RMA 043 (P336388)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336388 |
| 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 22 | [If the moon] at its appearance wears a crown: [the kin]g will reach the highest rank; [the land] will dwell as if in pastures near the city. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 44–o 44 | — [The moon] will wear a crown when it is seen. |
| Obverse [5:8] o 5o 5–o 66 | If the moon's right horn at its appearance pierces the sky: there will be stable prices in the land; a revolt will be staged in the Westland. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 4r 4 | "Its right horn pierces the sky," as it says, means it will slip into the sky and will not be seen; dir is "to slip," said of a horn. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 55–r 55 | At the appearance of the moon its right horn (signifies) the Westland. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 66–r 77 | If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: good for Akkad, bad for Elam and the Westland. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 88–r 99 | The moon will be seen with the sun on the 14th day. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1010–r 1010 | From Nabû-ahhe-eriba. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 30 ina IGI.LAL-šu₂ AGA a-pi-ir | |
| a-gu-u | ||
| 2 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ a-ša₂-ri-du-tu₂ DU-ak | |
| 3 | [KUR] a-bur-riš uš-šab | |
| 4 | {[d}30 ina] na-mu-ri-šu₂ a-gu-u ep-pi-ir-ma | |
| 5 | 1 30 ina IGI.LAL-šu₂ SI ZAG-šu₂ AN-u₂ ṭe-rat | |
| qar-nu i-mit-ti-šu₂ ša₂-mu-u | ||
| 6 | KI.LAM ke-e-nu ina KUR GAL₂-ši | |
| 7 | na-aš₂-kun HI.GAR ina KUR—MAR.TU{ki} GAL₂-ši | |
| bar-ti | ||
| r | ||
| 1 | qar-nu ZAG-šu₂ AN-u₂ ṭe-rat | |
| 2 | ša iq-bu-u-ni | |
| 3 | ina ša₂-me-e i-hal-lu-up-ma la in-na-mir | |
| 4 | DIRI ha-la-pu ša qar-ni | |
| di-ir | ||
| 5 | {d}30 ina IGI.LAL-šu₂ SI ZAG-šu₂ KUR—MAR.TU{ki} | |
| 6 | 1 30 UD 01-KAM₂\t IGI-ma SIG₅ KUR—URI{ki} | |
| 7 | ⸢lum⸣-nu {kur}NIM.MA{ki} a-mur-re-e | |
| 8 | {d}30 UD 14-KAM₂\t TA@v {d}ša₂-maš | |
| 9 | in-na-mar | |
| 10 | ⸢ša⸣ {1}{d}PA—PAB-MEŠ—SU | |
Sources & licences
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