RMA 272a (P336572)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 272a |
|---|---|
| ID | P336572 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | If an eclipse outlasts the morning watch until it clears: the k[ing ...]. |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [If] (the moon) makes an eclipse during the morning watch and completes the watch, and the north wi[nd blows: there will be] recovery from illness in Akkad. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | If an eclipse begins in the east and the north wind blows: three years [...]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [If] an eclipse begins in the east and goes to the west: eclipse of [...]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | If the moon makes an eclipse, and the north wind blows: the gods [will have mercy] on the land. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | If the moon makes an eclipse and sets with unwashed feet: at[tack of ...]. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | If the moon is dark and like a command of the sky: the king will [overthrow] all lands in defeat, variant: the gods will overt[hrow] all lands in defeat. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | If the moon is dark in Tishri (VII): fall of a great army; there will be an attack of an enemy or of locusts [...]. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | If the moon makes an eclipse in Tishri (VII): for the king, rebellion; fall of the army [...]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [If] (the moon) makes an eclipse [in T]ishri (VII) on the 21st day and sets eclipsed: [they will take] the crowned king from [his palace] in fetters. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [If the moon in Tish]ri (VII) makes an eclipse in the morning watch: a rider, var. a gerseqû-official will sei[ze] the thro[ne]. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | [If the moon makes an eclipse [in Tishri (VII)] from the 1st to the 30th day: fall [of an army ......]. will capture its people; if you perform (the observation) for the well-being of [the king, the city, and its people: well-being; ......] floods [......]. |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 17b.e. 17– | [......] makes an eclipse and [......]. |
| Reverse [0:6] r 11–r 66 | [...] ...... [......] morning watch means Elam [......] ...... [......] ... [......] morning watch [...... The per]iod of the morning watch [is 10 months ......]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | From Akkullanu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 AN.MI EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LI EN ZALAG₂-ir uš-ta-ni-ih ⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2 | 1 AN.MI EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LI GAR-ma EN.NUN ig-mur u {im}SI.[SA₂ DU] | |
| 3 | GIG AN.TI.LA ina KUR—URI{ki} [GAL₂] | |
| 4 | 1 AN.MI ina {im}KUR.RA SAR-ma u {im}SI.SA₂ DU MU 03 [x x] | |
| 5 | 1 AN.MI ina {im}KUR.RA SAR-ma ana {im}MAR i-lik AN.MI [x x x] | |
| 6 | 1 30 AN.MI GAR-ma {im}SI.SA₂ DU-ik DINGIR-MEŠ ana KUR [ARHUŠ TUK-MEŠ] | |
| 7 | 1 30 AN.MI GAR-ma ga-du GIR₃.2-MEŠ-šu₂ NU LUH-MEŠ ir-bi ti-[bu-ut x x x] | |
| 8 | 1 30 a-dir-ma GIM ṭe-em AN-e GAR-in LUGAL KUR.KUR ina ŠI.ŠI u₂-⸢šam⸣-[qat] | |
| 9 | DINGIR-MEŠ KUR.KUR ina ŠI.ŠI u₂-šam-[qa-tu] | |
| 10 | 1 ina {iti}DU₆ 30 a-dir ŠUB-tim ERIM GAL ZI KUR₂ BE-ma ZI-ut BURU₅ GAL₂-ši [x x] | |
| 11 | 1 ina {iti}DU₆ 30 AN.MI GAR-un ana LUGAL HI.GAR ŠUB-tim ERIM-ni [x x] | |
| 12 | 1 ina {iti]}DU₆ UD 21-KAM₂ AN.MI GAR-ma |KA×MI|su-ma TU LUGAL a-gi-i ka-mu-su ina [E₂.GAL-šu₂ E₃-ME-šu₂] | |
| 13 | 1 30 ina {iti]}⸢DU₆⸣ AN.MI EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LA GAR-un RA.GABA GIR₃.SE₃.GA AŠ.⸢TE⸣ DIB-⸢bat⸣ | |
| 14 | 1 30 ina {iti}DU₆] TA UD 01-KAM₂ EN UD 30-KAM₂ AN.MI GAR-un ŠUB-[tim ERIM x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x x] UN-MEŠ-šu₂ ŠU KUR-ad₂ BE-ma ana DI [LUGAL URU u UN-MEŠ-šu₂ DU₃-ma DI-mu] | |
| 16 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ A.KAL-MEŠ GAL₂-[MEŠ x x x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 17 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ AN.MI GAR-ma [x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x] u₂ lu [x x] šu [x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x] ⸢EN⸣.NUN—UD.ZAL.LI {kur}NIM.⸢MA⸣{[ki} x x x] | |
| 3 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ŠID ⸢x⸣ RU ⸢x⸣ KUR ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 4 | [x x x x]+⸢x x⸣ da [x x x x x] | |
| 5 | [x x x x] EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LA [x x x x] | |
| 6 | [x x x x UD].DUG₄.GA EN.NUN—UD.ZAL.LA [ITI 10-KAM x x x] | |
| 7 | ša {1}ak-kul-la-[ni] | |
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