ACh Shamash 16 (P395223)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ACh Shamash 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395223 |
| 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 [0:1] 11–11 | “If the sun rises and its light is str[ong”] |
| Obverse [1:2] 1414–1414 | “If the sun […”] |
| Obverse [2:3] 1515–1515 | means “To …” |
| Obverse [3:4] 1616–1616 | “If two thirds of the sun are dark when it sets and one third is is clear, the king will destroy the country.” |
| Obverse [4:5] 1717–1717 | “If the sun is half dark when it sets … […”] |
| Obverse [5:6] 1818–1818 | “BAR” means “to divide”, “BAR” means “half” … […] |
| Obverse [6:7] 1919–1919 | “If the sun sets in a halo of stars, a king […”] |
| Obverse [7:8] 2020–2020 | means “The sun is surrounded by a halo when it sets and Mercury and […”] |
| Obverse [8:9] 2121–2121 | “If the sun sets and dust storms whirl [(…)”] |
| Obverse [9:10] 2222–2222 | means “A solar eclipse will occur and dust stor[ms will whirl.”] |
| Obverse [10:11] 2323–2323 | “If the sun sets and the moon stands at its …, the country […”] |
| Obverse [11:12] 2424–2424 | means “During a solar eclipse, the [moon …”] |
| Obverse [12:13] 2525–2525 | “If the sun sets and the Wagon stands at its …, […”] |
| Obverse [13:14] 2626–2626 | means “During a solar eclipse, […”] |
| Obverse [14:15] 2727–2727 | “If the sun sets and Jupiter stands at its … […”] |
| Obverse [15:16] 2828–2828 | means “During a solar eclipse, [Jupiter …”] |
| Obverse [16:17] 2929–2929 | “If the sun sets and Centaur[us stands] at its …” |
| Obverse [17:18] 3030–3030 | means “In Month VII, the sun will have a eclipse […”] |
| Obverse [18:19] 3131–3131 | “If the sun sets and Kabta stands at its …, a rebel […”] |
| Obverse [19:20] 3232–3232 | “If the sun sets and Scorpio stands at its … […”] |
| Obverse [20:21] 3333–3333 | “If during Month I, the rising of the sun (appears as though) sprinkled with blood.” |
| Obverse [21:22] 3434–3434 | Oral explanations following the sayings of a scholar, (referring to entries) fr[om …] |
| Obverse [22:23] 3535–3535 | (Property of] the palace of Ashurbanipal, king [of the universe, king of Assyria.] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 ⸢KUR-ma UD⸣.DA-⸢su dan⸣-[nat] | |
| 14 | 20 [...] | |
| 15 | a-na ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | 20 ina GAL-šu₂ 2-šu₂{ši-tin-šu₂} a-dir 3-šu₂{ša₂-lul-taš-šu₂} ZALAG₂{ir} LUGAL KUR ⸢ZAH₂⸣ | |
| 17 | 20 ina GAL-šu₂ i-zu-za-šu₂ DARA₄-MEŠ GAL₂ [...] | |
| 18 | BAR za-a-zu BAR meš-lu ⸢mi⸣ [...] | |
| 19 | 20 ina TUR₃ MUL-MEŠ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ LUGAL [...] | |
| 20 | 20 ina GAL-šu₂ TUR₃ NIGIN₂-ma {d}GU₄.UD u [...] | |
| 21 | 20 ŠU₂-ma a-šam-ša₂-a-tu₄ NIGIN-MEŠ{da} [...] | |
| 22 | AN.GE₆ {d}UTU GAR-ma a-šam-⸢ša₂⸣-[tu₄ NIGIN-MEŠ{da]} | |
| 23 | 20 ŠU₂-ma ina GIŠGAL-šu₂ {d}30 GUB KUR [...] | |
| 24 | ina AN.GE₆ {d}UTU {d}30 ...] | |
| 25 | 20 ŠU₂-ma ina GIŠGAL-šu₂ {mul}MAR.GID₂.DA GUB [...] | |
| 26 | ina AN.GE₆ {d}UTU {d}[...] | |
| 27 | 20 ŠU₂-ma ina GIŠGAL-šu₂ {d}da-pi-nu ⸢GUB⸣ [...] | |
| 28 | ina AN.GE₆ {d}UTU {d}[da-pi-nu ...] | |
| 29 | 20 ŠU₂-ma ina GIŠGAL-šu₂ {d}ha-ba-ṣi-⸢ra⸣-[nu GUB (...)] | |
| 30 | ina {iti}DU₆ {d}UTU AN.GE₆ GAR-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 31 | 20 ŠU₂-ma ina GIŠGAL-šu₂ {d}kab-ta GUB IM.⸢GI⸣ [...] | |
| 32 | 20 ŠU₂-ma ina GIŠGAL-šu₂ {mul}GIR₂.TAB GUB ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 33 | ina {iti}BARA₂ KUR 20 MUD₂ SU₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 34 | šu-ut KA ša KA UM.ME.A ⸢ša₂⸣ [ŠA₃ ...] | |
| 35 | E₂.GAL {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A ⸢MAN⸣ [ŠU₂ MAN {kur}aš-šur{ki]} |
Sources & licences
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