Text and Translation

Text and Translation 

The Position (1) 

§1 (K1/N16)  

ugu-nu tùr 150 na 150 

The above of the pen to the left of the Position: Left. 

§2 (K2/N17)  

ba-mát tùr 150 na 150 

The half of the pen to the left of the Position: Left. 

§3 (K3/N18)  

tùr 150 na 150 

The pen to the left of the Position: Left. 

§4 (K4/N19)  

ki-nu tùr 150 na 150 

The lower part of the pen to the left of the Position: Left. 

§5 (K5/N12)  

bi-rit sag 150 na u ni-ri 150 

Between the top of the left of the Position and the Yoke: Left. 

§6 (K6/N11)  

bi-rit sag na u ni-ri bar-ma 15 

Between the top (of the right) of the Position and the Yoke, at half-point: Right. 

§7 (K7/N6)  

bi-rit sag 15 na u ni-ri 15 

Between the top of the right of the Position and the Yoke: Right. 

§8 (K8/N10)  

dib na dù.a.bi 15 

The entire throughway of the Position: Right. 

§9 (K9/N7) 

sag 15 na 15 

The top of the right of the Position: Right. 

§10 (K10/N8)  

murub4 15 na 150 

The middle of the right of the Position: Left. 

§11 (K11/N9)  

suḫuš 15 na 15 

The base of the right of the Position: Right. 

§12 (K11/N13)  

sag 150 na 150 

The top of the left of the Position: Left. 

§13 (K13/N14)  

murub4 150 na 15 

The middle of the left of the Position: Right. 

§14 (K14/N15)  

suḫuš 150 na 150 

The base of left of the Position: Left. 

§15 (K15/N3)  

sag 15 na ziz-ma 15 

The top of the right of the Position, at half-point: Right. 

§16 (K16/N4) 

tùr 15 na 15 

The pen to the right of the Position: Right. 

§17 (K17/N5)  

suḫuš 1[5] na z[iz-ma] 1[50] 

The base of the r[ight] of the Position, at half point: Le[ft]. 

The Rise of the Wind (2) 

§18 (K18/N1)  

ugu-nu zi im 150 man-ú mu.ni [ki z]i im 

The upper part to the Rise of the Wind:  Left; or, its name is [The place of the Ri]se of the Wind. 

§19 (K19/N2) 

sag zi im 15 

The top of the Rise of the Wind: Right. 

§20 (K22/N2)  

pa-an edin egir 

The front, the plain, the back (of the place of the Rise of the Wind). 

The Dyeing Vat (3)

§21 (K–/N45) 

[sur níg.ta]b igi-it tùr 15 15 

[The socle of the Dyeing V]at opposite the pen at the right: Right. 

The Strength (4) 

§22 (K60/N25)  

[x] kal 15; [x] kal 1[50] 

[The…] of the Strength: Right; [the …] of the Strength: Le[ft]. 

The Palace Gate (5) 

§23 (K61/N24)  

kul-lul-ti me.ni 15 

The lintel of the Palace Gate: Right. 

§24 (K65/N70) (back of model) 

i.dib me.ni bar-ma 15 

The threshold of the Palace Gate at half-point: Right. 

§25 (K66/N70) (back of model) 

suḫuš 15 i.dib me.ni 15 

The base at the right side of the threshold of the Palace Gate: Right.  

§26 (K67/N71) (back of model) 

[su]ḫuš 150 i.dib me.ni [a]-šar šub-at inim [mun]us.sig5 150 

The base at the left side of the threshold of the Palace Gate, where favourable news arrives: Left.  

§27 (K69/N23)  

an-nu sag me.ni bar-ma ki-rù 

The upper part of the top of the Palace gate at half-point: Neutral.  

§28 (K70/N23)  

an-nu sag 15 me.ni 15 

The upper part of the top of the right of the Palace Gate: Right.  

§29 (K71/N23) 

an-nu sag 150 me.ni 150  

The upper part of the top of the left of the Palace Gate: Left.  

§30 (K72/N22)  

bi-rit tùr u me.ni bar-ma ki-rù 

Between the Pen and the Palace Gate at half-point: Neutral.  

§31 (K73-74/N21)  

150 tùr 150; tùr igi-it me.ni bar-ma ki-rù; 15 tùr 15 

The left of the pen: Left; the pen opposite the Palace Gate at half point: Neutral; the right of the Pen: Right.  

§32  (K74/N20) 

bi-rit me.ni u íd bà bar-ma ki-rù 

Between the Palace Gate and the Liver Canal at half point: Neutral.  

§33 (K76/N41)  

tál-lì 15 15 

The right door beam: Right.  

§34 (K77/N40)  

tál-lì 150 150 

The left door beam: Left.  

The Furrow (6)  

§35 (K78/N26)  

tùr 15 igi-it 15 silim 15 

The Pen of the right opposite the right of the Furrow: Right.  

§36 (K80/31)  

an-nu sag 15 silim 15 

The upper part of the top of the right of the Furrow: Right.  

§37 (K81/N27)  

an-nu sag silim bar-ma ki-rù 

The upper part at the top of the Furrow at half point: Neutral.  

§38 (K82/N27)  

an-nu sag 150 silim 150 

The upper part at the top of the left of the Furrow: Left.  

§39 (K83/N32)  

sag 15 silim 15 

The top of the right of the Furrow: Right. 

§40 (K84/N33)  

[murub4 15] silim [150] 

[The middle of the right] of the Furrow: [Left].  

§41 (K85/N34)  

[suḫuš 15 silim 15] 

[The base of the right to the Furrow: Right].  

§42 (K86/N28) 

sag šà silim maš.gán-tim 15 

The top of the middle of the Furrow at the storeroom: Right.  

§43 (K87/N30)  

suḫuš [šà silim] maš.gán-tim 1[50] 

The base [of the middle of the Furrow] at the storeroom: Le[ft].  

§44  (K88/N28) 

sag 150 silim 150  

The top of the left of the Furrow: Left.  

§45 (K89/N29)  

murub4 150 silim 150 

The middle of the left of the Furrow: Right.  

§46 (K90/N30) 

suḫuš 150 silim 150 

The base of the left of the Furrow: Left.  

The Gall Bladder (7)  

§47 (K–/N34’) 

gír 15 zé 15 

The path of the right of the Gall bladder: Right  

§48 (K130/N35)  

15 sur zé 15 

The right of the Socle of the Gall bladder: Right.  

§49 (K131/N36)  

[sur] zé bar-ma 15 

The Socle of the Gall bladder at the half point: Right.  

§50 (K132/N37)  

[15]0 sur zé 150 

The left of the Socle of the Gall bladder: Left.  

The Finger (8)  

§51 (K161/N39)  

15 tál-lì 150 ana á edin u murub4 15 

The right of the door beam at the left, up till the middle plain of the Finger: Right.  

§52 (K213/N51) 

bi-rit ki-‹ib›-ri ni-ri u u 150 

Between the edge of the Yoke and the Finger: Right.  

§53 (K214/N52)  

bi-rit sag 15 ni-ri u u 15 

Between the top at the right of the Yoke and the Finger: Right.  

§54 (K215/N50)  

[bi-rit sa]g 150 ni-ri u u 150 

[Between the t]op at the left of the Yoke and Finger: Left.  

The Yoke (9)  

§55 (K216/N55)  

sag 15 ni-ri 15 

The top of the right of the Yoke: Right.  

§56 (K217/N54)  

sag ni-ri bar-ma ki-ár 15 

The top of the Yoke at half point: Right location.  

§57 (K218/N53)  

sag 150 ni-ri 150 

The top of the left of the Yoke: Left.  

§58 (K219/N62)  

murub4 15 ni-ri ana á 150 máš 150 

The middle at the right of the Yoke, up till the side of the left of the Increment: Left.  

§59 (K220/N61)  

murub4 ni-ri bar-ma ki-ár 150 

The middle of the Yoke at half point: Left location.  

§60 (K221/N60)  

murub4 150 ni-ri 150 

The middle of the left of the Yoke: Left.  

§61 (K–/N74) (back of model) 

egir ni-ri 

The back side of the Yoke.  

The Increment (10)  

§62 (K223/N56)  

bu-de-e máš ki ni-šik ur.gi7 15 

The shoulder of the Increment at the Dog Bite: Right.  

§63 (K224/N57)  

sag 15 máš 15 

The top of the right of the Increment: Right.  

§64 (K225/N58)  

sag máš bar-ma ki-rù 

The top of the Increment at half point: Neutral.  

§65 (K226/N59) 

sag 150 máš 150 

The top of the left of the Increment: Left.  

§66 (K234/N42)  

150 tál-lì 15 igi-it silim 150 

The left of the right door beam opposite the Furrow: Left.  

§67 (K235/N43)  

ká bà bar-ma ki-rù man-ú mu.ni nu bal bat 

The gate of the liver at half point: Neutral; or, its name is: nu bal bat.  

§68 (K252/N63)  

ki-ṣir-ti 15 zé [. . . ] 

The ridge at the right of the Gall bladder […].  

§69 (K253/N66)  

15 [sig] ni-ri [ugu-nu ki . . .] 

The right of the thin part of the Yoke [above …].  

§70 (K254/N64)  

1[50 sig ni-ri igi-it sag 150 . . .] 

The le[ft of the thin part of the Yoke opposite the top of the left of …].  

§71 (K254?/N65)  

sig ni-[ri bar-ma] k[i-ár …] 

The thin part of the Y[oke at half point]: […] location.  

§72 (K–/N75) (back of model; perhaps Yoke) 

[… n]i-ri […] 15-ma 

[…of the Yo]ke […]: Right.  

§73 (K255?/N68) (perhaps Yoke)  

ká.gal dul šà igi-it sag 150 ni-ri 15d 

The Great Gate of the covering of the stomach opposite the head of the left of Yoke: Right.  

§74 (K–/N67) (perhaps Yoke) 

tùr bu-lì igi-it sig ni-ri 15 

The cattle pen opposite the thin part of the Yoke: Right.  

The Liver Canal (11)  

§75 (K–/N44) 

ki.a íd bà dù.a.bi igi-it sig ni-ri [15] 

The entire bank of the Liver canal opposite the thin part of the Yoke: [Right].  

§76 (K–/N46) 

150 íd bà ta igi-it 15 máš en tál-lì 150 15-ma 

The left of the Liver canal from opposite the right of the Increment till the door beam at the left: Right.  

§77 (K–/N47) 

murub4 íd bà ana á 150 máš 150 

The middle of the Liver canal from opposite the left of the Increment: Left.  

§78 (K–/N48)  

15 íd bà ana á 150 máš 150 

The right of the Liver canal to the opposite of the left of the Increment: Left.  

§79 (K–/N73) (back of model) 

egir šà íd bà 

The back of the heart of the Liver canal.  

§80 (K–/N76) (back of model) 

[. . . í]d bà ana sig ni-ri par-ku 

[These things of] the liver canal lie across to the thin part of the Yoke. 

The Back

§81 (K–/N72)

be bà ina egir-šá ana 7 zi-za-at 15 u 150 ku-un

If the liver on its back is divided into seven, the Right and Left are equal.

The Weapon

§82 (K–/N73)

giš.tukul šá 15-šá tur-rat

The Weapon turns back to its right side.

The “Sternum”

§83 (K–/N77)

150 kak.zag.ga

The left of the “sternum”.

§84 (K–/N78)

sag kak.zag.ga

The top of the “sternum”.

§85 (K–/N79)

murub4 kak.zag.ga

The middle of the “sternum”.

§86 (K–/N80)

[d]un-ni kak.zag.ga

[The ba]se of the “sternum”.

§87 (K–/N81)

15 kak.zag.ga

The right of the “sternum”.

Colophon

ki-i pi-i sumun-šú mmu-še-zib-dMarduk lú.šamán.lá lú.ḫ[al…]

According to the original text; Mušezib-Marduk, the apprentice divin[er wrote it].

Textual Notes

§2. Read ba-mát.

§47. Following Glassner 2012: 59.

§51. For tallu as the door beam, see Gordin 2020.