RMA 185 (P336491)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 185 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336491 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | [If Jupiter] becomes steady in the morning: enemy [kings] will make peace. |
| Obverse [2:14] o 33– | [If Jupiter in] Sivan (III) approaches and stands where the sun shines forth, (if) it is [br]ight and its features are red, its [ri]sing is as perfect as the rising of the sun: angry [go]ds will be reconciled with Akkad; there will be copious rains (and) regular floods in Akkad; barley and sesame will increase, and the equivalent of (only) 1 litre will (have to) be paid for 1 kor; [the gods] in the sky will stand in their (appropriate) positions; their [shr]ines will see wealth. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | [If A]uriga carries radiance: the foundation of the throne will become stable. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | If Regulus carries radiance: the king of Akkad will exercise complete dominion. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | If Jupiter becomes visible in the path of the Anu stars: there will be a flood, and the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [From] Bamaya. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 {mul}SAG.ME.GAR ina] še-er-ti ik-tu-⸢un⸣ | |
| 2 | [LUGAL-MEŠ] KUR₂-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ | |
| 3 | 1 {mul}SAG.ME.GAR ina] {iti}SIG₄ u₂-qar-rib-ma | |
| 4 | [a]-⸢šar⸣ {d}UTU ul-ta-pa-a GUB-iz | |
| 5 | [ba]-ʾi-il₃ zi-mu-šu₂ SA₅ | |
| 6 | [ni]-pi-ih-šu₂ ki-ma ni-pi-ih {d}UTU ga-mir | |
| 7 | ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ ze-nu-ti KI KUR—URI{ki} SILIM-MEŠ | |
| 8 | A.AN ṭah-du-ti A.KAL si-id-ru-ti | |
| 9 | ina KUR—URI{ki} GAL₂-MEŠ | |
| 10 | ŠE u {še}GIŠ.I₃ i-ma-id-ma | |
| 11 | [x] KI.LAM 01 qa-AM₃ a-na 01 GUR SUM-in | |
| 12 | [DINGIR]-MEŠ ina AN-e ana man-zal-ti-šu₂-nu GUB-MEŠ | |
| 13 | ⸢BARAG⸣-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ṭuh-du IGI-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 1 {d]}⸢GAM₃⸣ ŠE.ER.ZI na-ši | |
| 2 | SUHUŠ AŠ.TE GIN-an | |
| 3 | 1 {mul}LUGAL ŠE.ER.ZI na-ši | |
| 4 | LUGAL URI{ki} ga-me-ru-tu₂ DU₃-uš | |
| 5 | 1 {mul}SAG.ME.GAR ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}a-nu IGI | |
| 6 | A.KAL GAL₂-ma BURU₁₄ KUR SI.SA₂ | |
| 7 | [ša] {1}ba-ma-a.a | |
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