ABL 0679 + (P334477)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0679 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P334477 |
| Museum no. | BM 099030 |
| 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/saa10 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | [To] the king, my lord: [your servant] Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May [Nabû] and Marduk bless the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | [M]ars has appeared in the path of the Enlil stars at the feet of Perseus; it is faint and of a whitish colour. I saw it on the 26th of Iyyar (II) when it had (already) risen high and I am subsequently sending the relevant interpretation to the king, my lord: |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | [If] Mars approaches Perseus, there will be a rebellion in the Westland; brother will slay his brother; the palace of the ruler will be plundered; the treasure of the country will go over to another country; the emblem of the country will be cast down; the king of the world will be delivered by his gods to his enemy." |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515 | This portends misfortune for the Westland. (I swear) by your gods, that Aššur, your god, will take away whatever dominance the Cimmerians have achieved and [giv]e it to the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [If] the strange star approaches the god Enmesarra, the country will be happy [(and its) population will increase]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | The strange star (means) Mars; (this portends) good fortune for the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818–o 1919 | If Mars lights up faintly and its glow is yellowish, the king of the Eastland will die in that year. |
| Obverse [19:24] o 2020–o 2424 | If, at his appearance, Nergal is small, whitish, and is very faint like a fixed star, he will have mercy on the land of Akkad; my armed forces will stand firm and slay the enemy, and the enemy army cannot stand before my army; the herds of Akkad will rest undisturbed in the pastures; sesame and dates will thrive; the gods will have mercy on the land of Akkad. |
| Obverse [24:26] o 2525–o 2626 | "If Mars becomes visible in the month Iyyar (II), there will be hostilities; destruction of the Umman-manda." |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | Umman-manda (means) the Cimmerians. |
| Obverse [27:31] o 2828–o 3131 | The solar eclipse which occurred in Nisan (I) did not touch the quadrant of Subartu. In addition, the planet Jupiter retained its position (in the sky); it was present for 15 more days. That is propitious. |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 32b.e. 32–b.e. 32b.e. 32 | If the sun rises in a nīdu, the king will get angry and raise his weapon. |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 3333– | Assyria is the land of Akkad of the king, my lord. |
| Reverse [0:7] r 1r 1–r 77 | And concerning the rains which were so scanty this year that no harvest was reaped, this a good omen pertaining to the life and vigour of the king, my lord. Perhaps the king, my lord, will say: "Where did you see (that)? Tell me!" In a report sent by Ea-mušallim to his lord Marduk-nadin-ahhe it is written: |
| Reverse [7:11] r 88–r 1111 | "If a sign occurs in the sky and cannot be cancelled, if it happens to you that the rains become scanty, make the king take the road against the enemy: he will conquer whatever (country) he will go to, and his days will become long." |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [If the moon] becomes visible on the 30th of Sivan (III), the Ahlamû will consume the [weal]th of the Westland. |
| Reverse [13:25] r 1414–r 2525 | [These are] signs portending evil for the Westland. [By B]el and Nabû, your gods, [the enem]y [will fall] into the hands of the king, my lord [and ...... the de]feat of e[nemy ......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na] LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka] {1}ak-kul-la-nu | |
| 3 | [lu-u] ⸢šul⸣-mu a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 4 | {[d}AG] u {d}AMAR.UTU a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ lik-ru-bu | |
| 5 | {[mul}ṣal]-bat-a-nu ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}EN.LIL₂ it-ti GIR₃.2-MEŠ | |
| 6 | {[mul]}ŠU.GI it-tan-mar un-nu-ut pu-ṣu ša₂-kin | |
| 7 | {⸢iti⸣}GUD UD 26-KAM₂ a-ta-mar a-du iš-qa-an-ni | |
| 8 | [ha]-ra-me-ma a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ as-sap-ra pi-še-er-šu | |
| 9 | 1 {⸢mul⸣}ṣal-bat-a-nu ana {mul}ŠU.GI TE-hi ina {kur}MAR.TU | |
| 10 | BAL-tum GAL₂-ma ŠEŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂ GAZ-ak | |
| 11 | E₂.GAL NUN KAR-aʾ ni-ṣir-ti KUR ana KUR ša₂-ni-tim-ma E₃ | |
| 12 | [ŠU].NIR KUR HUL-MEŠ LUGAL ŠU₂ DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ ana KUR₂-šu₂ u₂-sah-ha-ru-šu₂ | |
| 13 | HUL ša {kur}MAR šu-u-tu₂ DINGIR-MEŠ-⸢ka⸣ šum-ma kiš-šu-tum | |
| 14 | ⸢am⸣-mar {kur}gim-ra-a.a e-pu-⸢uš⸣-[u]-⸢ni⸣ aš-šur DINGIR-ka | |
| 15 | la i-na-aš₂-ša₂-an-ni a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ ⸢la⸣ [id]-⸢dan-u-ni⸣ | |
| 16 | 1 {mul}MIN₃-ma ana {d}EN.ME.ŠAR₂.RA TE-hi ŠA₃ KUR DUG₃-⸢ab⸣ [UN-MEŠ DAGAL-MEŠ] | |
| 17 | 1 {mul}MIN₃-ma {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu du-un-qu ša LUGAL EN-ia₂ [šu-u-tu₂] | |
| 18 | 1 {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu um-mu-liš KUR-ha-ma ŠE.ER.ZI-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢SIG₇⸣ | |
| 19 | ina MU BI LUGAL NIM.MA{ki} BA.UŠ₂ | |
| 20 | 1 {d}U.GUR ina IGI.DU₈.A-šu₂ ṣu-hur pu-ṣu ša₂-kin | |
| 21 | GIM MUL AN-e ma-diš um-mul a-na KUR—URI{ki} ARHUŠ TUK | |
| 22 | A₂ ERIM.MU GUB-az-ma KUR₂ GAZ-ak ERIM KUR₂ ina IGI ERIM.MU NU GUB-az | |
| 23 | bu-ul KUR—URI{ki} par-ga-niš ina EDIN NA₂-iṣ {še}GIŠ.I₃ | |
| 24 | u ZU₂.LUM.MA SI.SA₂-MEŠ DINGIR-MEŠ ana KUR—URI{ki} ARHUŠ TUK-MEŠ | |
| 25 | 1 ina {iti}GUD {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu IGI.LAL {mi₂}KUR₂-MEŠ GAL₂-MEŠ | |
| 26 | šal-pu₂-tim ERIM—man-da | |
| 27 | ERIM—man-da {lu₂}gim-ra-a.a | |
| 28 | AN.MI ša ina {iti}BARAG {d}UTU iš-kun-u-ni | |
| 29 | qaq-qa-ru ša {kur}SU.BIR₄{ki} la il-pu-ut | |
| 30 | u₃ {mul}SAG.ME.GAR KI.GUB-su us-sal-lim | |
| 31 | 15 UD-MEŠ DIRI-MEŠ GUB-iz SIG₅ šu-u-tu₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 32 | 1 {d}UTU ina ŠA₃ ni-di KUR-ha 3.20 ŠUR₂-ma {giš}TUKUL i-na-aš-ši | |
| 33 | KUR—aš-šur{ki} KUR—URI{ki}im-ma ša LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₃ ina UGU A.AN-MEŠ ša MU.AN.NA an-ni-ti | |
| 2 | im-ṭu-u-ni BURU₁₄-MEŠ la in-ne₂-piš-u-ni | |
| 3 | du-un-qu ša TI.LA ZI.2-MEŠ ša LUGAL | |
| 4 | EN-ia₂ šu-u-tu₂ is—su-ri LUGAL be-li₂ i-qab-bi | |
| 5 | ma-a ina ŠA₃ mi-i-ni ta-a-mur qi-bi-ʾa-a | |
| 6 | ina ŠA₃ u₂-il₃-ti ša {1}{d}E₂.A—mu-šal-lim | |
| 7 | ša a-na {1}{d}MES—SUM—PAB-MEŠ EN-šu₂ iš-pur-u-ni ša₂-ṭir | |
| 8 | šum-ma GISKIM ina AN-e DU-kam-ma pi-iš-ša₂-tu la ir-ši | |
| 9 | šum-ma a-na ma-qa-at A.AN-MEŠ ib-ši-ka | |
| 10 | 3.20 KASKAL-MEŠ na-ki-ri šu-uṣ-bit | |
| 11 | [e]-ma DU-ku i-kaš-šad UD-MEŠ-šu₂ GID₂.DA-MEŠ | |
| 12 | 1 30 ina] {iti}SIG₄ UD 30-KAM₂ IGI.LAL | |
| 13 | [ṭuh]-⸢du⸣ MAR.TU{ki} ah-la-mu-u KU₂ | |
| 14 | [an-na-ti] GISKIM-MEŠ ša {kur}MAR HUL-MEŠ | |
| 15 | [x x {d]}⸢EN⸣ u {d}AG DINGIR-MEŠ-ka | |
| 16 | [šum-ma nak-ru]-⸢ti⸣ ina ŠU.2 LUGAL EN-ia₂ [x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x x x ŠUB]-tim {lu₂}⸢KUR₂⸣-[MEŠ x] | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ a [x x x x x] | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 21 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢bu⸣-tum | |
| 23 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x]-bu-u-ni | |
| 24 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢bu⸣-nim-ma | |
| 25 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] KU-MEŠ ŠUB-MEŠ | |
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