CTN 4, 008 (P363423)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363423 |
| 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 11–o i 11 | [(If) in] Tašritu (month VII), on day 1, a solar eclipse takes place: [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 22–o i 22 | [...], on day 7, a solar eclipse takes place: [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 33–o i 33 | [...], a solar eclipse takes place: ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 44–o i 44 | [...], a solar eclipse takes place: [...] will die. |
| Obverse Column i [4:6] o i 55–o i 66 | [...], a solar eclipse takes place: [...]: will fall; [...] will [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 77–o i 77 | [...], on day 15, a solar eclipse takes place: [...] of the reign. |
| Obverse Column i [7:9] o i 88–o i 99 | [...], on day 16, a solar eclipse takes place: [...] ... [...] .... |
| Obverse Column i [9:11] o i 1010–o i 1111 | (If) in Tašritu, on day 18, a solar eclipse takes place: the king of that land will be at peace. At New Year Ellil will put enmity in the flesh of the land. |
| Obverse Column i [11:12] o i 1212–o i 1212 | [(If) in] Tašritu, on day 20, a solar eclipse takes place: the land of Elam will diminish. |
| Obverse Column i [12:14] o i 1313–o i 1414 | [(If) in] Tašritu, on day 21, a solar eclipse takes place: Šamaš [will ...] the lands; [...] the king of the land will put [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [14:16] o i 1515–o i 1818 | [(If) in] Tašritu, [on day 20+n], a solar eclipse [takes place: ...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [15:16] o i 1818–o i 1818 | [(If) in] Tašritu, on day [20+n, a solar] eclipse [takes place: ...]. |
| Obverse Column i [16:18] o i 1919–o i 2020 | [(If) in] Tašritu,[ on day 20+n, a solar] eclipse [takes place: ...] will appear in the land; ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [18:20] o i 2121–o i 2222 | [(If) in] Tašritu, on day 30, a solar eclipse [takes place: ...] ... [...] of the land. |
| Obverse Column i [20:24] o i 2323–o i 2626 | [(If) in] Tašritu solar eclipse takes place: [...] ... [...] will appear. ... the king .... [...] ... [...] ... [...] eclipse [...] ..... |
| Obverse Column i [24:26] o i 2727–o i 2828 | (If) in Tašritu from day 1 to day 30, a [solar] eclipse takes place: the gods will [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [26:27] o i 2929–o i 2929 | [(If) in] Arahsamnu (month VIII), on day 1, a [solar] eclipse [takes place: ...]. |
| Obverse Column i [27:31] o i 3030– | [(If) in Arahsamnu], on day 7, a [solar] eclipse [takes place: ...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:2] o ii 44–o ii 55 | (If) [...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 66–o ii 66 | (If) in Kislimu (month IX), on day [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [3:5] o ii 77–o ii 88 | (If) in Kislimu, on day [...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [5:7] o ii 1010–o ii 1111 | (If) in [Kislimu ...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [7:10] o ii 1212–o ii 2121 | (If) [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 2121–o ii 2121 | (If) [...] will diminish. |
| Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii 2222–o ii 2222 | [...] the people ... [...] .... |
| Obverse Column ii [11:12] o ii 2323–o ii 2323 | [...] the harvest will thrive. |
| Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii 2424–o ii 2424 | [...] days |
| Obverse Column ii [13:14] o ii 2525–o ii 2525 | [...] ... [...] will lead [...] into anger. |
| Obverse Column ii [14:15] o ii 2626–o ii 2626 | [...] ... will reconcile (with) his people. |
| Obverse Column ii [15:16] o ii 2727–o ii 2727 | [...] will elevate [...] rulership. |
| Obverse Column ii [16:17] o ii 2828–o ii 2828 | [...] will arise and the harvest of the land .... |
| Obverse Column ii [17:22] o ii 2929– | [...] the king [...] |
| Reverse Column i [0:4] r i 1'r 1'–r i 4'4' | (Too fragmentary to translate.) |
| Reverse Column i [4:6] r i 5'5'–r i 6'6' | (If) in [Addaru (month XII)], from day 1 to day 30, a solar eclipse takes place: ... [...] of the land will expand. |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 7'7'–r i 7'7' | (If) in Intercalary Addaru, on day 1, a solar eclipse takes place: a throne will rise in the land. |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 8'8'–r i 8'8' | (If) in [Intercalary Addaru, on day] 6, a solar eclipse takes place: a throne will rise in the land. |
| Reverse Column i [8:10] r i 9'9'–r i 10'10' | (If) in Intercalary Addaru, on day [n], a solar eclipse takes place: ...; a brother will rob from his brother's house. |
| Reverse Column i [10:12] r i 11'11'–r i 12'12' | (If) in Intercalary Addaru, on day 10, a solar eclipse takes place: business will diminish; a brother will rob from his brother's house. |
| Reverse Column i [12:14] r i 13'13'–r i 14'14' | (If) in Intercalary Addaru, on day 7, a solar eclipse takes place: business will diminish; ... will take place in the land. |
| Reverse Column i [14:16] r i 15'15'–r i 16'16' | (If) in Intercalary Addaru, on day 10, a solar eclipse takes place: ... [...]; [...] success in the land. |
| Reverse Column i [16:17] r i 17'17'–r i 17'17' | (If) in Intercalary Addaru, on day 14, a solar eclipse takes place: ... in the land [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [17:22] r i 18'18'– | (If) in Intercalary Addaru, on day n+3, day n+4, day n, day [...] |
| Reverse Column ii [0:2] r ii 1'1'–r ii 2'2' | Tablet of Marduk-..., overseer of [...], royal scribe, scholar of Adad-nerari, king of Assyria; |
| Reverse Column ii [2:4] r ii 3'3'–r ii 4'4' | son of Babilaya, royal incantation priest, son of Nabu-mudammeq, royal incantation priest; |
| Reverse Column ii [4:6] r ii 5'5'–r ii 6'6' | descendant of Issaran-mudammeq, royal incantation priest, descendant of Issaran-šumu-ukin, royal incantation priest. |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 7'7'–r ii 7'7' | Duʾuzu (month IV), day 4. |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 8'8'–r ii 8'8' | Eponymate of Ṣil-Issar, governor of Arbaʾil (= 787 BC). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | ina {iti]}⸢DU₆⸣ U₄ 1-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 ⸢GAR⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢U₄⸣ 7-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR [...] | |
| 3 | [... U₄ n]-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR TAB HAL [...] | |
| 4 | [... U₄ n]-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR [...] UŠ₂ | |
| 5 | [... U₄ n]-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 [GAR ...] ŠUB | |
| 6 | [...]-MEŠ [...]-MEŠ | |
| 7 | [...] U₄ 15-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR [...] BAL | |
| 8 | [... U₄] 16-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR [...] | |
| 9 | [...] UR x [...] KUR x x | |
| 10 | ina {iti}DU₆ U₄ 18-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR LUGAL KUR BI SILIM | |
| 11 | {d}EN.LIL₂ ina ZA₃.MU(DU₈) ina UZU KUR MUNUS.KUR₂ GAR{an} | |
| 12 | ina] {⸢iti⸣}DU₆ U₄ 20-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR {kur(man)}ELAM{ki} TUR{er} | |
| 13 | ina] {iti}⸢DU₆⸣ U₄ 21-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR {d}UTU KUR.KUR | |
| 14 | [...] MAN KUR [...] GAR{an} | |
| 15 | ina] {⸢iti}DU₆⸣ [U₄ n+20-KAM₂] AN.[GE₆] 20 [GAR ...] x x [...] | |
| 18 | ina {⸢iti}DU₆⸣ [U₄ n]-KAM₂ AN.[GE₆ 20 GAR ...] | |
| 19 | ina {⸢iti}DU₆⸣ [U₄ n]-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR ...] | |
| 20 | [ina] KUR IGI MIN x GAR [...] | |
| 21 | ina] {⸢iti⸣}DU₆ U₄ 30-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR ...] x [...] | |
| 22 | [...] KUR | |
| 23 | ina] {iti}DU₆ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR [...] x x [...] | |
| 24 | [(...)] IGI-MEŠ x LUGAL x MU [...] x x [...] | |
| 25 | [...] x x E₂ NU [...] AN.GE₆ | |
| 26 | [...] IGI [(...)] TU₄ | |
| 27 | ina {iti}DU₆ TA U₄ 1-KAM₂ EN [U₄ 30-KAM₂] ⸢AN.GE₆⸣ 20 ⸢GAR⸣ | |
| 28 | ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ x [...]-MEŠ | |
| 29 | ina] {⸢iti}APIN⸣ U₄ 1-KAM₂ AN.⸢GE₆⸣ 20 GAR ...] x x x | |
| 30 | ina {iti}APIN U₄] 7-KAM₂ AN.⸢GE₆⸣ 20 GAR ...] | |
| o ii | ||
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | TAB [...] | |
| 6 | ina {⸢iti}GAN U₄⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | ina {iti}GAN U₄ [...] | |
| 8 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 10 | ina {iti}[GAN ...] | |
| 11 | AŠ [...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 20 | [...] | |
| 21 | [...] ⸢TUR⸣{er} | |
| 22 | [...] ⸢UN⸣-MEŠ x [...] x-MEŠ | |
| 23 | [...] BURU₁₄ GIŠ(PA) | |
| 24 | [...] U₄-MEŠ | |
| 25 | [...] MAR [ina] ⸢IZI⸣.GAR UŠ-MEŠ | |
| 26 | [...] x UN-MEŠ-šu₂ SILIM | |
| 27 | [...] NUN{ti} NIM | |
| 28 | [...] ZI-ma BURU₁₄ KUR x | |
| 29 | [...] ⸢LUGAL⸣ [...] | |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ŠUB [...] x MAN x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] KUR x x [...] DIŠ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] x x GU AŠ x [...] KUR GAR x | |
| 5' | ⸢ina⸣ {[iti}ŠE] ⸢TA⸣ U₄ 1-KAM₂ EN U₄ 30-KAM₂ ⸢AN⸣.GE₆ 20 GAR | |
| 6' | x [...] KUR i-nap-pu-uš | |
| 7' | ⸢ina⸣ {[iti]}⸢DIRI⸣.[ŠE] {[iti]}⸢DIRI⸣.[ŠE] U₄ 1-⸢KAM₂⸣ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR AŠ.TE ina KUR il-la-a | |
| 8' | ⸢ina {iti⸣}[DIRI.ŠE {iti⸣}[DIRI.ŠE U₄] 6-[KAM₂] AN.GE₆ 20 GAR AŠ.TE ina KUR il-la-a | |
| 9' | ina {⸢iti}DIRI⸣.[ŠE] {⸢iti}DIRI⸣.[ŠE] U₄ [n]-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR | |
| 10' | x ⸢ŠEŠ E₂ ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ KAR{aʾ} | |
| 11' | ina {iti}DIRI.ŠE {iti}DIRI.ŠE U₄ 10-KAM₂⸣ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR GANBA TUR{er} | |
| 12' | ŠEŠ E₂ ŠEŠ-šu₂ KAR{aʾ} | |
| 13' | ina {iti}DIRI.ŠE {iti}DIRI.ŠE U₄ 7-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 ⸢GAR⸣ GANBA ⸢TUR⸣ | |
| 14' | x-tu₂ ina KUR ⸢GAR⸣ [x] | |
| 15' | ina {⸢iti}DIRI.ŠE⸣ {⸢iti}DIRI.ŠE⸣ U₄ 10-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ 20 GAR ⸢GIŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | ka-šit-tu₄ ina KUR [...] | |
| 17' | ina {iti}DIRI.ŠE {iti}DIRI.ŠE U₄ 14-KAM₂ ⸢AN.GE₆⸣ 20 ⸢GAR⸣ x x x ina KUR x [...] | |
| 18' | ina {⸢iti⸣}DIRI.ŠE {⸢iti⸣}DIRI.ŠE ⸢U₄⸣ n+3-⸢KAM₂⸣ [U₄] n+4-KAM₂ U₄ n-KAM₂ U₄⸣ [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | IM {m}{d}AMAR.UTU—x-x—⸢DU₃ {lu₂}GAL⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | {⸢lu₂⸣}DUB.SAR MAN um-ma-an {m}10—ERIN₂.TAH MAN {kur}aš-šur | |
| 3' | ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}⸢KA₂⸣.DINGIR.RA{⸢ki⸣}a-a {⸢lu₂⸣}MAŠ.MAŠ MAN | |
| 4' | [DUMU] {⸢m}{d⸣}NA₃—mu-dam-me-eq {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ MAN | |
| 5' | [per]-u {m}{d}⸢AN⸣.GAL—mu-⸢dam-me⸣-eq {⸢lu₂⸣}MAŠ.MAŠ MAN | |
| 6' | per-u {m}{d}AN.GAL—MU—DU.⸢NA⸣ {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ MAN | |
| 7' | {⸢iti⸣}ŠU ⸢U₄⸣ 4-KAM | |
| 8' | [lim]-mu {m}GISSU—{d}15 {⸢lu₂}ša₂⸣-kin₃ {iri}LIMMU₂.DINGIR | |
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