RMA 246c (P237346)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 246c |
|---|---|
| ID | P237346 |
| 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 rising of Enmešarra is very [red]: it will increase the flood. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [If] Mercury [......]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | the son [will speak the truth] with [his father]. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | If Cancer [stands in the halo of the moon]: the king of Akkad will extend the life. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 {mul}EN.ME.ŠAR₂.[RA] | |
| 2 | MUL-šu₂ ma-aʾ-diš [SA₅] | |
| 3 | A.KAL uṣ-ṣa-[pa] | |
| 4 | 1 {d}UDU.IDIM.GUD.UD ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | DUMU KI ⸢AD⸣-[šu₂ kit-ti i-ta-mi] | |
| 2' | 1 {mul}AL.LUL [ina ŠA₃ TUR₃ 30 GUB] | |
| 3' | LUGAL URI{ki} DIN ⸢ur⸣-[rak] | |
Sources & licences
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