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Fs Walker 239 (P502957)
Divination, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Walker 239 |
|---|---|
| ID | P502957 |
| Museum no. | BM 026594 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | 1(disz) _sila4_ ne-pe2-esz-ti _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | 1 lamb for the ritual of the diviner |
| 2 | a-na e-pe2-esz s,i-bu-tim | for the construction of a wall |
| 3 | isz-tu _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u)-kam_ | from the month of Abu, the 10th day |
| 4 | a-di _iti kin-{d}inanna{na} u4 2(disz)-kam_ | until the month Elūnum, 2nd day |
| 5 | _uzu_ ep-sze-et | meat of the deeds |
| 6 | {uzu}te-er-tum _ki-gub tuku_ | tērītu-plant, a plant that has a standing position |
| 7 | _gir2_ ka-pi2-is, _kal tuku silim tuku_ | “The foot is swollen, the whole body has swelling, |
| 8 | _ze2 za3 gi-na_ i-na _gub3 ze2_ | on the right side of the gall bladder |
| 9 | _giri3_ na-ah-sa-at | via Nahsat |
| 10 | i-na s,e-er _szu-si egir mur_ isz-tu _gub3_ a-na _za3_ er-be2-et | in the rear of the 'finger' behind the lung from the left to the right of the middle |
| 11 | i#-na s,e-er _szu-si murub4_ i-na _suhusz szu#-si_ | in the middle of the middle 'finger' of the lung, in the base of the upper part |
| 12 | _za3_ ul-lu-ma _gar_ | The right side is elevated and is present. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mur# za3_ ta-li-il _sza3_ sza-lim | The belly is full of wailing, the heart is well. |
| 2 | [n] ti#-ra-nu _gub3_ tu-ru | n turānu, left, turu; |
| 3 | sza gal-da-ni | of the chief cook |
| 4 | a-na ta-i-ti-sza _ba-silim-a_ | for her own life, Basilima |
| 5 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 10 |
| 6 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e_ bad3-am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _ka i7 buranun{ki}-na-ta bi2-in-du3_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, built the wall of Ammī-iṣbaduqu from the mouth of the Euphrates.’ |
Sources & licences
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