RMA 151 (P236976)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 151 |
|---|---|
| ID | P236976 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa08 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his understanding. — On the 14th day each month one god will be seen with the other. |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | In Tishri (VII), Marchesvan (VIII), and Kislev (IX), three months in a row, (the moon and sun) were seen for good fortune and length of days of the king my lord. |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77–o 1010 | If the moon's horns at its appearance are very dark: disbanding of the fortified outposts, retiring of the guards; there will be reconciliation and peace in the land. — On the 14th day one god is seen with the other. |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111– | If the moon is seen on the 14th day: good for Akkad, bad for Elam and the Westland. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | If Scorpius is black: therein will be reconciliation. Moon and Mercury have one meaning. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | In Kislev (IX) on the 15th day let him pray in supplication to Nergal, let him hold a date palm branch in his hand, then he will be safe on a journey or on the road. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | On the 16th and 17th day he will place a bull before Nabû, the bull will n[ot] be slaughtered before Nabû. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | On the 18th day Nabû will be clothed. On the night of the 19th, there is the kinūnu-ritual. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | From Nabû-šuma-iškun. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 30 u {d}UTU šu-ta-tu-u₂ | |
| 2 | LUGAL KUR uz-nu u₂-rap-pa-aš₂ | |
| 3 | UD 14-KAM₂ ITI-us-su DINGIR KI DINGIR IGI-ma | |
| 4 | {iti}DU₆ {iti}APIN u {iti}GAN 03 ITI-ME | |
| 5 | EGIR a-ha-meš ana SIG₅ u a-rak UD-ME | |
| 6 | ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ it-tan-ma-ru | |
| 7 | 1 30 ina IGI.LAL-šu₂ SI-MEŠ-šu₂ tur-ru-ka | |
| 8 | DU₈ bi-ra-a-ti a-rad EN.NUN-ME | |
| 9 | taš-mu-u₂ u SILIM-mu ina KUR GAL₂ | |
| 10 | UD 14-KAM₂ DINGIR KI DINGIR IGI-ma | |
| 11 | 1 30 UD 14-KAM₂ IGI-ma SIG₅ KUR—URI{ki} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | HUL {kur}NIM u MAR.TU | |
| 2 | 1 {mul}GIR₂.TAB GI₆ ina ŠA₃-šu₂ taš-mu-u₂ GAL₂ | |
| 3 | ša₂ {d}30 u {d}GUD.UD 01-et a-mat-su-nu | |
| 4 | 1 ina {iti}GAN UD 15-KAM₂ ana {d}U.GUR liš-ken | |
| 5 | {giš}ŠA₃-bi—GIŠIMMAR ina ŠU.2-šu₂ liš-ši | |
| 6 | ina KASKAL u me-te-qi₂ i-šal-lim | |
| 7 | UD 16-KAM₂ UD 17-KAM₂ GUD ina IGI {d}AG i-tar-ra-aṣ | |
| 8 | GUD ina IGI {d}AG ⸢ul⸣ im-mah-ha-aṣ | |
| 9 | UD 18-KAM₂ {d}PA il-lab-bi-iš | |
| 10 | MI ša₂ UD 19-KAM₂ KI.NE | |
| 11 | ša₂ {1}{d}PA—MU—GAR-un | |
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