ACh Suppl. Sin 07 (P237772)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ACh Suppl. Sin 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237772 |
| 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 Virolleaud, Charles · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 11–11 | "[If] the moon rises at midday and its horns are looking at the earth, a flood will come" (means) "on the seco[nd o]r third [day] the god (i.e., the moon) is split in half while standing." |
| Obverse [1:2] 22–22 | "[If] the moon rises at midday and ditto (i.e., it horns are looking at the earth), ditto (i.e., a flood will come)" (means) "on the third day (and) the fourth day [(...)] it (i.e., the moon) becomes unusually big." |
| Obverse [2:3] 33–33 | "If the moon, on its first appearance, is inverted, the king will not set his land aright" (means) "on the fourteenth day it is not seen with [the sun]." Variant: "the moon is visible and there is no cloud." |
| Obverse [3:4] 44–44 | "If the storm howled" (means) "Adad at an unexpected time thunders ." |
| Obverse [4:5] 55–55 | "If the storm howled and the moon was dim" (means) "at an eclipse of the moon Adad thunders." |
| Obverse [5:6] 66–66 | "If the storm howled and the sun was dim" (means) "at an eclipse of the sun Adad thunders." |
| Obverse [6:7] 77–77 | "If the storm (and) its heat change" (means) "the four winds will blow." |
| Obverse [7:8] 88–88 | "If the storm howled (and) Adad thundered" (means) "after the eclipse occurred." |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | "If Šimut" (means) "Mars"; alternatively (it means) "(the god) Balu"; thirdly (it means) "(the constellation) Open Mouthed Storm Demon." |
| Obverse [9:10] 1010–1010 | "If the sun is bedecked with seven coronas, the king will rule the four (quarters)." Variant: "collapse of cattle, half of it (i.e., the sun) will be eclipsed." |
| Obverse [10:11] 1111–1111 | "If the moon, on its first appearance, has been seen at sunset" (means) "either at [the rising or at] midday on the thirtieth day it (i.e., the moon) will be visible after the sun." |
| Obverse [11:12] 1212–1212 | "If the moon, on its first appearance, is surrounded by a cross of stars, in [that] ye[ar] war will take place in the lands" |
| Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313 | (means) "(the moon) looks at Saturn, Venus (and) Mars, and the Great Twins surround it (i.e., the moon). |
| Obverse [13:14] 1414–1414 | "If the moon, on its first appearance, its horns are full of protuberances, an eclipse will occur" (means) "in both of its horns 2 stars |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | stand." "On each side" means "the horns correspond." |
| Obverse [15:16] 1616–1616 | "If the moon, on its first appearance, without anything being said, the eclipsed (moon) sets and is seen with the sun" (means) "it shows no sign." |
| Obverse [16:17] 1717–1717 | "If the moon, on its first appearance, its left horn has a branch" (means) "one star approaches its left horn by 1 finger (or) 2 fingers" |
| Obverse [17:18] 1818–1818 | "If the moon, on its first appearance, its right horn is black" (means) "its right horn will be covered." |
| Obverse [18:19] 1919–1919 | "If the moon does not wait for the sun, but sets, the Lion and the Wolf will rage" (means) "while the sun is still standing, it dimly |
| Obverse [19:20] 2020–2020 | rises"; (or) "it is seen on the 15th day (of the month)." |
| Obverse [20:21] 2121–2121 | "If the moon and the sun have entered conjunction/opposition, and the moon does not reach the renewal" (means) "on the fourteenth day the god (i.e., the moon) is visible with the god (i.e., the sun), and the visible surface (of the moon) is not diminishing." |
| Obverse [21:22] 2222–2222 | "If the moon, on its first appearance, its horns are blunt (ka-pí-a)" – TUN₃.BA.AB GI (means) ka-pí (and) TUN₃.BA.AB GI (also means) ku-pi. |
| Obverse [22:23] 2323–2323 | "If [the moon, on its first appearance,] the Šulpae constellation stands in its midst, the king of the land of Amurru will exercise power" |
| Obverse [23:24] 2424–2424 | (means) "([...]) the land of his enemy will arise." |
| Obverse [24:25] 2525–2525 | [If the moon, on its first appearance, the Ši]taddaru [constellation] stands in its midst, a king of the universe will exercise power" |
| Obverse [25:26] 2626–2626 | (in this case) "[Šitad]daru" (means) "Saturn." |
| Obverse [26:27] 2727–2727 | ["If the moon, on its first appearance,] the Field constellation stands in its midst" (means) "Mars stands in its midst (i.e., in the moon)." |
| Obverse [27:28] 2828–2828 | [...] ... [... in] the month of the watch for an ec[lipse]. |
| Obverse [28:29] 2929–2929 | [...] ... in the month of the watch for an ecli[pse]. |
| Obverse [29:30] 3030–3030 | [...] there will be an eclipse. |
| Obverse [30:31] 3131–3131 | [...] for an eclipse. |
| Obverse [31:32] 3232–3232 | [...] an eclipse will occur. |
| Obverse [32:33] 3333–3333 | [...] ... an eclipse will occur. |
| Obverse [33:34] 3434–3434 | [...] ditto. |
| Obverse [34:35] 3535–3535 | [...] eclipse |
| Obverse [35:36] 3636–3636 | [...] eclipse |
| Obverse [36:37] 3737–3737 | ["...] will stand" (means) "you should declare an eclipse." |
| Obverse [37:38] 3838–3838 | ["... w]eapon" means "the far-flung army will be defeated." |
| Obverse [38:39] 3939–3939 | ["...] month 12" (means) "the month will be complete." |
| Obverse [39:40] 4040–4040 | ["...] ... stands and is strong." |
| Obverse [40:41] 4141–4141 | [...] ... Ninurta. |
| Obverse [41:42] 4242–4242 | [...] ... the Lion constellation . |
| Obverse [42:43] 4343–4343 | [...] the Ninkasi constellation. |
| Obverse [43:44] 4444–4444 | [...] standing in the sky ... Mercury. |
| Obverse [44:45] 4545–4545 | [...] the underground waters will cease. |
| Obverse [45:46] 4646–4646 | [...] ... the flood will come. |
| Obverse [46:47] 4747–4747 | [...] ... the floods will cease. |
| Obverse [47:48] 4848–4848 | [...] ... "Ningirsu" is Ninurta. |
| Obverse [48:49] 4949–4949 | According to [a writing board, a manuscript from Babyl]on, which Nabû-nāṣir son of Ea-pattāni, the Babylonian, |
| Obverse [49:50] 5050–5050 | had excerpted, written and checked for his reading. Tablet of Nabû-zuqup-kēnu, son of Marduk-šumu-iqīša, scribe, |
| Obverse [50:51] 5151–5151 | descendant of Gabbi-ilāni-ēreš, chief scribe. Kalhu, Month XII, Day 23, |
| Obverse [51:52] 5252–5252 | eponym of Ilu-issīya, governor of Damascus, and Year 11 of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 ina AN.BIR₉ E₃-ma SI-MEŠ-šu₂ KI IGI-MEŠ ILLU DU{kam₂} lu U₄ 2.[KAM₂ lu U₄] 3.KAM₂ DINGIR BAR-ma GUB{az}ma | |
| 2 | 30 ina AN.BIR₉ E₃-ma {<KIMIN(SI-MEŠ-šu₂)>} KI IGI-MEŠ KIMIN U₄ 3.KAM₂ U₄ 4.KAM₂ ma-gal GAL-ma | |
| 3 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ BAL{ut} LUGAL KUR-su ul uš-te-eš-šer₃ U₄ 14.KAM₂ ⸢KI⸣ 20 ⸢NU⸣ IGI KIMIN 30 IGI-ma DUNGU ia-ʾ-nu | |
| 4 | U₄ is-si {d}IŠKUR ina la si-[ma]-ni-šu₂ GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB-ma | |
| 5 | U₄ is-si-ma 30 a-dir ina AN.GE₆ 30 {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB-ma | |
| 6 | U₄ is-si-ma 20 a-dir ina AN.GE₆ 20 {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB-ma | |
| 7 | U₄ UD.DA-su KUR₂.KUR₂{ir} IM 4{ba} DU-MEŠ-ma | |
| 8 | U₄ is-si-ma {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB TA AN.GE₆ GAR-ma | |
| 9 | {d}ši₂-mut {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu ša₂-niš {d}ba-lu šal-⸢šiš⸣ {mul}UD.KA.DU₈.A | |
| 10 | 20 7 AGA-MEŠ a-pir LUGAL kib-ra-a-ti i-be-el KIMIN ŠUB{⸢ti₃} MAŠ₂.ANŠE⸣ mi-šil-šu AN.GE₆ GAR-ma | |
| 11 | 30 ina IGI.DU₈.A-šu₂ ina {d}UTU.E₃ {d}UTU.E₃ it-tan-mar lu ⸢ina⸣ [MU₂ lu ina] ⸢AN⸣.BIR₉ U₄ 30.KAM₂ EGIR 20 IGI-ma | |
| 12 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ pal-lu-ur-ti MUL-MEŠ e-bi-ih ina ⸢MU⸣ [BI] ina KUR-MEŠ MUNUS.KUR₂-MEŠ GAR-MEŠ | |
| 13 | {d}UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ {d}dil-bat {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu ⸢IGI-ma⸣ {mul}MAŠ.TAB.BA.GAL.GAL.LA NIGIN₂-MEŠ-šu₂-ma | |
| 14 | {d}30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ SI-MEŠ-šu₂ ṣer-ši SA₅-MEŠ AN.GE₆ GAR{an} ⸢ina SI⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ ki-lat-tan 2 MUL-MEŠ | |
| 15 | GUB-MEŠ-ma A₂ ana A₂-šu₂ SI-MEŠ-šu₂ mit-ha-ra | |
| 16 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ NU iq-qab-bi ŠU₂ AN.GE₆ ŠU₂-ma KI 20 IGI-ma GIŠKIM NU u₂-kal-lam | |
| 17 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ SI 150-šu₂ PA TUKU MUL 1 ina SI 150-šu₂ 1 ŠU.SI 2 ŠU.SI DIM₄-ma | |
| 18 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ SI 15-šu₂ GE₆{at₂} SI 15-šu₂ er-rem-ma | |
| 19 | 30 20 la u₂-qi₂-ma ir-bi na-an-dur UR.MAH u UR.BAR.RA ina {d}UTU GUB{zu} ad-riš | |
| 20 | E₃-ma U₄ 15.KAM IGI-ma | |
| 21 | 30 u 20 im-dah-ru-ma 30 te⸣-diš-tu₂ ⸢NU⸣ KUR{ud} 14.KAM₂ DINGIR KI DINGIR IGI-ma hap-ra-tu₂ ul ina-aš-šar | |
| 22 | 30 ⸢ina IGI.DU₈⸣.A-šu₂ SI-⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ ka-pi₂-a TUN₃.BA.AB GI ka-pi₂ TUN₃.BA.AB GI ku-pi | |
| 23 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ {mul]}ŠUL.PA.E₃ ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB{iz} LUGAL KUR MAR.<TU>{ki} ŠU₂{tu₂} DU₃{uš} | |
| 24 | [a-bi-ik-ti] KUR KUR₂-šu₂ GAR{an} | |
| 25 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ {mul]}⸢SIPA⸣.ZI.AN.NA ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB{iz} LUGAL KIŠ ŠU₂{tu₂} DU₃{uš} | |
| 26 | {[mul}SIPA].⸢ZI⸣.AN.NA {ul}UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ | |
| 27 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂] {mul}AŠ.IKU ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB {⸢ul}ṣal⸣-bat-a-nu ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB-ma | |
| 28 | [...] ⸢LAL₂ x x x⸣ [... ina] ⸢ITI⸣ EN.NUN ana AN.[GE₆] | |
| 29 | [...] ⸢x⸣-i ina ITI EN.NUN ana AN.⸢GE₆⸣ | |
| 30 | [...] AN.GE₆ GAL₂{⸢ši⸣} | |
| 31 | [...] ana AN.⸢GE₆⸣ | |
| 32 | [...] AN.GE₆ GAR{an} | |
| 33 | [...] ⸢x⸣ BI AN.GE₆ GAR{an} | |
| 34 | [...] KIMIN | |
| 35 | [...] AN.GE₆ | |
| 36 | [...] AN.GE₆ | |
| 37 | [...] ⸢GUB⸣-ma AN.GE₆ ta-nam-bi | |
| 38 | [...] {⸢giš⸣}TUKUL ERIN₂ DAGAL ina BAD₅.BAD₅ ŠUB{ut} | |
| 39 | [...] ⸢ITI⸣ 12 ITI i-šal-lim-ma | |
| 40 | [...] BAD GUB-ma KAL | |
| 41 | [...] ⸢GAL⸣ ŠU₂ {d}NIN.URTA | |
| 42 | [...] ⸢x⸣ mal-ku {mul}UR.GU.LA | |
| 43 | [...] {mul}nin-ka-si | |
| 44 | [...] AN.GUB še-e GU₄.UD | |
| 45 | [...] ⸢x⸣ IDIM-MEŠ KU₅-MEŠ | |
| 46 | [...]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ILLU DU{kam} | |
| 47 | [...] ⸢x⸣-qu ILLU-MEŠ KU₅-MEŠ | |
| 48 | [...] ⸢x⸣ {d}nin-gir₂-su {d}ninnu-urta | |
| 49 | ki-i ⸢pi⸣-[i {giš}DA GABA.RI TIN].⸢TIR⸣{ki} ša₂ {m}{d}AG-URI₃{ir} DUMU {m}{d}e₂-a-pat-ta-ni {lu₂}TIN.TIR{ki}i | |
| 50 | a-na ta-mar-ti-šu₂ is-⸢su-ha AB⸣.SAR.AM₃ BA.AN.E₃ ṭup-pi {m}{d}AG-zu-qu-up-GI.NA DUMU {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-BA{ša₂} {lu₂}DUB.SAR | |
| 51 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}gab-bi-DINGIR-MEŠ{ni}KAM{eš} {lu₂}GAL DUB.SAR-MEŠ {uru}ka-lah₃ {iti}ŠE.KIN.KU₅ U₄ 23-KAM₂ | |
| 52 | li-mu {m}DINGIR-KI-ia {lu₂}ša₂-kin₃ {uru}ša₂-i-me-ri-šu₂ u₃ MU 11.KAM₂ {d}EN:ZU-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-eri-ba LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} |
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