SAA 08, 167 (P336663)
Astrological Report, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 08, 167 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336663 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | If on the 14th day the moon and sun [are seen together]: reliable speech; the land will become happ[y; the gods] will remember [Akkad favorably]; joy [among the troops; the king will become happy]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | If the moon and sun are in opposition: [the king of the land will widen his understanding]. |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | If the moon and sun are in balance: [reliable speech] will be placed in the mouth of people; [......;] i.e. on the 14th day [(the moon) will be seen with the sun]. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | Jupiter [becomes visible in the east and stands] in the sky all year. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Now until Tammuz (IV) [...] additional days in [...]. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | If Jupiter [...] in the sky: the days of the king will become long. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | This is [its interpretation]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | From Aššur-šumu-idd[ina]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | 1 UD 14-KAM 30 u₃ 20 KI [a-ha-meš IGI-MEŠ] | |
| 2 | KA GI.NA ŠA₃ KUR DUG₃.⸢GA⸣ [DINGIR-MEŠ KUR—URI{ki} a-na SIG₅-tim] | |
| 3 | i-has-sa-su hu-ud ŠA₃ [ERIM-ni ŠA₃ LUGAL DUG₃.GA] | |
| 4 | 1 30 u 20 šu-ta-tu-u [LUGAL KUR uz-nu DAGAL-aš₂] | |
| 5 | 1 30 u 20 šit-qu-lu [at-mu-u₂ ke-e-nu] | |
| 6 | ina KA UN-MEŠ GAR-⸢an⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 7 | ša UD 14-KAM₂\t [KI {d}UTU IGI.LAL-ma] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 1 {mul}SAG.ME.GAR ina {[d}UTU.E₃ {[d}UTU.E₃ IGI-ma] | |
| 2 | kal MU.AN.NA ina AN-⸢e⸣ [GUB-az] | |
| 3 | u₂-ma-a a-di {iti}ŠU [x x x] | |
| 4 | UD-me at-ru-ti ina [x x x] | |
| 5 | 1 {d}SAG.ME.GAR ina AN-e [x x] | |
| 6 | LUGAL UD-MEŠ-šu₂ GID₂.DA-MEŠ [o] | |
| 7 | an-ni-u [pi-šir₃-šu] | |
| 8 | ša {1}aš-šur—MU—⸢SUM⸣-[na] | |
Sources & licences
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