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Commentary B on Enuma Anu Enlil 20 (Q005129)
Scholarly, First Millennium
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| Designation | Commentary B on Enuma Anu Enlil 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005129 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | First Millennium |
| Genre | Scholarly |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ina {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 14-KAM AN.GE₆ GAR-ma DINGIR ina KAN₅-šu₂ A₂ {im}U₁₈.LU AN.TA KAN₅-ma | In Nisannu (I), on the 14th day, an eclipse takes place and the god at its appearance is seen on the south side above. |
| 2 | A₂ {im}SI.SA₂ KI.TA iz-ku ina UGU re-eš ši-kin qa-bi taš-ri-tu₄ | The lower side of the 'finger' is elevated. At the beginning of the month, the wording of a lifted-hand prayer |
| 3 | e-la-nu KI.TA šap-la-nu ina šu-ri-in-ni-šu₂ dele-bat ana ŠA₃ 30 KU₄-ma | (If) Venus enters the Moon on the lower side of the Moon: |
| 4 | ina ITI EN.NUN dele-bat ana ŠA₃ 30 KU₄-ma šu-ri-in-ni qar-nu šu-ri-in-ni | In the month of the watch, Venus enters the Moon and sets the horn of the harp. |
| 5 | ṣal-mu ša₂ ŠA₃ 30 ša₂-niš ina šu-ri-in-ni-šu₂ dele-bat ana ŠA₃ KU₄ šu-ri-in-ni | It is a lunar eclipse; alternatively, in its eclipse, Venus entered into the sky. |
| 6 | i-da-tu₄ ana AN.GE₆ ina AN.GE₆ dele-bat ina {mulₓ(AB₂)}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ ana tar-ṣi 30 GUB-ma | (If) an eclipse occurs during an eclipse, Venus stands in Aries at the rear of the Moon. |
| 7 | EN ITI-šu₂ {mulₓ(AB₂)}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ ina ŠA₃ LUGAL A.GA.DE₃{ki} UG₇ iq-bi IM ša₂ | Until his month the Hireling appears in the king's hand: Agade will be good. It is written on a tablet. |
| 8 | ina ŠU-MIN-ka tu-kal IM ša₂ ana KUR.KUR il-la-ku-ma pi-šir₃ ana ŠA₃ | You hold with your hands the wind which goes to the lands and the opening of the mouth to the hand |
| 9 | ta-qab-bi EŠ.BAR ana LUGAL A.GA.DE₃{ki} ta-nam-din {iti}BARA₂ | You will say the decision to the king of Agade. On Nisan |
| 10 | {mulₓ(AB₂)}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ KUN {mulₓ(AB₂)}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ A.GA.DE₃{ki} DINGIR ša₂ ina KAN₅-šu₂ | The Hireling is the tail of the Hireling. At Agade that god in its eclipse |
| 11 | EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA SAR-ma 1/3-TA.AM₃ EN.NUN uh-hi-ru ina EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA | [In the morning watch, in the evening watch, the scribal] lore is written and a third of the watch is completed. In the morning [watch, in] the evening [watch], |
| 12 | AN.GE₆ GAR-ma KAN₅ ŠU₂-ma 1/3-TA.AM₃ šal-šu₂ ša₂ mu-šu ša₂-lul-tu₄ EN.NUN | (If) an eclipse takes place and it is eclipsed: 1/3 (of the population) will die; šallû-disease. |
| 13 | ša₂-niš 1/3-TA.AM₃ ša₂ iq-bu-u₂ šal-šu₂ ša₂ SI DINGIR ana ZALAG₂ TAG₄ | Secondly, 1/3 (of a mina) is that which they said. The other is that of the horn of the god. It will leave for clearing. |
| 14 | ad-ri ŠU₂-ma ina {iti}GAN U₄ 28-KAM SAG IGI.DU₈.A IGI-ma dele-bat ana ŠA₃ 30 | It is a threshing floor. In Kislimu (IX), on the 28th day, first appearance, and Venus to the west is 30 |
| 15 | KU₄ ina U₄.NA₂.A dele-bat ana ŠA₃ 30 KU₄-ma 1 me U₄-MEŠ AN.GE₆ DUG₄.GA | (If) Venus enters the Moon on the day of disappearance of the moon and is dark for 100 days: an eclipse will occur. |
| 16 | U₄.NA₂.A AN.GE₆ u₂-kal-lam-ka ul-tu U₄.NA₂ ša₂ {iti}GAN | On the day of the moon's disappearance (of the moon) he will show you the eclipse. From the morning of the month Kislimu |
| 17 | ana U₄ AN.GE₆ ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ ta-qab-bi 1 me U₄{+mi} a-na U₄-MEŠ | On the day of the eclipse of Nisannu you will say: “100 days for the days |
| 18 | x-de-e-ti ki-ṣir šal-šu₂ ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ ša₂ E{+u₂} ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ 2.KAM šu-u | It is the ... of the Kisbir canal. It is of Nisannu (I), of the temple, of Ninurta (I) 2. |
| 19 | EN.NUN.MURU₂.BA im-šil-ma a-di ZALAG₂ DU {d}UTU NU IGI-šu₂ i-na mi-šil mu-šu₂ | During the middle watch he performed (the ritual) and until sunrise he made it. Šamaš did not see him. In the middle of the night |
| 20 | AN.GE₆ SAR-ma a-di la SAG pu-u₂-ṣu ZALAG₂-ma EN ZALAG₂ DU {d}UTU | (If) an eclipse is written and it goes until the beginning of pušbu-disease, and until the end of clearing, it goes: Šamask. |
| 21 | NU IGI-šu₂ a-di UGU nu-um-ri-šu₂ pu-u₂-ṣu NU IGI ša₂-niš EN ZALAG₂ DU | (If) he does not see it, until he sees its light: he will die; alternatively, he goes to sleep. |
| 22 | {d}UTU NU IGI-šu₂ a-di la KUR {d}UTU ZALAG₂-ma NU DU₃ i-šab-biṭ i-dak-ku | (If) Šamaš does not see him, he will be darkened until the sun rises and cannot be seen. He will be seized (and) killed. |
| 23 | ša₂-ba-ṭu da-a-ku ša₂-ga-šu₂ da-a-ku KUR sa-kil-tu₄ KUR ELAM.MA{ki} | (Sum) I am a šabatu-priestess, I am an equerry (Akk) The land of Sakiltu, the land of Elam |
| 24 | x x x x x x dan-nu LUGAL AŠ.TE GAL DAB{+bat} LUGAL ELAM.MA{ki} AŠ.TE ša₂ | the strong one, the king, will seize the chief throne; the ki[ng of] Elam, this thrones |
| 25 | x-x-ma | ... and |
| 1' | x x x x x x x | |
| 2' | he-pi₂ DUR₂ u₂-ša-am-qa-at ta-ba-x x x qar-na-šu₂ ša₂-ma-mi | (Sum) He ... a hole in the wall (Akk) The hole of the wall ... his horns (var.) The heart of the wind |
| 3' | nak-pa AN.GE₆ TIL{+tu₂} ina MULₓ(AB₂).MULₓ(AB₂) GAR-ma MULₓ(AB₂).MULₓ(AB₂) x x x x x x x x x x | (If) a total eclipse takes place in Taurus and Taurus [......]. |
| 4' | i-na-dir i-ša₂-an-ni za-ra-nu MURU₂{+ti₃} har-ra-nu šu-ut {d}en-lil₂ za-ra-nu | “If he dies (or) flees, it is an arānu-disease. The middle of the road is the hand of Enlil. An ara |
| 5' | ṭur-ri ina {iti}AB U₄ 14-KAM AN.GE₆ GAR-ma SI-MEŠ-šu₂ 1{+et} la ik-bir 1{+et} la iq-tin | (If) a solar eclipse takes place in Ṭebetu (X) on the 14th day and its horns do not cross (and) do not come close (to each other) |
| 6' | 1/2 hab-rat ina {mulₓ(AB₂)}NAGAR AN.GE₆ GAR-ma EN ITI-šu₂ {mulₓ(AB₂)}SUHUR.MAŠ₂ {mulₓ(AB₂)}SUHUR.MAŠ₂ KUR SU.BIR₄{ki} | (If) the Moon is surrounded by 1/2 halo in the Nagar star: an eclipse will take place until the end of the month. The Goatfish (and) the Swallow will reach Subartu. |
| 7' | u gu-ti-um i-ra-sib i-da-ku aš-šum ra-sa-bu da-a-ku ŠU.NIR | and Gutium he sat down, he is afraid. Because I am frightened, I am afraid. Hand-of-a-goat |
| 8' | ka-la-šu₂ NU DUL-ma it-bal ina AN.GE₆ TIL{+tu₂} ad-ri ŠU₂-ma KEŠ₂{+tu₂} ri-kis ka-la-mu | (If) he does not cover all of it and it disappears, in an eclipse, the end of the threshing floor is reached and the ropes of all the cult centers are tied. |
| 9' | DINGIR ša₂ ina KAN₅-šu₂ IGI-ma it-bal ša₂ KAN₅ ŠU₂{+u₂} LUGAL ša₂ an-na-a iq-bu-šu₂ LUGAL ša₂ ana | (If) a god appears in his eclipse and crosses over (the moon): the king of the world will say to him this: that king to |
| 10' | tar-ṣi-šu₂ GISKIM il-li-ku ina {iti}ŠE U₄ 14-KAM AN.GE₆ GAR-ma SI-MEŠ-šu₂ ina še-e-ri NU | (If) it is dark: a sign will come. In Duʾuzu (IV) on the 14th day an eclipse takes place and its horns are not visible in the morning |
| 11' | i-na-aṭ-ṭa-lu ina GAL-šu₂ in-na-aṭ-ṭa-lu ina AN.GE₆ TIL{+tu₂} ša₂ LUGAL | (If) it is dark: there will be an eclipse; in the end of the king's reign. |
| 12' | u₂-nam-mi-ru ŠU₂{+u₂} TA i-na {d}PAP.SUKKAL KUR-ma KI {d}UTU GUB {d}30 ina | (If) a hand rises from Papsukkal and stands with Šamaš: the moon in |
| 13' | {mulₓ(AB₂)}SIPA.ZI.AN ana GENNA KUR-ma AN.GE₆ EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LE EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LE u₂-gam-mir AN.GE₆ | (If) Orion rises to Saturn and an eclipse takes place during the morning watch and during the evening watch: eclipse. |
| 14' | ša₂ a-di TIL EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL.LA GIN AN.GE₆ ina U₄ 7-KAM U₄ 14-KAM U₄ 21-KAM | (If) an eclipse begins on the 7th, 14th, 21st day. |
| 15' | ana UGU IGI-šu₂ u TIL{+tu₂} MUL-ME EN.NUN-MEŠ AN.GE₆ u₂-kal-lu-mu-ka MUL | On his face and at the end of the night, the stars keep watch for you; an eclipse will take place. |
| 16' | ša₂ ina ITI EN.NUN a-na {d}30 TE{+u₂} u DAB{+u₂} MUL-MEŠ ziq-pi ša₂ ina UGU | which in the month of the watch approaches the moon and seizes the stars, which is on top of |
| 17' | AN.GE₆ {d}30 GAR{+an} pi-šir₃ ana ŠA₃ ta-qab-bi ni-i-ri ša₂ A.AB.BA | An eclipse of the moon will take place. You say the opening to the hand. The nīru of the sea |
| 18' | a-dir {d}e₂-a a-dir AN.GE₆ ina {mulₓ(AB₂)}GU.LA GAR-ma ṣa-a-tu₂ u šu-ut KA | (If) it is dark: Ea will be dark. An eclipse takes place in the Great One and ... and mouth |
| 19' | mal₂-su-ut EŠ₂.GAR₃ ša₂ U₄ AN {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ ša₂ ŠA₃ ina {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 14-KAM AN.GE₆ GAR-ma | It is an ešpātu-ritual for the day when Anu (and) Enlil take place. On the 14th day of Nisannu an eclipse takes place. |
| 20' | DINGIR ina KAN₅-šu₂ AL.TIL | (If) a god at his appearance is finished. |
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