Carthage Stone Text (170 BCE)

For translation methodology see: How to Translate Alphabetic Akkadian Texts

Carthage Stone as display at the Carthage National Museum in Byrsa, Tunisia. Photo from م ض via Wikimedia Commons at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mus_Carthage.JPG
Carthage Stone being examined at the Carthage National Museum in Byrsa, Tunisia. Originally, this stone was likely placed in a temple wall. Photo from م ض via Wikimedia Commons at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mus_Carthage.JPG
  1. Lexicon Used: Alphabetic Akkadian Lexicon - 4th Edition 2023. Online at: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:55809/
  2. Letter Chart Used:  Central Mediterranean Letters
  3. Deity Summary: Ancient Pagan Paradigm

Translation of Carthage Stone Blames Astrology Magic For Drought (170 BCE)

(Aug 27, 2023) This text is blaming  a drought on human produced astrology magic which is driving away the eagle-vultures which normally edit the life network which brings fertility-fluids to earth for manifesting life. It contrasts astrology magic from the astrologically sourced motion powers directed by the hermaphrodite deity, Thu. 

In English

  1. The lack of threads (in life network) is from the howling of the astrological-powers.  Are not those similar to astrology-magic?  Nothing is threaded by Hu.  |  The life-thread's irrigation is being removed by pushing-away the eagle-vultures.  Nothing is emotionally-released by Hu.  The Reed-Boat (Ayu) can make chaotic the nourishing of Hu.
  2. Fertility-fluids are lacking Thu.  The binding (of network links) is lacking Thu due to the veil. The Revealer (Yahu) is being nested.  Yahu (Y') is being shaped by the veil.  The Revealer is being nested by the enemy.  The Revealer is involved with the Reed-Boat.  The Revealer forms a group with Hu.  |  The nourishing is revealing Su.
  3. Life-manifestations are set by nourishments.  The Revealer (Yahu) is being intimidated by the motion-powers.  Hu is being nourished by eagle-vultures.  The Revealer is getting involved with Thu because Revealer is not being prodded.  Don't starve the weavers (who form the life network).  Envy is being nourished.  The openings are involved, so life-channels can be set.
  4. Nourishing openings will involve the life-channels (threads).  Setting the nourishments will reveal the nesting of Yahu.  The Revealer's life-priest-fathers can (only) reveal the nourishments opened by the prodder (Thu).  Life-manifestations are being set by administration (astrological powers).  Astrological-activity can catch-the-wind because of those Su-powers can reveal them.
  5. Activate Hu's setting (of life-network at dusk, setting sun). Repel astrology-magic. Starvation is originating with the emotion-owls.  The Reed-Boat (Ayu) is nesting.  Involve the life-manifestations with the invisible-forms.  Set the life-manifestation's irrigation-system (controlled by Ayu).  Hu's fruit is because of that Reed-Boat (Ayu).
  6. The Reed-Boat's irrigation-system is being repelled because Hu is being difficult.  |  The Weaver (Ayu) is considering revelations (of life forms) involving the patrollers (planets).  Astrology-magic is replacing the combing (organizing the network) because the astrological-powers are scarce.  Open the irrigation-system. Those Hu-powers can be opened at the same-time.
  7. Fate-Curses are being revealed by the fertility-fluids. Starvation is from paralyzing  nourishments involving the Reed-Boat (Ayu).  The moon-eyed-ones (astrological magic crafters) are making angry astrological powers.  Nothing is veiling the involvement.  No-one is considering that activity (motion powers) is causing the lack of Ayu.  The lack is being administered by the astrology-powers. The irrigation-system reveals involvement.  
Carthage and Rome just prior to the first Punic war of 264 BCE. Wikimedia Commons

History of Carthage at This Time

(August 29, 2022) The First Punic War started in Sicily 264 BCE and lasted until 241 BCE with Carthage coming out on the losing side. In the peace treaty Carthage paid large reparations to Rome and Sicily was annexed by Rome. The end of the war sparked a major but unsuccessful revolt within the Carthaginian Empire by mercenary troops and many Carthaginian colonies. This is called the Mercenary War and it lasted until 238 BCE.

Near the end of this chaos and contrary to the peace treaty, the Romans took over the Carthaginian islands of Sardinia and Corsica just off their coast. These continuing tensions led to another war in 218 BCE which led to the Carthaginian general Hannibal crossing the Alps into Italy. But the Carthaginians did not have siege technology needed to take Rome so all they could do was raid the countryside while Rome supplied itself via trade since it now had command of the sea.

Because Rome could not defeat Hannibal’s experienced army, Rome invaded the weakly defended Carthaginian homeland in 204 BC. This led to Hannibal's recall and  his new local army was defeated at the battle of Zama in 202 BC. Carthage then sued for peace and signed a peace treaty in 201 BC which stripped Carthage of most of its colonies and imposed a large indemnity to be paid over 50 years. It also severely restricted the size of its armed forces and prohibited Carthage from attacking anyone else without permission. Carthage ceased to be a military threat. When this indemnity was paid off Rome declared war on Carthage for a third time in 149 BCE and razed Carthage itself in 146 BCE.

Major Levant Droughts Based on Water Level Data From Dead Sea

(August 27, 2023) This figure shows Levant droughts between 1997 and 1000 BCE as measured by the level of the Dead Sea. It shows droughts around 100 BCE, 600 CE, and 800 CE. Based on historical records these droughts seem to have been Mediterranean wide. Notice the modern era crash in water levels due to taking most of the water from the Jordan rivier for human consumption.

Reference


Michael McCormick, Ulf Büntgen, Mark A. Cane, Edward R. Cook, Kyle Harper, Peter Huybers, Thomas Litt, Sturt W. Manning, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Alexander F. M. More, Kurt Nicolussi and Willy Tegel (Autumn 2012) Climate Change during and after the Roman Empire: Reconstructing the Past from Scientific and Historical Evidence. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 169-220 (52 pages). Online at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41678664?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3Abae7746fcbe71d8aee4ed23754af16f9&seq=16#page_scan_tab_contents

(Sept 4, 2023, updated due to corrections in Punic letter assignments)

Translation in Akkadian (Med Text 13)

(read right to left. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs are italic bold)  
  1. Lu  Tu  ḪaWu  Le'u.  Yu  Šu  Tu.  E  ḪaPu  |   PaYu  Ku  DaKu.  Ma'u  Ru.  E  Ḫu  QMu.  AMu  NuNu  Bu  Ḫu.  (Med Text 13.1)
  2. Mu  Lu  Ṭu.  KaMu  Lu  Ṭu  U  AQu.  Nu  Ba'u.  Ya'u  TaRu  AQu.  Nu  Ba'u  YaBu.  Nu  AMu  Ku.  Nu  Ḫu  IPu  |  Bu  NaLu  (Med Text 13.2)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English


  1. Lack of astrology-magic is from the howling of the astrological-powers.  Is not that the same as astrology-magic?  Nothing has been purified  |  The network-birds are getting involved with removals. Push-away the eagle-vultures.  Nothing of Hu's is burning.  The Reed-Boat (Ayu) can make chaotic the nourishing of Hu.
  2. Fertility-fluids are lacking Thu.  The binding (of network links to motion powers) is lacking Thu because of expectations. The Revealer is being nested.  Yahu (Y') is being shaped by expectations.  The Revealer is being nested by the enemy.  The Revealer is involved with the Reed-Boat.  The Revealer is greased by Hu.  |  Nourish the dispersal (of fertility-fluids by the network).

(September 4, 2023, updated due to corrections in Punic letter assignments)

Translation in Akkadian (Med Text 13)

(read right to left. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs are italic bold)  
  1. Du  ReTu  Bu.  Nu  ḪuNu  AWu.  Ḫu  Bu  Qu.  Nu  Ku  Ṭu.  Nu  A  Ka'u  Ya.  EKu  Ya  UTu.  Pa'u  Bu.  Qu  Ku.  IDu  ReTu (Med Text 13.3)
  2. Bu  Qu.  Ku  IDu.  ReTu  Bu.  Nu  Be'u.  YaḪu  Nu  A  Bu.  Nu  Bu  Qu.  KaYu  Du.  ReTu  LeYu.  Ṣu  ŠaḪu  U  A  Su  Nu  A (Med Text 13.4)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English

  1. Life-manifestations can be set by nourishments (life powers).  The Revealer (Yahu) can be intimidated by the motion-powers.  Hu can nourish the life-threads.  The Revealer is getting involved with Thu because Revealer is not being prodded.  Don't starve the weavers (who form the life network).  Network-birds can be nourished.  Openings are involved. Life-channels can be set.
  2. Nourish the threads. Involve the life-channels. Set the nourishments. Reveal the nest (network).  Yahu can reveal those nourishments.   Revelations are nourished by threads.  Prod the Life-manifestations. Set the administration (astrological powers).  Astrological-activity can catch-the-wind because those Su-powers can reveal them.

(September 4, 2023, updated due to corrections in Punic letter assignments)

Translation in Akkadian (Med Text 13)

(read right to left. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs are italic bold)  
  1. Ṣu  Ḫu  ReTu.  NaṢu  Tu.  EKu  UṢu  AKu.  AMu  Ba'uKu  Du  DaRu.  ReTu  Du  IKu.  Ḫu  TiTi  U  AMu  A (Med Text 13.5)
  2. AMu  IKu  Nu.  Ṣu  U  aRu  Pu.  |  UKu  ANu  Nu  Ku  UBu.  Tu  TeNu  RaKu  U  Le' u.  IṢu  Qu.  IKu  A  Ḫu.  Qu  Šu (Med Text 13.6)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English

  1. Activate Hu's setting (of life-network at dusk, setting sun). Repel astrology-magic. Starvation is originating with the emotion-owls.  The Reed-Boat (Ayu) is nesting.  Involve the life-manifestations with the invisible-forms.  Set the life-manifestation's irrigation-system (controlled by Ayu).  Hu's fruit is because of that Reed-Boat (Ayu).
  2. The Reed-Boat's (Ayu) can irrigate the Revealer (Yahu). Astrological-Activity is because of livers (emotions) being opened.  |  The Weaver (Ayu) is considering revelations (of life forms) involving the patrollers (planets).  Astrology-magic is replacing the combing and the astrological-powers (organizing the network). Scarce are the threads. Irrigate those Hu-powers.  The threads are the same.

(September 4, 2023, updated due to corrections in Punic letter assignments)

Translation in Akkadian (Med Text 13)

(read right to left. Capital letters on stone. Inner vowels inferred)
  1. U'a  Nu  Mu.  EKu  ḪaMu  Bu  Ku  AMu.  INu  AGu  Tu.  E  APu  Ku.  E  ANu  Ṣa  Lu  AYu.   Lu  LeYu  La'u.  IKu  Nu  Ku (Med Text 13.7)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English

  1. Fate-Cursed is the revealing of fertility-fluids. The starvation is from paralyzing the nourishments involving the Reed-Boat (Ayu).  The moon-eyed-ones (astrological magic crafters) are making angry the astrological powers.  Nothing is veiling the involvement.  No-one is considering activity (motion powers) is causing the lack of Ayu.  The lack is being administered by the astrology-powers. The irrigation-system reveals involvement.