BM 040749 (unpublished unassigned ?) [commentaries]

Obverse
o 1o 1

dNIN.KILIM : ner-tu₄ : ḫi-ṭu

(o 1) (From the tablet) “If a mongoose” (= Šumma Ālu 34 1) “Murder” (= Šumma Ālu 34 2) means “crime”; alternatively, it means “to kill.”

o 22

šá-niš da-a-ku

o 33

iḫ-ta-na-ru-ur : ir-ta-na-kab

(o 3) “He continually trembles” (= Šumma Ālu 34 unknown) means “he continually pushes forward.”

o 44

dNIN.KILIM.BAR.BAR : ta-ar-pa-šú

(o 4) NIN.KILIM.BAR.BAR (= Šumma Ālu 34 29-32) means “otter.”

o 55

ra-pa-gu : mut-tap-ri-šú1

(o 5) The word rapāgu (= Šumma Ālu 34 unknown) means “winged.”

o 66

NA BI EZEN šá-niš : UG₅ lu-u

(o 6) “That man will EZEN, alternatively, UG₅ or UG₅.GA” (= Šumma Ālu 34 unknown) means “dead.”

o 77

UG₅.GA : mi-i-

o 88

iḫ-ta-na-ru-ur : šá ta-EZEN? ib-bu-ú

(o 8) “He continually trembles” (= Šumma Ālu 34 unknown) refers to (the man) who is called ...

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Reverse
rr NaN  (beginning reverse missing)
r 1'r 1'

[x x (x)] x x [x x (x)]

(r 1') ...

r 2'2'

x-šu-ku : maš-x? : x [x x (x)]

r 3'3'

ú-ta-áš-šá-ab : ut-tan-na-aḫ?2

(r 3') utaššab means uttannaḫ.

r 4'4'

ú-ta-sa-ab : sa-a-[x x x] x

(r 4') ú-ta-sa-ab means ... [...].

r 5'5'

KU₁₀.KU₁₀ <:> la-ra-a ir-ši

(r 5') KU₁₀.KU₁₀ <means> it has twigs; KU₁₀.KU₁₀ means “Nissaba ...

r 6'6'

KU₁₀.KU₁₀ : dŠE.NAGA x x UD

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1The reading of the first word seems clear, but its meaning is uncertain.

2The decipherment of lines 3′-4′ remains uncertain.