Position in chronology
SAA 08 332. (no title) (RMA 087) [unclassifiable]
Translation — scholar edition
SAA 8(1) If the moon at its appearance stands in a stable position: waiting for rain. (3) If (the moon) wears a crown of a dark day: the moon will smite the enemy. (5) A dark day (means) cloudy day, a dark day (means) [...] day, [it says] in [a commentary]. (8) If the moon [......]. (Break) (r 1) If [there is fog] in the land [continually]: the dynasty of the land will rule the world. (r 3) From Ašaredu the older, servant of the king.
State Archives of Assyria, volume 8 — scholar edition (ORACC).
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Transliteration
1 30 ina IGI.LAL-šú man-za-za GI.NA GUB-iz / uq-qú-u šá A.AN / 1 AGA UD ŠÚ.ŠÚ.RU a-pir / 30 LÚ.KÚR i-maḫ-ḫa-aṣ / UD ŠÚ.ŠÚ.RU UD-mu er-pi / UD ŠÚ.ŠÚ.RU UD-mu [x x] / ina ŠÀ-bi [ṣa-ti qa-bi] / 1 30 [x x x x x x] / 1 ina KUR [IM.DUGUD sa-dir] / BALA KUR ŠÚ-⸢tú EN*-el*⸣ / šá ma-šá-ri-du IGI-ú / ARAD šá LUGAL
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 P237290.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P237290). 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/P237290/.
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