RMA 235 (P336529)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 235 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336529 |
| 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 | Mars has reac[hed] Cancer and entered it. I kept wat[ch]: it did not become stationary, it did not stop; it tou[ched] the lower part (of Cancer) and goes on. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | (Its) going out (of Cancer) remains to be s[een]. When it will have gone out I shall [send] its interpretation to the king my lord. |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | Maybe someone will wr[ite] to the king my lord as follows: "If a strange star (i.e. Mars) comes close to Cancer: the ruler will [die]." If it had become stationary (and) stopped, that [would have been evil-boding]; this is bad for Akkad. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010– | Maybe someone will w[rite] to the king my lord as follows: "If a planet [...] in the middle of a gust of wind: the king of Subartu will [die]." |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | This omen is a lie; the king my lord should not pay attenti[on to it]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | This night Adad thundered. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | If in Ab (V) Adad thunders, the day becomes cloudy, rain falls, lightning flashes: the flood will be reduced at the source. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | If Adad shouts on a cloudless day: there will be darkness, variant: famine in the land. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | From Akkullanu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu {mul}AL.LUL ik-ta-[šad] | |
| 2 | ina ŠA₃-šu₂ e-ta-rab ma-ṣar-tu at-ta-[ṣar] | |
| 3 | la in-ne₂-mid la i-zi-iz KI.TA il-[ta-pat] | |
| 4 | il-lak u₂-ṣu-um-ma re-e-he a-na a-[ma-ri] | |
| 5 | ki-ma it-tu-ṣi pi-šir₃-šu₂ ana LUGAL EN-ia₂ a-[šap-pa-ra] | |
| 6 | is—su-ri me-me-e-ni ana LUGAL EN-ia₂ i-šap-⸢pa⸣-[ar] | |
| 7 | ma-a 1 {mul}MIN₃-ma ana {mul}AL.LUL TE NUN ⸢UŠ₂⸣ | |
| 8 | ki-ma it-te-mid it-ti-ti-iz šu-u-tu₂ [i-lap-pat] | |
| 9 | lum-nu ša KUR—URI{ki} šu-u₂ [o] | |
| 10 | is—su-ri me-me-e-ni ana LUGAL EN-ia₂ i-⸢šap⸣-[pa-ra] | |
| 11 | ma-a 1 {d}UDU.IDIM ina MURUB₄ ti-ib ša₂-a-ri i-[x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | LUGAL SU.BIR₄{ki} BA.[UŠ₂] | |
| 2 | šu-mu an-ni-u si-li-a-te šu-u-[tu₂] | |
| 3 | LUGAL be-li₂ ina UGU ŠA₃-šu₂ la i-šak-[kan-šu₂] | |
| 4 | mu-šu an-ni-u {d}IM GU₃-šu₂ it-ti-di | |
| 5 | 1 ina {iti}NE {d}IM GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB UD ŠU₂-up AN ŠUR-nun | |
| 6 | NIM.GIR₂ ib-riq₂ A.KAL-MEŠ ina IDIM LA₂-MEŠ | |
| 7 | 1 ina UD-me la er-pi {d}IM is-si | |
| 8 | da-um-ma-tu₂ SU.KU₂ ina KUR GAL₂-ši | |
| 9 | ša {1}ak-kul-la-ni | |
Sources & licences
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