In Omens
Solar eclipses by day of the month (Enūma Anu Enlil)
Celestial omens predicting events from the day on which the sun is eclipsed.
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| Designation | K.2234 |
|---|---|
| Museum no. | K.2234 |
| Collection | Kuyunjik |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Šamaš (EAE 23–35) |
| Provenience | Nineveh |
| Findspot | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
| CDLI no. | P394285 |
| Source | electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich — MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified |
| Lines | 165 (160 with machine English) |
Machine draft. English generated by model atf-en-best-v2 (montycrypto/atf-to-english) (version d871547f92875415dbbc7f4a37fd65e35f8ac97d) on 2026-10-05, line by line from the ATF. Not a scholarly translation.
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| Line | English (machine draft) |
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| obverse col 1 | |
| 1 | ... king of Akkad... |
| 2 | If on the 14th day the king of Akkad his throne will fall. |
| 3 | ... on the sixteenth day: rains and floods will diminish. |
| 4 | If on the 18th day: the city, the king, and its days will prosper; rains and floods will come. |
| 5 | If on the 20th day: he will bring water from the land. |
| 6 | If on the... day a king dies and his land goes between them: |
| 7 | If on the 29th day: the great king will be glad. Adad will be present in the land and the land will diminish. |
| 8 | If on the 30th day a man is not finished: he will die. |
| 9 | If an eclipse takes place and Venus and Saturn become visible: for the king there will be peace for the land. |
| 10 | If an eclipse takes place and is strong: not a kingship will be established for kingship. |
| 11 | If from the 1st day to the 30th day the kings will give me orders and there will be no return. |
| 12 | If in Kislimu (Month IX), on day 4, an eclipse takes place: the land will be destroyed. |
| 13 | If on the 14th day an eclipse takes place: the land will experience famine. |
| 14 | If on the 13th day... |
| 15 | If on the 14th day ditto he is ill, ditto: he will die. |
| 16 | If on the 15th day: he will die. |
| 17 | If on the 16th day (there are) pregnant women in the middle of their hearts, they will not make a claim concerning the land. |
| 18 | If on the 18th day: the king of that land will prosper; Nergal will devour the land. |
| 19 | If the day reaches Ihu: there will be famine in the land. |
| 20 | If on the 28th day: the city, the king, and his people will be reconciled. |
| 21 | If on the 29th day: the city, king, and his people will conquer. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | If from the 1st day to the 30th day it is located: the meal of the land will become poor. |
| 24 | If in ebtu (Month X), on day 20 a solar eclipse takes place: the land will become happy. |
| 25 | If on the 9th day he sees a storm: variant: the storm will take place in the land. |
| 26 | If on the 13th day: the king's son will not seize the throne. |
| 27 | If on the sixteenth day the king of Elam will devastate his land, and he will pay the whole price. |
| 28 | If on the 18th day: the city, the king, and his people will be reconciled. |
| 29 | If on the 20th day: the floods will occur in the east. : If on the 1st day: the Westland will die. |
| 30 | If on the 8th day: the city, king, and the people will be reconciled. |
| 31 | If on the 29th day: the king of the land will defeat him; there will be an enemy attack and the land will go. |
| 32 | If the moon becomes stationary on the 30th day: the king of that land will die and his son will seize the throne. |
| 33 | If an eclipse takes place and Jupiter and Jupiter appear: the king of the world will overthrow his reign. |
| 34 | If an eclipse takes place and the day is yellow: the king's throne will not live. |
| 35 | If from the 1st day to the 30th day the king of the Westland will give the throne. |
| 36 | If in abau (Month XI), on the 1st day there is an eclipse: an eclipse will take place. The king will die. |
| 37 | If on the 9th day: he will become a slave; the king will die. : If on the 11th day: a man will become a slave in his palace. |
| 38 | If on the 13th day a man's wife the king's wife will be killed. |
| 39 | If on the fourteenth day there is rain in the sky: there will be floods in the river; : the son of the king will be killed. |
| 40 | If on the 15th day: the harvest of the land will prosper. : If on the 16th day: the king of Akkad will seize him in the throne. |
| 41 | If on the 18th day the king is with the king and his land is captured. |
| 42 | If on the 20th day: the land will dwell as if in pastures. : If on the 21st day: the king of Akkad will fall with a weapon. |
| 43 | If on the 28th day: the city, the king's people will prosper; there will be peace before the year. |
| 44 | : he will bring water from the land. |
| 45 | |
| 46 | ... eat |
| 47 | ... eat |
| 48 | ... kid |
| 49 | ... will place |
| 50 | ... evil(?) |
| 51 | ... water |
| 52 | |
| obverse col 2 | |
| 1 | ... the xth day, the xth day ditto, the xth day... |
| 2 | ... ditto: the throne in |
| 3 | If on the 14th day ditto (and) on the 16th day an eclipse takes place: the price of the brother's house will increase. |
| 4 | If on the 9th day: he will become small; he will rule the land. ama. |
| 5 | If on the 14th day a throne goes in the land |
| 6 | If ditto (a solar eclipse takes place) on the 4.5th day ditto (and) on the 05th day: there will be an eclipse. |
| 7 | (If) a king of the land is given over to kingship and he has silver and gold.... |
| 8 | If on the 16th day an eclipse takes place and the Sun sets (it) with it. |
| 9 | Its ritual: Adad and Mars. |
| 10 | If on the 17th day there is a mole in the land and the brother of his brother's house will be killed. |
| 11 | If on the 20th day: the king will be well; his servants will conquer him. |
| 12 | If he dies on the 24th day: deaths will take place. |
| 13 | If on the 25th day: the enemy will diminish : the king. |
| 14 | If on the 26th day: there will be deaths in the land. |
| 15 | If on the 26th day an eclipse takes place and a star stands there:... to the lands. |
| 16 | If on the 27th day: he will recover. |
| 17 | If on the 28th day:.... |
| 18 | If on the 29th day an eclipse takes place and. |
| 19 | ... ama, the land and the people |
| 20 | If on the 30th day the land will be destroyed: Adad will devastate the barley. |
| 21 | ...... an eclipse will take place and the day will be favourable.... |
| 22 | The king will die... silver and gold to the king.... |
| 23 | If there is an eclipse in Eridu (XII) and the day is dark:.... |
| 24 | (If) meat is eaten by a man: the king of the land will die and will prevail over the wall. |
| 25 | He places (it) for kingship and he receives silver and gold. |
| 26 | (If) they are sick and they are sick: the king will die in the land. |
| 27 | The 34th tablet of Enlil. |
| 28 | If in Nisannu (I) the sun is dark: the king of Akkad will die. |
| 29 | If the Moon is red and white: in that month an eclipse will take place. |
| 30 | If on the 1st day a rainstorm and fog blows: the land will be small; there will be evil in the land. |
| 31 | (If) there are deaths, there will be famine and famine. |
| 32 | If a day ditto (or) a day ditto (or) a day: there will be famine. |
| 33 | There will be deaths in the land. |
| 34 | If on the fourth day he will die. |
| 35 | If ditto (and) if (it is) a thirtieth day: until the day is overcast: a hostile enemy will come forth to ama and ama. |
| 36 | The king gave his servants to the enemy. |
| 37 | If on the 14th day, on the 14th day, on the 10th day, on the 15th day: Dilduri and Itar will stand at his side. |
| 38 | : the stars emerge from its side. The walls of the land will be destroyed. |
| 39 | (If) they see (it) at its right side: the enemy will experience evil. |
| 40 | If on the 14th day: the king of that land will die and the enemy will experience evil. |
| 41 | If on the4.9th day there is a hostility in the palace. |
| 42 | If on the 10th day: the troops of the enemy will be destroyed; there will be famine in the land. |
| 43 | If on the 12th day he is ill and he is dead: ama will die in the land. |
| 44 | If on the 13th day: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| 45 | If on the 14th day: he should not eat the flesh of a man. |
| 46 | If on the 15th day a lunar halo is surrounded by a halo: the king of kings will have no rival. |
| 47 | (If) the king, his servants, give him to the enemy (or): the king of Akkad will die. |
| 48 | If on the 16th day: the king will die in that year and he will experience evil. |
| 49 | (If) meat is killed: Adad will devour the kings. |
| 50 | If on the 17th day: the king of the Westland will give birth. |
| 51 | If the 18th day is dark and Dilbad stands on his right. |
| 52 | The evil walled cities which are weakened by the land will be destroyed. |
| 53 | If on the 19th day: the king will die in that year. |
| 54 | If the day reaches the king of Subartu: |
| 55 | If on the 21st day: there will be no rejoicing. |
| 56 | If on the 28th day: the king of the world will die and he will recover. |
| 57 | In that year, there will be an enemy attack, and the land will be scattered, and my troops will be scattered. |
| 58 | On the 29th day: the king of Akkad will end. |
| 59 | (If) he dies (or) he dies (or) ditto: Adad will devastate the harvest. |
| 60 | If on the 30th day: the reign of the king will be long; the land will experience hunger. |
| 61 | If from the 1st day to the 30th day there is a lunar halo: there will be hostility in the land. |
| 62 | If on the day of disappearance of the moon Venus and.... |
| 63 | If he is stricken in his unfavorable intestines: he will make his land.... |
| 64 | If in Nisannu (Month I) there is a dark spot in the land: the king... |
| 65 | : land of the evil before... |
| reverse col 3 | |
| 1 | If the sun is dark in Ayyaru (II): the land will become dark. |
| 1' | ... |
| 2' | If on the... day there is a great army.... |
| 3' | ... and the king will fall into a weapon. |
| 4' | ... Enlil |
| 5' | ... his heir will seize the throne and he will recover. |
| 6' | ... there will be... in the land. The king will ensure the well-being of the land. |
| 7' | If on the 30th day...: the king will be happy. |
| 8' | If from the 1st day to the 30th day there is a fox: the people will be small. |
| 9' | If the day is dark: Dilimber and Illil will see him. |
| 10' | If he is ill with his unfavorable limbs: the land will be destroyed. |
| 11' | If in Simanu (Month III), the king will die and his son will seize the throne. |
| 12' | If in Duuzu (Month IV) on the 4th day the sun rises: there will be hostilities in the land. |
| 13' | If on the4.9th day Itar is well: a curse will come to the land. |
| 14' | If on the 11th day: the great fate of Enlil will determine the fate of the land. |
| 15' | If on the 13th day the king will fall into a weapon. |
| 16' | If on the 14th day: the king of Akkad will see the flood and the land of Akkad will be destroyed. |
| 17' | The king of the Westland will give the throne. |
| 18' | If on the 15th day the king of Elam will die and that land will be destroyed. |
| 19' | If on the 16th day: the king will see Elam. |
| 20' | If on the... day: the king's and his people will be reconciled. |
| 21' | ... of the scribal art, famine. |
| 22' | ... is seen in front of me. |
| 23' | ... king... |
| 24' | ... you recite the incantation... in the sceptre. That vizier... |
| 25' | |
| reverse col 4 | |
| 1' | |
| 2' | If on the 11th day: there will be famine in the land. |
| 3' | If on the 13th day: there will be frost in the land. |
| 4' | If on the 14th day an eclipse takes place and there is an eclipse. |
| 5' | On the 15th day: the king of Elam will die. |
| 6' | If on the 16th day: the king of Guti will die and he will pay back the silver. |
| 7' | If on the 18th day: the king will complete the day; there will be frost in the land. |
| 8' | (If) he is ill: the great army will be scattered; the king will be confused. Ditto; the king will complete his days with a famine. |
| 9' | On the 20th day: the king of the Westland will make the throne last long. |
| 10' | If on the 21st day: there will be famine in the land. |
| 11' | If on the 28th day: the king will reach the end of the day; there will be frost in the land. |
| 12' | If on the 29th day: the king will conquer in battle. |
| 13' | If on the 30th day: the city, the king, and his people will be reconciled. |
| 14' | If from the 1st day to the 30th day a lunar eclipse takes place: the king of Akkad will die. |
| 15' | If the day is dark: Dilimber and Illil will see him. |
| 16' | : city, king, and people will be reconciled. |
| 17' | If he is ill for his long days: there will be death in the land. The king will defeat the king with the king. |
| 18' | (If) ditto: fall of people, ditto: fall of troops. |
| 19' | If in Ululu (Month VI) a solar eclipse takes place and the land will experience sorrow. |
| 20' | If in Taritu (Month VII), on day 20 of the king's disappearance will send an enemy to the king. |
| 21' | It is the 35th tablet of Enlil. |
| 22' | When the wording of a tablet |