BM 055490 (unpublished unassigned ?) [commentaries]

Obverse
o (missing)
o 1'1'

[...] x ú x (x) [...]

o 2'2'

[...] x a-a-tu₄ [...]

o 3'3'

[...] x : * i-mi-in : 7() : MIN<(de-el)> [i-mi-na-ku? : si-bit? : * us-su : 8() :] 1

[...] (The sign) 7 times read /imin/ (Ea 2, 140) (with the sign name) /del [iminaku/ means "seven"; (The sign) 8 times read /ussu/ (Ea 2, 141)]

o 4'4'

[MIN<(de-el)> us-sa-ku? :] šá?-ma?-na?-tu? : * i-lim-mu : 9() : MIN<(de-el)> i-[lim-mu-ku : ti-še-et? :]

[(with the sign name) /del ussaku/] means "eight"; (The sign) 9 times read /ilimmu/ (Ea 2, 142) (with the sign name) /del i[limmuku/ means "nine"]

o 5'5'

[...] x : * ú ú-ba-[an : * ú? : e-še-ret? :]

o 6'6'

[* a? :] MIN<(gi-gu-ru-u)> : MIN<(e-še-ret)> : ḫa-a : U ( o ) MIN<(gi-gu-ru-u)> : [MIN<(e-še-ret)> :]

o 7'7'

[ma-ʾ]-du-tu₄ : * ge-e : U mi-iḫ-ṣa-[tu₄ : mi-ḫi-il-tu₄ : ...]2

[... means ...]...; (The sign) U read /ge/ (Aa II/4, 41 = Ea 2, 150) means "wedges" [, "wedge", ...]

o 8'8'

[* šu-u : U : MIN<(gi-gu-ru-u)> : e-re-bu] šá dUTU-ši : e-re- šá UD-[mi : * šu- : U : MIN<(gi-gu-ru-u)> :]

[...; (The sign) U read /šu/ means "to set" said] of the sun (Aa II/4, 67) and "to become dusky" said of the weather (Aa II/4, 68), [...]

o 9'9'

[sa-ḫa-pu?] : * ú-mun : U MIN<(gi-gu-ru-u)> : be-[e-lu EME.SAL : ...]

[...]; (The sign) U read /umun/ (Ea 2, 153) (with the sign name) /giguru/ means "lord" [in Emesal;...]

o 10'10'

[...] x : * gi-gur : U : MIN<(gi-gu-ru-u)> šap!-lu [...]

[...; (The sign) U read /gigur/ (Ea 2, 154) means "low" [...]

o 11'11'

[... :] * bur diš : U DIŠ : MIN<(gi-gu-ru-u)> de--še-ku : 1(u) IKU [: * bur ni- : 2(u) :] 3

[...] (The signs) U and DIŠ read /bur diš/ (Ea 2, 157 = Aa II/4, 150) (with the sign name) /gigur deššeku/ mean "10 iku"; [(The sign) 2 times U read /bur niš/]

o 12'12'

[MIN<(gi-gu-ru-u)> MIN.NA.BI :] 2(u) IKU : * šu-šá-na : 2(u) : MIN<(gi-gu-ru-u)> MIN<(MIN.NA.BI)> [: šu--šá-an :]

[(with the sign name) /gigur minabi/] means "20 iku"; (The sign) 2 times U read /šušana/ (with the sign name) /gigur minabi/ [(also) means "one-third"];

o 13'13'

[...] x x en x [...]

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Reverse
r (missing)
r 1'1'

[... * bur niš : Ug] Ug IKU : * BUR ÙŠU [: Ug Ug Ug IKU]

[... /bur niš/ (is the reading of) 20 bur₃ IKU; /bur ušu/ (is the reading of) [30 bur₃ IKU];

r 2'2'

[* bur nimin : Ug] Ug Ug Ug IKU : * BUR NINNU : Ug Ug [Ug Ug Ug IKU : * gi-in : KUR :]

[/bur nimin/ (is the reading of)] 40 bur₃ IKU; /bur ninnu/ (is the reading of) 5[0 bur₃ IKU. (The sign) KUR read /gin/]

r 3'3'

ku-ú-ru : šá ZA.GÌN el-lu : * ku-ur : KUR : [MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> : MIN<(KUR-ú)> ...]

(with the sign name) kuru means "pure regarding lapis lazuli". (the sign) KUR read /kur/

r 4'4'

MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> : MIN<(KUR-ú)> : * šá-du-ú : KUR : MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> : MIN<(KUR-ú)> : * šá-ḫa-an : KUR : [MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> : dKUR : * a-nu-bu : KUR :] 4

.... (The sign) KUR read /šahan/ (Ea 2, 193) [(with the sign name) Ditto (i.e., kuru) is a deity (written) KUR (i.e., Šahan). (The sign) KUR read /anubu/ (Ea 2, 194)]

r 5'5'

MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> : dKUR : * zi-za-an : KUR : MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> : dKUR : * ra-am-ma-[nu : KUR : MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> : dKUR : * ra-a-šu : KUR :]

(with the sign name) Ditto (i.e., kuru) is a deity (written) KUR (i.e., Anubu). (The sign) KUR read /zizan/ (Ea 2, 195) (with the sign name) Ditto (i.e., kuru) is a deity (written) KUR (i.e., Zizanu). [(The sign) KUR] read /ramanu/ (Ea 2, 196) [(with the sign name) Ditto (i.e., kuru) is a deity (written) KUR (i.e., Ramanu). (The sign) KUR read /rašu/ (Ea 2, 197)]

r 6'6'

MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> : dKUR : * am-ma : KUR : MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> dKUR : * ge-e : KUR : [MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> : ... : * gu-di-bir : KUR@KUR :]

(with the sign name) Ditto (i.e., kuru) is a deity (written) KUR (i.e., Rašu). (The sign) KUR read /amma/ (Ea 2, 198) (with the sign name) Ditto (i.e., kuru) is a deity (written) KUR (i.e., Amma). (The sign) KUR read /ge/ [(with the sign name) Ditto (i.e., kuru) means .... (The compound sign) KUR.KUR180 read /gudibir/]

r 7'7'

MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> MIN.NA.BI i-gi-gub-bu-ú <:> nu!-kúr!-tu₄ [: * ... : KUR@KUR :]

(with the sign name) kuru minnabi igigubbû (i.e., the sign KUR, reduplicated with the second one turned by 180 degrees) means "enmity". [(The compound sign) KUR.KUR180 read /.../]

r 8'8'

MIN<(ku-ú-ru)> MIN<(MIN.NA.BI)> i-gi-gub-bu-ú : er-ṣe-tu₄ : ni-lu?-tu₄ -e-[... : * ú-pu : t :]

(with the sign name) Ditto ditto (i.e., kuru minnabi igigubbû) means "earth" ... [... (The sign) t read /upu/ (Ea 2, 200)]

r 9'9'

de-el te-nu-ú : x x x [...]5

(with the sign name) dil tenû (i.e., the sign , slanted) means "..."

r 10'10'

... : * de- : t : MIN<(de-el)> MIN<(te-nu-ú)> [:] MIN?<(-ten)> [: * di-li : t :]

r 11'11'

MIN<(de-el)> MIN<(te-nu-ú)> : MIN<(-ten)> [:] * -ten : t : MIN<(de-el)> MIN<(te-nu-ú)> : MIN<(-ten)> : * sag-ta-[ak] : [ : ...]

r 12'12'

[...] x x du BAL-ú MIN [...]

r 13'13'

[...] x x BAL-ú MIN [...]

r 14'14'

[...] x BAL-ú MIN [...]

r 15'15'

[...] x [...]

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1The sign name for 2(aš) in Ea II, 125 is de-el min-na-bi. There are no sign names attested for higher combinations of AŠ, but we do have sign names for the multiples of U. 7(u) in Ea II, 179 is given as [MIN(gi-gur)] i-mi-na-ku.

2Unfortunately, the sign after MI is damaged. Therefore U could also be equated here with mihiltu, for which compare Ea II, 150 and its subcolumn 3: šaGI.Emi-hi-il-tu.

3The addition of the sign DIŠ to U does not appear in the base text: Aa II/4, 150 only contain U in subcolumn 2, which is represented by the sign name MIN(gi-gu-ru-u) in subcolumn 3. The equivalent is given there as 10 bu-urGAN₂.

4Note that CCP 6.1.13.B.a reads for the KUR's reading /šahan/ in line 7': * { +ša₂-ha-an}KUR : {d}{ +ŠU-ma}KUR. The same can be gleaned from CCP 6.1.13.C. It seems that in our text only {d}KUR is used as "equivalent". Ea II, 193–198 has ŠU in each entry. For this and the subsequent divine names, each written with the sign KUR see also the god-list An : Anum VI, 244-249.

5The sign name dili tenû also occurs in the fragmentary commentary CCP 6.1.13.C r,10': AŠtdi-li-te-nu-u, and in CCP 6.1.13.B.a r,9': šu-šur ZIB di-li-te-en-[nu-u?]. In the subsequent lines the parts of this sign name will be referred to as MIN MIN.