RMA 144b (P336466)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 144b |
|---|---|
| ID | P336466 |
| 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], one horn [meets] the other: [there will be truth in the land, and] the son [will speak the truth] with his father. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | If the moon and sun are in balance: [reliable speech] will be placed in the mouth of people; [the king of the land will make his throne last long]. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | If the sun rises, and the moon [......] prosperity for years [......]. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | — On the 14th day the moon [was seen] together with the sun. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | If the horns of the moon at its appearance [are equal]: for the land, pea[ceful] dwelling. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | The moon will complete the day, and the 3[0th day will be long]. |
| Reverse [1:6] r 22–r 66 | If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: [reliable speech]; the land will become happy; the gods will rem[emb]er Akkad [favorably]; joy [among the troops]; the king will become happy; the catt[le of Akkad will lie] in the steppe undisturbed. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | If it is seen on the 14th day it is good for [Akkad]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | From Ak[kullanu]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 {d}30 {d}UTU ik-šu-⸢dam⸣-[ma KI-šu₂ it-ten-tu] | |
| 2 | qar-nu qar-nu [i-dir ina KUR kit-tu₂ GAL₂-ši-ma] | |
| 3 | DUMU KI AD-šu₂ [kit-tu₂ i-tam-me] | |
| 4 | 1 {d}30 u {d}UTU šit-qu-[lu KA GI.NA] | |
| 5 | ina KA UN-MEŠ GAR-an [LUGAL KUR AŠ.TE SUMUN-bar] | |
| 6 | 1 {d}UTU KUR-ha-ma {d}30 [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | iš-di-hu MU-MEŠ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | UD 14-KAM₂ {d}30 KI {d}[UTU IGI-ma] | |
| 9 | 1 {d}30 ina IGI.LAL-šu₂ SI-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂ mit-ha-ra] | |
| 10 | ana KUR KI.TUŠ ne-[eh-tum] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {d}30 UD-mu u₂-šal-lam-ma UD 30-[KAM e-ri-ik] | |
| 2 | 1 UD 14-KAM₂ 30 u 20 KI a-ha-meš IGI-⸢MEŠ⸣ [KA GI.NA] | |
| 3 | ŠA₃ KUR DUG₃-ab DINGIR-MEŠ KUR—URI{ki} [ana {mi₂}SIG₅] | |
| 4 | i-⸢ha-as⸣-[sa]-su hu-ud ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [ERIM-ni] | |
| 5 | ŠA₃ ⸢LUGAL⸣ DUG₃-ab MAŠ₂.⸢ANŠE⸣ [KUR—URI{ki]} | |
| 6 | par-ga-niš ina ⸢EDIN⸣ [i-rab-bi-iṣ] | |
| 7 | 1 UD 14-KAM₂ ⸢IGI⸣-ma SIG₅ KUR—⸢URI⸣{[ki]} | |
| 8 | ša {1}ak-[kul-la-ni] | |
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