RMA 099 (P336426)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336426 |
| 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 [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | If [on the 16th] day [the moon and sun] are seen [together: one king] will send [hostile messages to another]; the king will be shut up [in his palace for the length of a month]; the step [of the enemy] will be set [towards] his [land]; the enemy will march around [victoriously in his land]. |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | If the moon is surrounded by a halo and the sun stands in the halo of the moon: they will speak the truth in all lands; the son will speak the truth with his father; universal peace. |
| Obverse [9:14] o 1010– | If the moon is surrounded by a halo and Mars stands in it: loss of cattle in all lands; the date plantation will not prosper; variant: the Westland will diminish. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | If the moon is surrounded by a halo and two stars stand in the halo of the moon: a reign of long days. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | If Mars and a planet confront each other and stand there: attack of Elam. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | If Mars stands [...]: the king of Elam will die. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | From B[ama]ya. |
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 UD 16-KAM₂ 30 u 20 KI a-ha-meš] IGI-MEŠ | |
| 2 | [LUGAL ana LUGAL {mi₂}KUR₂] KIN | |
| 3 | LUGAL [ina E₂.GAL-šu₂ ana mi-na-at ITI] u₂-ta-sar | |
| 4 | GIR₃.2 {⸢lu₂⸣}[KUR₂ ana KUR]-šu₂ GAR-an | |
| 5 | {lu₂}KUR₂ [ina KUR-šu₂ šal-ṭa-niš] DU.DU-ak | |
| 6 | 1 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma {d}UTU ina ŠA₃ TUR₃ 30 GUB-iz | |
| 7 | ina KUR DU₃.A.BI kit-tu₂ i-ta-mu-u | |
| 8 | DUMU KI AD-šu₂ kit-tu₂ i-ta-ma | |
| 9 | sa-li-im kiš-ša₂-ti | |
| 10 | 1 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB | |
| 11 | ZAH₂ MAŠ₂.ANŠE ina KUR DU₃.A.BI | |
| r | ||
| 1 | me-re-šu₂ ZU₂.LUM.MA NU SI.SA₂ | |
| 2 | KI.MIN KUR—MAR.TU{ki} TUR-ir | |
| 3 | 1 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma 02 MUL-MEŠ ina ŠA₃-bi | |
| 4 | TUR₃ 30 GUB-MEŠ BALA UD-MEŠ GID₂-MEŠ | |
| 5 | 1 {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu u {d}UDU.IDIM im-tah-ha-ru-ma GUB-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ZI-ut NIM.MA{ki} | |
| 7 | 1 {d}ṣal-bat-[a]-nu [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ GUB | |
| 8 | LUGAL NIM.MA{ki} UŠ₂ | |
| 9 | ša {1}⸢ba⸣-[ma]-a.a | |
Sources & licences
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