RMA 193 (P237292)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 193 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237292 |
| 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] 11–33 | If Jupiter ent[ers] the moon: there will be famine in the Westland; the king of Elam will die, variant: a noble will rebel against his lord. |
| Obverse [3:5] 44–55 | If the moon covers Jupiter: the king will capture enemy kings. |
| Obverse [5:14] 66– | [If] on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: reliable speech; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favor[ably]; the cattle of Akkad will lie in the ste[ppe] undisturbed; the harvest-time grass will last until winter, the winter grass until harvest time; [j]oy among the troops; the king will become happy. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | [If] the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his [understanding; he will make stab]le the foundation of his throne. |
| Reverse [6:9] r 77–r 99 | If the moon reaches the sun and [follows] it closely, and one horn meets the other: [there will be] truth in the land; the son will speak the truth with his father. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | From Ṭabiya. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 {mul}SAG.ME.GAR a-na ŠA₃-bi {d}30 ⸢TU⸣ | |
| 2 | su-un-qu ina KUR—MAR.TU GAL₂-ši | |
| 3 | LUGAL NIM.MA{ki} UŠ₂ IDIM EN-šu₂ i-ba-ru | |
| 4 | 1 {d}30 {mul}ŠUL.PA.E₃.A i-rim | |
| 5 | LUGAL LUGAL-MEŠ KUR₂-MEŠ ŠU.2-su KUR-ad₂ | |
| 6 | 1 UD 14-KAM₂ {d}30 u {d}UTU KI a-ha-meš IGI-MEŠ | |
| 7 | KA GI.NA ŠA₃-bi KUR DUG₃-ab | |
| 8 | DINGIR-MEŠ KUR—URI{ki} a-na da-me-[iq-ti] | |
| 9 | i-ha-sa-⸢su⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | bu-lum KUR—URI{ki} par-ga-niš ina ⸢EDIN⸣ | |
| 2 | i-rab-bi-ṣu di-iš BURU₁₄ ana EN.TE.⸢NA⸣ | |
| 3 | ⸢di⸣-iš EN.TE.NA ana BURU₁₄ uš-ta-bar-[ri] | |
| 4 | [hu]-⸢ud⸣ ŠA₃-bi ERIM-ni ŠA₃-bi LUGAL DUG₃-⸢ab⸣ | |
| 5 | 1 30 u 20 šu-ta-tu-u₂ LUGAL KUR ⸢ha⸣-[si-sa] | |
| 6 | u₂-rap-pa-aš₂ SUHUŠ {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[ka-an] | |
| 7 | 1 30 20 ik-šu-dam-ma KI-šu₂ [it-ten-tu₂] | |
| 8 | SI SI i-dir kit-ti ⸢ina⸣ [KUR GAL₂] | |
| 9 | ⸢DUMU⸣ KI AD-šu₂ kit-ti i-[ta-mi] | |
| 10 | ša₂ {1}ṭa-bi-ia | |
Sources & licences
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