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ACh Shamash 08, 09, 22 (P394264)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ACh Shamash 08, 09, 22 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394264 |
| 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 |
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 col 2 18 | If a day of the 29th day: the king of the land will die in that month. |
| obverse col 2 10 | If the anomaly is located on the right of his father's body: the lord of the throne will not be well. |
| obverse col 2 12 | If an eclipse takes place and Jupiter and Jupiter appear: for the king: peace for the land. |
| reverse col 3 3' | If on the day that a solar disk and the sun are seen with it: for the king there will be peace for the land. : The king will die in the heavens. |
| obverse col 1 4 | In (the month) Duuzu (IV), the land of Subartu will prosper. |
| obverse col 2 15 | If in abau (Month XI) at an inappropriate time an eclipse takes place: the king will die and his land will become visible. |
| obverse col 2 21 | If an eclipse takes place and Jupiter and Jupiter become visible: for the king, good health to the king. |
| reverse col 4 3' | ... son of... |
| obverse col 1 26 | If from the 1st day to the 30th day there is a famine in the land. |
| obverse col 1 10 | If in ebtu (Month X), the people will diminish the land. |
| obverse col 1 12 | If in Addaru (XII) the king's land will rule over his enemy's land. |
| obverse col 1 13 | If in Nisannu (I) on the 28th day an eclipse takes place: the king of that land will die and he will recover. |
| obverse col 2 9 | If in abau (Month XI) on the 28th day an eclipse takes place: the city, the king, and his people will be reconciled. |
| obverse col 1 2 | If in Ayyaru (II) the days of the king are long: the land will eat food. |
| reverse col 3 7' | If a fog rolls in the city of Addaru (XII) 20 and... is swollen: Gilgamesh will devour. There will be barley in the land. |
| reverse col 3 4' | If he is stricken in the midst of his unfavorable intestines and he is stricken like a fire: attack of the enemy. |
| obverse col 1 5 | If in Ab (V) the king's land will become stable: that land will not prosper. |
| obverse col 1 3 | If in Simanu (Month III) the king dies and the son of the king will seize the throne. |
| obverse col 2 2 | If from the first day until the 30th day there is food for the land. |
| obverse col 1 16 | If on the 29th day: Adad will devour the king of the land. |
| obverse col 1 9 | If in Kislimu (Month IX) there will be frost |
| obverse col 1 27 | If in Simanu (Month III), on the 28th day an eclipse takes place: the king will die. |
| obverse col 2 3 | If in ebtu (Month X), on the 28th day an eclipse takes place: the city, the king, and his people will die. |
| obverse col 1 19 | If the day is not favourable: an eclipse will take place. |
| obverse col 1 7 | If in Taritu (Month VII), the king will die and his land will be scattered. |
| obverse col 2 14 | If from the 1st day until the 30th day there is a mole on the land. |
| obverse col 2 5 | If on the 30th day the king of that land dies and his son is surrounded by a halo: the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 4 4' | ... the throne, seizes the gods, |
| obverse col 1 1 | If in Nisannu (I) an eclipse takes place: in that year the king will die and the land will experience evil. |
| obverse col 2 25 | If in Diary Adar (XII) on the 28th day an eclipse takes place:...... the evil of the land will be performed. |
| obverse col 1 22 | If on the 29th day the king will die in the womb of ama. |
| obverse col 2 26 | If on the 29th day an eclipse takes place and the Arrow stands in its left side: the land will cross over to another land. |
| obverse col 1 25 | If the day is not favourable: an eclipse will take place. |
| obverse col 1 11 | If in abau (Month XI), his ditto is brought in: the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 3 2' | If on the 1st day the moon becomes eclipsed: the land will become happy. |
| obverse col 1 20 | If from the 1st to the 30th day an eclipse takes place: the throne will diminish in the land. |
| obverse col 1 14 | (If) he sees a sickness in that year: a enemy will attack, variant: attack of a enemy, and the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 3 1' | If on the 30th day the king...: that kings will conquer his enemies; in his land he will conquer. |
| obverse col 2 7 | If an eclipse takes place and the day is yellow: the king will not dwell in his land. |
| obverse col 2 6 | If an eclipse takes place and Jupiter and Jupiter appear: the king of the world will end his reign; in that year nobody will die. |
| obverse col 1 6 | If in Ululu (VI) the land will experience famine |
| obverse col 2 13 | If the day is not favourable: an eclipse will take place. The king of the land will die in a battle. |
| reverse col 3 6' | If in Addaru (XII) a solar eclipse takes place: the king of the land will conquer his enemy. |
| obverse col 2 1 | If an eclipse takes place and the day is red: the king will die and his fate will be overturned. |
| obverse col 2 19 | If a day is dark: the king of that land will live :......: the kings will conquer his enemy. He will live in a hostile land. |
| obverse col 2 11 | If on the 30th day the king ditto: the son of the king will die. |
| obverse col 2 8 | If from the 1st day to the 30th day the king of the Westland will give the throne. |
| obverse col 2 27 | If on the 30th day the land will be destroyed: Adad will devastate the barley. |
| obverse col 1 15 | (If) he falls into the wall: my troops will fall. |
| obverse col 1 8 | If in Arasamna (VIII) the king will die and his land will be plundered. |
| obverse col 2 20 | kings of his enemies will enter into this house. My troops.... |
| obverse col 2 24 | If from the first day until the 30th day there is a mole in the land. |
| obverse col 2 23 | will be placed in the land. Ditto; he will give the life of the king to the king. |
| obverse col 1 17 | If on the 30th day the king enters the throne of the land: the land will experience hunger. |
| obverse col 1 23 | If on the 30th day: the king will experience many days. |
| obverse col 1 24 | If an eclipse takes place and Venus and Jupiter appear: to the king: good for the land; enemy attack. |
| reverse col 3 5' | there will be famine in the land. If the king of Akkad will kill him |
| obverse col 1 18 | If an eclipse takes place and Jupiter and Jupiter become visible: for the king, good health to the land; enemy attack. |
| reverse col 3 8' | ... |
| obverse col 2 17 | : he will go to the flood; the land will be destroyed.... |
| obverse col 2 16 | If in Addaru (XII) on the 28th day an eclipse takes place: the king will become happy. |
| obverse col 2 28 | If an eclipse takes place and the day is surrounded by a fire: the king will die. |
| obverse col 1 21 | If in Iyyar (II) on the 28th day an eclipse takes place: the king will enjoy many days. |
| obverse col 2 22 | If an eclipse takes place and the day is surrounded by a fire: ditto; there will be frost in the land. |
| obverse col 2 4 | If on the 29th day: the king will conquer the land; he will end his reign; the enemy will conquer and the land will come to an end. |
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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