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KUB 4.63 (tlh:KUB 4.63)

CTH 534

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Designation	KUB 4.63
ID	tlh:KUB 4.63
Language	Akkadian
Genre	CTH 534

Transliteration (ATF)

From Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0

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)
obv. I
1′	]x-x
2′	]x-x
3′	[UD {D}UTU ŠÈ È.A-šu pé-ṣ]i(?) LUGAL ša MU-am TUKU-ú	The day of Šamaš, his temple is open; the king will acquire that name.
4′	[ ] ⸢RI⸣.RI.GA ÉRIN{MEŠ} ma-at-ti	“ERI.RI.GA, the slaves of the land
5′	[UD {D}UTU ŠÈ È.A]-šu ṣu-lum ⸢ú-lu?⸣ AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU	“Šamaš, his temple, the splendor of the elû-demon, the upper world, the sun
6′	[LUGAL Š]Ú? BA.ÚŠ ù UD RI.RI.GA ÉRIN{MEŠ} ⸢ma-at⸣-tim	king of the world, he conquered. A violent day, the people of the four quarters
7′	[UD {D}UTU ŠÈ] È.A-šu GÙN lu-mu-un li-ib-bi	The day of Šamaš, his house, his throne, the lord of the heart
8′	ŠÈ KUR-tim TUKU-ši	(If) he acquires a land
9′	[UD] {D}UTU ŠÈ È.A-šu SIG₇.SIG₇ ⸢{D}IŠKUR RA.RA	(If) on the day of Šamaš, his house will be reddish, Adad will devastate.
10′	{D}NÈ.ERI₁₁.GAL Ì.KU₇.E	Nergal will devour.
11′	UD ni-pí-iḫ {D}UTU ZAG ⸢du-uḫ-ḫu-um⸣ KUR x-x	(If) the day is cloudy: Šamaš will ... the front (and) the middle (of the field) of the land.
12′	UD ni-pí-iḫ {D}UTU GÙB ⸢du-uḫ-ḫu-um⸣ x(-)x(-)x	The day of the nipiḫ ritual of Šamaš, the šangû-plant, edum-plant
13′	i?-sa-[ ]	Isa
14′	[UD] ni-pí-iḫ {D}UTU [ ]	The day of the eclipse of Šamaš
15′	ša-aḫ-⸢lu-uq-ti KUR-tim⸣	the šaḫ-luqti of the land
16′	[U]D ni-pí-iḫ {D}UTU [ ]	“Day of the resplendent Šamaš
17′	RI.RI.GA ÉRIN{MEŠ}	RI.RI.GA (means) workers
18′	UD {D}UTU ŠÈ ⸢È.A⸣-šu [ ]	On the day that Šamaš enters his temple
19′	i-sa₂₀-⸢ak-kí-lu⸣	Isa-eak-kulû
20′	UD {D}UTU ŠÈ È.A-šu 2? ⸢MUL⸣ RU? ⸢GUB.BA⸣	The day of Šamaš, his house, 2? stars, ...,
21′	{D}UTU di-in KUR-tim i-di-[i]n	Šamaš, judge of the land, gave
22′	[UD {D}UTU Š]È È.A-šu 2 3 4 5 6 7 ⸢MUL GUB.BA(?)⸣	The day of Šamaš, his house, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th, the Pleiades stood there.
23′	INIM GIG-ṣú ŠÈ KUR TUKU-ši	(If) he is ill: the land will acquire a rival.
24′	[UD {D}UTU Š]È È.A-šu ⸢1 MUL ŠÈ ZAG-šu GUB.BA⸣	(If) on the day that Šamaš enters his temple: the star of his right hand will stand (there).
25′	L[UGAL] ŠÚ! ŠÈ KUR-⸢tim TUKU-ši⸣	king of the world, possession of the land, will acquire
26′	[UD {D}UTU ŠÈ] ⸢È.A⸣-šu 1 MUL ŠÈ GÙB-šu ⸢GUB⸣.BA	(If) the day reaches Šamaš: its temple will be destroyed. If the star of the temple: its throne will become dilapidated.
27′	[ Š]Ú ⸢ŠÈ KUR⸣ TUKU-ši-ma KUR ⸢ú⸣-ZÁḪ	Hand of an ešû-priest: he will acquire the land of E-zaḫ.
28′	[UD {D}UTU Š]È È.A-šu MUL{MEŠ} ŠÈ ZAG-šu ⸢ù GÙB-šu⸣	(If) the day reaches Šamaš: its temples will be filled with stars. Its right side will be full of clamour.
29′	[G]UB-zu LUGAL{MEŠ} ga-me-rù i-te-eb-[b]u-ma	(If) they stand (there): the kings will become strong and
30′	[LU]GAL KUR LÚ ú-⸢ZÁḪ⸣	the king of the land, man of ezzaḫ
31′	[UD {D}UTU Š]È È.A-šu iḫ-ru-pa-am ša-mu-ú ⸢i⸣-ḫar-ru-up	The day of Šamaš, his house was plundered, my name was eiḫbarrup.
32′	x-x RI.RI.GA ÉRIN{MEŠ} ma-at-tim	... of the troops of the land
33′	[UD {D}UTU] ŠÈ È.A-šu {IM}SI×SÁ nam-ši-šu ib-ri-iq (ana IGI-šu ip-ri-ik)	(On) the day that Šamaš enters his temple, the horn of the Elamite trembles (and) his life is cut off.
34′	[ ] TUKU-ú {D}IŠKUR RA.RA	has acquired, Adad will devastate.
obv. II
1′	⸢UD {D}⸣U[TU	ēšu-plant
2′	{IM}⸢me⸣-ḫu-⸢ú⸣ [TUKU-ši	(If) he acquires emeḫbu-e23û-plant:
3′	UD {D}UTU TÙR la-wi-ma a-na G[ÙB-šu pa-ri-is]	On the day that Šamaš becomes effective, a man will be turned away from his position.
4′	KUR ḫa-ru-ub-tum nu-uḫ-ša-a[m i-mar]	The land of Ḫarubtum will experience prosperity.
5′	UD {D}UTU TÙR la-wi-ma 1 2 3 ú-lu MUL ma-du-tum	The day of Šamaš is favourable. The 1st, 2nd, (and) 3rd are very bright.
6′	it-tab-šu-ú RI.RI.GA ÉRIN{MEŠ} ma-at-tim	They have sinned, the people of the land
7′	UD {D}UTU TÙR la-wi-ma a-na ŠÀ TÙR MUL ⸢GUB?⸣	(If) on the day that Šamaš becomes old and turns into a star:
8′	{D}GÌR ŠÈ KUR ⸢ú⸣-ZÁḪ	Gilgamesh, the army of the land of E-zaḫ
9′	UD ⸢{D}UTU⸣ SIG₇.SIG₇ LUGAL ŠÈ KUR-šu TI.LA	(If) the day is yellow-green Šamaš, the king will conquer his land; life.
10′	UD x(-)x(-)x-bi-ma ⸢da?⸣-na-at LUGAL na-áš-⸢pan⸣-tim	On the ...th day, the king will reach the highest rank.
11′	ŠÈ ⸢KUR⸣ il-⸢li⸣-a-am	Hand of Ekur-ea, Ilī-eam
12′	U[D] ⸢ŠÈ? {D}UTU(?)⸣ x ⸢ri⸣-bi-im ⸢ṣe⸣-tum ⸢dan⸣-na-at	It is the day of the Šamaš temple
13′	[ ] ⸢a?⸣-na LUGAL ⸢a-al pa-aṭ⸣-ṭim(?) iḫ-ḫa-al-la-aq	“When the king enters, he will be enraged
14′	[ ]-im ṣe-tum [d]u-uḫ-ḫu-um?	šubû-stone
15′	[ ]-x x-x-ma	... and
16′	[ ]x-ṣa?-bat	...-ṣabat
17′	⸢UD⸣ {D}UTU x-ir-x-ú-x-ṣú il-li-ik	The ... of Šamaš went
18′	⸢BÀD⸣{ḪI.A} ⸢in-na-aq-qa⸣-ra-ma KÙ.BABBAR KÙ.SI₁₇	“It is an e’ebbītu-plant, it is an innaqqû-plant; silver and gold
19′	a-na LUGAL-šú i-pa-aḫ-ḫur	to his king he shall remove
20′	UD AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU ŠÈ {D}UTU sa-ḫa.x ú-šar-ri-ma	On the day of the upper sky, Šamaš, king of the universe,
21′	a-na {D}UTU.AN.NE il-li-⸢ik-ma⸣ i-we-er	to Šamaš-ana he went, and he washed.
22′	AN.TA.LÙ LUGAL URI	upper part: king of Akkad.
23′	UD AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU È.A-šu iḫ-mu-uṭ-〈ma〉 a-na {D}UTU.È.A [i-we]-er	On the day that the upper god Šamaš his bridewealth is born, he will turn to the sun god.
24′	AN.TA.LÙ LUGAL URI	upper part: king of Akkad.
25′	UD AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU È.A iḫ-mu-uṭ-ma a-na {IM}MAR.TU ⸢i-we-er⸣	On the upper day, Šamaš reached the east and to the west.
26′	AN.TA.LÙ LUGAL URI ù LUGAL MAR.TU	the upper king of Akkad, the west king
27′	UD AN.TA.LÙ ra-aq-ma ŠÈ ṭe₄-mi-šu-ma i-we-er	(If) the day becomes cloudy and the sky shakes: he will die.
28′	ŠÈ URU{KI} LUGAL-šu i-še-er! ša {GIŠ}GU.ZA wa-aš-bu BA.ÚŠ	The king's city will be conquered. That throne which is present will be abolished
29′	UD AN.TA.LÙ ŠÈ še-er-tim ú-šar-ri-ma NAM AN.NE	On the day of the rising of the sun, a new year dawned and the destinies of the sky
30′	uš-ta-ni-iḫ AN.TA.LÙ LUGAL URI ù LUGAL MAR.TU	The upper world, king of Akkad, and the kings of the West
31′	UD ŠÈ {ITU}BÁRA.ZAG.GAR AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU it-tab-ši	On that day, in the month of Nisannu, the upper south wind blew.
32′	ub-bu-ṭú TUKU-ú Š ŠEŠ-am Ì.GU₇.E	(If) it is swollen: he will experience hunger.
33′	KUR ⸢i-ṣe-eḫ-ḫe⸣-er	the land of Išbeḫḥēr
rev. III
1	UD ŠÈ {ITU}GUD.SI×SÁ A[N.TA.LÙ {D}UTU it-tab-ši]	On the day of the moon's disappearance, the north wind blew.
2	ub-bu-⸢ṭum⸣ TUKU-[ši-ma] KUR i-⸢ṣe-eḫ-ḫe-er⸣	(If) a flood afflicts it and the land will be scattered.
3	UD ŠÈ {ITU}⸢SIG₄.A AN.TA.LÙ⸣ {D}UTU it-tab-ši	On that day, in the month of Simanu, the upper south wind blew.
4	mi-lum ḫ[a-a]r-pu ur-⸢ra⸣-ad BURU₁₄ i-iš-še-er-ma	(If) the harvest reaches its normal length (and)
5	{D}IŠKUR RA.RA RI.RI.GA ÉRIN{MEŠ} ma-at-tim	Adad, the raging storm, the troops of the land
6	UD ŠÈ {ITU}ŠU.NUMUN.⸢NA?⸣ AN.TA.LÙ it-tab-ši ub-bu-ṭú iš-[tá]k?-nu	On that day, in the third month, the upper part became stationary, it became stationary.
7	LUGAL.GAL BA.ÚŠ-ma KUR in-ne-eš-ši	He is a king, and the land will become happy.
8	UD ŠÈ {⸢ITU⸣}NE.NE.GAR AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU it-tab-ši	On the day of the moon's disappearance, the upper south wind blew.
9	mi-lum sa-ad-ru a-na KUR DU-ma BURU₁₄ i-iš-še-er	He shall carry out the sadru-tax on the land and return the harvest.
10	LUGAL a-na LUGAL sa-li-ma-am i-ša-pár	The king will write to the king in peace.
11	UD ŠÈ {ITU}⸢KIN⸣.{D}INANNA AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU it-tab-ši	On that day, in the month of Elulu, the upper world, Šamaš set
12	ba-ar-tum a-na LUGAL RI.RI.GA ÉRIN{MEŠ} ma-at-ti	“It is a curse for the wicked king, the troops of the land.
13	UD ŠÈ {⸢ITU⸣}DU₆.KÙ AN.⸢TA⸣.LÙ {D}UTU ù {D}30 it-tab-ši	On that day, in the month of Tašritu, the eclipse of the upper sky, the sun, and the moon set.
14	RI.RI.GA ni-ši ⸢a-pi⸣-e-tim mu-ta-nu TUKU-ú	RI.RI₅ (means) nīši of ea-pî-tum. MUTÚN (also means) “to have power.‭
15	UD ŠÈ {ITU}APIN.DU₈.A AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU it-tab-ši	On that day, in the month of Araḫsamna, the upper south wind blew.
16	RI.RI.GA MÁŠ.ANŠE {D}GÍR ú-kúl-ti ša-ma-nim	RI.RI.GA means “horse,’ GI means ukûtu-plant.
17	mu-šu-ur A.ŠÀ{ḪI.A} TUKU-ši	Whoever seeks a legal claim shall have the usufruct of it.
18	UD ŠÈ {ITU}GAN.GAN.È.A AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU-ši it-tab-ši	On that day, in the month of Kislimu, the upper south wind blew.
19	{D}IŠKUR RA.RA mi-lum i-ṭa-ar-ri-ša-am KUR i-ṣe-eḫ-ḫe-er	Adad will devastate. The land will be scattered.
20	UD ŠÈ {ITU}AB.[È].⸢A⸣ AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU it-tab-ši	On that day, in the third month, the upper part reached Šamaš.
21	⸢LUGAL BA⸣.ÚŠ BURU₁₄ ⸢i-iš-še-er⸣ KI.LAM SIG₅ ⸢GAR-an⸣	“If the king gives birth to an orchard, the harvest of the iiššēr-plant will yield good business.
22	UD ŠÈ {ITU}ZÍZ.A AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU ⸢it⸣-tab-ši	The day of the moon's disappearance, the upper part, Šamaš's eclipse
23	zu-un-nu ù ⸢mi-lum⸣ [TU]KU-ú ⸢sa⸣-l[i-m]u GAR-an	You set up a censer of elum-plant (and) esālmu-plant.
24	⸢INIM DU₁₀.GA⸣ G[IG].GA T[I.L]A	Incantation: “It is sweet, it is good, it has a protective spirit
25	⸢UD ŠÈ⸣ {ITU}ŠE.KIN.KUD AN.TA.[L]Ù {D}UTU ⸢it-tab⸣-ši	“ŠE₂UD (means) to go up.’ ša ēkinkUD (also means) upper Ṣubu, ittabêsvi
26	zu-un-nu ù mi-[lum] ⸢ip⸣-pa-ar-ra-sú KI.LAM i-ṣe-eḫ-ḫe-er-⸢ma⸣	“If the term has passed, the price will increase by a half (i.e. 25% interest annually).
27	⸢ni-šu⸣ DUMU-ši-n[a] ⸢a⸣-na KÙ.BABBAR i-pa-aš-ša-ra-n[i?]	He will pay the silver to his son.
28	[UD ŠÈ {ITU}]⸢BÁRA⸣.ZAG.GAR [UD 3{KA]M} ṣe-et {D}UTU d[a]-ma-am sa-⸢li-iḫ⸣	Month IV, month XII, the 3rd day, the rising of Šamaš, the setting of the sun.
29	[ er]-ṣe-tum a-wa?-a-it	the upper part of the word
30	[ sa-ad-r]a-at ú-ku[l-ti] ⸢{D}IŠKUR TUKU⸣-ši	The sadrūt ukulti-plant has Adad's power.
31	[ d]a-m[a-am] ⸢sa-li-iḫ⸣	the Damam of Saliḫ
32	[ ] in-na-⸢kal⸣	Inna-ekal
33	[ ] sa-li-iḫ	to calm
34	[ a-wi-l]u-t[i] in-na-kal	the man will eat.
35	[ ] sa-li-iḫ	to calm
rev. IV
1	[ ] ⸢ú⸣-šar-ri-m[a] ⸢ŠÈ il-ta-nim(?)⸣	“Ešarruma, the scepter of the gods, has risen
2	i-we-er ⸢AN.TA.LÙ⸣ LUGAL URI ⸢ù LUGAL⸣ MAR.TU	The upper ešum king of Akkad, the west king
3	⸢UD {D}UTU ŠÈ?⸣ šu-ú-tim ú-šar-ri-⸢ma ù? i⸣-we-er	“O Šamaš, this is the hand of the king, so that he will prevail(?)
4	[ ]-ša ú-še-mar-⸢ma ša ŠÈ⸣ {GIŠ}GU.ZA ⸢wa⸣-aš-bu i-ZÁḪ	he will remove it, and that which is written on the throne will be placed.
5	[ AN.TA.L]Ù še-er-tam ⸢a⸣-di AN.NE uš-ta-ni-iḫ	The upper part is elevated, the sky has been surrounded
6	[] AN.TA.LÙ LUGAL MAR.TU	upper king of the Amorites
7	[ ṣ]e-tum dan-na-⸢at?⸣ LUGAL x(-)x(-)x-dam?	The king ... the ṣātum-vessel
8	[UD] {D}UTU TÙR la-wi LUGAL ⸢ú-ḫa⸣-la-aq(?)	(On) the day that Šamaš enters, the king will be enraged.
rev. IV	...
9	DUB 1{KAM} AN.TA.LÙ {D}UTU	1st tablet of “The upper world, Šamaš

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