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).
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: Adapted from Hermann Hunger, Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings (State Archives of Assyria, 8), 1992. Lemmatised by Mikko Luukko, 2016-17, as part of the research programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Chair in the Ancient History of the Near and Middle East at LMU Munich (Karen Radner, Humboldt Professorship 2015). The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/saao/P336416/..
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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