RMA 162 (P240142)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 162 |
|---|---|
| ID | P240142 |
| 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 | On the 15th day the moon and sun were seen together: a strong enemy will raise his weapons against the land; the enemy will tear down my city gate. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | The moon will become visible in Iyyar (II) on the 30th day. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | If the moon becomes visible in Iyyar (II) on the 30th day: the Ahlamû will devour the wealth of the Westland. |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77– | The moon will be seen in Iyyar (II) on the 16th day together with the sun. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | If Jupiter goes with Venus: there will be praying of the land to the gods. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | Marduk and Zarpanitu will hear the prayers of your troops and will have mercy on your troops. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Let them give me a donkey so that I can let my feet recover thereby. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 9r.e. 9–r.e. 9r.e. 9 | From Nergal-eṭir. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | UD 15-KAM₂ 30 u₃ 20 KI a-ha-meš IGI-MEŠ | |
| 2 | KUR₂ ⸢dan⸣-nu {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ-šu₂ ana KUR IL₂-a | |
| 3 | KA₂.GAL URU-ia KUR₂ i-na-qar | |
| 4 | 1 30 ina {iti}GUD UD 30-KAM₂ in-na-mar | |
| 5 | 1 30 ina {iti}GUD UD 30-KAM₂ IGI ṭuh-du MAR.TU{ki} | |
| 6 | ah-<la>-mu-u₂ KU₂ | |
| 7 | 1 30 ina {iti}GUD UD 16-KAM₂ it-ti {d}UTU | |
| r | ||
| 1 | in-na-mar | |
| 2 | 1 {mul}SAG.ME.GAR it-ti {mul}dil-bat il-lak | |
| 3 | un-nin KUR ana ŠA₃ DINGIR-MEŠ ib-ba-aš₂-šu₂-u₂ | |
| 4 | {d}AMAR.UTU u {d}zar-pa-ni-tum ṣu-le-e | |
| 5 | ša₂ ERIM-ni-ka i-šem-mu-ma | |
| 6 | re-e-mu a-na ERIM-ni-ka i-ra-aš₂-šu₂-u₂ | |
| 7 | 01-en ANŠE lid-di-nu-nim-ma GIR₃.2-ia | |
| 8 | ina UGU-hi lu-šap-ši-ih | |
| r.e. | ||
| 9 | ša₂ {1}{d}U.GUR—KAR-ir | |
Sources & licences
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