AAT pl. 82 (K 2314) (P394343)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Ištar (EAE 50–68); CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AAT pl. 82 (K 2314) |
|---|---|
| ID | P394343 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Ištar (EAE 50–68); CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By Craig, James A. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | “If the Yoke Constellation, when it rises, is (lit: ‘was’) high and [visible], |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | the harvest of the land will prosper.” “The Yoke Constellation” means “Ju[piter” …] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | “to appear” means “to create.” “When it appears it is exceptionally bright” [ means “…”] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | “If the Yoke Constellation, when it rises, [faces] east” [means “…] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | the South Wind […] a halo in Month 6 day 10[(+ n) …] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Jupiter, when it appears, below … […] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | means “Mercury [will move] into the east.” |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | “If the Yoke Constellation, when it rises, faces west” |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | (means) “No wind will blow (and) there will be famine.” |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Jupiter, when it appears above and […] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | means “Mercury [will move] into the west.” |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | “If the Black One is visible in front of the Yoke Constellation … […]” |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | (means) “Before Jupiter, Saturn […”] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | “If the Yoke Constellation stands in the position of the sun … […]” |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | (means) “In an eclipse of the sun, Jup[iter …] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | “If the Yoke Constellation is very red, [there will be abundance in [the land] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | (means) “Jupiter will [be …]” |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | “If the Yoke Constellation is very yellow-green, there will be a famine in the land” (means) “Jupi[ter.]” |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | “If the Yoke Constellation is very <…>, (there will be) an eclipse (affecting) all the lands” (means) “Jupi[ter.]” |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | “If the Yoke Constellation approaches the Pleiades” means “The Sebettu … […]” |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | (means) “Jupiter will move into the Pleiades [(…)].” |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | “If the Yoke Constellation grows dark, the king of Akkad will arise and […] the land of Elam.” |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | (means) “Mars will …” |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | […] … Ea his underground waters, Adad […] |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | […] in the Gula Constellation […] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | (means) “…” |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | “If Jup[iter …] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | (means) “Venus in […]” |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | “If ditto reaches the Field Constellation […] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | (means) “Venus in the Ares Constellation […]” |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | “If the Waggon Constellation […] to the Yoke Constellation” |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | “It will be convulsed” (means) “Venus … […]” |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Mukallimtu-commentary on (the series) Enūma Anu Enlil, [(with) oral explanations following the sayings of a (master-)scholar, (referring to entries)] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [fro]m “If the Yoke Constellation, when it rises, is h[igh and visible”] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [(Property) of the palace] of Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, [king of the four quarters, king of Assyria] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [… who]se eyes … […] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {mul}ŠUDUN] ina ⸢E₃⸣-šu₂ ša₂-qu-um-ma ⸢it⸣-[tan-mar] | |
| 2 | BURU₁₄ KUR SI.SA₂ {mul}ŠUDUN {d}SAG.[ME.GAR ...] | |
| 3 | šu-pu-u₂ ba-nu-u ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ GUR₄-ma ...] | |
| 4 | {mul}ŠUDUN ina E₃-šu₂ ana {d}UTU.E₃ {d}UTU.E₃ ⸢IGI-šu₂⸣ [GAR{nu} ...] | |
| 5 | {im}U₁₈.LU GIŠ.HUR ina {iti}KIN U₄.10.[KAM] | |
| 6 | {d}SAG.ME.GAR ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ KI.TA ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | {d}GU₄.UD ina {d}UTU.E₃(DU) {d}UTU.E₃(DU) [DU] | |
| 8 | {mul}ŠUDUN ina E₃-šu₂ ana {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A IGI-šu₂ GAR{⸢na⸣} | |
| 9 | IM mim-ma la i-zi-qa SU.GU₇ GAR{[an]} | |
| 10 | {d}SAG.ME.GAR ina IGI.LA₂-šu₂ AN.TA-ma [...] | |
| 11 | {d}GU₄.UD ina {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A [DU] | |
| 12 | ina IGI {mul}ŠUDUN {mul}GE₆ IGI GI.NA [(...)] | |
| 13 | ina IGI {d}SAG.ME.GAR {d}SAG.UŠ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | {mul}⸢ŠUDUN ina KI.GUB⸣ {d}UTU{⸢šu₂⸣} GUB{iz} ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | ⸢ina⸣ AN.GE₆ {d}UTU {d}⸢SAG⸣.[ME.GAR ...] | |
| 16 | {mul}ŠUDUN ma-diš SA₅ HE₂.GAL₂ ina [KUR GAL₂{ši]} | |
| 17 | {d}SAG.ME.GAR i-ba-[aš-ši ...] | |
| 18 | {mul}⸢ŠUDUN ma-diš SIG₇⸣ SU.GU₇ ina KUR GAL₂{ši} {d}SAG.ME.[GAR] | |
| 19 | {mul}ŠUDUN ma-diš <x> AN.GE₆ KUR.KUR {d}SAG.ME.[GAR ...] | |
| 20 | {mul}ŠU.⸢PA ana⸣ MUL.MUL TE {d}IMIN.BI ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 21 | {d}SAG.ME.GAR ina MUL.MUL ⸢DU⸣ [(...)] | |
| 22 | {mul}ŠU.PA a-dir LUGAL URI{ki} ZI-ma KUR ELAM.MA{⸢ki⸣} [(...)] | |
| 23 | {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu u₂-KAL-[x] | |
| 24 | [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x] DIRI {d}e₂-a IDIM-MEŠ-šu₂ {d}IŠKUR [...] | |
| 25 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ina {mul}GU.LA i-⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 26 | [...] ⸢x⸣ mi [...] | |
| 27 | [...] x x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | {⸢d⸣}[...] | |
| 2' | {mul}⸢SAG⸣.[ME.GAR ...] | |
| 3' | {d}dil-bat ina [x (x)] ⸢x⸣ x [...] | |
| 4' | {mul}MIN {mul}AŠ.GAN₂ KUR-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | {d}dil-bat ina {mul}LU₂.⸢HUN.GA₂⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | {mul}MAR.GID₂.DA ana {mul}ŠUDUN [...] | |
| 7' | ir-ru-ur {d}dil-bat ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | ⸢mu⸣-kal-lim-ti ⸢ša₂⸣ U₄ AN {d}EN.LIL₂.[LA₂] | |
| 9' | [ša₂] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ {mul}ŠUDUN ina E₃-šu₂ ša₂-[qu-um-ma it-tan-mar] | |
| 10' | [KUR] {⸢m⸣}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN GAL MAN dan-⸢nu⸣ [MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki]} | |
| 11' | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [(x)] IGI-MEŠ-šu-ma [...] | |
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