STT 2, 339 (P338654)
Omen, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 2, 339 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338654 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Omen |
| Find spot | Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe) |
| Coordinates | 37.0501, 38.9062 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] Saturn |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] at its appearance |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] (means) "being dark". GI (means) "being healthy". |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] both of its horns |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ...; alternatively, stars stand on each side. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] there will be peace in the land. The horns |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] ... will take place. The horns |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] of the land, all of it, will become hostile. (Said) of the 14th day (when the Moon) does not appear with the Sun. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] will come. (Said) of the 14th day (when the Moon) appears with the Sun. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] ... the Sun, ditto: the land, all of it. SI (means) horn. SI (means) finger. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] ... will fall. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...]. Alternatively, ditto. Its brilliance is diminished. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] appears; alternatively, ditto. Its light does not exist. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] ... and heaven appear. Its horns are twinkling. The stars appear. |
| Obverse [15:18] o 16'16'–o 18'18' | [...] its horns are penetrating heaven. DIRI (means) slipping into. They slip into heaven and do not appear. [...] NIG₂.ŠU.ZA.BAR (means) metal mirror. Its horns strike each other and it put on a corona and (appears) full like on the 14th day: good. (This means) its horns are symmetrical (and) face each other. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | (If) the Moon ditto ... |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | (If) the Moon ditto ... |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | (If) the Moon ditto ... |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | (If) the Moon ditto is scattered: the land will see sorrow. (This means) the Moon will appear and there will be no cloud. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | (If) the Moon ditto is white: business will fall. (This means the Moon) will appear in white cloud; alternatively, its light will be white. |
| Obverse [23:25] o 24'24'–o 25'25' | (If) the Moon ditto is red: the land will see abundance. The land will enjoy plentiful business. (This means) it will appear in cloud and its light will be red. There will be an eclipse; alternatively, mourning. |
| Obverse [25:29] o 26'26'–o 29'29' | (If) the Moon ditto [...]: water will dry up from underground springs. Erra will devour in the land. A king - his brother; alternatively, his servant, will kill him. Alternatively, there will be illness in the land. A king's son will exercise rebellion against his father. Alternatively, there will be [...] intercalary days. The king will bind his enemy. (This means the Moon) will appear in a lunar halo. Alternatively, its light will be yellow-green. |
| Obverse [29:31] o 30'30'–o 31'31' | [...] ditto is black: there will be sick people in the land. (This means the Moon) will appear in black cloud. Alternatively, its light will be dark. |
| Obverse [31:33] o 32'32'–o 33'33' | [...] is bright: the land of Akkad will heal its heart. My army will see abundance. [...] Alternatively, its light [...]. |
| Obverse [33:35] o 34'34'–o 35'35' | [...] it will appear in eclipse (in) yellow-green cloud. [...] of the Moon will keep changing. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | [...] there will be anxiety in the land. [...] will appear and [...] .... There will be diʾu-disease and anxiety in the land. [...] That eclipse will be black. Its light will be dark. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is covered with white spots (means) it appears with the Sun. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) is covered with bright white spots: barley will become rare. There will be a scarcity of straw. The date-palm will accumulate. (This means): the eclipse will take place and the sun will set. It could appear in the day (or) at night (or) it could appear in the middle of the day. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) is crossed over. Crossing over (means) not being in order. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) ... [...] and its face is dark: the king of Babylon will die. The reign of the king of the world will be peaceful. (This means): an eclipse will complete (its course). |
| Reverse [11:14] r 1212–r 1414 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) ...: there will be (or) there will take place an epidemic in the land. There will be glowing ... of young women; alternatively, mourning in the land. (This means): an eclipse will take place but the king and his people will not look at it and will not be made to fear it. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) [...] ...: a word of good fortune. There will be a devouring of Šamaš in the land. [...] the king and his people will look at it and will be made to fear it. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [...] its qimmatu is rivalling heaven: in Duʾuzu an eclipse will take place. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [...] its qimmatu is disturbing heaven: the king of the lands will die in battle. An eclipse will take place. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [...] the land, all of it, will look and weep. |
| Reverse [19:21] r 2020–r 2121 | [...] falls (and) lies across (the sky): in that month; alternatively, in that year the mind of the land will change. (This means) a white halo falls. Suddenly, repeatedly a white halo lies across the top of it and an eclipse of 2 fingers will take place. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) - a black spot is located inside it: an eclipse will take place. (This means) it will be thrown down but (the Moon) will not be inside it for 1/2 the day. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) - there is not a black spot inside it: an eclipse will take place. From the 1st day to the 10th day, ditto. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) - a black spot is located inside it, all of which is covered by an eclipse. ṣalam (means) "constellation". ṣalam (relates to) the Moon. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) ... of heaven that takes place for the ... of heaven: a king - his land will not thrive. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) - its right horn acquires a birfurcation: the prince will not acquire an opponent. PA (means) branch. PA (means) being high. They shall be high. |
| Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727 | (If) the Moon ditto (at its appearance) is dark: annihilation of Ur. The throne will change. The king will die (or) the king will not die. |
| Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828 | [...] there will be starvation (or) hunger in the land. |
| Reverse [28:29] r 2929–r 2929 | [...] ... at its appearance it is surrounded by a lunar halo and ... eclipse its ... goes and it is high and visible. |
| Reverse [29:30] r 3030–r 3030 | [...] DIRI (means) huge. DIRI (means) high. DIRI (means) spread out. DIRI (means) dispersed. DIRI (means) big. |
| Reverse [30:32] r 3131–r 3232 | [...] ... [...] all of it is covered and it emerges dimly. |
| Reverse [32:34] r 3333–r 3434 | [...] its appearance the throne ... [...] prominent [...] ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] {d}UDU.IDIM.⸢SAG⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ | |
| 4' | [... ta-ra]-ku GI ša₂-la-mu | |
| 5' | [... SI]-MEŠ-šu₂ ki-la-tan | |
| 6' | [...] ZI KI.MIN A₂ ana A₂ MUL-MEŠ GUB-MEŠ | |
| 7' | [...] SILIM{mu} ina KUR GAL₂ SI-MEŠ | |
| 8' | [...] x GAR SI-MEŠ | |
| 9' | [...] ša₂ KUR DU₃.A.BI KUR₂-MEŠ ša₂ U₄ 14-KAM₂ KI 20 la₃ IGI | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢DU⸣{kamₓ(GAN)} ša₂ U₄ 14-KAM₂ KI 20 IGI | |
| 11' | [...] x x 20 MIN-ma KUR DU₃.A.BI SI qar-nu SI u₂-ba-nu | |
| 12' | [...] x SI ⸢ŠUB⸣-MEŠ | |
| 13' | [...]-ma KI.MIN |ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃| ŠE.ER.ZI-šu₂ ma-aq-tu₄ | |
| 14' | [...] IGI{ir} KI.MIN |KI.MIN| U₄.DA-su NU GAL₂ | |
| 15' | [...] u AN{e} IGI-MEŠ SI-MEŠ-šu₂ um-mu-la ⸢MUL⸣-MEŠ IGI-MEŠ | |
| 16' | [... SI]-MEŠ-šu₂ AN{e} ṭe-ra-⸢a⸣ DIRI ha-la(ŠU-)pu <ina> AN{e} i-hal-<<la>>-lu-pa-ma NU IGI-MEŠ | |
| 17' | [... NIG₂.ŠU].ZA.BAR mu-⸢ša₂-lu⸣ SI-MEŠ-šu₂ im-tah-ha-iṣ-ma ⸢AGA⸣ i-ka-ṣar-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 18' | GIM ša₂ ⸢U₄⸣ 14-KAM₂ ga-mir ⸢SIG₅⸣ SI-MEŠ-šu₂ mit-ha-ra im-dah-[ha-ra] | |
| 19' | 30 MIN SI x x lu₄ ga-ši-šu ⸢i⸣-tab-bal-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 20' | 30 MIN ši x SI GUL.GUL KA GAR-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 21' | 30 MIN SI ⸢x⸣{et} SAG.KI GID₂ SI.SA₂ GUB | |
| 22' | 30 MIN pur-⸢ru-ur⸣ KUR ŠA₃.HUL ŠA₃.HUL IGI{mar} 30 IGI-ma DUNGU i-aʾ-nu | |
| 23' | 30 MIN BABBAR GANBA ŠUB{ut} ina DUNGU BABBAR IGI-ma KI.MIN U₄.DA-su pe-ṣa-at | |
| 24' | 30 MIN SA₅⸣ KUR ⸢HE₂⸣.[NUN] IGI GANBA nap-ša₂ KUR GU₇ ina DUNGU IGI-ma | |
| 25' | ⸢U₄⸣.DA-su SA₅{at₂} AN.GE₆ KI.MIN ER₂ GAL₂ | |
| 26' | 30 MIN [x] A-MEŠ ina IDIM HAD₂.A-MEŠ {d}ER₃.RA ina KUR GU₇ LUGAL ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 27' | KI.MIN LU₂-šu₂ GAZ-šu₂ KI.MIN GIG ina KUR GAL₂ DUMU LUGAL ana AD-šu₂ HI.GAR ⸢DU₃⸣{uš} | |
| 28' | KI.MIN U₄(AN).DA(LIŠ).ZAL.LI [x]-MEŠ GAL₂-MEŠ | |
| 29' | LUGAL KUR₂-šu₂ LA₂-BI ina ⸢TUR₃⸣ IGI-ma KI.MIN U₄.DA-su SIG₇{at₂} | |
| 30' | [...] ⸢MIN⸣ GE₆ GIG-MEŠ ina KUR ⸢GAL₂⸣-MEŠ ina DUNGU GE₆ IGI-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 31' | ⸢KI⸣.MIN U₄.DA-<su> GE₆{[at₂]} | |
| 32' | [... ZALAG₂]{ir} {kur}URI{ki} ŠA₃-ša₂ TI{uṭ} EREN₂{ni} HE₂.NUN IGI-[ma] | |
| 33' | [...] x KI.MIN U₄.DA-su x [...] | |
| 34' | [...] ina AN.GE₆ DUNGU SIG₇ IGI-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 35' | [...] 30 KUR₂.KUR₂{ir} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... di]-⸢lip⸣-tu₂ ina KUR [(x)] GAL₂ | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢IGI⸣-ma | |
| 3 | [...]-ki-il di-hu u di-⸢lip⸣-tu₂ ina KUR GAL₂ | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢AN⸣.GE₆ BI GE₆ U₄.DA-su GE₆{at} | |
| 5 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ BABBAR e-di-ih KI 20 IGI-ma | |
| 6 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ BABBAR nam-ra e-di-ih ŠE iq-qir SU.GU₇ IN.NU GAL₂ | |
| 7 | {giš}⸢GIŠIMMAR⸣ ik-ta-at-mar AN.GE₆ GAR-ma {d}UTU{ši} ŠU₂-ma | |
| 8 | ina u₄-mi [ina] GE₆ IGI-ma ina lib₃-bi u₄-mi IGI-ma | |
| 9 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ na-bal-⸢kat⸣ na-bal-ku-tu₄ la ta-ra-ṣu | |
| 10 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ BI [...]-ma IGI-šu₂ a-dir LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} BA.UŠ₂ | |
| 11 | BAL ⸢LUGAL⸣ ŠU₂ sa₃-lim AN.GE₆ TIL-ma | |
| 12 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ x HU KUR x RI.RI.GA ina KUR GAL₂ GAR{un} | |
| 13 | KA na-an-gul KI.SIKIL-MEŠ 2{iš} ER₂ ina KUR GAL₂{ši} | |
| 14 | AN.GE₆ GAR-ma LUGAL u UN-MEŠ-šu₂ la IGI.BAR-šu-ma la uš-ta-di-ra-šu₂ | |
| 15 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ [...] SU INIM MUNUS.SIG₅{ti} ⸢GU₇⸣ {d}UTU ina KUR GAL₂ | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢LUGAL⸣ u UN-MEŠ-šu₂ IGI.BAR-šu-ma uš-ta-di-ra-šu₂ | |
| 17 | [... qim-mat]-⸢su⸣ AN{e} ša₂-an-na-at ina {iti}ŠU AN.GE₆ GAR-ma | |
| 18 | [... qim-mat]-su AN{e} dal-hat LUGAL KUR.KUR ina BAD₅.BAD₅ u₂-šam-qat AN.GE₆ GAR-ma | |
| 19 | [...] x KUR DU₃.A.BI IGI.BAR-ma ib-ka-a | |
| 20 | [...] ŠUB{ut} GIB ina ITI BI KI.MIN ina MU BI UMUŠ ⸢KUR⸣ MAN{ni} | |
| 21 | [GIŠ].HUR ⸢BABBAR⸣ ŠUB za-mar za-mar GIŠ.HUR BABBAR ina UGU-šu₂ GIB-ma AN.GE₆ 2 ŠU.SI GAR-ma | |
| 22 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ GE₆ ina ŠA₃-šu₂ ⸢na⸣-di AN.GE₆ GAR in-na-du-u-ma 1/2(QA) u₄-mi ina ŠA₃-šu₂ ul GAL₂ | |
| 23 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ GE₆ ina ŠA₃-šu₂ NU GAL₂ AN.GE₆ GAR TA U₄ 1-KAM₂ EN U₄ 10-KAM₂ KI.MIN | |
| 24 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ GE₆ ina ŠA₃-šu₂ na-di ša₂ gab-bi-šu₂ AN.GE₆ ar₂-mu ṣa-lam DUL₃ ṣa-lam {d}30 | |
| 25 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ SU AN{e} ša₂ ana NE IM AN{e} GAR 3.20 KUR-su NU SI.SA₂ | |
| 26 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ SI 15-šu₂ PA TUKU{ši} NUN GABA.RI NU TUKU{ši} PA a-ru PA ša₂-qu i-ša₂-qu-ma | |
| 27 | 30 {<MIN(ina)>} IGI.LA₂-šu₂ a-dir NIG₂.HA.LAM.MA ŠEŠ.UNUG{ki} AŠ.TE KUR₂{ir} LUGAL UŠ₂{mut} LUGAL NU UŠ₂ | |
| 28 | [...] ub-bu-uṭ SU.GU₇ ina KUR GAL₂ | |
| 29 | [...] x KUR ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma u KIB AN.GE₆ KU-šu₂ DU-ma ša₂-qu-ma IGI | |
| 30 | [...] ⸢DIRI⸣ at-ru DIRI ša₂-qu-u DIRI šu-par-ru-ru DIRI na-par-ru-ru DIRI ra-bu-u | |
| 31 | [...] GAR x x MA IGI | |
| 32 | [...] ⸢gab⸣-bi-šu₂ ar₂-mu-ma ad-riš E₃{a} | |
| 33 | [...] ⸢IGI.LA₂-šu₂⸣ AŠ.TE x [...] e-da-[a] | |
| 34 | [...] MA | |
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