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K 05967 + K 22208 (P396298)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Sîn (EAE 1–22); CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 05967 + K 22208 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396298 |
| 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 > Sîn (EAE 1–22); 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? col 2 37 | If ditto....... |
| obverse? col 1 31 | ................ |
| obverse? col 2 9 | ...... : On the... day he sees the sun and emerges. |
| obverse? col 1 25 | GI/ZI (means) : ulputu-disease. |
| obverse? col 2 5 | (If) on the 15th day a year......: an eclipse will take place. |
| obverse? col 1 41 | (If) he is seized from the city of the bed of Nippur: he will die. |
| obverse? col 1 17 | Of these three days, on the 14th day one god is not seen with the other. |
| obverse? col 1 34 | (As for) the one who removes the radiance of the radiance |
| obverse? col 1 6 | ... on the 1st day: at his appearance on the 1st day: he will not go out. |
| obverse? col 2 24 | If like a tamarisk (or): like a tamarisk (or): ditto |
| obverse? col 1 45 | If the Moon is dark on a day not its light: the land will be destroyed. |
| obverse? col 2 26 | If it is surrounded by a black halo like the hand of a ghost: |
| obverse? col 1 33 | ... of the Moon? is seen with the sun and there is no misfortune. |
| obverse? col 1 24 | ... the 15th day...... the 15th day with the sun and the 25th day... |
| obverse? col 2 30 | If he builds a boat like a boat and he goes out to the east |
| obverse? col 1 12 | (If) on the day of the 14th day a god is not seen with the god (or): on the day of the moon and the sun are seen together with the sun. |
| obverse? col 1 35 | If the Moon........... and the Sun is darkened: they will be scattered. They will be scattered. |
| obverse? col 2 25 | If like a bow ditto |
| obverse? col 2 10 | If the Moon is seen in...... and above, and... is seen in a red flood and |
| obverse? col 2 19 | If the Moon is red and its light is very bright: the star is red: Mercury will stand with it. |
| obverse? col 1 18 | If the Moon - its horns are seen with the eyes: ditto. |
| obverse? col 1 47 | 3(?) days... like the 1st day of... the chief... |
| obverse? col 2 4 | GI6 (means) GI6 (means) GI6; as in.... |
| obverse? col 1 22 | On the 15th? and 16th? day...... ama saw and... |
| obverse? col 2 36 | ... |
| obverse? col 2 33 | If the Moon is like a ghost... |
| obverse? col 1 51 | ... emerges on the day. |
| obverse? col 1 14 | ... there will be... on the day of the 14th day: a god will not be seen with the god. |
| obverse? col 2 17 | (If) 3... a forest is located inside it: the day of the eclipse will take place. |
| obverse? col 2 7 | If the Moon... and its light is red: raqqat means: bsu-disease. |
| obverse? col 1 30 | If the Moon at its appearance is dark: the king's land will not change. |
| obverse? col 2 35 | If the Moon at its appearance....... |
| obverse? col 2 32 | ... like a ghost |
| obverse? col 2 11 | ...... is seen with the moon |
| obverse? col 1 19 | If the Moon is located on the 5th day: an eclipse will take place inside it. |
| obverse? col 1 2 | ... is not visible |
| obverse? col 1 40 | If the Moon is seen at an inappropriate time: the city will become confused. |
| obverse? col 1 15 | ... on the 15th day: a god will be with the sun. |
| obverse? col 1 37 | If the Moon at an inappropriate time becomes visible: business will diminish; the destruction of the land will take place. |
| obverse? col 2 13 | ... on the first day, on the 12th day... |
| obverse? col 1 11 | If the moon and sun are in opposition: the vizier will be angry with him, his land and his people. |
| obverse? col 1 21 | If the Moon(?) is located on the right of his belly: there will be an eclipse and.... |
| obverse? col 1 26 | If... on the 15th day the sun is eclipsed in the sky: the moon will be dark. |
| obverse? col 1 48 | ... an eclipse... may it not pass... |
| obverse? col 2 1 | If the Moon on the 1st day...... on the 1st day.... |
| obverse? col 2 8 | ... :... :... : he will die. |
| obverse? col 1 28 | If the Moon is eclipsed on the 15th day: the sun will be eclipsed in the sky. |
| obverse? col 1 3 | If the moon does not wait for the sun but sets: raging of lion and wolf. |
| obverse? col 1 43 | (If) he is ill for ama: he will die. : In his body the Moon is surrounded by a black halo. |
| obverse? col 2 3 | If the Moon is... on the 4.5th day: the Tigris in its middle.... |
| obverse? col 1 39 | (If) on the 15th day: ditto on the 16th day is seen with the sun. |
| obverse? col 2 23 | If an eclipse takes place and it is like a sacrificial moon: |
| obverse? col 1 27 | ... is seen with the sun. |
| obverse? col 2 15 | ... Mars |
| obverse? col 2 22 | (means) : a star is visible; Venus stands with it. |
| obverse? col 2 16 | (If) on the 30th day he sees him and he is red and he enters a man. Mercury (means): Mars, Venus |
| obverse? col 2 27 | If like a barge like a.... |
| obverse? col 1 4 | ... stands in the sun. |
| obverse? col 2 31 | ... on his right and left...... |
| obverse? col 1 50 | ... an eclipse takes place and...... |
| obverse? col 2 34 | The names which are in it |
| obverse? col 2 2 | If the Moon is seen at an inappropriate time... on the 29th day. |
| obverse? col 1 10 | ........... |
| obverse? col 1 8 | ...... on the 14th day and on the 15th day a god is seen with the god. |
| obverse? col 1 5 | ... on the fourteenth day one god is not seen with the other. |
| obverse? col 2 18 | (If) on the 30th day it is seen with the sun. |
| obverse? col 1 1 | ... before(?) |
| obverse? col 1 29 | It is seen on the 15th day. |
| obverse? col 1 49 | 3(?) days... in(?) |
| obverse? col 1 44 | (If) he is black: he will be long for his fingers. |
| obverse? col 2 20 | If the Moon is black and its light is very bright: a star is black: a planet will come close. |
| obverse? col 2 29 | ... GI means : to smite; : GI means : ka'anu-disease; GI means shalamu-disease.... |
| obverse? col 1 23 | ...... |
| obverse? col 1 42 | If a boat is built and passes to the west: either the 15th day or the 16th day will be seen with the sun. |
| obverse? col 1 9 | If the Moon at its appearance is eclipsed: the king will not change his land. |
| obverse? col 2 6 | If the Moon on the 30th day... is high and appears with the sun. |
| obverse? col 1 38 | The sun was not seen with the sun. |
| obverse? col 2 14 | If the Moon becomes visible on the... day and is red and yellow-green: Mars will enter. |
| obverse? col 1 7 | ... of the 27th day you take |
| obverse? col 1 36 | If the Moon at its appearance is surrounded by a halo of a lunar halo: on the 15th day it is seen with the sun. |
| obverse? col 1 20 | ... month of the watch: the 14th day is not seen with the sun. The 15th day is unfavourable. |
| obverse? col 2 21 | (If) the Moon is yellow-green and its light is very bright (means): fate. |
| obverse? col 2 28 | If he builds a boat like a boat and his house is seized(?) |
| obverse? col 1 46 | On the 15th day: an eclipse... |
| obverse? col 1 13 | ... these 14th day, these 30th day |
| obverse? col 1 16 | (In) Kislimu (Month IX), (in) abau (Month IX), (in) abau (Month IX), (in) abu (Month IX), (in) the left (Month IX), and (in) the middle (of the night) there will be abundance. |
| obverse? col 1 32 | If the moon and sun are in opposition, and the utterance of an unalterable utterance: the king will renew his aura. |
| obverse? col 2 12 | If the Moon... on the... day and there is no fish in his heart. |
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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