RMA 180 (P336488)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 180 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336488 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | on the 13th [day] the king [......]. |
| Obverse [1:4] o 2'2'–o 4'4' | If the sun stands in the halo of the moon: in all lands (people) will speak the truth; the son will speak the truth with his father; universal peace. |
| Obverse [4:9] o 5'5'– | — Saturn stands in the halo of the moon; the sign is equivalent to the sign of the 13th day. Because the moon was seen on the 13th day, because of that Saturn stood in the halo of the moon. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1– | If the moon is surrounded by a black halo: the month holds rain, variant: clouds will be gathered. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 3r 3–r 4r 4 | If Regulus is dark: the king will become furious and will lead his notables out [for killing], but he will return [...] and not kill (them) and will get [......]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 66–r 66 | [If Sat]urn in front of Regulus [......]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | From Nabû-ah[he-eriba]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [UD] 13-KAM₂ LUGAL [x x x x] | |
| 2' | 1 {d}ša₂-maš ina TUR₃ 30 GUB-iz ina KUR DU₃.A.BI | |
| 3' | ki-it-tu₂ i-ta-mu-u DUMU it-ti AD-šu₂ kit-tum i-ta-me | |
| 4' | sa-lim kiš-ša₂-ti | |
| 5' | {mul}UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ ina TUR₃ 30 GUB-ma | |
| 6' | it-tu₂ me-hi-ir it-ti ša UD 13-KAM₂ šu-u | |
| 7' | ina UGU ša {d}30 UD 13-KAM₂ in-na-mir-u-ni | |
| 8' | ana UGU šu-u {mul}UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ ina TUR₃ {d}30 it-ti-it-zi | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 1 {d}30 TUR₃ GI₆ NIGIN ITI A.AN u₂-⸢kal⸣ | |
| ṣa-al-mu | ||
| 2 | KI.MIN IM.DIRI-MEŠ uk-ta-ṣa-ra | |
| 3 | 1 {mul}LUGAL a-dir LUGAL HUŠ-ma IDIM-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| [a-di]-ir e-zi-iz-ma kab-tu-ti-šu₂ | ||
| 4 | [ana GAZ] ⸢E₃⸣-ma GUR-ma NU GAZ-ak | |
| [x x] u₂-tar-a-ma la i-da-ak | ||
| 5 | [x x]+⸢x⸣-u₂ TUK-ši | |
| [x x]-šu-u i-ra-aš₂-ši | ||
| 6 | 1 {mul}UDU.IDIM].⸢SAG⸣.UŠ ina IGI {mul}LUGAL | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | ša {1}{d}PA—⸢PAB⸣-[MEŠ—SU] | |
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