Position in chronology
SAA 08 430. Moon in Scorpius (RMA 213) [lunar]
Translation — scholar edition
SAA 8(1) [If] Scorpius comes close to the front of the moon and stands there: the reign of the king will become long; an enemy will attack, but his fall will take place. (r 1) Aššur, Šamaš, and Marduk have granted to the king my lord a stable throne forever, for long days. (r 6) From Nabû-iqbi.
State Archives of Assyria, volume 8 — scholar edition (ORACC).
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Transliteration
[1] MUL.GÍR.TAB / ana IGI 30 TE-ma GUB-iz / BALA LUGAL GÍD.DA-ik / LÚ.KÚR ZI-am-ma / ŠUB-ta-šú GAR-an / daš-šur dUTU u dAMAR.UTU / GIŠ.GU.ZA šá ki-na-a-ti / a-na da-riš a-na UD-MEŠ / GÍD.DA-MEŠ a-na LUGAL / [EN]-ia it-tan-nu / šá mdAG—iq-bi
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 P336516.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P336516). 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/P336516/.
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