Enuma Anu Enlil 56 (Q002575)
Omen, Standard Babylonian, Various
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| Designation | Enuma Anu Enlil 56 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002575 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Standard Babylonian |
| Genre | Omen |
| Find spot | Various |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
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| 1 | ina {iti}BARA₂ {mul}UDU.IDIM IGI ŠE{u} ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ SI.SA₂ GANBA ina-pu-uš | (If) a planet appears in Nisannu (I): the harvest of sesame will thrive; business will expand. |
| 2 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina SAG {iti}BARA₂ IGI u₂-kul-ti {d}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|) a-bu-bu | (If) a planet appears at the beginning of Nisannu: food for Nergal; flood. |
| 3 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {iti}KIN 2-KAM₂ IGI {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃|(u₂-kul-ti)>} {d}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|) a-bu-bu | (If) a planet appears in Ululu (VI) on the 2nd day: hand of Nergal, the flood. |
| 4 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina SAG {iti}KIN it-tan-mar u₂-kul-ti {d}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|) GAR{an} | (If) a planet becomes visible at the start of Ululu (VI): the food offerings of Nergal will take place. |
| 5 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {iti}DU₆ IGI{ir} ina GIŠ.NIM u GIŠ.ŠU₂ ME₃ GAR{an} | (If) a planet appears in Tašritu (VII) at sunrise or at sunset: a battle will take place. |
| 6 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina SAG {iti}DU₆ it-tan-mar {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃|(ME₃)>} GAR{an} | (If) a planet becomes visible at the beginning of Tašritu (VII): a thousand will be placed. |
| 7 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina ITI 6-KAM₂ IGI ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A u {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A ME₃ GAL GAR{an} | (If) a planet appears in the 6th month at sunrise, at sunset and at sunset: a great battle will take place. |
| 8 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {iti}APIN IGI {lu₂}SA.GAZ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet appears in Arahsamnu (VIII): there will be bandits. |
| 9 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina SAG {iti}APIN IGI {lu₂}SA.GAZ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet appears at the start of Araḫsamnu (VIII): there will be bandits. |
| 10 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {iti}GAN IGI{ir} {lu₂}SA.GAZ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet appears in Kislimu (IX): there will be bandits. |
| 11 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina SAG {iti}GAN IGI{ir} {lu₂}SA.GAZ GAL₂-MEŠ BAD₅.BAD₅ GAR{an} | (If) a planet appears at the beginning of Kislimu (IX): there will be bandits; a defeat will take place. |
| 12 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {iti}GAN iṣ-ru-uh-ma MU₂.MU₂ DINGIR-MEŠ UB.DA.LIMMU₂.BA UB.DA.LIMMU₂.BA LU₃-MEŠ | (If) a planet flares up in Kislimu (IX) and it is bright: the gods will make a total (eclipse); the men will make an equal (in number). |
| 13 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {iti}AB IGI RI.RI.GA AB₂.GU₄-HI.A U₈.UDU-HI.A | (If) a planet appears in Ṭebetu (X): epidemic of cattle and flocks. |
| 14 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {iti}AB KUR-ma GUB-ma ṣe-re-es-su <ṣa>-al-mat u₂-kul-ti AB₂.GU₄-HI.A u₃ U₈.UDU-HI.A | (If) a planet rises in Ṭebetu (X) and stands there: its offspring will be the Chaldeans; cattle and sheep will thrive. |
| 15 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {iti}ŠE IGI{ir} NAM.UŠ₂-MEŠ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet appears in Tammuz (IV): there will be plagues. |
| 16 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A KI.MIN ina GU₄.U₄.{d}UTU GU₄.U₄.{d}UTU IGI{ir} {lu₂}KUR₂ ina KUR ŠU.TI.A | (If) a planet appears at sunrise (or) at sunset ditto: at sunrise or at sunset; the enemy will receive in the land. |
| 17 | {mul}UDU.IDIM IGI-ma U₄ 3-KAM₂ GUB{iz} ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A u {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A ME₃ GAR{an} | (If) a planet appears and stands (there) on the 3rd day: in Šamaš-ērešī, the Sun-Ea, and the New Moon, the New Sun, battle will take place. |
| 18 | {mul}UDU.IDIM U₄ 1-KAM₂ U₄ 2-KAM ina AN{e} uš-tab-ri-ma la ir-bi {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃|(ME₃)>} GAR{an} | (If) a planet flares up in the sky on the 1st day (or) 2nd day and does not become visible: a thousand will be placed. |
| 19 | ina {iti}BARA₂ {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} BURU₁₄ KUR SI.SA₂ | (If) a planet rises in Nisannu (I): the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| 20 | ina {iti}GU₄ {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} KUR BI MUNUS.KUR₂ IGI{mar} | (If) a planet rises in Ayyaru (II): that land will see a hostile person. |
| 21 | ina {iti}SIG₄ {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} KUR GANBA LA₂{a} GU₇ | (If) in Simanu (III) a planet rises: the land will enjoy diminished business. |
| 22 | ina {iti}ŠU {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} UŠ₂-MEŠ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet rises in Tammuz (IV): there will be deaths. |
| 23 | ina {iti}NE {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} ne-ru-ba-a-tu₂ ina KUR GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) in Abu (V) a planet rises: there will be enmity in the land. |
| 24 | ina {iti}KIN {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} E₁₁ GANBA na-pa-aš₂ {d}NISABA | (If) a planet rises in Ululu (VI): rising of business, prosperity of Nisaba. |
| 25 | ina {iti}DU₆ {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} LUGAL KUR KUR₂ la₃ UR₅{tu₂} la₃ TE{hi}šu₂ | (If) a planet rises in Tašritu (VII): the king of the enemy's land will not advance (and) will not approach. |
| 26 | ina {iti}APIN {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} KUR kar-mu-tu₂ DU{ak} | (If) a planet rises in Arahsamnu (VIII): the land will go to ruin. |
| 27 | ina {iti}GAN {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} {d}IŠKUR KUR GU₇ | In Kislimu (IX) a planet rises, Adad will devour the land. |
| 28 | ina {iti}AB {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} ŠUB{ti₃} GIG-MEŠ | (If) in Ṭebetu (X) a planet rises: epidemic of sick people. |
| 29 | ina {iti}ZIZ₂ {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} ŠA₃ KUR DU₁₀.GA KUR DAGAL{iš} | (If) in Šabaṭu (XI) a planet rises: the land will become happy; the land's population will expand. |
| 30 | ina {iti}ŠE {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} ŠUB{ti} SIG₅ MAŠ₂.ANŠE | (If) a planet rises in Du’uzu (IV): epidemic of the best of the livestock. |
| 31 | ina {iti}DIRI.ŠE {iti}DIRI.ŠE {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{ha} KUR me-šer₂ IGI | (If) on intercalary Addaru (XII) or Intercalary Nisannu (VII) a planet rises (and) appears: the land will see plenty. |
| 32 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ša₂ {d}NIN.URTA šum-šu₂ ina GU₄.U₄.{d}UTU{ši} GU₄.U₄.{d}UTU{ši} KI {d}30 it-tan-mar KI.MIN ina GU₄.U₄.{d}UTU{ši} GU₄.U₄.{d}UTU{ši} KI 20.SIG 20.SIG IGI KI 30 IGI.IGI | (If) a planet, which is called Ninurta, appears with the rising of Šamaš (and) the setting of Sun with Sîn; alternatively, it appears with sunrise (or) sunset with 20°. It appears with 30’. |
| 33 | ina {iti}KIN U₄ 7-KAM₂ lu U₄ 14-KAM₂ lu U₄ 15-KAM₂ lu U₄ 16-KAM₂ lu U₄ 17-KAM₂ ILLU KI.MIN {lu₂}KUR₂ DU{kam₂} KI.MIN AN.GE₆ | In Ululu (VI), on the 7th day or the 14th day, or the 15th day; or the 16th or the 17th day: flood; alternatively, the enemy will come. alternatively: eclipse. |
| 34 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina KUR-šu₂ ina KUN {d}UTU ŠU₂-ma E₃{a} AB.SIN₂ pa-ni-ša₂ ip-te-te KI.MIN AB.SIN₂ IGI-šu₂ BAD-ma kiš-šu-tu₂ GAL₂-ma | (If) a planet rises in its rising in the tail of Šamaš and goes out: the furrow's face will open; alternatively, it's furrow will be blocked and there will be a rebellion. |
| 35 | EGIR AŠ.TE la₃ TUŠ{ab} KI.MIN IBILA-šu₂ la₃ TUŠ{ab} a-mur-ru-u₂ a-a-um-ma KI.MIN a-hu-u₂ ZI-ma AŠ.TE TUŠ{ab} | After the throne cannot be seated, alternatively, his son cannot seated. The amurru-demon, no one ditto, a brother will arise and the crook cannot sit. |
| 36 | {d}UTU{ši} ŠU₂-ma ina KI.GUB-šu₂ {mul}UDU.IDIM GUB{iz} kiš-šu-tu₂ KI.MIN HI.GAR GAL₂-ma BAL KUR₂{ir} | (If) Šamaš sets and a planet stands in its position: there will be rebellion, variant: rebellion, and the reign will change. |
| 37 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina ŠA₃ {d}30 GUB{iz} ina MU BI DINGIR ina KUR GU₇ | (If) a planet stands in the face of the Moon: in that year a god will devour in the land. |
| 38 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina SI 15 {d}30 GUB{iz} ina {kur}MAR{ki} SU.GU₇ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet stands in the right horn of the Moon: there will be hunger in Amurru. |
| 39 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina SI 2.30 {d}30 GUB{iz} LUGAL ŠU₂{tu₂} DU₃{uš} | (If) a planet stands in the left horn of the Moon: the king will exercise world dominion. |
| 40 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina MAŠ.SILA₃ {d}30 GUB SIG₅ MAŠ₂.ANŠE KUR ŠUB{ut} KI.MIN EN KUR muš-ke-nu-tu₂ DU | (If) a planet stands in the flank of the Moon: good for the livestock of the land; alternatively, the lord of the country will go to ruin. |
| 41 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina IGI {d}30 GUB{iz} ina MU BI UŠ₂-MEŠ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet stands in front of the Moon: in that year there will be deaths. |
| 42 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina IGI {d}UTU GUB{iz} ina MU BI GANBA TUR | (If) a planet stands in front of Šamaš: in that year business will diminish. |
| 43 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u {mul}dele-bat it-ten₂-tu-u₂ UŠ₂-MEŠ ina KUR GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet and Venus keep moving parallel (to each other): there will be deaths in the land. |
| 44 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u {mul}dele-bat KUR-ma it-ten₂-tu-u₂ NAM.UŠ₂ dan-nu ina KUR GAL₂{ši} | (If) a planet and Venus rise and keep moving parallel (to each other): there will be a severe plague in the land. |
| 45 | {mul}UDU.IDIM {mul}dele-bat KUR-ma DIB-ši {giš}TUKUL {d}ER₃.RA dan-nu ina KUR GAL₂{ši} | (If) a planet reaches Venus and crosses it: there will be a strong weapon of Erra in the land. |
| 46 | {mul}UDU.IDIM {mul}UDU.IDIM KUR{dam}ma DIB-ši {giš}TUKUL {d}ER₃.RA dan-nu ina KUR GAL₂{ši} | (If) a planet rises and crosses (another) planet: there will be a strong weapon of Erra in the land. |
| 47 | {mul}UDU.IDIM {mul}U₄.AL.TAR KUR{dam}ma it-ten₂-tu-u₂ {d}ER₃.RA KUR GU₇ UŠ₂-MEŠ ina KUR GAL₂-MEŠ KUR 1{niš} TUR-MEŠ | (If) a planet and Cancer rise and keep moving parallel (to each other): Erra will devour the land; there will be deaths in the land, and the land will shrink in one year. |
| 48 | {mul}UDU.IDIM {mul}U₄.AL.TAR KUR{dam}ma i-ti-iq GANBA(|KI.MIN|) ina KUR LA₂ GAL₂ | (If) a planet reaches Cancer and passes it: business in the land will diminish. |
| 49 | {mul}UDU.IDIM {mul}U₄.AL.TAR KUR{dam}ma TE-MEŠ NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|) GU₇ | (If) a planet and Cancer rise and approach (it): the Nergal will devour. |
| 50 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}SAG.ME.GAR TE GANBA LA₂{ṭi} A.RI.A ana KISLAH₃ NIGIN-MEŠ {d}ER₃.RA KUR GU₇ bi-bil A-MEŠ KUR ub-bal | (If) a planet approaches Jupiter: business will diminish; the land will become poor; Erra will devour the land; the flood will carry away the water of the land. |
| 51 | LUGAL ana LUGAL ze-ra-a-tu₄ KIN{ar₂} mi-iq-tu₄ dan-nu GAL₂ ina AMA-ME um-šu₁₄ dan-nu GAL₂ ina EN.TE.NA EN.TE.NA dan-nu GAL₂ | (If) a king is angry with another king: there will be a severe defeat; there will also be severe cold in the days of the old. There will be severe winter in the winter. |
| 52 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {d}ŠUL.PA.E₃.A TE ŠUB{ti₃} si-si-i SIG₅ bu-li₃ ZAH₂ | (If) a planet approaches Šulpae: a fall of good cattle will disappear. |
| 53 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}SAG.ME.GAR TE mi-iq-tu₄ dan-nu ina KUR GAL₂ | (If) a planet approaches Jupiter: there will be a severe earthquake in the land. |
| 54 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}UDU.IDIM TE AB.SIN₂ IGI-šu₂ ip-te-te kiš-šu₂-tu₂ GAL₂ ṭar-du AŠ.TE DAB{bat} NIDBA DINGIR-MEŠ i-šak-kan E₂.KUR-MEŠ 1{niš} i-za-na-an | (If) a planet approaches (another) planet: the furrow opens its front (and) there is a knot: the throne will seize the people; the offerings of the gods will be placed; the temples will give one another. |
| 55 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}UDU.IDIM TE DUMU LUGAL ša ina IRI ZA₃-ia₅ aš₂-bu ana AD-šu₂ HI.GAR DU₃{uš}ma AŠ.TE la₃ DAB{bat} DUMU ma-am-ma-an-ma | (If) a planet approaches a Planet: the son of the king who lives in my city will make a rebellion against his father, and the throne will not seize the son. |
| 56 | E₃-ma AŠ.TE DAB{bat} E₂-MEŠ DINGIR-MEŠ ana KI-ši-na GUR{ar₂} sat-tuk-ku DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ u₂-kan E₂.KUR-MEŠ 1{niš} i-za-na-an | (If) he comes out and seizes the throne: the temples of the gods will return to their place; the sattukku-offering of the great gods shall be set up. The temples will stand together. |
| 57 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}LUGAL TE {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃|(...)>} | (If) a planet approaches the King: ... . |
| 58 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}LUGAL TE taš-nun-tu₄ GAL₂{ši} DUMU LUGAL ša₂ ina IRI ZA₃-ia₅ aš₂-bu [...] | (If) a planet approaches the King: there will be famine; the son of the king who is in my side city . |
| 59 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}KAK.SI.SA₂ TE AB.SIN₂ GUN₂-sa₃ LA₂{ṭi} {giš}GIŠIMMAR MA.DAM-ša₂ LA₂{ṭa} MU.UN.IR₁₀ ŠE u ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ LA₂{ṭi}ma | (If) a planet approaches the Arrow: the furrow will diminish, the date palm will diminish; the harvest of the land and the oil will diminish. |
| 60 | tuš-šu₂ dan-nu UGU KUR ŠUB{ut} {d}IŠKUR ina U₄ la DUNGU GU₃-šu₂ GIG{iš} ŠUB{di}ma UN-MEŠ KUR TUR | (If) a strong wind blows over the land: Adad will shout on a day without clouds; the sick person will die and the people of the land will diminish. |
| 61 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ ana A₂-šu₂ MUL GE₆ iṭ-ṭe₄-he {d}IŠKUR RA{iṣ} | (If) a dark star approaches a red planet: Adad will devastate. |
| 62 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ ina MURU₂-šu₂ MUL GE₆ GUB AN.GE₆ GAR{an} | (If) a red planet stands in its middle of a black star: an eclipse will take place. |
| 63 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ ina EGIR-šu₂ MUL GE₆ GUB AN.GE₆ GAR{an} | (If) a red planet stands behind a black star: an eclipse will take place. |
| 64 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ ana A₂-šu₂ MUL GE₆ GUB{iz} {d}IŠKUR RA{iṣ} | (If) a red planet stands at the side of a black star: Adad will devastate. |
| 65 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ u MUL SIG₇ it-ten₂-tu-u₂ RI.RI.GA bu-li₃ | (If) a red planet and a yellow star keep moving parallel (to each other): epidemic of cattle. |
| 66 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ u MUL SIG₇ it-ten₂-tu-u₂ {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃|(RI.RI.GA)>} bu-li₃ | (If) a red planet and a yellow star keep moving parallel (to each other): epidemic of cattle. |
| 67 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ u MUL SIG₇ TE-MEŠ {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃|(RI.RI.GA)>} bu-li₃ | (If) a red planet and a yellow star approach (each other): epidemic of cattle. |
| 68 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ IGI NAM.UŠ₂-MEŠ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a red planet appears: there will be plagues. |
| 69 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ nu-huš UN-MEŠ | (If) a planet is red: abundance for the people. |
| 70 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ ana MUL₄ SA₅ TE AN.GE₆ la₃ TAG₄ | (If) a red planet approaches the red star: an eclipse will not leave. |
| 71 | {mul}UDU.IDIM SA₅ ina GIŠ.NIM u GIŠ.ŠU₂ [...] | (If) a red planet in the east and west |
| 72 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina KASKAL šu-ut {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ GUB KUR₂ {kur}URI{ki} SIG₃{aṣ} LUGAL {kur}URI{ki} KIN-šu₂ la₃ i-kaš-šad | (If) a planet stands in the path of the Enlil stars: the enemy will conquer Akkad; the good will not come to an end. |
| 73 | {mul}UDU.IDIM GU₄.U₄ {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu MU-šu₂ ša₂-ru-ru iš-ši LUGAL ELAM.MA{ki} i-dan-nin | (If) a planet, Mercury, or Mars, its name is šāru-disease: the king of Elam will become strong. |
| 74 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u {mul}TI₈{mušen} it-ten₂-tu-u₂ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ SI.SA₂ | (If) a planet and the Eagle keep moving parallel (to each other): sesame will thrive. |
| 75 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u {mul}TI₈{mušen} it-ten-mi-du ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ ina KUR GIŠ | (If) a planet and the Eagle touch each other: sesame will thrive in the land. |
| 76 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u {mul}TI₈{mušen} iṭ-hu-u₂ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ SI.SA₂ | (If) a planet and the Eagle approach each other: sesame will thrive. |
| 77 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u {mul}a-ru₆ {mul}a-hu-u₂ it-ten₂-tu-u₂ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ SIG₅ | (If) a planet and the Frond, the Bristle, keep moving parallel (to each other): sesame will prosper. |
| 78 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u {mul}a-ru₆ {mul}a-hu-u₂ it-ten₂-tu-u₂ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ SIG₅ | (If) a planet and the Frond, the Bristle, keep moving parallel (to each other): sesame will prosper. |
| 79 | {mul}UDU.IDIM {mul₂}ELLAG₂ TE-šu ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ SI.SA₂ | (If) a planet approaches the Kidney star: sesame will thrive. |
| 80 | {mul}UDU.IDIM {mul}MAN-ma TE-šu SIG₅ MAŠ₂.ANŠE ZAH₂ | (If) a planet approaches the King's Star: the best of the livestock will disappear. |
| 81 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma {mul}MAR.GID₂.DA NIGIN GAL-MEŠ u TUR-MEŠ UŠ₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet rises and the Wagon is surrounded by large and small hailstones: |
| 82 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma ana IGI {mul}SAG.ME.GAR GUB{iz} {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃|(GAL-MEŠ)>} u TUR-MEŠ UŠ₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet flashes and stands in front of Jupiter: there will be hostilities and small ones. |
| 83 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma {mul₂}SAG.ME.GAR NIGIN {<|ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃|(GAL-MEŠ)>} u TUR-MEŠ UŠ₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet rises and Jupiter is surrounded by Jupiter: there will be hostilities and small ones. |
| 84 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma ana IGI{et} {mul}SAG.ME.GAR GUB GAL-MEŠ [...] | (If) a planet flashes and stands in front of Jupiter: the great . |
| 85 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma ana ŠA₃ {d}30 KU₄ KUR-E.NE LA₂ [...] | (If) a planet flashes and enters the Moon: the land will diminish .... |
| 86 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma ana {d}30 TE TUR-MEŠ [...] | (If) a planet flashes and approaches the Moon: small ones .... |
| 87 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma ana MUL GAL TE GAL-MEŠ UŠ₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet flashes and approaches a large star: there will be deaths. |
| 88 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma ana IGI {d}AL.TAR [...] | (If) a planet rises and before Altar . |
| 89 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma ana IGI {mul}AL.TAR DAB GAL-MEŠ [...] | (If) a planet flashes and approaches Jupiter: the great . |
| 90 | {mul}UDU.IDIM MUL.MUL KUR{ud} {d}7.BI KUR GU₇-MEŠ | (If) a planet reaches the Bristle: the Seven will devour the land. |
| 91 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u MUL.MUL TE-MEŠ INIM SES-MEŠ [...] | (If) a planet and the Bristle approach (each other): bitter words . |
| 92 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}SIPA.ZI.AN.NA i-mid UŠ₂-MEŠ ina KUR GAR-MEŠ | (If) a planet approaches Orion: there will be deaths in the land. |
| 93 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}SIPA.ZI.AN.NA TE [...] | (If) a planet approaches Orion: .... |
| 94 | {mul}UDU.IDIM MUL.MUL-MEŠ AN{e} u₂-lap-pat LUGAL KUR.KUR u₂-qat-ta₅ UŠ [...] | (If) a planet reaches the Pleiades: the king of all lands will devastate; the length .... |
| 95 | {mul}UDU.IDIM a-dir ANŠE.KUR.RA UŠ₂-MEŠ ana mu-šu-ud ŠA₃ IZI.GAR | (If) a planet is dark: the enemy's troops will be turned back to the beginning of the year. |
| 96 | {mul}UDU.IDIM a-dir EN AN{e} [...] | (If) a planet is dark: the lord of heaven . |
| 97 | {mul}UDU.IDIM a-dir A.GA ZI-ma BURU₁₄ SIG₅ E₃{it} IRI KUR₂ TUM₃-šu | (If) a planet is dark: a flood will arise and the harvest will prosper; the enemy's city will be abandoned. |
| 98 | {mul}UDU.IDIM miš₂-ha im-šuh SIG₅ MAŠ₂.ANŠE {kur}MAR.TU{ki} ZAH₂ | (If) a planet flares up: the best of the livestock of the Westland will disappear. |
| 99 | {mul}UDU.IDIM miš₂-ha ⸢im⸣-[šuh ...] | (If) a planet flares up: emešuḫ-plant |
| 100 | {mul}UDU.IDIM {d}⸢HANIŠ⸣ GAM u ad₂-riš KU₄ DINGIR KUR-ma TUŠ la₃ ZAH₂ x [...] | (If) a planet comes close to Eḫiš-e23: he will die and enter an adrītu-demon; a god will rise but will not dwell. ... . |
| 101 | ina AN{e} miš₂-hu ša₂ {mul}UDU.IDIM IGI ŠUB{tu₄} mi-iq-tu₄ me-šit-tu₂ ina KUR GAL₂ | (If) in the sky a mišhu of a planet appears: there will be a fall of miqtu-disease (and) death in the land. |
| 102 | ina AN{e} miš₂-hu ša₂ {mul}UDU.IDIM ana GIR₃.RA.RA {kur}e-dam-ma-ra-iz GIR₃.BAL [...] | (If) in the sky a mišhu of a planet goes to the Scorpion: the land Edammaraz will change its course |
| 103 | ṣal-lum-mu-u₂ ša₂ {mul}UDU.IDIM IGI DU₃.A.BI MU BI KUR₂ ZI-ma i-da-aš TUR{ar₂} KUR₂ BI mi-iq-ti-šu₂ ZAH₂ | (If) a planet appears: all of that year the enemy will attack and he will die; the enemy's small army will be destroyed. |
| 104 | ana ŠA₃ {⸢mul⸣}1(IKU){gana₂} {mul}UDU.IDIM KU₄-ma IGI ina KUR ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ SI.SA₂ GANBA ina-pu-uš | (If) a planet enters the Field and appears in the land: sesame will thrive; business will expand. |
| 105 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana IGI {mul}{id₂}IDIGNA GUB {d}IŠKUR RA{iṣ} ŠEG₃-MEŠ ILLU-MEŠ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet stands in front of the Tigris star: Adad will devastate; there will be rains and floods. |
| 106 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana EGIR {mul}{id₂}IDIGNA GUB{iz} {<|KI.MIN|({d}IŠKUR)>} RA{iṣ} ŠEG₃-MEŠ ILLU-MEŠ GAL₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet stands behind the Tigris star: Adad will devastate; there will be rains and floods. |
| 107 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana ŠA₃ {mul}{id₂}IDIGNA TE ŠEG₃-MEŠ u ILLU-MEŠ ZAL-MEŠ | (If) a planet approaches the Sun: floods and floods will keep persisting. |
| 108 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu im-tah-ha-ru-ma GUB-MEŠ ZI{ut} ELAM.MA{ki} | (If) a planet and Mars oppose each other and stand (there): attack of Elam. |
| 109 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u MUL SIG₇ im-tah-ha-ru-ma GUB-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ UŠ₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet and a yellow star keep opposing each other and stand (there): there will be deaths. |
| 110 | {mul}UDU.IDIM lu 2 lu 3 lu-u₂ 4 ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A EGIR a-ha-miš E₃{im} ina MU BI ŠEG₃-MEŠ u ILLU-MEŠ ZAL.ZAL-MEŠ | (If) a planet, either 2 or 3 or 4 at sunrise or at sunset emerges behind each other: in that year floods and floods will keep persisting. |
| 111 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina ŠA₃ {mul}GIR₂.TAB GUB ina MU BI ŠEG₃-MEŠ u ILLU-MEŠ ZAL.ZAL-MEŠ | (If) a planet stands in the Scorpion's belly: in that year rain and floods will keep persisting. |
| 112 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana IGI {mul}GIR₂.TAB GUB ina MU BI ŠEG₃-MEŠ u ILLU-MEŠ ZAL.ZAL-MEŠ | (If) a planet stands in front of the Scorpion: in that year rains and floods will keep persisting. |
| 113 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}GIR₂.TAB TE ina MU BI ŠEG₃-MEŠ u ILLU-MEŠ ZAL.ZAL-MEŠ | (If) a planet approaches the Scorpion: in that year rain and floods will keep persisting. |
| 114 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}UZ₃ TE a-hu-u₂ ZI-ma AŠ.⸢TE⸣ [...] | (If) a planet approaches the Goat: a brother will arise and ... . |
| 115 | {mul}UDU.IDIM {mul}UZ₃ u MUL SIG₇ it-ten₂-tu-u₂ ŠUB{ti₃} SIG₅ MAŠ₂.ANŠE | (If) a planet, the Goat, and a yellow star keep moving parallel (to each other): a good fall of cattle. |
| 116 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ŠUR-ma ana IGI {mul}dele-bat GUB{iz} ina KEŠDA{tu₂} KUR₂ IRI NIGIN-ma KUR{ad₂} | (If) a planet flashes and stands in front of Venus: in the rising of the enemy, the city will be surrounded and the land will become hostile. |
| 117 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u {mul}dele-bat in-ne₂-tu-ma ina KI.TA-šu₂-nu {d}30 IGI ina ITI BI AN.GE₆ LUGAL ELAM.MA{ki} GAR-ma TUR₃ KUR ZAH₂ | (If) a planet and Venus become stationary and appear below the Moon: in that month an eclipse of the king of Elam will take place and the animal stall of the land will be destroyed. |
| 118 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina ŠA₃ MUL.MUL GUB{iz} ŠUB{ti₃} SIG₅ MAŠ₂.ANŠE | (If) a planet stands in the Bristle: a bad fall will come. |
| 119 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina MURU₂ MUL.MUL GUB{iz} AN.GE₆ | (If) a planet stands in the middle of the Bristle: eclipse. |
| 120 | {mul}UDU.IDIM KI MUL.MUL in-ne₂-tu id-ra-nu GAL₂{ši} | (If) a planet flares up with the Bristle: there will be hostility. |
| 121 | {mul}UDU.IDIM u MUL.MUL TE-MEŠ NIMUR-MEŠ ina KUR GAL₂ | (If) a planet and the Bristle approach (each other): there will be famine in the land. |
| 122 | {mul}UDU.IDIM MUL.MUL KUR{ud} {d}7.BI KUR GU₇-MEŠ | (If) a planet reaches the Bristle: the Seven will devour the land. |
| 123 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana {mul}is le-e TE LUGAL {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} UŠ₂ | (If) a planet approaches the Ištar star: the king of the land Elam will die. |
| 124 | {mul}UDU.IDIM [...] | a planet |
| 125 | {mul}UDU.IDIM [...] {kur}MAR.TU{ki} [...] | (If) a planet ... Amurru ... |
| 126 | {mul}UDU.IDIM la x [...] x AN.GE₆ | (If) a planet does not ... an eclipse. |
| 127 | {mul}UDU.IDIM [...] AN.GE₆ | (If) a planet eclipses |
| 128 | {mul}UDU.IDIM LA₂ GAR LUGAL KUR GAL ARAD-MEŠ-šu₂ E₂.GAL i-maš-ša₂-ʾu-u₂ u šu₂-nu EGIR EN-šu₂-nu UŠ₂-<<MEŠ>> ZAH₂-MEŠ | (If) a planet diminishes: the king of the land will make a great land; his servants will leave the palace; and he, after their lord, will die. |
| 129 | {mul}UDU.IDIM iš-pa-lu-ur-ta GAR LUGAL ARAD-MEŠ-šu₂ GAZ-MEŠ-šu₂ E₂.GAL-šu₂ i-maš-ša₂-ʾu-u₂ EGIR MU la₃ SI.SA₂ | (If) a planet flashes: the king's servants will kill him; his palace will become dilapidated; after that year it will not prosper. |
| 130 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU GUB ZI{ut} ELAM.MA{ki} u gu-ti-i | (If) a planet stands in the south: attack of Elam and Guti. |
| 131 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ GUB UŠ₂-MEŠ ina KUR GAL₂-MEŠ ZI{ut} {kur}URI{ki} ana KUR KUR₂ | (If) a planet stands in the north: there will be deaths in the land; attack of Akkad against the enemy land. |
| 132 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {tu₁₅}KUR.RA GUB ZI{ut} SU.BIR₄{ki} u ka₃-ši-i | (If) a planet stands in the east: attack of Subartu and Kasu. |
| 133 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ina {tu₁₅}MAR.TU GUB ZI{ut} MAR.TU{ki} u SU.BIR₄{ki} | (If) a planet stands in the west: attack of Amurru and Subartu. |
| 134 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana IGI {d}30 GUB UR.MAH-MEŠ IDIM-MEŠ-ma A.RA₂ KU₅{as} | (If) a planet stands in front of the Moon: lions will roam around and the way will be blocked. |
| 135 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana UGU {d}30 GUN₃-ma GUB UR.MAH-MEŠ IDIM-MEŠ-ma A.RA₂ KU₅{as} | (If) a planet comes close to the top of the Moon and stands there: lions will roam around and the way will be blocked. |
| 136 | {mul}UDU.IDIM ana UGU {d}30 GUN₃-ma GUB ana ŠA₃ {d}30 KU₄ UR.MAH-MEŠ IDIM-MEŠ-ma SIG₅ MAŠ₂.ANŠE GAZ-MEŠ | (If) a planet comes close to the top of the Moon and stands there, it enters the Moon's face: lions will attack and kill the best of the livestock. |
| 137 | {mul}UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ KI.MIN {mul}zi-ba-ni-tu₄ MUL {d}UTU ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A IGI.LA₂-ma MU 1-KAM ina AN{e} | Saturn, alternatively, the Scales, the star of Šamaš, appears in the rising of the Sun at sunrise, and for 1 year in heaven. |
| 138 | GUB-ma ina {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A TUM₃ MUL BI šum₄-ma SA₅ GAR ana {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A TUM₃-ma 20 u₄-mu ina AN{e} | stood there and in the west, the sun came out. That star, if it is red, came out to the west and 20 days in heaven |
| 139 | uh-ha-ram-ma ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A ina KASKAL {d}UTU KUR{ha} IGI{mar} | “He was frightened, and in Šamaš-ērea (Syria) the sun-god was seen in the path of the sun. |
| 140 | {mul}UDU.IDIM{{ bi-ib-bu }} ša₂ {d}NIN.URTA MU-NE ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A lu ina {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A IGI.LA₂-ma 7 u₄-mu KI.MIN | (If) a planet appears at sunrise or at sunset: ditto 7 days. |
| 141 | 14 u₄-mu KI.3 21 u₄-mu KI.4 ITI KI.5 U₄ 15-KAM ina AN{e} GUB-ma GIM TUM₃ ma-la u₄-mu ša₂ ina AN{e} GUB{zu} | 14 days, thirdly 21 days, fourthly month, fifthly 15th day, it stands in the sky like a cloud, as much as that day stands in heaven. |
| 142 | uh-ha-ram-ma lu ina {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A lu ina {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A ina KASKAL {d}UTU KUR{ha} IGI{mar} MUL BI ina EN.TE.NA IGI-ma ŠEG₃ u ILLU | (If) it is eclipsed, either at sunrise, at sunset, or at sunset: in the path of Šamaš he will see the sun. That star will appear in winter, and there will be recovery and floods. |
| 143 | ina E₂-MEŠ IGI-ma zi-[me]-⸢šu₂⸣ ri-is-ni-šu₂ KI IGI.LA₂ u TU₁₅ ša₂ DU{ku} URU₃{ar₂} MUL BI šum₄-ma SA₅ ba-il₃ | (If) it is seen in a man's house and its radiance is seen with the ground and the wind blows: that city star will be red; it will be carried off. |
| 144 | šum-ma SIG₇ u GE₆ na-ra-[...] šum-ma ŠEG₃ SUR šum-ma ILLU DU{kam} šum-ma ZI me-he-e šum-ma {d}IŠKUR | If it is yellow and black: ...; if it is dark: he will die. If the flood comes, if the attack of a stormwind; If Adad |
| 145 | GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB{di} šum-ma NIM.GIR₂ ŠU.ŠU šum-ma ZI KUR₂ šum-ma AN.GE₆ šum-ma ina AN{e} ʾa₄-ku₆-ku₆-tu₄ IGI-MEŠ | If lightning flashes: hand of the enemy; if eclipse (means): in the eclipse fish appear. |
| 146 | {mul}bi-ib-bu ana {mul}is le-e TE ina MU BI LUGAL ELAM.MA{ki} UŠ₂ | (If) the Scales approach the Bull's Jaw: in that year the king of Elam will reach the highest rank. |
| 147 | {mul}bi-ib-bu ana {mul}UZ₃ [...] {kur}URI{ki} BIR-ma LUGAL URI{ki} UŠ₂ | (If) the Kidney star reaches the Goat: the land of Akkad will be scattered and the king of Ur will die. |
| 148 | {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu ana {mul}ŠU.GI TE ina {kur}MAR.TU{ki} MUNUS.KUR₂{tu₄} GAL₂-ma ŠEŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂ GU₇ E₂.GAL NUN iš-šal-lal | (If) Venus approaches the Old Man: in Amurru there will be an enemy and its enemy will devour the palace of the prince. |
| 149 | MUNUS.URI₃ KUR ana KUR MAN{tim}ma E₃-ma ŠU.NIR KUR ŠUL-MEŠ DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ TAG₄-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-sah-ha-ru-šu₂ ŠEG₃-ME u ILLU-ME KU₅-MEŠ | (If) a woman from a country comes out to a land of kingship and the Hand of the Land is Distress, its gods will leave it, its people and floods will be cut off. |
| 150 | {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu a-dir UN-MEŠ ša₂ SU.GU₇ IGI-MEŠ NINDA nap-ša₂ GU₇-MEŠ ŠA₃ KUR DU₁₀.GA BURU₁₄ KUR SI.SA₂ | (If) Venus is dark: the people will experience distress; they will eat food and drink; the land will become happy; the harvest of the country will prosper. |
| 151 | SIG₅ MAŠ₂.ANŠE {d}ŠAKKAN₂ SI.SA₂ U₃.TU AB₂.GU₄-HI.A DAGAL AB₂.GU₄-HI.A ina EDIN a-bur-riš | (If) it is good: the herdsman of Šamaš will thrive; there will be cows; cows in the open country will die. |
| 152 | NU₂-MEŠ di-iš EN.TE.NA ana BURU₁₄ di-iš BURU₁₄ ana EN.TE.NA uš-ta-bar-ra UN-MEŠ ša₂ SU.GU₇ IGI-MEŠ pa-ša₂-ha IGI.MEŠ | (If) there is a mole on the day of the disappearance of the winter, the mole will be removed from the days of the fall. The people who are affected by hunger will see resplendent light. |
| 153 | ma-ak-ru-u₂ ana ŠA₃ {d}30 KU₄ la₃ IGI DUMU LUGAL AŠ.TE DAB{bat} | (If) it is dark: he enters the house of Sin without seeing the king's son; the throne will seize him. |
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