CTN 4, 004 (P363419)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363419 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1o i 1–o i 1o i 1 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a halo: the land, all of it, ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 22–o i 22 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by 1 halo: the land .... |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 33–o i 33 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by 2 halos: the land ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 44–o i 44 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by 3 halos: the land will become confused. |
| Obverse Column i [4:6] o i 55–o i 66 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a halo of stars: there will be an attack of locusts on the land and the land will be changed. |
| Obverse Column i [6:8] o i 77–o i 88 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a rainbow halo: hail will fall and Adad will devastate (or): he will not devastate. |
| Obverse Column i [8:10] o i 99–o i 1010 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a halo of fog: frogs; clouds will stand in the sky. |
| Obverse Column i [10:12] o i 1111–o i 1212 | Iif) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a halo of storm-wind: hail will fall but Adad will not devastate. |
| Obverse Column i [12:13] o i 1313–o i 1313 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a halo of the south storm-wind: ditto (hail will fall by Adad will not devastate). |
| Obverse Column i [13:14] o i 1414–o i 1414 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is immediately surrounded by a halo: the land will gather into a fortress. |
| Obverse Column i [14:15] o i 1515–o i 1515 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by 2 rainbow haloes: [...] shortage of barley and straw. |
| Obverse Column i [15:17] o i 1616–o i 1717 | (If) the Moon at its appearance [...] 2 haloes: ... barley and sesame will decrease; alternatively, ... [...] ... of straw; alternatively, there will be an attack of [...] against the land and it will be scattered. |
| Obverse Column i [17:18] o i 1818–o i 1818 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by 2 haloes of [...] ...: [...] of straw and sesame. |
| Obverse Column i [18:20] o i 1919–o i 2020 | (If) the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by 2 haloes of ... [...]: shortage of barley and sesame. |
| Obverse Column i [19:22] o i 2020–o i 2222 | (If) the Moon at its appearance [...] a halo [...] Šulpae stands inside it: attack of the Amorites; great ... his servant in [...] and will seize the throne. |
| Obverse Column i [22:24] o i 2323–o i 2424 | [...] its appearance is surrounded by a halo and the Field stands inside it: [...] they will acquire .... ... [...] ... |
| Obverse Column i [24:26] o i 2525–o i 2626 | [...] surrounded by a lunar halo and the Field [...] barley and [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [26:29] o i 2727–o i 2929 | [...] surrounded by a lunar halo and the Bristle [...] in [...] ... in kindness [...]; alternatively, [...] |
| Obverse Column i [29:30] o i 3030–o i 3030 | [...] the Bristle (in) the middle of [...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [31:32] o i 3232–o i 3232 | [...] there will be .. [...] |
| Obverse Column i [33:34] o i 3434–o i 3434 | [...] ... stands inside it |
| Obverse Column i [34:35] o i 3535–o i 3535 | [...] they stand |
| Obverse Column i [36:40] o i 3737– | [...] stands inside it |
| Obverse Column ii [0:2] o ii 1o ii 1–o ii 22 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo and to [...] .. [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [2:4] o ii 33–o ii 44 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by halo and [...] to the star [...] the Moon in [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 55–o ii 55 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo and [...] to the star inside it [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 66–o ii 66 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo and [...] to the star inside it ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 77–o ii 77 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo and a star stands inside the halo: [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 88–o ii 88 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo and inside the halo stars in ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 99–o ii 99 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo and there are stars in its right (side): ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 1010–o ii 1010 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo and 2 stars stand in the space between its horns: [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [10:12] o ii 1111–o ii 1212 | (If) the Moon, as it brightens, stands in the knot of a lunar halo (and) a star stands in the space between [...]: the king, when he emerges, ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii 1313–o ii 1313 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo of stars: there will be an attack of locusts against the land and [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [13:14] o ii 1414–o ii 1414 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo of fog: frogs; clouds in heaven [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [14:15] o ii 1515–o ii 1515 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a rainbow halo: hail will fall but Adad will not [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [15:16] o ii 1616–o ii 1616 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a storm-wind halo: hail will fall but Adad will not [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [16:17] o ii 1717–o ii 1717 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a dust-storm halo (and) ...: hail will fall and Adad ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [17:18] o ii 1818–o ii 1818 | (If) the Moon [...] a whirlwind halo: shortage of barley (and) sesame. |
| Obverse Column ii [18:19] o ii 1919–o ii 1919 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by cross-shaped haloes: shortages of barley (and) sesame. |
| Obverse Column ii [19:21] o ii 2020–o ii 2121 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo and ... [...] shimmers: ... brother [...] ... will arise and sesame will thrive. |
| Obverse Column ii [21:23] o ii 2222–o ii 2323 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a halo and it shimmers (and) there are clouds: [...] ... [...]... there will be the best of the harvest. |
| Obverse Column ii [23:26] o ii 2424–o ii 2626 | [...] is surrounded by [...] and ... has been cleared away: rain ... [...] ... will be released. |
| Obverse Column ii [26:27] o ii 2727–o ii 2727 | [...] .... he will approach and he will give him to his enemy. |
| Obverse Column ii [27:33] o ii 2828– | [...] surrounded by a black halo: there will be rain in the night. |
| Reverse Column i [1:3] r i 2'2'–r i 3'3' | (If) the Moon [...] rain [...] downfall of the land. |
| Reverse Column i [2:4] r i 3'3'–r i 4'4' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by [...] and its opening is located to its north: there will be starvation in the land. |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 4'4'–r i 4'4' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a red [...] and it does not have an opening: an uprising will succeed. |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 5'5'–r i 5'5' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a red [...] and its opening is open to the south: an uprising will succeed. |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 6'6'–r i 6'6' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a [...] halo and its opening is open to the north: ... [...] ... will succeed. |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 7'7'–r i 7'7' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a red halo and its opening is open to the east: ... [...] ... will succeed. |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 8'8'–r i 8'8' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a red halo and its opening is open to the west: in heaven ... will succeed. |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 9'9'–r i 9'9' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a red halo and its opening is open to the ... wind: .... |
| Reverse Column i [9:10] r i 10'10'–r i 10'10' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a red halo and its opening [...] to the south, north, [...] |
| Reverse Column i [12:14] r i 13'13'–r i 14'14' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a multicoloured halo but there is no opening: [...] with Erra's .... |
| Reverse Column i [14:16] r i 15'15'–r i 16'16' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a multicoloured halo and its opening [...] to the south: [...] with Erra's .... |
| Reverse Column i [16:18] r i 17'17'–r i 18'18' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a multicoloured halo and its opening [...]: ... [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [18:20] r i 19'19'–r i 20'20' | [...] is surrounded by a multicoloured halo and its opening [...] in the river ... [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [20:22] r i 21'21'–r i 22'22' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a multicoloured halo and its opening [...] ... [...] .... [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [22:24] r i 23'23'–r i 24'24' | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a multicoloured halo and its opening [...] ... [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse Column i [24:25] r i 26'26'–r i 26'26' | (If) the Moon [...] a halo ... [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [25:26] r i 27'27'–r i 27'27' | (If) the Moon [...] a halo [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [26:27] r i 28'28'–r i 28'28' | (If) the Moon [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ TUR₃ NIGIN₂ KUR(ŠE) DU₃.A.⸢BI⸣ x x-šu₂ [...] | |
| 2 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ 1 TUR₃ NIGIN₂ KUR x x BE | |
| 3 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ 2 TUR₃ NIGIN₂ KUR GAR x GAR [...] | |
| 4 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ 3 TUR₃ NIGIN₂ KUR in-neš-ši | |
| 5 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ TUR₃ MUL-MEŠ NIGIN₂ ZI{ut} BURU₅-HI(GAR).⸢A⸣ | |
| 6 | a-na KUR GAL₂-ma KUR MAN(HAL){ni} | |
| 7 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ TUR₃ {d}TIR.AN.NA NIGIN₂ ŠEG₃ NA₄ DU-ma | |
| 8 | {d}IŠKUR RA{iṣ} NU RA{iṣ} | |
| 9 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ TUR₃ MURU₉ NIGIN₂ BI₂.ZA.ZA | |
| 10 | DUNGU-MEŠ ana AN{e} ⸢GUB⸣-MEŠ | |
| 11 | 30 ina [IGI].LA₂-šu₂ TUR₃ me-he-e NIGIN₂ ŠEG₃ ⸢NA₄⸣ DU-ma(GIŠ) | |
| 12 | {d}IŠKUR NU RA{iṣ} | |
| 13 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ TUR₃ me-he-e TU₁₅-1 NIGIN₂ {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃|(ŠEG₃)>} ⸢NA₄⸣ DU-ma {d}IŠKUR NU RA{iṣ} | |
| 14 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ ul-la-nu-um-ma TUR₃ NIGIN₂ KUR ana KISLAH₃ NIGIN{hur} | |
| 15 | 30 ⸢ina IGI⸣.LA₂-šu₂ 2 TUR₃ {d}TIR.AN.NA NIGIN₂ [...] ⸢LA₂⸣ ŠE u IN.NU | |
| 16 | 30 ina IGI.[LA₂]-⸢šu₂ 2 TUR₃⸣ [...] x ŠE u ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ LA₂ | |
| 17 | KI.MIN x [...] x ⸢IN⸣.NU KI.MIN ZI{ut} [...] ana KUR GAL₂-ma BIR | |
| 18 | 30 ⸢ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂⸣ 2 TUR₃ {tu₁₅}[...] x NIGIN₂ x [...] IN.NU u ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ | |
| 19 | 30 ina IGI.[LA₂]-šu₂ 2 TUR₃ PI [...]-⸢MEŠ⸣ NIGIN₂ LA₂ ŠE u ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ | |
| 20 | 30 ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ TUR₃ x x [...] {⸢d}ŠUL⸣.PA.E₃ | |
| 21 | ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣-šu₂ GUB ZI{ut} [(...)] ⸢MAR⸣.TU | |
| 22 | x GAL GIŠ U ARAD-su ina [...]-⸢ma⸣ AŠ.⸢TE DAB⸣{bat} | |
| 23 | [...] ⸢IGI⸣.LA₂-šu₂ TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma {d}1(IKU){[gana₂} x ŠA₃]-šu₂ GUB | |
| 24 | [...] x GAR TUKU-MEŠ IN x x MA x [...] x x x | |
| 25 | [...] TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma {d}1(IKU){⸢gana₂⸣} [...] | |
| 26 | [...] ŠE u [...] | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢TUR₃⸣ NIGIN₂-ma MUL.MUL ⸢ina⸣ [...] | |
| 28 | [...] DU ina ⸢SIG₅⸣{[ti} ...] | |
| 29 | [...] ⸢KI.MIN⸣ [...] | |
| 30 | [... MUL].MUL ⸢MURU₂⸣ [...] x [...] | |
| 31 | [...] x x [...] PI [...] | |
| 32 | [...] x GAL₂ [...] | |
| 33 | [...] x U₄ x | |
| 34 | [...] x ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GUB | |
| 35 | [...] GUB-MEŠ | |
| 36 | [...] x-MEŠ | |
| 37 | [... ŠA₃]-šu₂ GUB | |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | 30 ⸢TUR₃⸣ [NIGIN₂]-⸢ma⸣ ana [...] | |
| 2 | SA [...] | |
| 3 | 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma ⸢ana MUL⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | {d}30 in [...] | |
| 5 | 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma ana MUL ina ŠA₃-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma ana MUL ina ŠA₃-šu₂ x [...] | |
| 7 | 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma MUL ina ŠA₃ TUR₃ ⸢GUB⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma ina ŠA₃ TUR₃ MUL-MEŠ ina KU [...] | |
| 9 | 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma MUL-MEŠ ina 15-šu₂ GAL₂ x [...] | |
| 10 | 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma ina bi-rit SI-MEŠ-šu₂ 2 MUL GUB-[MEŠ ...] | |
| 11 | 30 ina SU-šu₂ ṭur-ri TUR₃ GUB{⸢iz⸣} ina bi-rit [...] | |
| 12 | MUL GUB{iz} LUGAL(IN) ina E₃(U₄-)šu i-[...] | |
| 13 | 30 TUR₃ MUL-MEŠ NIGIN₂ ZI{ut} ⸢BURU₅⸣-HI.A ana ⸢KUR GAL₂-ma⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | 30 TUR₃ MURU₉ NIGIN₂ BI₂.ZA.ZA ⸢DUNGU⸣-MEŠ ana AN{u₂} ŠE [...] | |
| 15 | 30 TUR₃ {d}TIR.AN.NA NIGIN₂ ŠEG₃ ⸢NA₄⸣ DU-ma {d}IŠKUR ⸢NU⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | 30 TUR₃ me-he-e NIGIN₂ {tu₁₅}ŠEG₃ NA₄ DU-ma {d}IŠKUR NU [...] | |
| 17 | 30 TUR₃ DALHAMUN KIN x NU ⸢NIGIN₂⸣ {tu₁₅}ŠEG₃ NA₄ DU-ma {d}IŠKUR x [...] | |
| 18 | 30 TUR₃ {tu₁₅}U₂.AN.⸢KI⸣.<NU.SA₂> [...] ⸢LA₂⸣ še-im ŠE.GIŠ.⸢I₃⸣ | |
| 19 | 30 GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ NIGIN{⸢mi⸣} [(...)] ⸢LA₂⸣ še-im ŠE.GIŠ.⸢I₃⸣ | |
| 20 | 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma ka-x [...] ⸢i-qa⸣-ru-⸢ur⸣ | |
| 21 | x-ru ŠEŠ [...] x ZI-ma ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ ⸢GIŠ⸣ | |
| 22 | 30 TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma ⸢i⸣-qar₃-ru-ur DUNGU-ME GAL₂-⸢ME⸣ | |
| 23 | [...] U₄ x [...] x IGI MU SIG₅ ⸢BURU₁₄ GAL₂⸣ | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢NIGIN₂⸣-ma x x it-tap-ṭar {tu₁₅}ŠEG₃ x [...] x ZI x | |
| 25 | [...] ⸢NIGIN₂⸣-ma KIN x x su-pi u₂-še-li x x x x | |
| 26 | [...] x U₄ x MU ip-pa-aš₂-šar | |
| 27 | [...] x DIRI x ŠE-su LA₂ TE-ma ana KUR₂-šu₂ SUM-šu₂ | |
| 28 | [...] TUR₃ GE₆ NIGIN ina GE₆ {tu₁₅}ŠEG₃ ⸢GAL₂⸣ | |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | 30 [...] {tu₁₅}⸢ŠEG₃⸣ [...] ŠUB{ti} KUR | |
| 3' | 30 [... NIGIN₂]-⸢ma⸣ KA₂-šu₂ ana TU₁₅-2-šu₂ GAR ⸢ub-bu⸣-ṭu₂ ina KUR GAL₂ | |
| 4' | 30 [x] SA₅ ⸢NIGIN₂⸣-ma KA₂ la₃ TUKU ZI TUKU ⸢BAL⸣{tu₄} SI.SA₂ | |
| 5' | 30 [x] SA₅ ⸢NIGIN₂⸣-ma KA₂-šu₂ ana TU₁₅-1 BAD RI AŠ BAL{tu₄} SI.SA₂ | |
| 6' | 30 TUR₃⸣ [x NIGIN₂]-⸢ma⸣ KA₂-šu₂ ana TU₁₅-2 <BAD> RI [x] TE GAR [...] x ⸢SI⸣.SA₂ | |
| 7' | 30 ⸢TUR₃⸣ SA₅ ⸢NIGIN₂-ma⸣ KA₂-šu₂ ana TU₁₅-3 ⸢BAD⸣ x A ŠU₂ MAŠ ERIN₂ x ⸢SI⸣.SA₂ | |
| 8' | 30 ⸢TUR₃⸣ SA₅ NIGIN₂-⸢ma KA₂-šu₂⸣ ana TU₁₅-4 BAD RI ina AN{e} U₄ ⸢SI.SA₂⸣ | |
| 9' | 30 TUR₃ SA₅ NIGIN₂-ma KA₂-šu₂ ana TU₁₅ TAB NA BAD A RI x x x [...] | |
| 10' | 30 TUR₃ SA₅ NIGIN₂(RI-)ma KA₂-⸢šu₂ ana⸣ TU₁₅-1 ⸢TU₁₅⸣-2 [...] | |
| 11' | U₄ x x x [...] ZA AM GIŠ LIŠ x [...] | |
| 12' | DIRI ⸢ra-aš₂⸣-da zi-ir-tu₂ [...] | |
| 13' | 30 TUR₃ GUN₃ NIGIN₂-ma ⸢KA₂⸣ NU ⸢GAL₂⸣ x x x [...] | |
| 14' | ina AŠ KU {d}ER₃.RA [...] | |
| 15' | 30 TUR₃ GUN₃ NIGIN₂-ma KA₂-šu₂ ana ⸢TU₁₅⸣-1 ...] | |
| 16' | ina AŠ KU {d}ER₃.⸢RA⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | 30 TUR₃ GUN₃ NIGIN₂-⸢ma⸣ KA₂-šu₂ [...] | |
| 18' | GAR ZI IG x GAR NA ⸢AN⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | [...] TUR₃ ⸢GUN₃⸣ NIGIN₂-ma ⸢KA₂⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 20' | [...] ina ⸢ID₂⸣ x BU ⸢UŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 21' | 30 TUR₃ ⸢GUN₃⸣ NIGIN₂-ma ⸢KA₂⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 22' | [...] AN [...] A [...] | |
| 23' | 30 TUR₃ ⸢GUN₃ NIGIN₂⸣-[ma] KA₂-šu₂ [...] | |
| 24' | [...] x [...] x AN [...] | |
| 26' | 30 TUR₃⸣ x [...] | |
| 27' | 30 TUR₃⸣ [...] | |
| 28' | 30 [...] | |
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