Position in chronology
SAA 08 252. New Moon on 1st Day in Intercalary Adar (RMA 037) [lunar]
Translation — scholar edition
SAA 8(1) If at the moon's appearance in intercalary Adar (XII/2) its horns are pointed and (the moon) is red: the ruler will become strong and subdue the land. (4) sa means "red," sa means (also) "red-brown." (5) If the moon at its appearance wears a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. (r 1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech, the land will become happy. (r 3) If the moon stands in a stable position: waiting for rain. (r 5) In intercalary Adar (XII/2) on the 14th day the moon will be seen with the sun. (r 7) From Nergal-eṭir.
State Archives of Assyria, volume 8 — scholar edition (ORACC).
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Transliteration
1 30 ina ITI.DIRI.ŠE.KIN.KUD ina IGI.LAL-šú / SI-MEŠ-šú ud-du-da-ma pe-el / NUN KALAG.GA-ma KUR ú-kan-áš / ⸢SA₅⸣ : pe-lu : ⸢SA₅⸣ : sa-a-mu / 1 30 ina IGI.LAL-šú AGA a-pir / LUGAL SAG.KAL-tú DU-ak / 1 30 UD 01-KÁM IGI KA GI.NA / ŠÀ KUR DÙG-ab / 1 30 KI.GUB-su GI.NA GUB-iz / uq-qú-u šá A.AN / ina ITI.DIRI.ŠE.KIN.KUD UD 14-KAM / 30 KI dUTU in-nam-mar / šá mdU.GUR—KAR-ir
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 P237857.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P237857). 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/P237857/.
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