RMA 209 (P336511)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 209 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336511 |
| 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– | If Šarur and Šargaz in the sting of Scorpius keep gaining radiance: the weapons of Akkad will be raised. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 33–o 33 | — Venus becomes visible in Sagittarius. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 4o 4– | If Ištar wears the crown of the moon: there will be wailings ... |
| Obverse [7:8] o 66–o 66 | "Wailings" are "weepings." |
| Obverse [8:11] o 77– | — Mercury stands in the wes[t behin]d Venus. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1– | [If] Venus wea[rs] a black crown: [(pregnant) women] will give birt[h to male child]ren. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 33–r 33 | — A planet [stands] with [Venus]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 44–r 44 | It is bad for the people of the land [...]. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 55–r 66 | If Venus [becomes visible ...] in Kislev (IX): [there will be] famine of barley and str[aw in the land]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 77–r 77 | From Nabû-ahhe-eri[ba]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 {mul}⸢ŠAR₂.UR⸣ [u] {mul}⸢ŠAR₂.GAZ ša zi-qit⸣ {mul}⸢GIR₂⸣.[TAB] | |
| ša₂-ar-ur ṣar-gaz | ||
| 2 | it-ta-na-an-bi-ṭu {giš}TUKUL KUR—URI{ki} ZI-u₂ | |
| 3 | {mul}dil-bat ina ŠA₃ {mul}PA.BIL.SAG in-na-mar-ma | |
| 4 | 1 {d}U.DAR AGA {d}30 ap-rat MU NIG₂.SI.SA₂ | |
| a-gu-u mu ni-ig-si-sa | ||
| 5 | u₂-ru-ba-a-ti GAL₂-MEŠ | |
| 6 | u₂-ru-ba-a-ti bi-ka-a-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 7 | {mul}UDU.IDIM.GUD.UD ina {d}UTU.ŠU₂.[A] | |
| 8 | [ina] ⸢EGIR⸣ {mul}dil-bat iz-za-az-[ma] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 1 {⸢mul⸣}dil-bat AGA GI₆ ap-[rat {mi₂}(PEŠ₄)-MEŠ] | |
| a-gu-u ṣa-al-mu | ||
| 2 | [NITA]-⸢MEŠ⸣ U₃.TU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| u₂-la-a-[da] | ||
| 3 | {mul}UDU.IDIM it-ti {mul}[dil-bat GUB-ma] | |
| 4 | lum-nu ša UN-MEŠ {kur}[x x x x] | |
| 5 | 1 {mul}dil-bat ina {iti}GAN [x x x IGI] | |
| 6 | SU.KU₂ ŠE-am u {še}IN.[NU ina KUR GAL₂] | |
| 7 | ⸢ša {1}{d}PA⸣—PAB-MEŠ—⸢SU⸣ | |
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