Position in chronology
SAA 08 107. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 087A) [lunar]
Translation — scholar edition
SAA 8(1) [Observation] of the moon which was seen: its [posi]tion is stable; it was seen inside a black cloud. (3) [If] the moon becomes visible in Sivan (III) on the 30th day: the Ahlamû will devour the [wealt]h of the Westland; [according to] another [tabl]et: dispersal of all lands. (6) [If the moon's] horns [at its appearance] are very dark: [disbanding] of the fortified outposts, [retiring of the guards]; there will be [recon]ciliation [and peace in the land]. (r 1) [...] gi is "to be dark"; [gi] is "to be peaceful." — It [stan]ds in a stable position; variant: It was seen in a black cloud. (r 4) From Akkullanu.
State Archives of Assyria, volume 8 — scholar edition (ORACC).
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Transliteration
[x x] 30 ša in-na-mir-u-ni / [man]-za-su ke-e-ni ina ŠÀ IM.DIRI GI₆ it-ta-mar / [1] 30 ina ITI.SIG₄ UD 30-KÁM IGI.LAL / [ṭuḫ]-⸢du⸣ MAR.TU.KI aḫ-la-mu-u KÚ / [šá KA ṭup]-⸢pi*⸣ ša-ni-e BIR-aḫ KUR.KUR / [1 30 ina IGI.LAL-šú] SI-MEŠ-šú tur-ru-ka / [DU₈ bi-ra]-a-ti / [a-rad EN.NUN-MEŠ taš]-mu-u / [SILIM-mu ina KUR] GÁL-ši / [x x x] ⸢GI⸣ : ta-ra-ku / [GI] ⸢ša⸣-la-mu / man-za-su ke-e-nu / [GUB]-az-ma KI.MIN ina IM.DIRI GI₆ IGI.LAL-ma / ša mak-kul-la-ni
Scholarly note
Astrological report from a court scholar to an Assyrian king, edited by Hermann Hunger (SAA 8, 1992). Celestial and meteorological observation correlated with omens. ORACC text P336416.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P336416). source
Translation excerpted from Hunger, H. 1992. Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. SAA 8. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa08/P336416/.
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