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DT 070 (P424483)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Šamaš (EAE 23–35), Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | DT 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P424483 |
| 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 > Šamaš (EAE 23–35) |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 18' | ... seized... |
| reverse 18' | If in Nisannu (Month I), on the 11th day 3 ewes emerge: the army will be destroyed. |
| reverse 6' | If two stars rise and Dilduri stands in the midst of darkness: the king's blood will kill him. |
| reverse 12' | If 5/4 amu 6/5 amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu amu atu of the land. |
| 13' | .......... |
| reverse 11' | If 4 ewes become hostile: the king will send hostile messages to the king. |
| 14' | If a planet rises in a reddish halo: a king will revolt against his land for a second time. |
| 17' | If a solar disk stands on the top of a solar disk: 1 solar disk.... |
| 7' | the king's place... will be destroyed. |
| reverse 14' | If 6 Assyrians rise and are bright: a enemy will take place. |
| reverse 2' | (If) a double-column tablet rises: the king will attack his land. |
| 2' | If a solar disk in the evening watch ditto, in the morning watch it rises and appears in front of its face: the stars will be seen. |
| 6' | (If) ditto: there will be battle in the land; alternatively, the king will fall...; the gods of the land will die. |
| 9' | (If) he is ill: her mother will seize her daughter's gate. |
| 1' | ... the days of the land will experience sorrow. |
| 20' | (If) ditto he seizes the throne |
| 8' | If a solar disk rises in the middle watch: a reed will be scattered from the land; the city, the city, the house of his brother. |
| reverse 3' | If two stars of the lands: the name of the land will change; alternatively, the destinies of the lands will see ama; alternatively, there will be famine. |
| reverse 5' | If two sun disks are not in their entirety: the king will make his battles long. |
| 12' | If a solar disk stands in the sky ditto in the watch... Ninurta ditto: Jupiter will stand in front of it. |
| 19' | If a solar disk stands on the top of a solar disk and 1 a solar disk stands on the left: your floods will bring about the defeat of the king. |
| reverse 16' | If the Seven Assyrians who sit on the throne of the throne will seize the king's land and seize him. |
| reverse 13' | If 5/4 of a solar disk and 6/5 of a solar disk rise: that city will be destroyed. |
| reverse 7' | If two stars rise and lie down on your left and left sides: they will rage with them. |
| reverse 4' | (If) ditto: there will be famine in the land; the land will become happy. |
| 15' | If a solar disk stands on the top of the top of a solar disk: 1 solar disk:.... |
| reverse 19' | If in Nisannu (I) on the 12th day 4 ewes emerge: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| 16' | To ensure the well-being of the king, city, and his people, and to ensure the well-being of the cities, |
| reverse 8' | If two ewes rise and stand in front of the king's right side: he will conquer his land. |
| reverse 9' | Ditto; it is strong; it is not a solitary place. |
| reverse 10' | If 3 au-disease stretches out from the city and its people: the king will rule the land and its people. |
| 5' | If a solar disk.... |
| reverse 17' | (If) in Nisannu (Month I) 2 ewes emerge: the king of Akkad will die. |
| 10' | ... the king will see... |
| reverse 15' | he will conquer the lower part. |
| 11' | You perform... |
| 4' | If a solar disk rises in the middle watch and stands in front of it: a star will rage; the land will experience hunger. |
| reverse 20' | If in Nisannu (I) on the 15th day ditto on the 14th day: there will be 5 ewes. |
| 3' | ... stands...: the land will become confused;... will diminish. |
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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