SAA 08, 459 (P237950)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 08, 459 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237950 |
| 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 on the 14th day the moon] is seen together with the sun: reliable speech; the land will become happy; [the cattle of Akkad] will lie in the steppe undisturbed. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [If at the moon's appearance one horn] meets the other: the flood will come. — On the 14th day (the moon) was seen together with the sun. |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | [If ...] comes close to Taurus: the people of the land will not speak the truth; [......] ... will seize the land [......] will come; [......] will [...] in the king's palace; in the beginning of the year ... [......] year there will be drought in the land ...... |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | — [......] becomes visible in Taurus. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | [......] I said to the king my lord: [...] ... [......] ...... [......] let the king my lord do ... |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | [If ......] ... from the horizon to the zenith ...... doors ... [......] ...... its appearance like fire, variant ...... |
| Obverse [12:17] o 1313–o 1717 | [If ...... from] the zenith to the horizon ...... |
| Reverse [0:8] r 1r 1–r 88 | ...... [......] will return to ... [......]; one woman will accuse another, they will kill the accuser [...] in jail [......] will cause worry; the king of Akkad will not reach his goal; the king of Babylon will die; [......] the land will defect entirely from him who sits on the throne, and someone will rise and will kill king and [......] in the palace ...... brother will strike down brother, fri[end] his friend with weapons; the possessions of the ruler will be sold; [......] ......, or the troops will consume the land ...... [......] the great gods ...... |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [......] equally ...... |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | [......] ... the sons of the king will ... the temples [......] will take place in the land, a strong ...... will take place in the land, troops ... [......] had seen [bad times] will see good (times); a peak flood for seven years will come ...... |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | [......] will come, and the reign of the king ...... [......] ... destruction of sanctuaries; its decision is given for Ešnunna [......] ... the land will become happy; destruction of Elam and its people will be made manifest. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [......], Uruk, Larsa is commanded by the word of Anu and Enlil. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | Let the king my lord perform many [...]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [From Bel-le'i, descend]ant of Egibi, exorcist. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [NN, watch]man of the gate saw (it) wi[th m]e. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 UD 14-KAM₂ {d}30 ⸢KI⸣ {d}UTU IGI KA GI.NA ŠA₃-bi KUR DUG₃-ab | |
| 2 | [bu-lim KUR—URI{ki]} par-ga-niš ina EDIN i-rab-bi-iṣ | |
| 3 | 1 30 ina IGI.LAL-šu₂ SI] ⸢SI⸣ i-di-ir A.KAL DU ina UD 14-KAM₂ KI {d}UTU IGI.LAL-ma | |
| 4 | 1 {mul}x x x a-na] {mul}GUD.AN.NA TE UN-MEŠ KUR NU ⸢GI⸣.NA i-ta-ma-a | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ kit ti KUR ⸢DIB⸣-bat ⸢x x x⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ DU-ku | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ UR ina E₂.GAL LUGAL iz-za-⸢x x⸣ IŠ ina ⸢IGI⸣ MU.AN.NA {d}x x | |
| 7 | [x x x x x] MU.AN.NA a-ru-uš-tum <ina> KUR GAL₂-ši a ri ⸢x ha x⸣ [x] ⸢x NAG⸣ | |
| 8 | [x x x x x]-nu ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣ {mul}GUD.AN.NA IGI.LAL-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 9 | [x x x a]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL be-li₂-ia aq-ta-bi ⸢um-ma⸣ [x x] ⸢x bi x x⸣ an ni ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 10 | [x x x]-ʾu-u₂ KUR-ma ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ LUGAL be-li₂-a ina UGU-hi la ⸢x x x⸣ li-pu-uš | |
| 11 | 1 x x] ⸢TA⸣ AN.UR₂ a-na AN.PA u₂ x x ma GIM x x KA BE {giš}IG-MEŠ AN ⸢x⸣ | |
| 12 | [x x] ad di is kit ⸢x x x⸣ x x x šu₂ IGI.LAL-šu₂ ⸢GIM⸣ IZI KI.MIN AN ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 13 | 1 x TA] ⸢AN⸣.PA a-na AN.UR₂ ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ x NE ⸢x x⸣ u₂ | |
| 14 | {[d]}⸢BIL⸣.GI ⸢ZI x x x⸣ AN ⸢x x x x x x x⸣ mu u₂ NE x | |
| 15 | [x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x x x x⸣ {d}EN ⸢x x x x x x x⸣ AN ana TU IB [x] ⸢DU⸣-ku | |
| 16 | [x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x x x x⸣ GAL₂-MEŠ {d}⸢UTU⸣ ina ŠA₃ [x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 17 | ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ x x an | |
| 20 | x x-MEŠ ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 1 x LU₂ ŠA₃ SAL x ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] a-na x šu₂ GUR ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2 | MI₂ MI₂ ub-bar mu-ub-bir-ti [x x] E₂—ṣi-bit-ti E₂—ṣi-bit-ti GAZ-MEŠ [x x x x] | |
| 3 | u₂-ša₂-an-zaq LUGAL URI{ki} KIN-šu₂ NU KUR-ad₂ LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} UŠ₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 4 | ša₂ ina AŠ.TE uš-ša₂-bu KUR TEŠ₂.BI BAL-su-ma a-a-um-ma ZI-ma LUGAL u ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 5 | ina E₂.GAL ina-ar₂ ⸢la ki x x ki kit BAL x ma ŠEŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂ ru⸣-[ʾu-u₂] | |
| 6 | ⸢ru⸣-ʾa₃-a-šu₂ ina {giš}TUKUL i-ra-sip NIG₂.GA NUN ana KI.LAM E₃-a ⸢ZI⸣ [x x] | |
| 7 | [x]-⸢me⸣-er-tum BE-ma ERIM-MEŠ KUR i-ma-la-la [x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 8 | [x x] DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ x x ha x ri ⸢x⸣+[x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ x | |
| 9 | [x x x]-MEŠ TEŠ₂.BI GALGA x x x ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ BAL [x x] | |
| 10 | [x x x] GUR x DUMU-MEŠ—LUGAL DUMU-MEŠ—LUGAL E₂-MEŠ—DINGIR-MEŠ E₂-MEŠ—DINGIR-MEŠ i-x-ra-ru [x x] | |
| 11 | [x x x]-tum ina KUR GAR-an GIŠ x ⸢x⸣+[x x] dan-nu ina KUR GAR-an-ma ERIM-MEŠ x x | |
| 12 | [x x x x] IGI-MEŠ SIG₅ IGI-MEŠ A.KAL ŠU₂ a-na MU 07-KAM ⸢DU x x x x x⸣ | |
| 13 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣-MEŠ ⸢DU⸣-MEŠ-ma BALA LUGAL ud x x šum-ma GI ut x x | |
| 14 | [x x x x] GAL₂-ma ZAH₂ eš-re-e-ti EŠ.BAR-šu₂ ana EŠ₃.NUN.NA{ki} ⸢SUM-in⸣ | |
| 15 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ ab ŠA₃ KUR DUG₃-ab ZAH₂ NIM.MA{ki} u UN-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-te-du-u₂ | |
| 16 | [x x x x]{⸢ki⸣} UNUG{ki} UD.UNUG{ki} ina KA {d}a-nu u {d}EN.LIL₂ DUG₄.GA | |
| 17 | [x x x ma]-aʾ-du-tu LUGAL be-li₂-a li-pu-uš | |
| 18 | [ša₂ {1}{d}EN—DA] ⸢DUMU⸣ {1}e-gi-bi {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ | |
| 19 | [x x x x x ša₂—EN].NUN KA₂.GAL it-⸢ti-ia⸣ i-ta-mar | |
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