SAA 08, 113 (P336305)
Astrological Report, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 08, 113 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336305 |
| Museum no. | Ist Nv 4 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Astrological Report |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become hap[py]. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | If the day reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | If the moon at its appearance we[ars] a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Mercury became visible in the east. |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88– | If Scorpius is black: therein will be reconciliation and peace in the land. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [If a planet] becomes visible within a month: rain and flood. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | [If a] fog rolls [in Kislev (IX): severity of] cold spells. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Cold spells (mean)] cold. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | [If] there is continually fog [in the land: the dynasty of the land] will rule [the world]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | From Bulluṭu. |
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 30 UD 01-KAM IGI.LAL KA ⸢GI.NA⸣ | |
| 2 | ŠA₃ KUR DUG₃.[GA] | |
| 3 | 1 UD-mu ana ŠID-MEŠ-šu₂ GID₂.DA | |
| 4 | BALA UD-ME GID₂.⸢DA⸣ | |
| 5 | 1 30 ina IGI.LAL-šu₂ AGA a-[pir] | |
| 6 | LUGAL SAG.KAL-tu₂ DU-ak | |
| 7 | {d}GUD.UD ina {d}UTU.E₃ {d}UTU.E₃ it-ta-mar | |
| 8 | 1 {mul}GIR₂.TAB GI₆ ina ŠA₃-šu₂ | |
| 9 | ⸢taš-mu⸣-u SILIM-mu ina KUR GAL₂-ši | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 1 {mul}UDU].⸢IDIM⸣ ina ITI IGI.LAL A.AN u A.KAL | |
| 2 | 1 ina {iti}GAN IM].DUGUD iq-tur | |
| 3 | [da-na-an e]-⸢ri⸣-ia-a-ti | |
| 4 | [e-ri-ia-a-ti] ku-uṣ-ṣu | |
| 5 | 1 ina KUR IM].⸢DUGUD⸣ sa-dir | |
| 6 | [BALA KUR kiš-šu₂]-tu₂ i-be₂-li | |
| 7 | ⸢ša⸣ {1}[bu]-ul-lu-ṭi | |
Sources & licences
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