RMA 105 (P336430)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336430 |
| 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 [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | If in Kislev (IX) [Scorpius'] breast is bright, [its tail is dark], its horns are opposing each other: rain and flood [will be early] for the la[nd; locusts] will attack and devour the land; fall of cattle [and shepherds' huts]; weapons will be raised and [the enemy land will ...], variant: will be conquered [......]. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Mercury and [......]. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and [......]: loss of cattle [......]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | If ditto and a star stands in it: [the king and the troops] will be shut up [...]. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | If ditto, and Cancer [stands in it]: the king of Akkad [will extend] the life. Cancer [...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | If ditto, and its gate [is open] towards [...]: for the land ... [......]. |
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 ina {iti}GAN {mul}[GIR₂.TAB x x] | |
| 2 | GABA-su nam-⸢rat⸣ [KUN-su e-ṭa-at] | |
| 3 | SI-ME-šu₂ ni-in-⸢mu⸣-[ra] | |
| 4 | A.AN u A.KAL ana ⸢KUR⸣ [i-har-ru-pu BURU₅] | |
| 5 | ZI-ma KUR KU₂ ŠUB-tim GUD-⸢MEŠ⸣ [u gu-ub-ri] | |
| 6 | {giš}TUKUL in-na-aš₂-ši-ma ⸢KUR⸣ [KUR₂ x x x] | |
| 7 | ik-kaš-ša₂-ad [x x x x x] | |
| 8 | {d}GUD.UD u {d}[x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 1 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 2 | ZAH₂ bu-lim [x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | 1 KI.MIN-ma MUL ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB-⸢iz⸣ [LUGAL u ERIM] | |
| 4 | u₂-ta-sa₃-ru [x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | 1 KI.MIN-ma {mul}AL.LUL [ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB-iz] | |
| 6 | LUGAL URI{ki} ba-la-[ṭa ur-rak] | |
| 7 | {mul}AL.LUL [x x x] | |
| 8 | 1 KI.MIN-ma KA₂-šu₂ ana {⸢im⸣}[x x x] | |
| 9 | ana KUR na-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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