RMA 181a + 277s (P238029)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 181a + 277s |
|---|---|
| ID | P238029 |
| 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 sun rises and [its] radiance [is fallen]: weapon [......]. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | If the sun rises and its left side [...] not [......]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | For the king, well-being; for [..., ...]. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | [I have written] the (interpretation of the) eclipse, decision for [......], on a (separate) writing-boa[rd]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | From Nergal-[eṭir]. |
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 20 KUR-ma ša₂-ru-ru-šu₂ [ma-aq-tu₂] | |
| 2 | {giš}TUKUL [x x x] | |
| 3 | 1 20 KUR-ma KAB-šu₂ [x x] | |
| 4 | ul ⸢il⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ana LUGAL DI-mu ana ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2' | AN.MI EŠ.BAR ša₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ina {giš}LI.U₅.[UM x x x] | |
| 4' | ša₂ {1}{d}U.GUR—[KAR-ir] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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