RMA 124 (P336441)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 124 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336441 |
| 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 33 | If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely, and one horn meets the other: there will be truth in the land, and the son will speak the truth with his father. — On the 14th day one god will be seen with the other. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | If the moon and sun follow each other closely: the king of the land will widen his understanding; the foundation of the throne of the king of the land will become stable. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | — On the 14th day one god will be seen with the other. |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | (If) on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: the speech of the land will become reliable; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; joy among the troops; the cattle of Akkad will lie in the steppe undisturbed. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | If the moon is surrounded by a black halo: clouds will be gathered; this month holds rain. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1212–o 1212 | If one horn meets the other: the flood will come. — On the 14th day one god is seen with the other. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | Concerning the people about whom I wrote to the king my lord, the king must not say as follows: "Why did he not say, 'Let them lead the people here!'" |
| Reverse [3:7] r 44–r 77 | The king knows that I have no field in Assyria. What shall I eat and what shall I give to them? Who is my god, who is my lord, at whom are my eyes set except the king my lord, for whose life I pray to Šamaš. |
| Reverse [7:10] r 88–r 1010 | While Ahhešâ is here, let the king write to him, and let his messenger lead the people away so that I can meet (them) in Babylon. Let him lead my son Nabû-eṭir-napšati, a servant of the king, here so that he can ser[ve] the king together with me! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 30 20 ik-šu-dam-ma KI-šu₂ it-ten-tu SI SI i-⸢dir⸣ | |
| 2 | ina KUR NIG₂.ZI GAL₂-ma DUMU KI AD-šu₂ kit-tu₂ i-ta-mu | |
| 3 | UD 14-KAM₂ DINGIR KI DINGIR IGI-mar-ma | |
| 4 | 1 30 u 20 it-ten-tu-u₂ LUGAL KUR PI.2 DAGAL-aš₂ | |
| 5 | LUGAL KUR SUHUŠ AŠ.TE-šu₂ GIN-an UD 14-KAM DINGIR KI DINGIR IGI-mar-ma | |
| 6 | 1 UD 14-KAM₂ 30 u 20 KI a-ha-meš IGI-MEŠ KA KUR GI.NA | |
| 7 | ŠA₃ KUR DUG₃.GA DINGIR-MEŠ KUR—URI{ki} a-na SIG₅-tim | |
| 8 | i-has-sa-su hu-ud ŠA₃-bi ERIM-ni | |
| 9 | bu-lim KUR—URI{ki} par-ga-niš ina EDIN i-ra-bi-ṣu | |
| 10 | 1 30 TUR₃ GI₆ NIGIN IM.DIRI-MEŠ uk-ta-ṣa-ra ITI BI A.AN u₂-kal | |
| 12 | 1 SI SI i-dir A.KAL DU-kam UD 14-KAM₂ DINGIR KI DINGIR IGI-ma | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na UGU UN-MEŠ ša₂ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia aš₂-pu-ra | |
| 2 | LUGAL la i-qab-bi um-ma mi-nam-ma la iq-ba-a | |
| 3 | um-ma UN-MEŠ a-na a-kan-na li-bu-ku-nu | |
| 4 | LUGAL i-di ki-i A.ŠA₃-a ina KUR—aš-šur ia-a-nu | |
| 5 | a-na-ku mi-nu-u₂ lu-kul u a-na ša₂-a-šu₂-nu mi-nu-u lu-din | |
| 6 | man-nu DINGIR-u₂-a man-nu EN-a IGI.2-ia it-ti man-nu ki-i šak-nu | |
| 7 | al-la LUGAL EN-a ša₂ ana-ku {d}UTU ana TIN-ka u₂-ṣal-lu-u | |
| 8 | a-di {1}ŠEŠ-MEŠ—ša₂-a a-kan-na LUGAL liš-pu-raš-šum-ma | |
| 9 | {lu₂}A—KIN-šu₂ {lu₂}A—KIN-šu₂ UN-MEŠ li-bu-uk-ma ina TIN.TIR{ki} lu-šam-hir | |
| 10 | {1}{d}PA—KAR—ZI-MEŠ DUMU-u₂-a ar-du ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 11 | li-bu-kam-ma it-ti-ia LUGAL li-ip-⸢lah₃⸣ | |
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