RMA 188 (P336493)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 188 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336493 |
| 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 J]upiter [becomes visible] in Tammuz (IV): [the land will dwell] in quiet. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | [If] Jupiter [rises] in the path [of the Enlil stars]: the king of Akkad will become strong and [have no rival]. |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | If Jupiter [passes] to the back [of Gemini]: in Elam [...] will be abandoned and plagu[e will devour]. |
| Obverse [7:12] o 88– | Jupiter [is visible behind Gemini]. Now, I wrote to the king my lord as soon as I observed [its sign]. |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | Later, once (Jupiter) has moved on and approached Cancer, I shall copy another report and let the king my lord hear (it). |
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 {mul]}SAG.ME.GAR ina {iti}ŠU [IGI] | |
| 2 | [KUR] šu-ub-tum ne₂-eh-[tum TUŠ-ab] | |
| 3 | 1 {⸢mul⸣}SAG.ME.GAR ina KASKAL [šu-ut {d}EN.LIL₂ KUR-ha] | |
| 4 | LUGAL URI{ki} i-dan-nin-ma [GABA.RI NU TUK-ši] | |
| 5 | 1 {mul}SAG.ME.GAR ana EGIR {[mul}MAŠ.TAB.BA DIB-iq] | |
| 6 | ina {kur}NIM.MA{ki} ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 7 | i-na-an-du-ma {d}U.⸢GUR⸣ [KU₂] | |
| 8 | {mul}SAG.ME.GAR [x x x x] | |
| 9 | u₂-ma-a a-du ⸢GISKIM⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 10 | a-mu-ru-u-ni a-na LUGAL EN-⸢ia₂⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | as-sa-ap-ra | |
| 2 | i—da-a-ti i—da-a-ti ki-ma [o] it-ta-an-ta-⸢ha⸣ | |
| 3 | a-na {mul}AL.LUL iq-ṭi-ri-ib | |
| 4 | u₂-il-tu₂ ša₂-ni-tu₂ a-na-as-sa-ha | |
| 5 | a-na LUGAL EN-ia u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ma | |
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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