Position in chronology
SAA 08 372. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 017) [lunar]
Translation — scholar edition
SAA 8(1) If the moon at its appearance wears a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. — It becomes visible on the 1st day. (4) If the day reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. — The 30th day will complete the measure of the month. (r 1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: good for Akkad, bad for Elam and the Westland. (r 4) Ab (V) means Akkad. It is good for the king my lord. (r 6) From Nabû-šuma-iškun.
State Archives of Assyria, volume 8 — scholar edition (ORACC).
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Transliteration
1 30 ina IGI.LAL-šú AGA a-pir / LUGAL SAG.KAL-tú DU-ak / UD 01-KÁM IGI-ma / 1 UD ana ŠID-ME-šú GÍD / BALA UD-ME GÍD-MEŠ / mi-na-at ITI / UD 30-KÁM ú-šal-lam-ma / 1 30 UD 01-KÁM IGI-ma / SIG₅ KUR—URI.KI / ḪUL KUR.NIM u MAR / ITI.NE KUR—URI.KI / SIG₅ šá LUGAL be-lí-ía / šá mdPA—MU—GAR-un
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 P237891.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P237891). 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/P237891/.
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