _{gesz}tukul_ e-li-isz | (and) a battle-array with a weapon above |
| 6 | it,-t,u3-ul | he has sworn. |
| 7 | _sza3_ sza-lim 1(u) 2(disz) ti-ra-a-nu | from the well-being 12 tiranu |
| 8 | an-ni-tum pi-qi2-it-tum | This is a revocation. |
| 9 | sza _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_ | of the month of Dumuzi, 14th day |
| 10 | in-ne2-ep-szu | he performed. |
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