RMA 271 (P336570)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 271 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336570 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | [If] there is an eclipse in Sivan (III) on the 14th day, and the (moon) god in his eclipse becomes dark on the east side above, and clears on the west side below, the north wind rises during the evening(!) watch and touches the middle watch: you observe his eclipse and keep the north wind in mind; thereby a decision is given for Ur and the king of Ur: the king of Ur will experience famine; deaths will become many; as for the king of Ur, his son will wrong him, but Šamaš will catch the son who wronged his father, and he will die in the mourning-place of his father; a son of the king who had not been named for kingship will seize the throne. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [If] a star is darkened in the area of Sagittarius: a decision for Muttabal and Babylon. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | An eclipse in the morning watch portends sick people becoming well; the term of the morning watch is 10 months. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | The morning watch means Elam; the 14th day means Elam; Sivan (III) means the Westland; the north wind means Akkade. |
| Obverse [10:15] o 1111–o 1515 | In Sivan (III) on the 5th day Jupiter stood in [...] where the sun shines forth; [it was] bright, and its features were red, its rising [was as perfect as the rising of the sun: a]ngry [gods] will be reconciled with Akkad; [there will be] copious rains, regular floods for [Akkad; ...... the equi]valent of (only) 1 litre will (have to) be paid for 1 kor; [the gods of the sky will stand in their (appropriate) positions]; their shrines will see wealth; (if) Jupiter is bright in Sivan (III): the ki[ng of Akkad will reach the highest rank]. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616– | If Jupiter [car]ries radiance: the king is well; the land will become happy. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | An eclipse in the morning watch [......] touches and is seen together: there will be deaths; the ruler will die. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [If] (the moon) makes an eclipse in the morning watch and finishes the watch, (and) the north wind blows: there will be recovery from illness in Akkad. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [If an ec]lipse begins in the south, and the north wind blows: fall of Elam (and) Guti; it will not come close to Akkad. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | If an eclipse begins in the south and clears in the north: fall of Elam; it will not come close to Akkad. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | If there is an eclipse, and the north wind blows: the gods will have mercy upon the land. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | If the moon is dark in Sivan (III): later in the year Adad will devastate. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | If there is an eclipse in Sivan (III): there will be a flood, and the water will carry off the land. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | If there is an eclipse in the morning watch in Sivan (III): the abandoned sanctuaries of the land will approach the sun god. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | If there is an eclipse in Sivan (III) on the 14th day: a mighty king who is famous will die, but his son who had been designated for kingship will take the throne, and there will be hostility, variant: there will be deaths. |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313 | If there is an eclipse in Sivan (III) from the 1st to the 30th day: eclipse of the king of Akkad; there will be a peak flood, and Adad will devastate the harvest of the land; a great army will fall. If you perform it for the well-being of king, city, and its people: well-being; there will be a decrease of barley in ... |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414– | If there is an eclipse in Sivan (III) at an unappointed time: the king of the universe will die, and Adad will devastate; a flood will come, Adad will diminish the harvest of the land; a leader of troops will fall. |
| Edge [0:2] e. 1e. 1–e. 22 | [If Jupiter] becomes steady in the morning: enemy kings will be reconciled. |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | From [Issar-šumu-ereš]. |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | 1 ina] {iti}SIG₄ UD 14-KAM₂ AN.MI GAR-ma DINGIR ina |KA×MI|šu₂ A₂ {im}3 AN.TA |KA×MI|ma | |
| 2 | [o] A₂ {im}4 KI.TA iz-ku {im}2 EN.NUN AN.TA ZI-ma | |
| 3 | [o] EN.NUN—MURUB₄.BA TAG-ut |KA×MI|šu₂ IGI-ma {im}2 ina ŠU.2-ka tu-kal | |
| 4 | ina ŠA₃ ŠEŠ.UNUG{ki} u LUGAL ŠEŠ.UNUG{ki} EŠ.BAR SUM LUGAL ŠEŠ.UNUG{ki} SU.KU₂ IGI | |
| 5 | UŠ₂-MEŠ i-man-du LUGAL ŠEŠ.UNUG{ki} DUMU-šu₂ i-hab-bil₂-šu₂-ma | |
| 6 | DUMU ha-bil₂ AD-šu₂ {d}UTU KUR-su-ma ina KI.HUL AD-šu₂ UŠ₂ | |
| 7 | DUMU LUGAL ša₂ a-na NAM.LUGAL la zak-ru {giš}GU.ZA DIB-bat | |
| 8 | 1 MUL ina KI {mul}PA.BIL.SAG a-dir EŠ.BAR mut-ta-bal u KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 9 | [x] AN.MI EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LA ana GIG AN.TI.LA UD.DUG₄.GA EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LI ana ITI 10-KAM | |
| 10 | EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LA {kur}NIM{ki} UD 14-KAM {kur}NIM{ki} {iti}SIG₄ KUR—MAR {im}2 KUR—URI{ki} | |
| 11 | ina {iti}SIG₄ UD 05-KAM₂ {d}SAG.ME.GAR ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [x x x x x] a-šar {d}UTU ul-ta-pa-a GUB-iz | |
| 12 | [o] ba-il₃ zi-mu-šu₂ SA₅ ⸢ni⸣-[pi]-ih-šu₂ ⸢GIM⸣ [KUR {d}UTU ga-mir DINGIR-MEŠ] ⸢ze-nu-ti⸣ KI KUR—[URI{ki]} SILIM-ME | |
| 13 | [A].⸢AN⸣-ME ṭah-du-tu₂ A.KAL-MEŠ sad-ru-ti a-[na KUR—URI{ki} GAL₂-MEŠ x x x] | |
| 14 | [KI].⸢LAM⸣ 01 qa-TA.AM₃ a-na 01 GUR-TA.AM₃ SUM-⸢in⸣ [DINGIR-MEŠ AN-e ina KI.GUB-šu₂-nu GUB-zu] | |
| 15 | BARAG-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ṭuh-du IGI-ME ina {iti}SIG₄ {d}SAG.ME.GAR ba-il₃ ⸢LUGAL⸣ [URI{ki} SAG.KAL-tu₂ DU-ak] | |
| 16 | 1 {d}SAG.ME.GAR ŠE.ER.⸢ZI⸣ [na]-ši LUGAL ša₂-lim ŠA₃ KUR DUG₃-ab [o] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | AN.MI EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LI [x x x] TAG-ma TEŠ₂.BI IGI-ir UŠ₂-MEŠ GAL₂-MEŠ NUN UŠ₂ | |
| 2 | 1 AN.MI EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LI GAR-ma EN.NUN ig-mur {im}SI.SA₂ DU ⸢GIG AN⸣.TI ina KUR—URI{ki} GAL₂ | |
| 3 | 1 AN].MI ina {im}1 SAR-ma {im}2 DU ŠUB-tim NIM.MA{ki} gu-ti{ki} ana URI{ki} NU TE | |
| 4 | 1 AN.MI ina {im}1 SAR-ma ina {im}2 ZALAG₂-ir ŠUB-tim NIM.MA{ki} ana URI{ki} NU TE | |
| 5 | 1 AN.MI GAR-ma {im}2 DU DINGIR-MEŠ ana KUR ARHUŠ TUK-MEŠ | |
| 6 | 1 30 ina {iti}SIG₄ a-dir EGIR MU.AN.NA {d}IM RA-iṣ | |
| 7 | 1 30 ina {iti}SIG₄ AN.MI GAR A.KAL GAL₂-ma bi-ib-lu A-MEŠ KUR ub-bal | |
| 8 | 1 ina {iti}SIG₄ AN.MI EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LI GAR eš-ret KUR ŠUB-MEŠ {d}UTU i-mah-ha-ra | |
| 9 | 1 ina {iti}SIG₄ UD 14-KAM₂ AN.MI GAR LUGAL ga-me-ru ša MU TUK-u UŠ₂-ma | |
| 10 | DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ a-na NAM.LUGAL zak-ru {giš}GU.ZA DIB-ma nu-kur₂-tu GAL₂ UŠ₂-MEŠ GAL₂-ME | |
| 11 | 1 ina {iti}SIG₄ TA UD 01-KAM₂ EN UD 30-KAM₂ AN.MI GAR AN.MI LUGAL URI{ki} | |
| 12 | A.KAL ŠU₂ GAL₂-ma BURU₁₄ KUR {d}IM RA-iṣ ERIM GAL ŠUB-ut | |
| 13 | šum-ma ana DI-me LUGAL URU u UN-MEŠ-šu₂ DU₃-ma DI-mu nu-šur-re-e ŠE ina BUR₂-ti GAL₂ | |
| 14 | 1 ina {iti}SIG₄ ina la mi-na-ti-šu₂ AN.MI GAR LUGAL ŠU₂ UŠ₂-ma {d}IM RA-iṣ | |
| 15 | A.KAL DU-kam BURU₁₄ KUR {d}IM ina-šar a-lik—IGI ERIM-ni ŠUB-ut | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | 1 x x] ina še-er-ti ik-tu-⸢un⸣ | |
| 2 | LUGAL-MEŠ KUR₂-MEŠ ⸢SILIM⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 3 | ša₂ {1}{d}15—MU—KAM-eš] | |
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