ABL 1134 (P334747)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1134 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334747 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | If [a star] flashes [and goes down in the e]ast: an enemy host will attack the cou[ntry, and the enemy will ravage the country]. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | If a star flashes in the daytime: there will be [an enemy attack] against the country, and the enemy will (victoriously) [wan]der around in the country. |
| Obverse [4:8] o 5'5'–o 8'8' | On the 29th of Iyyar (II), from sunrise until the day had advanced [x hours], the radiance of the sun was diminished. Its interpretation is as follows: |
| Obverse [8:10] o 9'9'–o 10'10' | [If the sun ri]ses and its light does not get stronger: Šamaš is angry with the king of the land. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | If the sun is dark: the king of Akkad will d[ie]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | "Its radiance is diminished," variant: "it is dark" (means) there is no [apotropaic rit]ual against it. |
| Obverse [12:20] o 13'13'– | On the loss of radiance one has remarked: "It is not an eclipse, but loss of radiance is (even) more dangerous than an eclipse; its sign is extremely unlucky." |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | The planet Mars has gone on into the constellation Capricorn, halted (there), and is shining very brightly. The relevant interpretation is as follows: |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | If [Mars] ri[des] Capricorn: devastation of Eridu; [its] p[eople] will be annihilated. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | And [the interpretation of the great] brightness [is] as follows: |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | If Mars [shines brightly]: the king will gain in strength [and prosperity]. |
| Reverse [11:14] r 1212–r 1414 | If the efful[gency of Mars is seen] in the sky: there will be an epidemic, variant: [an epidemy among the cattle of the country]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | The enemy will never again [......] the ...; they are at peace [with the king], my lord. The king, [my lord, can be] happy. |
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 [MUL ina {d}UTU].⸢E₃⸣ {d}UTU].⸢E₃⸣ SUR-[ma ir-bi] | |
| 2' | ZI-ut ERIM KUR₂ ana ⸢KUR⸣ [KUR₂ KUR KU₂] | |
| 3' | 1 MUL ina kal UD-mi ⸢iṣ-ru⸣-[ur ZI-ut KUR₂] | |
| 4' | ana KUR GAL₂-ši {lu₂}KUR₂ KUR ⸢DU₉⸣ | |
| 5' | UD 29-KAM₂\t ša {iti}GUD TA@v ⸢be₂⸣-[et] | |
| 6' | ip-pu-ha-an-ni a-du be₂-et [x KASKAL.GID₂] | |
| 7' | UD-mu im-ma-at-ha-an-ni ša₂-⸢ru⸣-[ru] | |
| 8' | ša {d}UTU ma-aq-tu ki-i an-[ni-i] | |
| 9' | pi-šir₃-šu₂ 1 20 ⸢KUR⸣-ma UD.DA-⸢su⸣ | |
| 10' | la u₂-da-⸢nin⸣ LUGAL KUR {d}UTU | |
| 11' | KI-šu₂ ze-ni 1 20 a-dir LUGAL URI{ki} UŠ₂ | |
| 12' | ŠE.ER.ZI-MEŠ-šu₂ ŠUB-MEŠ ša₂-ni-iš MI | |
| 13' | [NAM.BUR₂].BI-šu₂ la ib-ši a-na ma-qa-at | |
| 14' | [ša₂]-ru-ru iq-ṭi-bi ma-a | |
| b.e. | ||
| 15' | ⸢la⸣ AN.MI šu-u₂ u₃ | |
| 16' | ma-qa-at ša₂-ru-ru a-na | |
| 17' | AN.MI da-aʾ-na GISKIM-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | la-ap-ta-at a—dan-niš | |
| 2 | {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu ina ŠA₃-bi {mul}SUHUR.MAŠ{ku₆} | |
| 3 | u₂-tu-uk-kiš it-ti-it-zi | |
| 4 | ša₂-ru-ru ma-aʾ-da it-ti-ši | |
| 5 | ki-i an-ni-i pi-šir₃-šu₂ 1 {[d}U.GUR] | |
| 6 | {mul}SUHUR.MAŠ₂{ku₆} ⸢ra⸣-[kib] | |
| 7 | šal-pu-ut-ti ERI.DUG₃{ki} ⸢UN⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 8 | iš-šag-gi-šu ⸢u₃⸣ [ša na-še-e] | |
| 9 | ša₂-ru-ru ki-i an-[ni-i pi-šir₃-šu₂] | |
| 10 | 1 {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu [ŠE.ER.ZI IL₂-ši] | |
| 11 | LUGAL i-dan-nin-[ma NIG₂.TUK x x] | |
| 12 | 1 ina AN-e mi-⸢iš⸣-[hu ša {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu IGI] | |
| 13 | RI.RI.GA [ŠUB-tim bu-lim ina KUR GAL₂] | |
| 14 | [x]+⸢x UGU x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {lu₂}KUR₂ si-id-de-e-te la sah-ru ⸢la⸣ [x x x x x TA LUGAL] | |
| 2 | EN-ia sa-al-mu ŠA₃-bu ša LUGAL [EN-ia₂ lu-u DUG₃.GA] | |
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