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Fs Walker 241 (P502958)
Divination, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Walker 241 |
|---|---|
| ID | P502958 |
| Museum no. | BM 130838 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) _udu_ ne-pe2-esz-ti! _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | 1 sheep for the ritual of the diviner, |
| 2 | a-na eri-ba-am-{d}na-na-a a-na _iri{ki}_ x-x | to Erībam-Nanaya, to the city |
| 3 | a-la-ki-im a-na _silim sza3-ge4# guru6#_ | to go, for the well-being of the heart of the silo |
| 4 | _ki-gub tuku nu zi! kal_ x x ni-di | who has a standing place, who is not true, all ..., |
| 5 | szu-bat _za3 ka2 e2-gal# gar_-at* | is located at the edge of the palace gate. |
| 6 | _za3 ze2 {gesz}tukul x x gub-ba_ | on the right of the gall bladder, a weapon stationed; |
| 7 | _za3 ze2 {gesz}tukul masz#-gana2# gar_ | on the right of the gall bladder there is a 'weapon'-mark of a gazelle. |
| 8 | _ze2 za3 gi-a gub3_ la _tab-ba!_ | The right side of the 'reed' is present; it is not split. |
| 9 | _gub3 ze2# du8_ | stands on the left: he will recover. |
| 10 | _gub3 szu-si_ a-di# 2(disz) sza-ti-iq# | the left 'finger' together with two 'cuts.' |
| 11 | i-na _gub3 szu-si gesz-hur_ | on the left of the finger of the design |
| 12 | i-na _edin szu-si murub4 {gesz}tukul ki!-ta_ et-qu2 | in the foothills, the base of the lower weapon was raised. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _edin szu-si murub4 gesz-hur_ isz-t,e4-ri-tu2 | in the foothills, in the middle of the writing-board |
| 2 | a-na _za3_ er-be2-et | to the border of the four |
| 3 | _szu-si mur murub4 gub3 du8_-at | the middle 'finger' of the lung is split. |
| 4 | ki-di-it _gub3_ hal!-qa3-at _ga-rig2_ | the left side of the 'finger' is split. The 'carrier' is present. |
| 5 | i-na _gub3 mur gu2_ ki-ma ha-si-is _za3-mi2_ | on the left side of the neck, like a halo of pomegranates, |
| 6 | 1(u) 2(disz) ti-ra-nu | 12 tiranu |
| 7 | _iti du6-ku3! u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 1 |
| 8 | _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal-e [(...)] alan-a-ni u3-luh nig2-si-sa2!_ | year: “Samsu-ditana, the king, ... his statue, to cleanse the justice |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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