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ACh Suppl. 2 Sin 18 (P394241)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Sîn ina tāmartīšu, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ACh Suppl. 2 Sin 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394241 |
| 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 |
| 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 31 | ... stood the herald of the herdsman and.... |
| obverse 6 | If the moon becomes visible on the 13th day and the evil of Akkad: the land of Elam. |
| reverse 5' | ... and the harvest of the land Akkad will be determined, and the disappearances of the king his city and his troops will be destroyed... |
| obverse 26 | That... 30th day of Arasamnu, an eclipse will take place. |
| obverse 27 | If the Moon is surrounded by Elam in the Ekur: the hand of a ghost. The end of the wall is Elam. The end of the wall is a ghost. The god will not....... |
| obverse 7 | If the Moon becomes visible on the 14th day and...: the land of Elam will prosper; the land of Akkad will: : If the moon becomes visible on the 15th day and the evil of Akkad will...; the land of Akkad will prosper. |
| obverse 33 | ... he took away from him |
| obverse 25 | If the Moon is surrounded by an Elamite: in the Ekur it is the hands(?) of the moon. |
| obverse 36 | ......... |
| obverse 23 | If the Moon of Elam comes out to the Ekur: Enlil will cause evil to come out from the Ekur. |
| obverse 28 | If the Moon is dark and is surrounded by a shekel: news of the sky will be present; its eclipse(?) will not be seen(?) |
| reverse 1' | ...... |
| obverse 16 | If on the 15th day the moon and sun are seen together: a strong enemy will raise his weapons against the land... |
| reverse 14' | If Marduk, when he emerges from Esagil, falls into his midst and sits on the ground, the men will die. |
| reverse 12' | ... the king of Akkad his chariot |
| obverse 13 | If on the 13th day the moon and sun are seen together:... will become stable. |
| reverse 18' | abbi-ilni, chief scribe. |
| reverse 3' | ... is present in the king's palace(?), son of a nobody(?)... the throne |
| reverse 6' | ... the land of Guti... Enlil the land of his stronghold, the land of Guti |
| obverse 20 | If on the 20th day the moon and sun are seen together: the army will be killed, and the land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 21 | (If) Bel enters Elam: that word will be heard in thirty years.... the gods will go with them. |
| reverse 11' | If ama(?) is red in his land: his day will be long;...... the dead; princes in the street of the city... |
| reverse 16' | According to the wording of a ebtu-tree, a copy of the Bb-ilk-tree, which is written to the mouth of the tablets. |
| obverse 4 | If the Moon at its appearance... is surrounded by a halo and is surrounded by a halo. |
| reverse 15' | ... barley/silver(?) of the house. |
| obverse 2 | If the Moon at its appearance(?) is very dark: there will be no peace in.... |
| obverse 15 | (means) : joy. The people of the cattle of Akkad are smitten in the steppe. |
| obverse 8 | If the Moon becomes visible on the 28th day and the evil of Akkad: the land of Akkad will prosper; (variant:) the land of Amurru. |
| obverse 10 | ... to the side of... |
| obverse 3 | If the Moon at its appearance is dark: an eclipse will end and : If the Moon at its appearance is dark: evil. |
| obverse 17 | If on the 16th day the moon and sun are seen together: the king will send evil messages to the king. |
| obverse 12 | If on the 12th day the moon and sun are seen together: end of a good reign. |
| obverse 9 | If the Moon at its appearance on the 30th day: evil for Akkad. : If the Moon at its appearance is seen on the 4th day: good for Akkad. |
| reverse 17' | Tablet of Nabû-zuqup-ukin, son of Marduk-umu-iqia, the scribe. |
| obverse 5 | If... is seen on the top of the sky 3 :. |
| obverse 1 | ... stands there and the moon will not reach the first day. On the 15th day the moon and sun are seen....... |
| obverse 34 | ... the 12th day |
| reverse 2' | ... ama screamed |
| reverse 10' | (If) he goes to 1 liter (of barley): he will reach Ea's enemy. Adad will devastate rain and rain. |
| obverse 24' | (If) on the 14th day of Kislimu (IX) there is an eclipse and that dream: a god will change his mind. : The god will restore the image. |
| obverse 29 | ... his... is located, all of it is covered, and no one... |
| obverse 32 | ... the True Shepherd of Heaven...... |
| obverse 11 | If on the... day the moon and sun are seen together: a strong enemy will devour the land. The king of Akkad will place it under his enemy. |
| reverse 13' | If ama raises his hand like a mountain: the enemy will... in the palace. The king will give his property to the enemy. |
| reverse 4' | If in Simanu (Month III) ama is darkened: his eyes will be red. |
| reverse 7' | If in Simanu (Month III) ama becomes dark and its light is bright: his eyes.... |
| obverse 18 | (If) a lightning flashes continuously to his land: he will go well.... |
| obverse 14 | If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: reliable speech; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably. |
| obverse 19 | If on the 17th day the moon and sun are seen together: famine. |
| obverse 35 | ...... |
| obverse 22 | The 8th, a year of life in... Agade |
| obverse 30 | ... prince, white halo, an eclipse |
| reverse 8' | ... his..., the sky, the enemy to his land, the strong enemy... his land |
| reverse 9' | If... for a half month rains (and) its light is bright: all of the land of Akkad will eat the harvest of the land Akkad. |
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- 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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