SAA 08, 038 (P336656)
Astrological Report, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 08, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336656 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [In Nisan, the first day, he should cleanse and] purify himself. |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | You soak [zagindurû stone in] filtered oil, [you put maštakal plant in]to [beer and oil]. He rubs himself repeatedly. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [(...) he should put on linen] sandals and dress [in a new garment]. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | You [bin]d zagindurû stone [in yo]ur [hem], [you go] to the house of a [fowler and (buy) two] doves, [male and fem]ale. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [You convict th]em before Šamaš. [He will obtain his desire] li[ke a god]. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | (You say) "Šamaš, you are the ju[dge of heaven and ea]rth, un[clench for me the s]tro[ng fists of god or goddess, k]ing, magnate or nobleman!" |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | He [releases the male (dove) to the east, the female] to the west. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | [You catch] a fish [and put] his spittle in the mouth [of the fish; (you say)] "Fish [..., fi]sh, [...] the curse, [let it go down to the a]ps[û]!" |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313– | [You set up] a censer of juniper before Šamaš, pour a liba[tion of bee]r, pour a liba[tion] of milk to the right and left of his door. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | He may eat emmer and beef, and d[rink] emmer beer; when he says something, god, king, magnate and nobleman will be entirely favorable. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Wherever he goes, he will obtain his heart's desire like a god; he will shine like the sun; his dreams will be good; he will live long. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | You set up a portable altar in the courtyard, where the horses stand, you recite the incantation "Ud gibil-bi kin-am". |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 ina {iti}BARAG UD 01-KAM₂ li-te-lil] ⸢li⸣-te-bi-⸢ib⸣ | |
| 2 | {[na₄}ZA.GIN₃.DURU₅ ina] I₃.GIŠ hal-ṣi ⸢TU₅⸣ | |
| 3 | [U₂.IN.NU.UŠ ina] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [KAŠ I₃.GIŠ ŠUB-di] it-ta-nap-ša-⸢aš₂⸣ | |
| 4 | [x] ⸢KUŠ⸣.še-⸢ni⸣ [GADA liš-kun TUG₂ eš]-⸢ši lil-la-biš⸣ | |
| 5 | {na₄}ZA.GIN₃.DURU₅ [ina TUG₂.SIG₂]-⸢ka⸣ HE₂.[KEŠ₂]-⸢as⸣ | |
| 6 | a-na E₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}[MUŠEN.DU₃ DU-ma 02 ⸢TU⸣.MUŠEN-[MEŠ NITA u] ⸢MI₂⸣ | |
| 7 | ina IGI {d}⸢UTU⸣ [ta-da-an-ši]-na-ti ki-[ma DINGIR AŠ₂ KUR] | |
| 8 | {⸢d}UTU DI⸣.[KUD AN-e u] ⸢KI⸣.TIM ⸢at⸣-[ta-ma] | |
| 9 | [up-ni] ⸢dan-na⸣-[ti ša₂ DINGIR u {d}15 ⸢LUGAL⸣ IDIM u NUN ⸢šup⸣-[ṭi-ra] | |
| 10 | [NITA ana {d}UTU.E₃ {d}UTU.E₃ MI₂] ana {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A ⸢u₂⸣-[maš-šar] | |
| 11 | KU₆ [ta-bar-ma] UH₂-su ⸢a-na KA⸣ [KU₆ ŠUB-di] | |
| 12 | KU₆ x [...] ⸢KU₆⸣ ma-mit x [(x) ana] ⸢ZU.AB⸣ [šu-rid] | |
| 13 | NIG₂.NA {šem}LI ina IGI {d}UTU [GAR-an KAŠ].⸢SAG BAL⸣-[qi₂] | |
| 14 | GA ZAG u KAB ša KA₂-šu₂ BAL-[qi₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | NINDA ZIZ₂.AM₃ UZU GUD UDU KU₂ KAŠ ZIZ₂.AM₃ ⸢NAG⸣ | |
| 2 | DINGIR LUGAL IDIM u NUN e-ma DUG₄.GA-u ka-liš ma-gir | |
| 3 | e-ma DU-ku ki-ma DINGIR ni-iz-mat ŠA₃-šu₂ KUR-ad₂ | |
| 4 | ki-ma {d}UTU ZALAG₂-ir MAŠ₂.MI-šu₂ SIG₅-MEŠ TI.LA ut-tar | |
| 5 | ina KISAL a-šar ANŠE.KUR.RA GUB-zu {gi}DU₈ KEŠ₂(SAR-)as | |
| 6 | EN₂ UD GIBIL.BI KIN.NAM ŠID-nu | |
| 7 | ša {1}{d}15—MU—KAM-eš | |
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