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Preliminary edition of Šumma ālu T.103
BODDY, Kaira
Abstract
This provisional edition was prepared in the context of the SNSF project “Edition of the Omen Series Šumma Alu”. It represents a working draft and will be regularly updated. These new versions will also be made available in the Archive ouverte of the University of Geneva. In due time, the final version will be published online as part of a new Šumma ālu edition, hosted on the “Electronic Babylonian Literature (eBL)” website.
BODDY, Kaira. Preliminary edition of Šumma ālu T.103. 2021
DOI : 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:152683
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Šumma ālu project Geneva (SNSF project no. 175970) T.103 (last update: June 2021)
Kaira Boddy
This provisional edition was prepared in the context of the project “Edition of the Omen Series Šumma Alu” (100011_175970) funded by the SNSF (http://p3.snf.ch/project-175970). It represents a working draft and will be regularly updated. Especially the print edition announced by Ann Guinan promises new insights and an improved understanding of the Tablet. The new versions will also be made available in the Archive ouverte of the University of Geneva. When using or citing the edition, please make sure to always refer to the latest version. Because of the closure of the British Museum due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, several new joins between fragments could not yet be checked.
In due time, the final version will be published online as part of a new Šumma ālu edition, hosted on the “Electronic Babylonian Literature (eBL)” website. Therefore, many editorial conventions used by the eBL project (including the format of the museum numbers) are already followed here. Each manuscript siglum contains a reference to its provenance and date. Additional information on manuscript type is added at the end (Ex = excerpt; Par = parallel; Quo = quotation; Com = commentary).
Also note that in the reconstructed line and in the translation KIMIN/MIN (or “ditto”) is included along with the repeated word or phrase in parentheses, but in the normalized Akkadian line only the repetition in parentheses is given.
We would like to thank Sally Freedman and Ann Guinan for sharing their own material, as well as the at the time unpublished Folios with E. Leichty's and W.G. Lambert's transliterations, notes and identifications of Šumma ālu manuscripts. We also wish to thank Enrique Jiménez for allowing us to use the eBL database prior to its introduction to the public. The Folios as well as eBL helped us identify a considerable number of new fragments and joins. We are also indebted to Christopher Walker, Jonathan Taylor, Jeanette Fincke and Nicla De Zorzi for having shared material with us.
Manuscripts:
NinNA1 Mus. No.: K.8268 + K.12711
CDLI: P397558
Copy: AMT 65/3
Edition: --- Provenience: Nineveh Lines: o 1'–25' = 2–12
NinNA2 Mus. No.: K.17635
CDLI: P402957
Copy: ---
Edition: --- Provenience: Nineveh Lines: 1'–5' = 6–6R NinNA3 Mus. No.: K.6591
CDLI: P396662
Copy: ---
Edition: --- Provenience: Nineveh Lines: o 1'–7' = 16–22
r = illegible NinNA4 Mus. No.: K.3134
CDLI: P370806
Copy: ---
Edition: F. Nötscher, Or 51–54 (1930) 228-229 Provenience: Nineveh
Lines: 1'–10' = 31–34, tally, catchline AššNA1 Mus. No.: VAT 13809
CDLI: P499577 (no photograph) Copy: KAL 1, 35
Edition: N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107–109 Provenience: Aššur
Lines: o 1'–27' = 7–23
r 1'–18' = 25–34, catchline, colophon?
Commentary:
NinLBCom1 Mus. No.: K.103
CDLI: P237781
Copy: CT 41, 34
Edition: R. Labat, Commentaires (1933) 76–79; E. Jiménez, CCP 3.5.103 (2017) https://ccp.yale.edu/P237781
Provenience: Nineveh Catalog:
NinNAQuo1 Mus. No.: K.6925
CDLI: P396904
Copy: ---
Edition: K. Boddy / F. Huber Vulliet / C. Mittermayer, ZA 111/2 (2021) Provenience: Nineveh
Remarks: Catalog of Šumma ālu
General remarks:
In addition to the editions mentioned in the manuscript catalog, transliterations and translations of certain lines from T.103 are found in A.K. Guinan, BCSMS 19 (1990) 10 (l. 1) and A.K. Guinan, CRRAI 47 (2002) 188 (ll. 5–5R, 12–12R, 33).
Edition:
1. DIŠ NA ana MUNUS u₂-zu-uz-za-ta DU-˹ik˺ [...]
šumma amēlu ana sinništi uzuzzatta illik [...]
If a man has intercourse with a woman while standing up: [...]
NinLBCom1 o 8'. [sa-a]-tu₄ ša₂ NA ana MUNUS GUB-za-at DU NinNAQuo1 r 8'. [x x an]a MUNUŠ u₂-[...]
catchline T.102:
K.3677+ r 12'. DIŠ NA ana MUNUS u₂-zu-uz-za-ta D[U ...]
catchline T.102NZK?:
Rm.924 r 5'. [DIŠ] NA ana MUNUS u₂-zu-za-ta DU-˹ik˺
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note: K.3677+ and Rm.924 both preserve the end of a Tablet that is labeled as Šumma ālu 102 in its colophon. However, the omens preserved are not the same, making it likely that we are dealing with two different versions. The use of LIBIR.RA in the colophon of Rm.924 suggests that this is a manuscript by Nabû-zuqup-qēnu.
2. [DIŠ NA] ˹ana MUNUS qid-dam-ta ana GU.DU˺ DU [TA ŠA₃ GU.DU(?) ana] GAL₄.LA DU ˹x˺ [...]
[šumma amēlu] ana sinništi qiddamta ana qinnati illik [ištu libbi qinnati(?) ana] ūri illik ... [...]
If a man has anal intercourse with a woman while bending over [(and) from inside the anus(?)] he moves [to] the vagina: ... [...]
NinNA1 o 1'–2'. [x x] ˹ana MUNUS qid-dam-ta ana GU.DU˺ DU [...] | [(x)] GAL₄.LA DU (blank) ˹x˺ [...]
NinLBCom1 o 1'. [qid]-dam-ta (=) qi₂-id-da-ta₄
note: The reconstruction of this omen is uncertain and follows omen 5.
3. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS pur-qi₂-dam DU-ma pi r[i? ... k]i-a-am i-mur ki-a- a[m (x)] ˹i?˺ še ˹du?˺ [x x]
[šumma] amēlu ana sinništi purqidam illikma ... [... k]īam īmur kīa[m ...] ...
[...]
If a man has intercourse with a woman while on his back and [...]: he sees for a time, then [...]
NinNA1 o 3'–4'. [x N]A ana MUNUS pur-qi₂-dam DU-ma pi r[i?...] | [k]i-a-am i-mur ki-a-a[m (x)] ˹i?˺ še ˹du?˺ [x x]
4. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS pur-qi₂-dam DU-ma GIR₃.MIN-ša₂ ˹ana? x˺-ba-ni- šu₂ G[UB(?)-x] ˹a˺-šar DU-ku DINGIR LUGAL BAD ŠE.GA.MEŠ
[šumma] amēlu ana sinništi purqidam illikma šēpāša ana ...-banīšu iz[zizā(?)] ašar illaku ilu šarru bēlu imaggarū
If a man has intercourse with a woman while on (his) back and her feet st[and(?)] on his ... [...]: wherever he will go, god, king (and) lord will be favorably inclined.
NinNA1 o 5'–6'. [x N]A ana MUNUS pur-qi₂-dam DU-ma GIR₃.MIN-ša₂ ˹ana? x˺-ba-ni-šu₂ G[UB(?) x (x)] | ˹a˺-šar DU-ku DINGIR LUGAL BAD ŠE.GA.MEŠ
5. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS pur-qi₂-dam ana GU.DU DU TA ŠA₃ GU.DU ana GAL₄.LA D[U-(ik) S]AG.HUL.HA.ZA TUKU-ši šum₄-m[a] MUNUS UŠ₂ šum₄- ma NITA UŠ₂
[šumma] amēlu ana sinništi purqidam ana qinnati illik ištu libbi qinnati ana ūri il[lik] mukīl rēši irašši šumma sinništu imât šumma zikaru imât If a man has anal inter[course] with a woman while on his back (and) from
inside the anus he moves to the vagina: he/she will have the ...-demon, either the woman will die or the man will die.
NinNA1 o 7'–8'. [x N]A ana MUNUS pur-qi₂-dam ana GU.DU DU TA ŠA₃ GU.DU ana GAL₄.LA D[U-(x)] | [S]AG.HUL.HA.ZA TUKU-ši šum₄-m[a] MUNUS UŠ₂ šum₄-ma NITA UŠ₂
note: A.K. Guinan, CRRAI 47 (2002) 188 translates “(Demon) Saghulhazu will have her”.
5R. [ana] NU TE-e KI.NA₂-ka TI-qe₂ IGI-ša ŠEŠ₂-ma NU TE-ši [ana] lā ṭehê majālka teleqqe pānīša tapaššašma ul iṭehhēši
So that it does not approach: You take your bedding, anoint her face and it will not approach her.
NinNA1 o 9'. [x] NU TE-e KI.NA₂-ka TI-qe₂ IGI-ša ŠEŠ₂-ma NU TE-ši
note: The translation “bedding” (rather than “bed”) follows A.K. Guinan, CRRAI 47 (2002) 188.
N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 108 translates “Schlafmatte”.
6. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS pur-qi₂-dam DU-ma ki-ma K[I].NA₂ ˹x bul?˺ ta at ˹tu u₂˺ [K]I.UŠ-su A TAG-ma A₂.TUKU TUKU-ši KIMIN I.˹BI₂.ZA˺ IGI-[mar]
[šumma] amēlu ana sinništi MUNUS purqidam illikma kīma majāli .... [...]
kibissu mê ilappatma nemēla irašši KIMIN ibissê immar
If a man has intercourse with a woman while on his back and like/instead of(?) a bed ... [...]: his path will touch water and he will make profit.
Alternatively, he will see financial loss.
NinNA1 o 10'–11'. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS pur-qi₂-dam DU-ma ki-ma K[I].NA₂ ˹x bul?˺ ta at ˹tu u₂˺ | [K]I.UŠ-su A TAG-ma A₂.TUKU TUKU-ši KIMIN I.˹BI₂.ZA˺ IGI-[mar]
NinNA2 1'–3'. [...] ˹MUNUS pur-qi₂-dam˺ [...] | [... bu]l? ta at t[u? ...] | [...] ˹A₂˺.TUKU TUKU-[...]
NinLBCom1 o 2'. [KI.UŠ]-su A TAG-ma (=) ki-bi-is me-e ta-lap-pat-ma : ul i-di
note: The translation given above follows the commentary entry, which E. Jiménez, CCP 3.5.103 (2017) translates as “‘you will touch a track on the water’ – I do not know (what this means)”. However, because the commentator clearly was not sure about his interpretation, perhaps we can, instead, read kibissu māra ilappatma “his behavior will affect a son”.
6R. ˹ana˺ NU TE-e ša₂?!(ŠE)-ni-tam-ma ina KUN₄ KA₂ ša₂ KU₄ u E₃-[šu₂] u₂-šu- uz-za-ta KI-šu uš-ta-at-ti ˹KI˺.NA₂-ša₂ IGI-ša₂ ŠEŠ₂-m[a] [MU]NUS BI 7-šu₂ i-na-ši-iq KA₂ E₃-ma me-sir₂ 7-šu₂ BAD-šu₂-ma ˹NU˺ T[E-ši/šu₂]
ana lā ṭehê šanītamma ina askuppi bābi ša erēbi u aṣî[šu] ušuzzatta ittīšu uštatti majālša pānīša ipaššaš [sin]ništa šiāti 7-šu inaššiq bāba uṣṣīma mēsir 7-šu inessīšuma ul iṭ[ehhēši/šu]
So that it does not approach: A second time she faces him standing up on the threshold of the door through which [he] enters and leaves. He anoints her face (on) her bed and kisses this woman seven times. He goes out the gate and seven times difficulties will depart from him and it will not [approach him/her.]
NinNA1 o 12'–14'. ˹ana˺ NU TE-e ša₂?!(ŠE)-ni-tam-ma ina KUN₄ KA₂ ša₂ KU₄ u E₃-[(x)] | u₂-šu- uz-za-ta KI-šu uš-ta-at-ti ˹KI˺.NA₂ ša₂ IGI-ša₂ ŠEŠ₂-m[a] | [MU]NUS BI 7-šu₂ i-na-ši-iq KA₂ E₃-ma me-sir₂ 7-šu₂ BAD-šu₂-ma ˹NU˺ T[E-ši/šu₂]
NinNA2 4'–5'. [...]-˹tam˺-ma ina KUN₄ ...] | [...]-˹uz˺-za-at-[...] (end of side)
note: The verb šutātû (“to face one another”) is also found in T.104 omens 20 and 36. A.K.
Guinan, Gender and History 9/3 (1997) 478 n. 32 discusses its sexual connotations and suggests a more explicit meaning “to hammer”.
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7. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS ina gišGU.ZA DU ŠA₃.˹HUL₂.LA˺ DUG₃.GA ŠA₃ ˹x˺ [...]
ina gišGU.ZA i-sa-dir-ma maš-˹ka-du₃˺ [...]
[šumma] amēlu ana sinništi ina kussî illik hūd libbi ṭūb libbi ... [...] ina kussî isaddirma maškadu [...]
If a man has intercourse on a chair: happiness (and) contentment [...] on a chair will regularly occur and maškadu-disease [...]
NinNA1 o 15'–16'. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS ina gišGU.ZA DU ŠA₃.˹HUL₂.LA˺ DUG₃.GA ŠA₃ ˹x˺ [...] | ina gišGU.ZA i-sa-dir-ma maš-˹ka-du₃˺ [...]
AššNA1 o 1'–2'. [...] ˹ŠA₃.HUL₂˺ [...] | [...] ˹maš˺-ka-[...]
NinLBCom1 o 3'. [mas]-ka-du₃ (=) ša₂-aš₂-ša₂-ṭu (“šaššaṭu-disease”)
8. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS ina GIŠ.NA₂ : ina gišGU.ZA ip-rik-ma [...] DINGIR ŠE.GA
[šumma] amēlu ana sinništi ina erši : ina kussî iprikma [...] ilu imaggar [...]
If a man lies across a woman on a bed (or) on a chair and [...]: the god will be favorably inclined.
NinNA1 o 17'–18'. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS ina GIŠ.NA₂ : ina gišGU.ZA ip-rik-m[a ...] | DINGIR [...]
AššNA1 o 3'–4'. [...] ip-rik-ma ˹x˺ [...] | [...] ŠE.GA
9. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS ina KUN₄ KA₂.AN.AŠ.A.AN DU-ik ana di-šum EN SI[LA ...] MUNUS BI ul uš-tak-lal mu-ru-uṣ [...]
[šumma] amēlu ana sinništi ina askuppi bābi kamî illik ana išum bēl sūqi [...] sinništu šī ul uštaklal muruṣ [...]
If a man has intercourse on the threshold of the outer gate: to Išum, master of the street [...] this woman will not become fully formed, illness of [...]
NinNA1 o 19'–20'. [DIŠ N]A ana MUNUS ina KUN₄ KA₂.AN.AŠ.A.AN DU-ik ana ˹d˺[...] | MUNUS BI ul uš-tak-lal [...]
AššNA1 o 5'–6'. [...] ˹DU˺ ana di-šum EN SI[LA ...] | [... -la]l mu-ru-uṣ [...]
note: For the translation of the Št-stem as “to become fully formed”, see CAD Š/3 226.
Probably, the intended meaning is “to carry to term”, one of the translations of the Š-stem; cf.
the translation of AššNA1 o 6' as “[diese Frau wird (ihr Kind) nicht austra]gen” by N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 108.
9R. ana NU TE SAHAR KUN₄ KA₂ 15 u 150 te-leq-qe₂ ṣa-lam MUNUS [DU₃-uš]
ina KUN₄ KA₂.AN.AŠ.A.AN te-te-mer-ma N[U TE-ši]
ana lā ṭehê eper askuppi bābi imitta u šumēla teleqqe ṣalam sinništi [teppuš] ina askuppi bābi kamî tetemmerma ul [iṭehhēši]
So that it does not approach: You take earth right and left from the threshold of the door, [you make] a figurine of a woman, you bury (it) under the threshold of the outer gate and [it will not approach her].
NinNA1 o 21'–22'. ana NU TE SAHAR KUN₄ KA₂ 15 u 150 te-leq-q[e₂ ...] | ina KUN₄ KA₂.AN.AŠ.A.AN te-te-[...]
AššNA1 o 7'–8'. [...] u 150 te-leq-qu₂ ṣa-lam MUNUS [...] | [... A]N te-te-mer-ma N[U ...]
note: The reconstruction of DU₃-uš follows N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107.
10. [DIŠ NA ana] ˹MUNUS pe˺-ti-ti DU šum-ma ana A₂.AŠ₂ IGI-šu₂ GAR-nu KUR-ad₂-s[u]
[šumma amēlu ana] sinništi petīti illik šumma ana ṣibûti pānūšu šaknū ikaššassu
[If a man] has intercourse with a deflowered woman: if he sets an objective, he will achieve it.
NinNA1 o 23'. [...] ˹MUNUS pe˺-ti-ti DU šum-ma ana A₂.AŠ₂ IGI-šu₂ [...]
AššNA1 o 9'. [... -t]i DU šum-ma ana A₂.AŠ₂ IGI-šu₂ GAR-nu KUR-ad₂-s[u]
11. [DIŠ NA ana MUNUS pe-t]i-ti u₂-zu-uz-za-ta DU-ik A₂.AŠ₂-su [...]
[šumma amēlu ana sinništi pe]tīti uzuzzatta illik ṣibûssu [...]
[If a man] has [intercourse with a deflowered woman] while standing up:
his objective [...]
NinNA1 o 24'. [...] ˹x˺ u₂-zu-uz-za-ta ˹DU˺-[...]
AššNA1 o 10'. [... -t]i-ti u₂-zu-uz-za-ta DU-ik A₂.AŠ₂-su [...]
12. [DIŠ NA ana MUNUS] ina u₂-re-e DU šum₄-ma be-en-nu DAB-su šum₄-ma UŠ₂ šum₄-ma [...]
[šumma amēlu ana sinništi] ina urî illik šumma bennu iṣabbassu šumma imât šumma [...]
[If a man] has [intercourse] in a shed: either bennu-disease will seize him or he will die or [...]
NinNA1 o 25'. [...] ˹x˺-ma be-en-nu DA[B ...] (rest of side broken)
AššNA1 o 11'. [...] ina u₂-re-e DU šum₄-ma be-en-nu DAB-su šum₄-ma UŠ₂ šum₄-ma ˹x˺
[...]
12R. [ana NU T]E-e KI.NA₂-ka TI-qe₂ IGI AB₂.GU₄.HI.A u US₅.UDU.HI.A ŠEŠ₂-ma N[U TE-šu₂]
[ana lā] ṭehê majālka teleqqe pānī liāti u ṣēnī tapaššašma u[l iṭehhēšu]
[So that it does not] approach: You take your bedding and anoint the face of cattle and flock, and [it will] n[ot approach him].
AššNA1 o 12'. [... T]E-e KI.NA₂-ka TI-qe₂ IGI AB₂.GU₄.HI.A u US₅.UDU.HI.A ŠEŠ₂-ma N[U ...]
note: The translation “bedding” (rather than “bed”) follows A.K. Guinan, CRRAI 47 (2002) 188.
N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 108 translates “Schlafmatte” and interprets this as the direct object of ŠEŠ₂.
13. [DIS NA] ˹ana MUNUS˺ ina gišMA₂ DU LU₂ BI ana d30 ka-rib DINGIR-šu lib- ba-ti-šu₂ m[a?-li(?)]
[šumma amēlu] ana sinništi ina eleppi illik amēlu šū ana sîn karib ilšu libbātīšu m[ali(?)]
[If a man] has intercourse on a ship: this man prays to Sîn, his god [is filled(?)] with anger against him.
AššNA1 o 13'. [...] ˹ana MUNUS˺ ina gišMA₂ DU LU₂ BI ana d30 ka-rib DINGIR-šu lib-ba-ti- šu₂ m[a?-x]
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13R. [ana NU TE-e x] ša₂ gišMA₂.DIRI.GA i-šid giš.ma₂ru-ku-b[i ...] ˹x˺ [x] ˹ša₂?˺ DU NU TE-š[u₂]
[ana lā ṭehê ...] ša nebēri išid rukūbi [...] ... ul iṭehhēš[u]
[So that it does not approach: ...] of a ferry, the bottom of a cargo boat [...] it will not approach him.
AššNA1 o 14'–15'. [...] ša₂ gišMA₂.DIRI.GA i-šid giš.ma₂ru-ku-b[i ...] | [...] ˹x˺ [x] ˹ša₂?˺DU NU TE- š[u₂]
14. [DIŠ NA] ˹x˺ [... D]U šum₄-ma ŠU DINGIR šu[m₄-m]a ŠU LUGAL KUR-s[u]
[šumma amēlu] ... [... ill]ik šumma qāt ili šumma qāt šarri ikaššassu [If a man co]mes ... [...]: either the hand of a god or the hand of the king
will reach him.
AššNA1 o 16'. [...] ˹x˺ [... D]U šum₄-ma ŠU DINGIR šu[m₄-m]a ŠU LUGAL KUR-s[u]
note: The protasis probably concerns the man's cloak, which is used in the accompanying ritual. Perhaps restore “If a man comes on his cloak”, similar to the next omen, where he
“comes between her thighs”.
14R. ana [NU TE-e] tug₂GU₂.E₃-šu₂ ˹i˺-qal-lu-ma NU TE-he ana [lā ṭehê] nahlaptīšu iqallūma ul iṭehhe
[So that it does not approach]: He burns his cloak and it will not approach.
AššNA1 o 17'. ana [...] tug₂GU₂.E₃-šu₂ ˹i˺-qal-lu-ma NU TE-he
15. [DIŠ] ˹NA˺ ina HAL-˹ša?˺ DU me₂-si-ru DAB-su NU DUG₃.GA UZU GAR-an- [šu₂]
[šumma] amēlu ina hallīša illik mēsiru iṣabbassu lā ṭūb šīri šakin/iššakkan If a man comes between her thighs: imprisonment will seize him, misery
will befall [him].
AššNA1 o 18'. [DIŠ] ˹NA˺ ina hal-˹li˺ DU me₂-si-ru DAB-su NU DUG₃.GA UZU GAR-an-[x]
NinLBCom1 o 4'. NA ana hal-li-ša₂ DU (=) ul i-di
note: N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107 reads ina hal-l[i-š]a, but on the copy the break seems to small. He translates “[Wenn ein Ma]nn zwischen ihren Schenkeln ‘Beischlaf’ hat” (p. 108), using the same translation for DU as in the preceding omens, and explains the protasis as follows: “Die Deutung der Protase nimmt an, daß der Mann sich zwischen den Schenkeln der Frau befriedigt, ohne die Vagina zu penetrieren” (p. 109). The translation “comes” follows E.
Jiménez, CCP 3.5.103 (2017).
15R. [ana NU TE-e x s]u AN.TA-tu₄ ina-šiq-ma NU TE-š[u₂]
[...] ... elītu inaššiqma ul iṭehhēšu
[...] ... he kisses the upper part and it will not approach.
AššNA1 19'. [... s]u AN.TA-tu₄ ina-šiq-ma NU TE-š[u₂]
16. [...] NA BI mim-ma ma-la ˹i˺-dab-bu-bu ŠU-su ˹KUR-ad₂˺
[...] amēlu šū mimma mala idabbubu qāssu ikaššad [...]: this man, his hand will reach whatever he talks about.
NinNA3 o 1'. [...] ˹x˺ [...]
AššNA1 o 20'. [...] NA BI mim-ma ma-la ˹i˺-dab-bu-bu ŠU-su ˹KUR-ad₂˺
17. [... D]U is-sa₃-ha[r]
[... il]lik issahhar
[If a man has inter]course/com]es [...]: he will return.
NinNA3 o 2'. [...]
AššNA1 o 21'. [... D]U is-sa₃-ha[r]
18. [DIŠ NA ni-il-šu₂(?) bu]-˹ul?-lul?˺ MUNUS.SIG₅-ti₃ TUKU KIMIN ka-šad ṣi- bu-t[i]
[šumma amēlu nīlšu(?) b]ullul damqāti irašši KIMIN kašād ṣibûti [If a man] is spattered [with his semen(?)]: he will have good luck.
Alternatively, achievement of an objective.
NinNA3 o 3'. [... SI]G₅ TUKU ˹KIMIN?˺ [...]
AššNA1 o 22'. [... bu]-˹ul?-lul?˺ MUNUS.SIG₅-ti₃ TUKU KIMIN ka-šad ṣi-bu-t[i]
note: For the reconstruction of the protases see T.104 omens 9 and 10.
19. [DIŠ NA ... ha]-an-˹ṭiš˺ KU₄-ib ni-iš ŠA₃ TUKU-ši A₂.TUKU [TUKU-ši]
[šumma amēlu ... h]anṭiš ušērib niš libbi irašši nemēla [...]
[If a man qui]ckly brings in [...]: he will have sexual desire, [he will make]
profit.
NinNA3 o 4'. [...]-iš ŠA₃ TUKU-[...]
AššNA1 o 23'. [...]-an-˹ṭiš˺ KU₄-ib ni-iš ŠA₃ TUKU-ši A₂.TUKU [TUKU-ši]
note: The reconstruction of hanṭiš “quickly” follows N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107.
20. [...] ˹x x x x˺ u₂-še-rib UGU EN INIM-šu₂ ˹GUB?˺-[az(?)]
[...] ... ušērib eli bēl amātīšu i[zzaz(?)]
[...] ... brings in [...]: he will [triumph(?)] over his adversary.
NinNA3 o 5'. [...]-še-rib UGU E[N ...]
AššNA1 o 24'. [...] ˹x x x x˺ u₂-še-rib UGU EN INIM-šu₂ ˹GUB?˺-[x]
21. [...] ˹x˺ ba-aš₂-tu sar/šir₃-ka-as-su ˹x˺ [...] tum? ˹x˺ [...]
[...] ... baštu ... [...] ... [...]
[...] ...: dignity(?) ... [...] ... [...]
NinNA3 o 6'–7'. [...]-˹x sar/šir₃˺-ka-as-su ˹x˺ [...] | [...] (blank) tum? ˹x˺ [...] (end of side) AššNA1 o 25'. [... i]k? ba-aš₂-tu sar/šir₃-ka-a[s- ...]
note: The reconstruction and interpretation of this omen remain difficult. Perhaps read šir₃-ka- as-su “his female oblate”, the sense of which remains obscure.
22. [... ina] SIG₅-šu₂ DU.D[U?]
[... ina] dumqīšu ittanal[lak]
[... in] his good fortune [he will live].
Šumma ālu project Geneva (SNSF project no. 175970) AššNA1 o 26'. [...] SIG₅-šu₂ DU.D[U?]
note: The commentary entry i-na li-ba-ti-šu₂-ma UŠ₂ (=) la-bu-u₂ : ša₂-su-su₂ (NinLBCom1 o 5') probably refers to an omen somewhere between ll. 21 and 27.
23. ...
...
...
AššNA1 o 27'. [...] ˹x x x x x˺ [...]
24. ...
...
...
25. [... D]U? ˹A₂˺.T[UKU? T]UKU-[ši ...]
[... illi]k(?) nē[mela i]rašši [...]
[... has interco]urse(?):he will ma[ke a profit ...]
AššNA1 r 1'. [... D]U? ˹A₂˺.T[UKU? T]UKU-[...]
note: The first TUKU sign is not very clear on the copy, but also N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107 reads T[UK T]UK.
26. [...] DU MUNUS BI I.˹BI₂˺.ZA IGI ana NITA [...]
[...] illik sinništu šī ibissê immar ana zikari [...]
[If a man] has intercourse [...]: this woman will experience losses, for the man [...]
AššNA1 r 2'. [...] DU MUNUS BI I.˹BI₂˺.ZA IGI ana NITA [...]
27. [...] ˹x˺ ud ˹IBILA˺ u MAŠ.EN.GAG ina L[A-šu₂ UŠ₂(?) KIMIN ina m]a-mit
˹A₂?.SAG₃? DAB?˺ UŠ₂ KIMIN UD.MEŠ-šu₂ i-˹ṣu˺-t[i x (x)]
[...] ... aplu u muškēnu ina l[alīšu imât(?) KIMIN ina m]āmīt asakki iṣṣabbat(?) imât KIMIN ūmīšu īṣūt[i ...]
[...] ...: an heir or a commoner [will die] in the prime [of his live(?).
Alternatively,] he will be seized(?) [by the c]urse of the asakku-demon(?) (and) he will die. Alternatively, his sho[rt] days [...]
AššNA1 r 3'–4'. [...] ˹x˺ ud ˹IBILA˺ u MAŠ.EN.GAG ina L[A x x] | [... m]a-mit ˹A₂?.SAG₃? DAB?˺ UŠ₂ KIMIN UD.MEŠ-šu₂ i-˹ṣu˺-t[i x (x)]
note: The reconstruction of ina L[A-šu₂ UŠ₂] follows N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107, who seems to interpret these two lines as two separate omens. For the current reconstruction with two alternative apodoses, cf. omen 34. For the reading suggested for AššNA1 r 4' (up to KIMIN), cf.
CAD M/1 193a, but note that the signs A₂.SAG₃ are somewhat squished together. Heeßel, instead, reads [...] ˹x˺ be ˹ne˺ ˹zu˺? IDIM.
28. [DIŠ NA ana e-me-t]i-šu₂ DU ina NU DUG₃.GA ŠA₃ [DU.DU]
[šumma amēlu ana emēt]īšu(?) illik ina lā ṭūb libbi [itanallak]
[If a man] has intercourse with his m[other-in-law] / his d[aughter-in-law]:
[he will live] in misery.
AššNA1 r 5'. [... t]i-šu₂ DU ina NU DUG₃.GA ŠA₃ [...]
note: Or [ana kal-la-t]i-šu₂? Cf. A.K. Guinan, AMD 2 (2002) 33 (with n. e) and N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107, 109. With emētīšu, the omen is also found in line 14 of the “Prodigies of the Fall of Akkad” (Rm 155 = CT 29, 48–49); see A.K. Guinan, AMD 2 (2002) 33, 38. The reconstruction of DU.DU follows Heeßel.
29. [DIŠ NA ana NIN₉(?).A].NI DU DINGIR u dLAMMA TUKU-[ši]
[šumma amēlu ana ahātīš]u(?) illik ila u lamassa irašši
[If a man] has intercourse with his [sister(?)], he will have a (luck bringing) god and a protective spirit.
AššNA1 r 6'. [... A].NI DU DINGIR u dLAMMA TUKU-[x]
note: The tentative reconstruction of the protasis follows N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107. For the translation “(luck bringing) god” cf. CAD I–J 102a.
30. [DIŠ NA ana NIN₉(?) D]AM.A.NI DU DINGIR-šu₂ u diš₈-tar₂-šu₂ i-gam-[mi- lu-šu₂]
[šumma amēlu ana ahāt(?) aš]šatīšu illik ilšu u ištaršu igam[milūšu]
[If a man] has intercourse with his wife's [sister]: his god and his protective goddess will spare [him].
AššNA1 r 7'–8'. [... D]AM.A.NI DU DINGIR-šu₂ u diš₈-tar₂-šu₂ | [(...)] (blank) i-gam-[...]
note: The tentative reconstruction of the protasis follows N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107.
31. [DIŠ] NA ana DUMU.MUNUS DUMU NIN₉.A.NI TE (a-ni) AD lum-ni-šu₂ ša₂ iš-tu MUNUS [...] EN TI.LA-šu₂ bi : [...]
[šumma] amēlu ana mārat māri ahātīša iṭhe (ani) abi lumnīšu ša ištu sinništi [...] adi balāṭīšu ... [...]
[If] a man approaches a daughter of his sister's son (for sex): (at once) father of his misfortune, that from the woman [...], until he recovers ...
[...]
NinNA4 r 1'–2'. [DIŠ] ˹NA ana DUMU˺.M[UNUS...] TE a-ni AD?!(DUMU) lum-n[i- ...] | EN TI.L[A-š]u₂ ˹x˺ [...]
AššNA1 r 9'–10'. [... DUMU].MUNUS DUMU NIN₉.˹A˺.NI TE AD lum-ni-šu₂ ša₂ iš-tu MUNUS [...] | [... T]I.LA-šu₂ bi : [...]
NinLBCom1 o 6'. AD (=) um-mu
note: As N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 109 points out, this omen is the only to use the verb tehû (TE), rather than alāku (DU).
32. DIŠ NA ana DUMU.MUNUS ŠEŠ.A.NI DU a-šar DU-ku tam-ṭa-a-[tu₄]
šumma amēlu ana mārat ahīšu illik ašar illaku tamṭâtu
If a man has intercourse with a daughter of his brother: wherever he will go, (there will be) losses.
Šumma ālu project Geneva (SNSF project no. 175970)
NinNA4 r 3'. [DIŠ] NA ana DUMU.MUNUS ŠEŠ.A.NI DU a-šar DU-ku ˹tam˺-[...]
AššNA1 r 11'. [... DUMU].MUNUS ŠEŠ.A.NI DU a-šar DU-ku tam-ṭa-a-[...]
32R. ana NU TE-e ki-a-am DUG₄.GA DINGIR A₂.MU [...]
ana lā ṭehê kīam iqabbi il emūqija [...]
So that it does not approach: He speaks as follows: god of my strength [...]
NinNA4 r 4'. ana NU TE-e ki-a-am DUG₄.GA DINGIR A₂.M[U ...]
AššNA1 r 12'. [...] TE-e ki-˹a˺-am DUG₄.GA DINGIR A₂.MU [...]
note: Alternatively, with N.P. Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 108, translate “god, my strength”.
33. DIŠ NA ana DUMU.MUNUS DUMU.MUNUS ŠEŠ-šu₂ DU mim-ma la šu-a- tu₄ Š[U-su KUR-ad₂] A₂.TUKU TUKU-ši E₂.A.BA i-[šar₂-ru₃]
šumma amēlu ana mārat mārat ahīšu illik mimma la šuatu qā[ssu ikaššad]
nemēla irašsi bīt abi i[šarru]
If a man has intercourse with a daughter of his brother's daughter: [his hand will reach] something that is not his, he will make profit, the family will [become rich].
NinNA4 r 5'–6'. DIŠ NA ana DUMU.MUNUS DUMU.MUNUS ŠEŠ-šu₂ DU mim-ma la šu-a-tu₄ [...] | A₂.TUKU TUKU-ši E₂.A.˹BA˺ i-[...]
AššNA1 r 13'–14'. [DIŠ] ˹NA˺ ana DUMU.MUNUS DUMU.MUNUS ˹ŠEŠ˺-šu₂ DU mi[m-m]a la šu-a-tu₄ Š[U-su KUR-ad₂] | A.TUKU TUKU-ši E₂.A.BA ˹x˺ [...]
NinLBCom1 o 7'. ˹E₂˺ A-šu (=) E₂ a-bi-šu₂
note: The reconstruction of išarru follows A.K. Guinan, CRRAI 47 (2002) 188 n. 11 (also N.P.
Heeßel, KAL 1 (2007) 107).
34. DIŠ NA DAM ŠEŠ-šu₂ uz-na GAR-su DINGIR ˹TUKU?˺-[ši(?)] KIMIN tu-kul- ta-šu₂ KIMIN DINGIR ŠE.GA-šu₂
šumma amēlu aššat ahīšu uzna šaknassu ila iraš[ši(?)] KIMIN tukultašu KIMIN ilu imaggaršu
If a man, the wife of his brother desires him: he will ha[ve(?)] luck.
Alternatively, his trust. Alternatively, the god will be favorably inclined toward him.
NinNA4 r 7'–8'. DIŠ NA DAM ŠEŠ-šu₂ uz-na GAR-su DINGIR ˹x˺ [x] | KIMIN tu-kul-ta-šu₂ KIMIN DINGIR ŠE.GA-šu₂ (single ruling) (followed by catchline)
AššNA1 r 15'–16'. DIŠ ˹NA˺ DAM ŠEŠ-šu₂ uz-na GAR-su DINGIR [x x] | ˹KIMIN˺ tu-kul-ta-šu₂ ˹x x˺ [...] (single ruling) (followed by catchline)
--- Colophons:
NinNA4 r 9'. 34.TA.AM₃ MU.ŠID.IM.BI (single ruling) NinNA4 r 10'. DIŠ NA ana šib-ti₃ TE u₄-me-šam iṣ-ṣe-el
“34 are its lines. | If a man approaches an old woman (for sex): he will quarrel daily.”
AssNA1 r 17. DIŠ NA ana šib-ti₃ ˹TE˺ u₄-mi-[...] (followed by three blank lines)
AssNA1 r 18. [...] ˹x˺ [...]
“If a man approaches an old woman (for sex): [he will quarrel da]ily. | [...] ... [...]”
