RA 017, 175 (Sm 0009) (P373895)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RA 017, 175 (Sm 0009) |
|---|---|
| ID | P373895 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By Meek, Theophile J. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Reverse Column iv [1:2] r iv' 22.0–r iv' 22.0 | From "If [...]" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column iv [2:3] r iv' 88.0–r iv' 88.0 | From "If at the top of the Path of [Ea]" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column iv [3:4] r iv' 99.0–r iv' 99.0 | "If the sun is surrounded by a drawing and it is yellow [...]" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column iv [4:5] r iv' 1111.0–r iv' 1111.0 | From "If when you look at the sun [it is surrounded] by a drawing [and it is yellow]" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column iv [5:6] r iv' 1212.0–r iv' 1212.0 | "If the sun sets and [Mars stands] in its place" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column iv [6:7] r iv' 1414.0–r iv' 1414.0 | "If the sun sets and the sun rises, that of the enemy [...]" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column iv [7:8] r iv' 1919.0–r iv' 1919.0 | "The flood will come and [...]" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column iv [8:9] r iv' 2222.0–r iv' 2222.0 | From "If heat [...]" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column iv [9:10] r iv' 2323.0–r iv' 2323.0 | The star of Marduk in the sky [...], |
| Reverse Column iv [10:11] r iv' 2424.0–r iv' 2424.0 | the land of Akkad in [...]. |
| Reverse Column v [0:1] r v' 1r v 1.0–r v' 1r v 1.0 | From "If the day grows dark and Adad roars" (= Enūma Anu Enlil 39 (?)). |
| Reverse Column v [1:2] r v' 22.0–r v' 22.0 | "[If in] the month of Nisannu ..., there will be a battle" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column v [2:3] r v' 33.0–r v' 33.0 | "[If] there is an eclipse and Adad roars" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column v [3:4] r v' 44.0–r v' 44.0 | "If in the middle of the sky a cloud is digging" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column v [4:5] r v' 88.0–r v' 88.0 | From "If when you look a mušēlû-cloud formation (can be seen)" (= Enūma Anu Enlil 40). |
| Reverse Column v [5:6] r v' 1212.0–r v' 1212.0 | From "if lightning strikes in the south" (= Enūma Anu Enlil 47). |
| Reverse Column v [6:7] r v' 1717.0–r v' 1717.0 | From "if in the month of Nisannu Adad roars" (= Enūma Anu Enlil 42). |
| Reverse Column v [7:8] r v' 1919.0–r v' 1919.0 | "(If) Adad once and again is made to flourish, |
| Reverse Column v [8:9] r v' 2020.0–r v' 2020.0 | the four winds will rise towards you" (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
| Reverse Column v [9:10] r v' 2828.0–r v' 2828.0 | From "If Adad ..." (= Enūma Anu Enlil unknown). |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| r iv' | ||
| 1 | ⸢x⸣-[x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | ina ŠA₃ ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | ap₂-sa₃-⸢ma⸣-ku [x x x x] | |
| 4 | ⸢x⸣ ⸢x⸣-[x x x] | |
| 5 | LIMMU₂ er-⸢bet⸣-[tu₂] | |
| 6 | ap₂-sa₃-⸢ma⸣-ku ad-⸢x⸣-[x x] | |
| 7 | SA.PAR₃ li-[mi-tu₂] | |
| 8 | ina ŠA₃ ina SAG KASKAL šu-ut {[d}e₂-a] | |
| 9 | 20 GIŠ.HUR NIGIN{ma} u ⸢SIG₇⸣ [x x x] | |
| 10 | BAL ha-⸢x⸣-[x] | |
| 11 | ina ŠA₃ 20 IGI.BAR-ma GIŠ.⸢HUR⸣ [NIGIN-(ma SIG₇)] | |
| 12 | 20 ŠU₂-ma ina KI.GUB-šu₂ ba-[a-lu GUB] | |
| 13 | BAL na-⸢bal⸣-[ku-tu₂] | |
| 14 | 20 ŠU₂-ma 20 KUR-ma ša₂ KUR₂ ⸢x⸣-[x x] | |
| 15 | KUR ra-[x x] | |
| 16 | ŠU₂ a-[x x] | |
| 17 | ⸢GU₃⸣ ŠUB{ti} u KUR na-[x x] | |
| 18 | KUR ⸢ra⸣-[x x] | |
| 19 | ILLU DU-ma ur-⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 20 | APIN [x x x] | |
| 21 | SAG [x x x] | |
| 22 | ina ŠA₃ UD.DA-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 23 | {mul}{<d>}AMAR.UTU ina AN{e} ⸢x⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| 24 | KUR URI{ki} ina ⸢x⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| 25 | ⸢x⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| r v' | ||
| 1 | [ina ŠA₃] U₄ ŠU₂-ma {d}IŠKUR GU₃ ŠUB | |
| 2 | ina] {⸢iti⸣}BARA₂ MU ME₃ GAL₂ | |
| 3 | AN].⸢GE₆⸣ GAR-ma {d}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB-ma | |
| 4 | ina] MURU₂ AN{e} ⸢MURU₉⸣ ih-ru-ru | |
| 5 | {šu-ub}ŠUB ba-šu₂-u | |
| 6 | pi₂-qa₂-am ka-a-a-nu | |
| 7 | pi₂-qa₂-am i-ṣu | |
| 8 | ina ŠA₃ IGI.BAR-ma mu-še-lu-u | |
| 9 | e-pe-qu da-na-nu | |
| 10 | ka-ra-ru-u i-ša₂-tu₂ | |
| 11 | TIL ba-šu₂-u₂ | |
| 12 | ina ŠA₃ ina {im}1 NIM.GIR₂ ib-riq₂ | |
| 13 | BAD zu-un-nu | |
| 14 | TIL ba-šu-u | |
| 15 | BAD ne₂-su-u | |
| 16 | U₄.TE.⸢NA⸣ še-e-ru₃ | |
| 17 | ina ŠA₃ ina {⸢iti}BARA₂ {d⸣}IŠKUR GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB | |
| 18 | BAL ra-ha-ṣu | |
| 19 | {d}IŠKUR it-ta-na-aš₂-ma-ah | |
| 20 | {im}LIMMU₂.BA {im}LIMMU₂.BA ZI-MEŠ{ni} | |
| 21 | IM.KID₂ ZI-ma | |
| 22 | KID₂ e-ze-zu | |
| 23 | GIM pi-it-ni ŠUB pi-it-nu ša₂ ⸢ŠUB⸣ MURU₂ | |
| 24 | lit-tu₂ bur-tu₂ | |
| 25 | ba-a-ru₃ ṣe-ru₃ | |
| 26 | I.SI.IŠ da-um-ma-tu₂ | |
| 27 | I.SI.IŠ ba-ku-u | |
| 28 | ina ŠA₃ {d}⸢IŠKUR ina KUR 20 x-x⸣-[x] | |
| 29 | [(x)]-⸢x⸣-mi ⸢x⸣-[(x) x x x] | |
| r vi' | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x]-⸢ru₃⸣ | |
| 2' | [x x x x]-⸢x⸣-ša₂ | |
| 3' | [x x x x x]-tu₂ | |
| 4' | [x x x x x]-par₃ | |
| 5' | [x x x ina u₄]-mi-šu₂-ma | |
| 6' | [x x x x x]-šu₂ AN.GE₆ | |
| 7' | [x x x x x]-šu₂ ana {im}1 BAD | |
| 8' | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣-a-nu | |
| 9' | [x x x x x]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 10' | [x x x x x]-ma | |
| 11' | [x x x x]-⸢e-ru₃⸣ | |
| 12' | [x x x x]-⸢ma⸣ i-zi-qa | |
| 13' | [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 14' | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣-te | |
| 15' | [x x x x x]-u | |
| 16' | [x x x x x]-tu₂ | |
| 17' | [x x x x x x] | |
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