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1-KÁMlūinakalūmilūinakalmūšiṣēruamēlaīmuršūinalibbišattišuātiimâtšummaamēlušūbalāṭaḫašiḫqaqqadauḫarrarlētīšuugallab3arḫīšunūtiuštapaššaqmaiballuṭKI.MINtībukašduamēlušūinašērianaMardukušeddīmaidammiqKI.MINkīlamarṣaimmaramēlušūMardukušeʾʾûmalumunšuippaṭṭaramēlušūinapušqiukīliuṣṣithat man will die within that year.If, during the New Year’s Festival, on the first day of Nisannu, or on the first day of Ayyāru, either all day or all night, a snake stares at a manIf, during the New Year’s Festival, on the first day of Nisannu, or on the first day of Ayyāru, either all day or all night, a snake stares at a manthat man will die within that year.If that man wishes to live, he should make incisions in (his) head, he should shave his cheeksfor those three months he will suffer, but he will survive.Dittoa heavy attack (will occur), (but) in the morning, that man should let Marduk know and he will be well.Dittohe will experience hard imprisonment, (but) that man should seek out Marduk and his evil will be released, that man will escape from misery and imprisonment.DIŠinaZAG.MUKina{iti}BÁRAU4 1-KÁMluina{iti}GU4U4 1-KÁMluinakalu4-miluinakalGE6MUŠNAIGIBIinaŠÀMUBIBA.ÚŠšum4-maNABITI.LAḫa-šiḫSAG.DUú-ḫar-ra-árTE.MEŠ-šúú-gal-lab3ITI.MEŠšú-nu-tiuš-ta-pa-šaq-maTI-uṭ:ZI-bukaš-duNABIinaÁ.GÚ.ZI.GAana{d}AMAR.UTUú-še-di-maSIG5:KI.ŠÚGIGIGINABI{d}AMAR.UTUú-še-ʾe-ú-maḪUL-šúDU8NABIinaPAP.ḪALuKI.KALÈšummainazagmukkiinaNisanniU4 1-KÁMlūinaAyyāriU4 1-KÁMlūinakalūmilūinakalmūšiṣēruamēlaīmuršūinalibbišattišuātiimâtšummaamēlušūbalāṭaḫašiḫqaqqadauḫarrarlētīšuugallab3arḫīšunūtiuštapaššaqmaiballuṭ:tībukašduamēlušūinašērianaMardukušeddīmaidammiq:kīlamarṣaimmaramēlušūMardukušeʾʾûmalumunšuippaṭṭar:amēlušūinapušqiukīliuṣṣithat man will die within that year.[If, during] the New Year’s Festival, on the first day of Nisannu, or on the first day of Ayyāru, either all day or all night, a snake stares at a man[If, during] the New Year’s Festival, on the first day of Nisannu, or on the first day of Ayyāru, either all day or all night, a snake stares at a manthat man will die within that year.If that man wishes to live, he should make incisions in (his) head, he should shave his cheeksfor those three months he will suffer, but he will survive : a heavy attack (will occur), (but) in the morning, that man should let Marduk know and he will be well : he will experience hard imprisonment, (but) that man should seek out Marduk and his evil will be released : that man will escape from misery and imprisonment.DIŠinaZAG.MUKina{iti}BÁRAU4 1-KÁMluina{iti}GU4U4 1-KÁMluinaka-lau4-miluinaka-laGE6MUŠNAIGIBIinaŠÀMUBIÚŠšum4-maNABITI.LAḫa-šiḫSAG.DUú-ḫar-ra-arTE.MEŠ-šúú-gal-labU4 1-KÁMul-ta-nap-šá-aq-maTI-uṭKI.MINZI-bukaš-duNABIinaÁ.GÚ.ZI.GAana{d}AMAR.UTUú-še-di-maSIG5KI.MINKI.ŠÚGIGIGINABI{d}AMAR.UTUú-še-ʾe-ú-maḪUL-šúDU8LÚBIinaPAP.ḪALuMUNUS.KALA.GAÈšummainazagmukkiinaNisanniU4 1-KÁMlūinaAyyāriU4 1-KÁMlūinaka-laūmilūinaka-lamūšiṣēruamēlaīmuršūinalibbišattišuātiimâtšummaamēlušūbalāṭaḫašiḫqaqqadauḫarrarlētīšuugallabU4 1-KÁMultanapšaqmaiballuṭKI.MINtībukašduamēlušūinašērianaMardukušeddīmaidammiqKI.MINkīlamarṣaimmaramēlušūMardukušeʾʾûmalumunšuippaṭṭaramēlušūinapušqiudannatiuṣṣithat [ma]n will di[e] wit[hin] that year.[If, during the New Year’s Festival, on the first day of Nisannu, or on the first day of Ayyāru,] either all da[y or all night, a snake stares at a man][If, during the New Year’s Festival, on the first day of Nisannu, or on the first day of Ayyāru,] either all da[y or all night, a snake stares at a man]that [ma]n will di[e] wit[hin] that year.[If that man wishes to live, he should make incision]s [in (his) head,] he should shave his cheek[s]for one day he will suff[er, but he will survive.Dittoa heavy attack (will occur), (but) in the morning, that man should let Marduk know and he will be we]ll.Dittohe will experience hard imprison[ment], [(but) that man should seek out Marduk and his evil will be released], that [man] will escape from mise[ry] and hardship.