SAA 08, 020 (P336653)
Astrological Report, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 08, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336653 |
| Museum no. | BM 099236 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Astrological Report |
| 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 1'1'–o 3'3' | [If the moon is surrounded by a halo] and [two stars] stand in it: [a reign] of long [days]. |
| Obverse [3:7] o 4'4'– | [If the moon] is surrounded by a halo, and [Ca]ncer stands in it: [the king] of Akkad will extend the life. |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 7'b.e. 7'– | [Fr]om Issar-šumu-ereš. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | 1 30 TUR₃ NIGIN]-ma | |
| 2' | 02 MUL-MEŠ ina] ŠA₃-šu₂ ⸢GUB⸣ | |
| 3' | [BALA UD-MEŠ] GID₂.DA-MEŠ | |
| 4' | 1 30 TUR₃ NIGIN-ma | |
| 5' | {⸢mul⸣}AL.LUL ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB | |
| 6' | [LUGAL] ⸢URI{ki⸣} TI.LA ur-rak | |
| b.e. | ||
| 7' | ⸢ša⸣ {1}15—MU—KAM-eš | |
Sources & licences
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