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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 097. Consecrating a Priest (CT 53 149) [from astrologers]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) May [the goddess DN] subdue [......]; may she day after day, month after month and year after year present the king, my lord, with rejoicing, pride, joy, jubilation and merry mood. (5) The driller, whom your royal father shaved, used to enter the ablution chamber, and your royal father put him in charge of the statues as well. Now, he died in Elul (VI). He has left a son (who) is a novice and 'stands with his hair.' Now, if it is acceptable to the king, my lord, let them shave him. The king, my lord, knows that these are the days of the ritual — that is why I am…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 098. Wine Masters on Strike (ABL 0042) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) Yesterday, on the 3rd, Aššur and Mullissu went out in peace and re-entered (Ešarra) safely; all the gods who went out with Aššur took up their residence in peace. The king, my lord, can be happy. [May] Ašš[ur and Mullissu keep the king, my lord, alive] for a hundred years. (17) The king, my lord, did not question (the officials) who, in [...] and in the [... te]mple, fill the vats [in fr]ont of the king's table, (but) are now on strike, about whom I wrote to the…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 099. Priests of Calah (ABL 0048) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) Concerning the priests of Cal[ah] about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me, I questioned a priest personally; he said as follows: (Break) (r 1) "Nobody has hea[rd] their story [...]. I [gave] the order: 'Let them be held in my house [...] until the king summons them and asks about his servants who were killed.'"
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 100. Morning First of Mars in Iyyar, Eclipse of the Sun (ABL 0679+) [from astrologers]
(1) [To] the king, my lord: [your servant] Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May [Nabû] and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) [M]ars has appeared in the path of the Enlil stars at the feet of Perseus; it is faint and of a whitish colour. I saw it on the 26th of Iyyar (II) when it had (already) risen high and I am subsequently sending the relevant interpretation to the king, my lord: (9) [If] Mars approaches Perseus, there will be a rebellion in the Westland; brother will slay his brother; the palace of the ruler will be plundered; the treasure of the country will go over to…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 101. Copying Tablets for the Royal Library (CT 53 187) [from astrologers]
(1) [May Nab]û and M[arduk bless the king, my lord!] (2) [Concerning] the tablets of [the series ... and] the non-canonical tablets [...... of which] I s[poke] to the king, my lord, they have now been brought. [If] it pleases [the king], m[y lord], let them b[ring them in, and let the king, my lord], have a look. (7) Later [I shall collect] the Akkadian [writing-b]oards [......] and the Assyrian [writing-board]s [......], and I shall write the tablets [...]. (11) [......] from here [......]. Let the king, my lord, [...]. (r 1) [And concerning what the k]ing, my lord, [wrote to me]: "Let [all…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 102. Copying Texts for the Royal Library (CT 53 417+) [from astrologers]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) "[Namullu] = plank bed"; (2) "[Šita] = weapon"; "Gi = reed"; (3) "[Gurh]ub = large basket"; "Dug = earthenware"; (4) "Marduk [...] the word of the gods"; (5) [Mul] Apin: all these tablet[s] (exist) in three copies. (6) Dugul-pan-[ili] and Kiṣir-Aššur are both copying Urra. (9) "He created stations [for the great gods"]; (10) "[As Illi]l [heard the words of the gods"]; (Break) (r 2) behind schedu[le ......] (r 3) one-column tablet [......] (r 4) I saw [......] (r 5) at my disposal [......] (r 6) tablets [......] (Rest destroyed)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 103. Editorial Suggestions (CT 53 900) [from astrologers]
(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: your servant [Akkullanu]. Good heal[th to the king], my lord! May [Nabû and Marduk] ble[ss] the k[ing, my lord]! (Break) (r 1) The king, my lord, should have a look; let them remove what is to be removed, and add what is to be added. (r 5) The king, my lord, would perhaps say: "Why did you not remind (me)?"
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 104. Meteor, Dark Sunrise, Mars Stationary in Capricorn (ABL 1134) [from astrologers]
(Beginning lost) (1) If [a star] flashes [and goes down in the e]ast: an enemy host will attack the cou[ntry, and the enemy will ravage the country]. (3) If a star flashes in the daytime: there will be [an enemy attack] against the country, and the enemy will (victoriously) [wan]der around in the country. (5) On the 29th of Iyyar (II), from sunrise until the day had advanced [x hours], the radiance of the sun was diminished. Its interpretation is as follows: (9) [If the sun ri]ses and its light does not get stronger: Šamaš is angry with the king of the land. (11) If the sun is dark: the king…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 105. Omens from Full Moon on 15th Day (CT 53 241) [from astrologers]
(Beginning lost) (2) If the moon at its appearance [is ...]: the ruler [will have] no opponent. (4) The interpretation of the observation [of the moon and the sun] is [as follows]: (5) If the moon is not seen with the sun [on the 14th] of Tam[muz (IV)]: the king will be shut up [in his palace]. (7) If [the moon] and sun [are seen] together on the 15th day: a powerful enemy will raise [his] weapons [against the land] and destroy the sanctuaries [of the great gods]. (11) Furthermore, from [the month Nisan (I)], the beginning of the pr[evious] year, (when) the gods s[aw] each other, until the…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 106. Kanunu Festival (ABL 0678) [from astrologers]
(1) [To] the king, my lord: yo[ur servant] Akkullanu. [Good] health [t]o the king, my lord! [May] Nabû and Marduk [bl]ess the king, my lord! (Break) (r 2) The kanūnu will be [in] the evening.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 107. Corruption in the Temple of Aššur (ABL 0429) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) The golden plate which disappeared from the Aššur temple has been seen in the hands of the stonecutter Qurdî-Nergal. Now the gold was for his eyes (i.e., meant for him). I am going to question the scribe now. (r 1) Let the king write again, and let them question him. The king should not write to Ṭab-šar-Sin, (for) he has been bribed by him. Instead let them question him as well: "To whom have you given bribes? Make up for the gold!" (r.e. 12) The king should not…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 109. Omen of the Kingship of Esarhaddon (ABL 1216) [from astrologers]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] now [......] (2) [...] and dates [......] (3) [...] but his messenger [did] not [......] (4) [...] beyond the kingship o[f ......] (5) [...] completed according to his word [......] with the king [...] (6) [I told] him: "You will take over the kingship." Let the king create her [...]. (7) I am Bel-ušezib, your servant and your dog who fears you [...]. (8) Why [did the king my lord sum]mon prophets and prophetesses w[hen I disclosed] the many [th]ings I had heard in Nineveh, (while) [I, who] blocked the exorcist with my mouth and [we]nt to pay homage to the…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 111. Meteors; Invading Mannea (ABL 1237) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant B[el-ušezib]. May Bel, Nabû and Šamaš bless the king, my lord! (3) If a star flashes like a torch from the east and sets in the west: the main army of the enemy will fall. (5) If a flash appears and appears again in the south, makes a circle and again makes a circle, stands there and again stands there, flickers and flickers again, and is scattered: the ruler will capture property and possessions in his expedition. (9) If the king has written to his army: "Invade Mannea," the whole army should not invade; (only) the cavalry and the…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 113. Saturn and Cancer in Lunar Halo; Events in Mannea (ABL 1109+) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Bel-uš[ezib]. May Bel, Nabû and Šamaš bless the king, my lord! (3) If the sun stands in the halo of the moon: in all lands (people) will speak the truth; the son will speak the truth with his father. (5) — Saturn stands in the halo of the moon. (6) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Cancer stands in it: the king of Akkad will extend the life. (8) If the moon is surrounded by a river: there will be great floods and cloudbursts. (9) — Cancer stands in the halo of the moon. (10) You are a strong, righteous and able king. [When] in the…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 114. Eclipse Hidden by Gods (ABL 0895) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Bel-u[šezi]b. May Bel, Nabû and Šamaš bless the king, my lord! (3) (If) an eclipse occurs but is not seen in the capital, that eclipse has passed by. The capital is the city where the king resides. (5) Now there are clouds everywhere; we do not know whether the eclipse took place or not. (7) Let the lord of kings write to Assur and all the cities, to Babylon, to Nippur, to Uruk and Borsippa; maybe they observed it in these cities. The king should constantly listen. (r 1) Many signs of the eclipse came in Adar (XII) and in Nisan (I), and I…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 115. Arrests and Interrogations (CT 54 170) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Bel-uš[ezib]. [May] Bel, Nabû and Šamaš [bless] the king, [my] l[ord]! (3) (As) [I have] already once or twice [written] to the king, my lord, the men who [...] from [...], (5) their statement in Assyria [......] in Elam. (6) Ina-tešî-[eṭir ...] has been arrested. Nabû-naṣir, the pre[late ...] (Break) (r 2) Let him deliver [...] to us. (r 3) Let the archers assemble on the [...th] and take the oath [...]. (r 5) [......] (r 6) [...] Ina-tešî-eṭir [...] (r 7) [...]. Also, did he not speak with the king [...], saying: "He is of [...]?" (r.e. 9)…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 116. Full Moon on 14th Day; Suggestions for Appointments (ABL 1344+) [from astrologers]
(1) [To] the king of the lands, my lord: your servant B[el-ušezib]. [May Bel, Nabû and] Šamaš [bless] the king, [my] lord! (3) [... on the 4th of Shebat (XI) [...] (4) [......] on the 14th day the moon [was seen] with [the sun]. (5) [If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen] together: [reliable speech; the land will become hap]py; the gods [will remember] Ak[kad favorably]; joy will be set up among people; [the king will become happy]; [the cattle of] Akkad [will] lie [in the steppe] undisturbed. (10) [If the moon and sun are in balance]: reliable [spe]ech [will be placed in the mouth of…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 117. Occultation of Perseus (CT 54 258) [from astrologers]
(1) [To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant] Bel-ušezib. May [Bel, Nabû and Šamaš] bless [the king, m]y [lord]! (3) [On the xth Perseus] approached the moon. (4) [If Perseus comes close to the top of the moon and stands there]: [the king] will go in triumph. (5) [......] his land will become extended. (Break) (r 2) [...... s]tand [...] (r 3) [......] will release and [...] some[body] (r 4) [......] Sin-eriba (r 5) [......] of Iddin-ahi, the criminal (r 6) [......] and [wrote] to the king about him (r 7) [......] saw and somebody (r 8) [......] he intends to (r 9) [......] the king…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 118. Appointment in Borsippa (CT 54 441) [from astrologers]
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] there is concerning them (3) [......] they are getting scared (4) [......] Let all the [...] be put in confinement; [let] those who [are] guilty [be punished], but let the lord of kings par[don] those whose guilt is ...; and [let ......], whoever they are. (7) [......] a prelate who is acceptable to him (8) [......] should be placed (9) [......] should go (10) [......] let them ... and bless the king. (11) [......] the king [...] his guilt (b.e. 12') (Break) (15) [.....] the exorcist [NN], son of [NN] (r 1) [...] did not [summ]on [... ...-ki]tti-luddin, [and…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 119. Saturn Near Moon (ABL 1183) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king of the lands, [my] lord: [your servant Bel-uš[ezib]. [May] Bel, Nabû and Šamaš [bless the king, my lord]! (3) If during your watch the moon [......]. (4) Saturn [......]. (5) If in the month of your watch the sun [......]. (6) If in the month of your watch the wind [......]. (7) If in the month of your watch in [......]. (8) If in the month of your watch [......]. (Break) (e. 1) [...] to do [......] (e. 2) [If] it is acceptable [to] the king, [......] to the king, [my lord].
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 120. Cow Gives Birth to Lion (CT 54 512) [from astrologers]
(Beginning destroyed or too fragmentary for translation) (11) When [...] appeared [...], I said to him: "If you [kill and] eat it, I shall notify the king." (r 2) [Now then] Sin-ereš has struck down the lion which the cow gave birth to and eaten it. None of his associates [knows about it]; he has killed the farmer and the scribe, saying: "Maybe [...] will give you on my behalf; [they may] testify for me in the presence of the king." (r 6) Now then the servants of Sin-ereš who saw it with their own eyes are standing by; let them testify and speak to the king. (r 8) [A ri]tual, be it [by] an exo…
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 122. Watching the Sky (ABL 0591) [from astrologers]
(1) [To] the king, [my] lord: yo[ur servant] N[abû']a. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) Concerning the watch about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, we shall keep it and write (to the king).
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 123. Full Moon on 14th Day (ABL 0141) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû'a. May Aššur, Šamaš, Bel and Nabû bless the king, my lord, and let the king, my lord, attain his desire! (r 1) We kept the watch; on the 14th day the moon and the sun saw each other.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 124. Full Moon on 14th Day (ABL 0818) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû'a. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) We kept the watch; on the 14th day the moon and the sun saw each other.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 125. Full Moon on 15th Day (ABL 1137) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû'a. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (7) We kept the watch; on the 15th day the moon and the sun saw each other.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 126. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 1156) [from astrologers]
(1) [To the king, my lord: yo]ur [servant Nabû'a]. May Nabû and [Marduk] bless the king, my lord! (6) We kept the watch on the 29th day; we saw the moon.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 127. The Fox in the Well (ABL 0142) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû'a. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (7) On the 7th of Kislev (IX) a fox entered the Inner City, and fell into a well in the garden of the god Aššur. It was hauled up and killed.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 128. Eclipse of the Moon (ABL 0816) [from astrologers]
(1) To the 'farmer,' my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-iddina, the foreman of the collegium of ten (scribes) of Nineveh. May Nabû and Marduk bless the 'farmer,' my lord! (8) On the 14th day we were watching the moon; the moon was eclipsed.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 129. (no title) (ABL 0073) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-iddina of Nineveh. [May Nabû] and Mar[duk] (Remainder lost)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 130. A Note to the Palace Scribe (ABL 0062) [from astrologers]
(1) To the scribe of the palace, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-iddina. [Good health to] my lord! May [Nabû] and Marduk, [Ištar] of Nineveh and [Ištar] of Arbela bless my lord! May they keep you in good health, and may you constantly be happy! (r 4) The palace and the inhabitants of Nineveh are well; may Bel and Nabû also grant health to you!
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 131. Darkness at Noon (ABL 0908) [from astrologers]
(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant] Nergal-šumu-iddina. The very best of [health] to the king, my lord! (5) The sun was [eclipsed on the 29]th, [in the m]iddle of the day. (8) [...] here (Remainder lost)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 132. The Moon did not Make an Eclipse (ABL 1381) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nergal-šumu-iddina. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) Concerning the watch about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, the moon let the eclipse pass by, [it did not occ]ur. (12) May [Sin an Š]amaš appoint a gu[ardian of he]alth and life for the king, my lord.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 134. Report on a Lunar Eclipse (ABL 0882) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Babu-šumu-iddina of Calah. Go[od health] to the king, my lord! May [Nabû and] Marduk bless [the king, my lord]! (7) [The moon was e]clipsed [on the ...th day, during] the evening watch; [...] culminated, [the ... wind] was blowing. (11) May [Sin and] Šamaš appoint [a guardian] of health [and] life for the king, my lord!
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 135. Full Moon on 15th Day, no Eclipse (ABL 0881) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Babu-šumu-iddina. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk very greatly bless the king, my lord! (7) Concerning the watch about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, neither the moon nor the eclipse were seen. May they appoint a guardian of [he]alth and life for the king, my lord! (r 3) On the 15th day the god appeared with the god.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 136. (no title) (ABL 0982) [from astrologers]
(1) To the crown prince, my lord: your servant, the foreman of the collegium of ten (scribes) of Arbela. Good health t[o the crown prince, my lord]! [May] Nabû and Marduk [......] (Remainder lost)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 137. Eclipse of the Moon in the Morning (ABL 0432) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, the foreman of the collegium of ten (scribes) of Arbela. Good health to the king, my lord! [May] Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (9) An eclipse (of the moon) occurred [on the 1]4th of [Sivan (III)], during the morning watch.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 138. Clouds (ABL 0423) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Iss[ar-nad]in-apli, the foreman of the collegium of ten scribes of Arbela. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (11) We kept watch on the 29th day; [the place of ob]servation [was cloudy], we did not see the moon. (r 3) Month of Adar (XII), 1st day, eponym year of Sagab (651)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 139. Clouds, no Moon (ABL 0829) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Issar-nadin-apli, the foreman of the collegium of ten scribes of Arbela. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû], Marduk, and Ištar of Arbela bless the king, my lord! (12) We kept watch on the 29th day; the place of observation was cloudy, we did not see the moon. (r 6) Month of Shebat (XI), 1st day, eponym year of Bel-Harran-šadu'a (650) .
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 141. No Moon (ABL 0671) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, [my lo]rd: your servant Issar-[nadin-apli], the foreman of the collegium of ten (scribes) of Arbela. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû, Marduk, and Ištar of Arbela bless the king, my lord! (11) We kept watch on the 29th day; we did not see the moon. (r 3) Month of Tammuz (IV), 2nd day, eponym year of Belšunu, governor of Hindanu (648)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 142. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 1438) [from astrologers]
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Issar-nadin-apli], the forem[an of the collegium of ten] (scribes) of Arbela. Good health to the king, [my] lord! May Nabû, Marduk, and Ištar of Arbela bless the king, my lord! (11) We kept the watch on the 29th day; the moon was seen.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 143. We can either Teach Astronomy or do Corvee Work (ABL 0346) [from astrologers]
(1) To the king, our lord: your servants, the scribes of Kilizi. Good health to the king, our lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king! (8) We watched the moon; on the 14th day the moon and the sun saw each other. (This means) well-being. (r 1) May Nabû and Marduk bless the king. Because of the ilku-duty and the corvée work we cannot keep the watch of the king, and the pupils do not learn the scribal craft.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 144. Report on the Moon (ABL 1037) [from astrologers]
(1) [To the king, our lord]: your servants, the scribes of Kilizi. Good health to the king! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king! (7) [We] watch[ed] the moon [...] (Remainder lost)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 145. 30th Day Turned ‘Long’ (CT 53 045) [from astrologers]
(Beginning lost) (1) [May Nabû and Marduk bles]s [the king], my lo[rd]! (3) They watched the moon; the clouds were dense, and the moon was not seen. The 30th day became 'long.'
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 146. New Moon Observed Despite Clouds (CT 53 234) [from astrologers]
(Beginning lost) (1) [May Nabû and Marduk bles]s [the king]! (2) We kept wa[tch on the 29th day]; there were clouds, and we did not see the moon. T[od]ay, on the 30th, there were c[lou]ds again; when they di[spersed], we saw [the mo]on. [It] was [(not) like the] moon of the 29[th day]. Three days [...]. (r 1) Per[haps ...] ... [...] (Remainder lost)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 147. Eclipse Observed Despite Clouds (ABL 1392) [from astrologers]
(Beginning lost) (1) Concerning the watch for the eclipse about which the king, our lord, wrote — we kept the watch; the clouds were dense. On the 14th day, during the morning watch, the clouds dispersed, and we were able to see. The eclipse took place. (Rest destroyed)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 148. Partial Solar Eclipse at Sunrise (ABL 0470) [from astrologers]
(1) May [Nabû and Marduk] bless the k[ing]! (3) A certain Akkullanu has written: "The sun made an eclipse of two fingers at the sunrise. There is no apotropaic ritual against it, it is not like a lunar eclipse. If you say, I'll write down the relevant interpretation and send it to you."
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 149. Description of a Lunar Eclipse (ABL 1444) [from astrologers]
(Beginning lost) (1) [May] N[abû and Marduk bless] the king, [my lord]! (3) A lunar eclipse took place on the 14th of Sivan (III), [during] the morning watch. It started in the south (of the moon) and cleared up in the south. Its right side was eclipsed. (r 1) It was eclipsed in the area of the constellation Scorpius. The shoulder of the constellation Panther was culminating. An eclipse of two fingers (magnitude) took place.
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 150. Lunar Observations (CT 53 293) [from astrologers]
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 151. Clouds; No Crescent Seen (CT 53 915) [from astrologers]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [There were] clouds. We did not [see] the moon here, probably because of the cl[ouds]. The king, my lord, should send messeng[ers] to the Inner City and Arbela, find out about the m[atter], and quickly [inform] the king, my lord. (r 3) The report of Calah [......] (Rest destroyed)
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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 152. Rising of Aries (CT 53 945) [from astrologers]
(Beginning lost) (1) [Concerning ... about which the king wrote]: "What (month) do you h[ave wh]en it became vis[ible]?" — [it appeared] in the month Adar (XII). And as to what was s[aid to the king]: "[It is visible] in the constellation Ar[ies]" — Aries will app[ear] in the east [either] tomorrow or the day af[ter tomorrow]. It is not Mercury. (Mercury) itself is visible [as evening star]. (Remainder lost)
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