SAA 08 118. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 004) [lunar]

~670 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P336371

Translation — scholar edition

SAA 8

High confidence

(1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech. (2) If the day reaches its normal [length]: a reign of lo[ng] days. (4) From Bu[lluṭu].

State Archives of Assyria, volume 8 — scholar edition (ORACC).

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Transliteration

1 30 UD 01-KÁM IGI KA GI.[NA] / 1 UD a-na ŠID-MEŠ-šú [GÍD.DA] / BALA UD-MEŠ GÍD.[DA-MEŠ] / ša mbu-⸢ul⸣-[lu-ṭu]

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 P336371.

Attribution

Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P336371). 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/P336371/.

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