RMA 155 (P237247)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237247 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | [If the m]oon and sun are in opposition: [the king] of the land will widen his und[erstanding]; the foundation of the king's throne will become stable. |
| Obverse [2:7] o 33–o 77 | If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: the speech of the land will become reliable; the land will become happy; the king will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; there will be joy among people; the cattle of Akkad will lie in the steppe undisturbed. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | If the moon is seen on the 14th day: good for Akkad, bad for Elam and the Westland. |
| Reverse [0:9] r 1r 1–r 99 | The king my lord must not say as follows: "(There were) clouds; how did you see (anything)?" This night, when I saw (the moon's) coming out, it came out when little of the day (was left), it reached the region where it will be seen (in opposition with the sun). This is a sign that it is to be observed. In the morning, if the day is cloudless (lit. open), the king will see: for one 'double-hour' of daytime (the moon) will stand there with the sun. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | From Nabû-iqiša of Borsippa. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 30 u₃ {d}UTU šu-ta-tu-u₂ | |
| 2 | [LUGAL] KUR ⸢uz⸣-[na] DAGAL-aš₂ LUGAL SUHUŠ {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂ GI.NA | |
| 3 | 1 UD 14-KAM₂ {d}30 u {d}UTU KI a-ha-meš IGI-MEŠ | |
| 4 | KA KUR GI.NA ŠA₃ KUR DUG₃-ab ŠA₃ LUGAL DUG₃-ab | |
| 5 | DINGIR-MEŠ KUR—URI{ki} ana SIG₅-tim i-has-sa-su | |
| 6 | hu-ud ŠA₃-bi UN-MEŠ GAR-an | |
| 7 | bu-lum KUR—URI{ki} par-ga-niš ina EDIN NA₂-iṣ | |
| 8 | 1 30 UD 14-⸢KAM₂⸣ IGI-ma SIG₅ KUR—URI{ki} | |
| 9 | HUL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} u MAR.TU{ki} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | LUGAL be-la-a la i-qab-bi um-ma | |
| 2 | IM.DIRI ak-ka-a-ʾi-i ta-mur | |
| 3 | mu-ši a-ga-a a-ṣu-u₂-šu₂ ša₂ a-mur | |
| 4 | ina ŠA₃-bi UD-mu i-ṣu it-ta-ṣa-a | |
| 5 | qaq-qar-šu₂ ša₂ ina ŠA₃-bi in-nam-ma-ru | |
| 6 | ik-ta-šad i-da-at ša₂ a-ma-ru ši-i | |
| 7 | ša₂ še-e-⸢ri ki⸣-i UD-mu pe-tu-u₂ | |
| 8 | LUGAL im-mar 01-en KASKAL.GID₂ UD-mu | |
| 9 | it-ti {d}UTU iz-za-az | |
| 10 | ša₂ {1}{d}AG—BA-ša₂ DUMU BAR₂.SIPA{ki} | |
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