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AAT pl. 09-10 (K 2066) (P394169)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Sîn ina tāmartīšu; CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AAT pl. 09-10 (K 2066) |
|---|---|
| ID | P394169 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Sîn ina tāmartīšu; CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse 26' | If the moon and sun are in opposition, and Adad thunders between them: |
| reverse 2 | (If) there is a mole on the left and the left of the gall bladder and the left of the gall bladder is swollen and... is covered. Mercury is bright. |
| obverse 14' | If the Moon is eclipsed on the 15th day: the sun will be eclipsed in the sky. |
| reverse 16 | (If) ditto: in its exit there is an eclipse and the lower part is elevated: the eclipse which is omitted;... the house.... |
| obverse 23' | If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely, and one horn meets the other: there will be truth in the land, and the son will speak the truth with his father. |
| obverse 21' | On the... day.... |
| reverse 19 | If the Moon, when it emerges, is eclipsed: barley will diminish. |
| obverse 19' | The land will be destroyed. On the 14th day it is not seen with the sun. On the 15th day, as much as there is, comes out in the day. |
| obverse 6' | If the Moon at its appearance wears a horn: the kings will conquer the land. |
| obverse 33' | (If) an eclipse takes place and, in the beginnings, the barley will be piled up (and)... will take place. |
| obverse 38' | ... the gods... |
| obverse 37' | ... the great gods of the land for evil. |
| obverse 34' | If the Moon's horns at its appearance are pointed: there will be reconciliation. |
| obverse 20' | (If) ditto the Moon becomes visible with the Sun and ditto the eclipse takes place and the eclipsing appears like its appearance. |
| reverse 11 | If the Moon at its appearance... ditto... ditto, and it is dark in his house. |
| obverse 25' | (If) ditto the Moon stands with the Shepherd of Anu, and alternatively, Mercury stands with the Scorpion. |
| obverse 12' | If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king will be angry with his land and his people.... |
| obverse 5' | If the Moon rises and is dark: an eclipse of the king of Akkad |
| obverse 16' | If the moon stands at its left: the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| obverse 4' | If the Moon reaches its normal length and is not seen: ditto. |
| obverse 29' | If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his understanding. |
| obverse 31' | (If) a planet stands with the moon: |
| reverse 1 | If the Moon is not seen and two stars appear: evil will be placed in the lands. |
| reverse 7 | ... in the year |
| reverse 8 | ... and ulpae stands with the moon. |
| reverse 22 | If the Moon at its appearance... |
| reverse 4 | : he will make a lunar eclipse twofold after each other and |
| obverse 27' | (and) defeat in all the people of the Tigris and Euphrates. |
| obverse 28' | (If) on the 14th day: heaven will be seen and Adad will roar. |
| obverse 32' | If the Moon at its appearance emerges from the sky to its left: the sun stands on its left and in the evening. |
| reverse 20 | If the Moon at its appearance releases: the land will experience evil.... |
| obverse 24' | (If) on the 14th day a cloudburst is seen with a cloud: ditto Mercury stands with the moon. |
| obverse 8' | On the 14th day:... |
| obverse 22' | (In) Abu (V), that month, eponymy in the tablet. |
| obverse 35' | If the Moon at its appearance wears a black cloud and ditto the Scales stands with the Sun. |
| obverse 18' | If the Moon becomes visible on the 22nd day: he will not see the 25th day. |
| reverse 3 | ... in Mercury: 20° before sunrise, ZI IR.... |
| reverse 21 | If the Moon at its appearance....... |
| obverse 13' | Ditto: In the month of Addaru, the moon and sun will be eclipsed. |
| reverse 15 | If the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a halo: Mami, the king of his land, will not change it. |
| reverse 13 | If the Moon is not long:....... |
| obverse 17' | If the Moon at its left: business will diminish. |
| obverse 15' | If the Moon at its left: there will be evil. |
| obverse 36' | If the Moon at its appearance is red: ditto. |
| reverse 14 | If the Moon at its appearance is eclipsed: the king of his land will not reach the highest rank. On the 14th?, I did not see (the moon) with the sun. There is no rain?... |
| reverse 6 | ... is seen with the sun. |
| obverse 10' | Ditto: I will stand in the sun. |
| obverse 2' | If the Moon becomes visible in its horn: attack of the city. |
| reverse 5 | ... |
| reverse 10 | ... Marduk, the master, swore, and he gave (it). |
| reverse 12 | (If) ditto he bl[esse]s:... a lunar eclipse will take place and ama will see him and he will live with the 27th day. |
| obverse 11' | If the moon reaches the sun and sets and it stands in the east: he will come out again and again. |
| obverse 3' | If the Moon at an inappropriate time becomes visible and faces the sky: the city will become visible on the 15th day. |
| obverse 30' | If a solar disk stands above the moon and below the moon: the king of the land will set the foundation of his throne. |
| reverse 9 | from the... of Itar to the west |
| obverse 7' | If the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a horn: the flood will come. |
| obverse 9' | If the moon does not wait for the sun but sets: lions and wolves... |
| reverse 17 | If the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a halo, there will be a famine of barley, famine, and famine. |
| reverse 18 | : he is surrounded by a halo, he is seen in the sky, and from a cloud... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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