RMA 277r (P336592)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RMA 277r |
|---|---|
| ID | P336592 |
| 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 | On the 28th day, at 2 1/2 'double-hou[rs' of the day ......] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | in the west [......] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | it also cover[ed ......] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | 2 fingers towards [.....] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | it made [an eclipse], the east wind [......] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | the north wind ble[w. This is its interpretation]: |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | If the day [becomes covered] with clouds on the north side: [famine for the king of Elam]. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | If the day be[comes covered] with clouds on the south side: [famine for the king of Akkad]. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | If the day is dark and r[ides] the north wind: [devouring by Nergal; herds will diminish]. |
| Obverse [9:16] o 1010– | If [there is an eclip]se in Nisan (I) on the 28th day: [the king of that land will fall ill but recover]; in his stead, a daughter of the king, [an entu-priestess, will die]; in that land, variant: in [that] ye[ar, there will be an attack of the enemy, and] the land will panic [......]. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | If an eclipse [of the sun takes place] in Nisan (I) [......] for the king, well-being [......]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | If [there is an eclipse] from the 1st day to the 30th day: [the throne in the land will change]. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | If [there is] an eclipse in Nisan (I) on the 28th day: fall of Elam [......] the king of Elam [......]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Either on the 28t[h o]r on the 29th day [......]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | From [Akkullanu]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 UD 28-KAM₂ 02 1/2 KASKAL.⸢GID₂⸣ [UD-mu x x x x x] | |
| 2 | ina {im}MAR.TU{ki} [x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | is-se-niš e-te-⸢ri⸣-[im x x x x x] | |
| 4 | 02 ŠU.SI a-na {im}[x x x x AN.MI] | |
| 5 | is-sa-kan {im}KUR.⸢RA⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | {im}SI.SA₂ it-ta-[lak an-ni-u pi-še-er-šu₂] | |
| 7 | 1 UD A₂ {im}SI.SA₂ u₂-pa-[a i-ta-rim SU.KU₂ LUGAL NIM.MA{ki]} | |
| 8 | 1 UD A₂ {im}U₁₈.LU u₂-pa-a ⸢i⸣-[ta-rim SU.KU₂ LUGAL URI{ki]} | |
| 9 | 1 UD a-dir-ma {im}SI.SA₂ ⸢ra⸣-[kib KU₂-ti {d}U.GUR bu-lim TUR] | |
| 10 | 1 ina {iti}BARAG UD 28-KAM₂ ⸢AN⸣.[MI GAR LUGAL KUR BI GIG-ma TI-uṭ] | |
| 11 | ki-mu-šu₂ DUMU.MI₂ LUGAL [NIN.DINGIR.RA UŠ₂] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 12 | ina KUR BI KI.MIN ina ⸢MU⸣ [BI ZI KUR₂ GAL₂-ma] | |
| 13 | KUR ir-ru-⸢ur⸣-[ma x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina KUR ša₂-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | 1 ina {iti}BARAG AN.MI {d}[UTU GAR x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | ana LUGAL DI-mu [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | 1 TA UD 01-KAM₂ EN UD 30-KAM₂ [AN.MI GAR AŠ.TE ina KUR KUR₂-ir] | |
| 5 | 1 ina {iti}BARAG UD 28-KAM₂ AN.⸢MI⸣ [GAR x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | ŠUB-ti NIM.MA{[ki} x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | LUGAL NIM.MA{⸢ki⸣} [x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | lu-u UD 28-⸢KAM₂ lu⸣-u UD 29-⸢KAM₂⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | ša {1}ak-kul-la-ni] | |
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