SAA 08, 112 (P336164)
Administrative, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 08, 112 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336164 |
| Museum no. | AO 01943 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
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 | When I was sent to the Inner City, I made my observations, came back and report[ed] to the king: "The loin is not being offered to Aššur." |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | The king, my lord, got angry and said: "They should resume offering it." |
| Obverse [4:9] o 55– | Last year I wrote to the king, [my] lord, and told (them): "The king, my lord, gave me the order (personally)." Afterwards they wrote to the Go[ver]nor: "Write down the words of Akkull[anu] and those (with him); they are lyi[ng]." |
| Bottom [0:3] b.e. 9b.e. 9– | [The k]ing, my lord, did not decide (the matter). [What is it] that the king says now? |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | [To]night the moon was surrounded by a halo, and the Ol[d Man] Star and Gemini sto[od] in it. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | [If] the moon rid[es] a chariot in month Sililiti: the dominion of the king of Akkad will prosper, and he w[ill capture] his enemies. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | — The moon is surrounded by a halo in Shebat (XI) and the Old Man Star stands in it. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | If the moon is surrounded by a halo and the Old Man Star stands in it: a reign of long duration. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [If Ge]mini stand [in the halo of the m]oon and [......]. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 1010– | May [the kin]g, [my lord], and [the peo]ple with him live fo[rever!] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [From] Akkullanu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢ki⸣-i ina {uru}ŠA₃—URU šap-ra-ku-u₂-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 2 | a-ta-mar at-ta-al-ka ina IGI LUGAL aq-ṭi-[bi] | |
| 3 | mu-uk su-u₂-nu a-na aš-⸢šur⸣ la i-qar-rib | |
| 4 | LUGAL be-li₂ ir-tu-ub ma-a ⸢lu⸣-sa-hi-ru lu-qar-⸢ri-bu⸣ | |
| 5 | ina ša₂-daq-diš a-na LUGAL EN-[ia₂] ⸢as⸣-sap-ra mu-uk LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 6 | ṭe₃-e-mu iš-sak-na-⸢an⸣-ni i—da-a-te i—da-a-te a-na {lu₂}⸢GAR⸣.KUR {lu₂}⸢GAR⸣.KUR | |
| 7 | is-sap-ru-u-ni ma-a di-ib-bi ša {1}ak-kul-⸢la⸣-[ni] | |
| 8 | ⸢u₃⸣ ša am-mu-u-ti ⸢šu⸣-ṭur is-sa-na-[li-u] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 9 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ la ip-ru-⸢us⸣ u₂-ma-[a mi-nu] | |
| 10 | ša LUGAL i-qab-bu-u-[ni] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [mu]-šu₂ an-ni-u₂ {d}30 TUR₃ NIGIN-bi {mul}⸢ŠU⸣.[GI] | |
| 2 | {⸢mul⸣}MAŠ.TAB.BA.GAL.GAL.LA ina ŠA₃-bi GUB-[MEŠ] | |
| 3 | 1 ina {iti}si-li-li-ti {d}30 {⸢giš}GIGIR⸣ ra-[kib] | |
| 4 | LUGAL URI{ki} ⸢ni-ir⸣-šu₂ SI.SA₂-ma a.a-bi-šu₂ ⸢ŠU⸣.2-su KUR-ad₂] | |
| 5 | ina {iti}ZIZ₂ 30 ⸢TUR₃ NIGIN⸣-ma {mul}⸢ŠU⸣.GI ina ŠA₃-bi GUB-⸢iz⸣-ma | |
| 6 | 1 {d}30 ⸢TUR₃ NIGIN-ma {mul}ŠU.GI⸣ ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi GUB-MEŠ-zu | |
| 7 | BALA-⸢e⸣ UD-MEŠ GID₂.DA-MEŠ | |
| 8 | 1 {⸢mul}MAŠ⸣.TAB.⸢BA.GAL.GAL.LA⸣ [ina ŠA₃ TUR₃ {d]}30 GUB-[MEŠ]-⸢zu⸣-ma | |
| 10 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be-li₂] ⸢u₃ UN⸣-MEŠ ša ⸢is⸣-si-⸢šu₂ lu da⸣-[ru-u₂] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [ša₂ {1}ak-kul-la-ni | |
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