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Nisaba 2, pl. II 1-2 (P425678)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Sîn (EAE 1–22), Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 2, pl. II 1-2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P425678 |
| 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) |
| 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 39' | If he is able to(?) seize(?) an eclipse(?) |
| reverse 12' | If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king will be angry with his land and his people. |
| reverse 9' | If the day reaches the moon: he will pay back the barley, the small barley; variant: sesame will be sold. |
| obverse 31' | If the Moon is seen at an inappropriate time. |
| reverse 22' | If a man... a tree |
| reverse 3' | If the Moon is black and its light is very bright: (...) an eclipse will take place in the middle watch. |
| reverse 19' | If the Well-being reaches the Pleiades: Enlil will return to the land for evil. |
| obverse 1' | If 3.... |
| reverse 6' | If the moon is very bright: an eclipse will take place. |
| obverse 32' | If the Moon reaches its normal length: the city will become confused. |
| obverse 34' | If the Moon at the beginning of the month rains: rain. |
| reverse 20' | (If) there is an anomaly, the land will be destroyed and that land will be destroyed. |
| reverse 31' | ... |
| obverse 22' | If on the 1st day at its appearance the horn of the left side rises and ulpae stands at its left. |
| reverse 17' | If it is raining: the sun will become poor. The king will give it to him in a favorable case. |
| obverse 40' | If the moon... on the day of disappearance of the moon: attack of locusts against the lands. |
| reverse 14' | If the 3rd is not seen and 2: a enemy will take place in all lands. |
| obverse 15' | If the Moon on the day... |
| obverse 21' | ... stands at his side. |
| reverse 4' | If the Moon is yellow and its light is very bright: (...) an eclipse will take place in the morning watch. |
| reverse 24' | If a gusty wind....... |
| obverse 38' | ... reeds(?) of the land (means) : ZIB (means): the land will make an eclipse. |
| obverse 10' | If the Moon.... |
| obverse 11' | If the Moon.... |
| obverse 2' | If the Moon.... |
| obverse 3' | If the Moon.... |
| obverse 5' | If the Moon.... |
| obverse 6' | If the Moon.... |
| obverse 16' | Ditto:... will take place. |
| reverse 11' | If the Moon is yellow-green: an eclipse will take place. |
| reverse 16' | If the Moon at its appearance wears a crown: the king of his land will restore it. |
| obverse 30' | If the moon is seen at an inappropriate time on the night of the moon: evil for all lands. |
| obverse 18' | The 'third year' of the land with weapons and small |
| obverse 29' | If the Moon at an inappropriate time (= EAE 24(25) I 20) (means): on the day of the eclipse (means): in the eclipse (means): the land will become small. |
| obverse 17' | If the Moon at its appearance wears a horn on the right and a star stands at its left. |
| obverse 41' | If... an eclipse takes place. |
| obverse 25' | The third year: the land of Amurru will devour the enemy. |
| reverse 8' | If the moon is very bright: he will conquer the city. |
| obverse 23' | The third year: the land of Elam will devour the enemy. |
| obverse 20' | If the Moon, at its appearance, is surrounded by a horn of 1 50' and a star is seen. : Ululdi. |
| reverse 15' | If the 3rd is not seen and the 3rd, the enemy will make an attack in the land. |
| obverse 36' | If on the day... : there will be deaths in the land. |
| reverse 21' | If a man... a liar |
| obverse 12' | If the Moon....... |
| obverse 13' | If the Moon....... |
| obverse 14' | If the Moon....... |
| obverse 7' | If the Moon....... |
| obverse 8' | If the Moon....... |
| obverse 9' | If the Moon....... |
| obverse 33' | If the Moon reaches its normal length: he will not see it. |
| reverse 26' | ... |
| reverse 27' | ... |
| reverse 28' | ... |
| reverse 29' | ... |
| reverse 30' | ... |
| reverse 32' | ... |
| reverse 33' | ... |
| reverse 34' | ... |
| obverse 35' | If the 3rd, in the afternoon, there will be a famine of barley. |
| reverse 5' | If the moon's light is dark: enemy... |
| reverse 23' | If a gusty wind... |
| reverse 10' | On the 30th day the moon is surrounded by a reed bed. |
| obverse 24' | If on the 1st day, at his appearance his horns on the left horn are pointed and Ninsiana stands at his side. |
| reverse 7' | If the moon is very bright: enemy attack. |
| obverse 19' | If the Moon at its appearance - its horn which is red and ulpa'e stands at its left: the king will devastate. |
| obverse 4' | ...... |
| reverse 25' | ...... |
| obverse 27' | If the Moon at an inappropriate time becomes visible: the interest is small. |
| obverse 26' | If the Moon is not eclipsed from the 14th day to the 14th day: there will be an eclipse. |
| reverse 18' | If the'strength' has arisen:.... |
| reverse 13' | If 3 (men) are not seen: there will be great gods for evil. |
| obverse 28' | If the Moon becomes visible at an inappropriate time and is dark: evil for Akkad. |
| reverse 2' | If the Moon is red and its light is very bright: (...) an eclipse will take place in the evening watch. |
| obverse 37' | If on the day of disappearance of the moon...: he is ill. |
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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