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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 9

SAA 09 001. Oracles of Encouragement to Esarhaddon (4 R 2 61)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [......] strong (f.) (i 2) [......] is wide (f.) (i 3) [......] ... (i 4) [Esarh]addon, king of the lands, fear [not]! (i 6) What wind has risen against you, whose wing I have not broken? Your enemies will roll before your feet like ripe apples. (i 11) I am the Great Lady; I am Ištar of Arbela, who cast your enemies before your feet. What words have I spoken to you that you could not rely upon? (i 18) I am Ištar of Arbela. I will flay your enemies and give them to you. (i 20) I am Ištar of Arbela. I will go before you and behind you. (i 24) Fear not! You are…

SAA 09 001. Oracles of Encouragement to Esarhaddon (4 R 2 61)

SAA 09 002. Oracles Concerning Babylon and the Stabilization of the King’s Rule (TI pl.2f+)

SAA 09 003. The Covenant of Aššur (ABRT 1 22-23)

SAA 09 005. An Oracle to the Queen Mother (TI pl.4)

SAA 09 006. An Oracle from Tašmetu-ereš of Arbela

SAA 09 007. Prophecies for Crown Prince Assurbanipal (ABRT 1 26-27)

SAA 09 010. Fragment of a Prophecy (CT 53 946)

SAA 09 011. Report on a Vision and an Oracle to Assurbanipal (CT 53 219)

SAA 10 100. Morning First of Mars in Iyyar, Eclipse of the Sun (ABL 0679+) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 170. Predicting an Eclipse of the Sun (ABL 0477) [from astrologers]

SAA 08 012. New Moon on 30th Day [lunar]

SAA 08 022. (no title) [unclassifiable]

SAA 08 029. Regulus Bright (RMA 198) [planetary]

SAA 08 072. Moon in Pleiades [lunar]

SAA 08 113. Mercury Sighted in Scorpius (Kislev) (Nv.4) [planetary]

SAA 08 125. Mars Near Saturn (RMA 229B) [planetary]

SAA 08 133. New Moon on 1st Day (Choix 21) [lunar]

SAA 08 162. Auspicious Days in Iyyar (LAS 332) [calendrical]

SAA 08 163. Ritual before Venus and Sirius (RMA 256) [planetary]

SAA 08 171. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 081B) [lunar]

SAA 08 194. Full Moon on 13th Day (RMA 123A) [lunar]

SAA 08 286. (no title) (RMA 277S) [unclassifiable]

SAA 08 383. Mars and Saturn in Lunar Halo (RMA 107) [planetary]

SAA 08 433. Fog in Tebet (Cat. Suppl. pl.4) [weather]

SAA 08 451. Morning Last of Venus; Orion in Lunar Halo (RMA 203) [planetary]

SAA 08 483. Two Stars in Lunar Halo (Nv.3) [planetary]

SAA 08 540. (no title) (RMA 211E) [unclassifiable]

SAA 08 553. (no title) (RMA 262A) [unclassifiable]

SAA 09 004. Fragment of a Collection of Encouragement Oracles

SAA 13 202. Fragment Mentioning Harran (CT 53 653)

SAA 14 407. Purchase of a Vacant Lot