ACh Sin 31, K 00778 (P393836)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ACh Sin 31, K 00778 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393836 |
| 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 Virolleaud, Charles · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] 11–55 | "If the moon is early and eclipses at dusk (barāri), it is an eclipse for the king of Akkad" (= Enūma Anu Enlil XV 1). bara (in Sumerian) means "no" (in Akkadian), RI means "time"; (thus it means that) an eclipse takes place not at its time, i.e., on the 12th or 13th day. (Alternatively, it can mean that) an eclipse takes place in the evening watch. |
| Obverse [5:8] 66–88 | "If the right side of an eclipse is crossed over (sc. by the shadow) and nothing is left (out of the eclipse), the flood will take place at the same time" (= Enūma Anu Enlil XV unknown) means that immediately after the eclipse has taken place on its right side, it covers the whole of it (sc. of the moon). |
| Obverse [8:11] 99–1111 | "If the right side of an eclipse is obliterated and nothing is left (out of the eclipse), the flood will take place simultaneously" (= Enūma Anu Enlil XV unknown) means that the eclipse [...] on its right side. |
| Obverse [11:13] 1212–1313 | "If the right side of an eclipse is divided, the flood will take place simultaneously" (= Enūma Anu Enlil XV unknown) means that the eclipse [...] on its right side. |
| Obverse [13:17] 1414–1717 | "If an eclipse [...] to its side, [...], something relentless [...]" (= Enūma Anu Enlil XV unknown) means that [...] to its right side, [...] the eclipse [...]. |
| Obverse [17:18] 2424–2424 | "If an eclipse [...]" (= Enūma Anu Enlil XV unknown), [...]. |
| Obverse [18:19] 2525–2525 | 32th section of the mukallimtu-commentary on [Enūma Anu Enlil], with oral explanations, following the sayings of a scholar, (referring to entries) from "If the moon is early." |
| Obverse [19:22] 2626–2828 | Palace of Ashurbanipal, the great king, the mighty king, king of the universe, king of Aššur, on whom Nabû and Tašmētum have bestowed mercy and whom they have raised like [a father] and a mother. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 TAB-ma ba-ra-ri i-ta-aʾ-dar | |
| 2 | AN.GE₆ LUGAL URI{ki} | |
| 3 | ba-ra la-a RI a-dan-nu | |
| 4 | ina la a-dan-ni-šu₂ U₄ 12-KAM₂ U₄ 13-KAM₂ AN.GE₆ GAR-ma | |
| 5 | ina EN.NUN AN.USAN₂ AN.GE₆ GAR-ma | |
| 6 | AN.GE₆ ZAG-šu₂ BAL{at} mim-ma NU TAG₄ A.MA.RU 1{niš} GAR | |
| 7 | ul-la-nu-um-ma ina ZAG-šu₂ AN.GE₆ GAR-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 8 | gab-bi-šu₂ ir-rim-ma | |
| 9 | AN.GE₆ ZAG-šu₂ pa-⸢aš₂⸣-ṭa-at₂ u mim-ma NU ⸢TAG₄⸣ | |
| 10 | A.MA.RU TEŠ₂.BI GAR{[an]} | |
| 11 | ina ZAG-šu₂ AN.GE₆ [x x] | |
| 12 | AN.GE₆ ZAG-šu₂ KUD A.MA.RU TEŠ₂.⸢BI⸣ [GAR{an]} | |
| 13 | ina ZAG-šu₂ AN.GE₆ [x x] | |
| 14 | AN.GE₆ ana A₂-šu₂ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | mim-ma la pa-du-⸢u₂⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 16 | ina ZAG-šu₂ [x x x] | |
| 17 | AN.⸢GE₆ x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 24 | ⸢AN⸣.GE₆ [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 25 | 32 nis-hu mu-kal-⸢lim⸣-[ti U₄ AN {d}EN].⸢LIL₂ šu⸣-ut ⸢KA⸣ | |
| 26 | ša₂ KA UM.ME.A ša₂ ŠA₃ 30 ⸢TAB⸣-[ma E₂].⸢GAL⸣ {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN ⸢GAL⸣ | |
| 27 | MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN {kur}aš-šur{ki} ša₂ {d}NA₃ u {d}PAPNUN ARHUŠ TUKU{šu}šu-ma ki-ma [AD] | |
| 28 | u AMA u₂-ra-ab-bu-u-⸢šu₂⸣ |
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