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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 9

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] wen[t ......] (2) did you/she [not] go t[o ......] (3) "days ... [......] (4) "I will vanquish the enemy of Assurbanipal [......] (5) "Sit down! I will put the lands in orde[r ......] (6) "In my pr[evious] vision [......] (7) "very [much]; a golden star ornament [......] (8) [a t]able, one 'litre' of strong bread upon [it ......] (9) a ... platter [......] (10) [...]s pulled taut [......] (11) [un]der the [golden] star ornament [......] (12) [at] my head [......] (13) [s]tar[s ......] (Rest destroyed)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 026. If the Eclipse Takes Place, What Does it Mean? (ABL 0038) [from astrologers]

(1) To the 'farmer,' my lord: your servant Issar-šumu-ereš. Good health to the 'farmer,' my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the 'farmer,' my lord! (6) Concerning the wa[tc]h (for the lunar eclipse) about which the ['farmer'], my [lord], wrot[e to m]e: "[...] (Break) (r 1) "If it should occ[ur], what is the word about it?" — the 14th day (signifies) the Eastland, the month Sivan (III) (signifies) the Westland, and the relevant 'decision' (pertains) to Ur. And if it occurs, the (interpretation concerning the) region it afflicts and the wind blowing will be quoted as well.

Astronomy & Mathematics·Daily Life

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

SAA 10 026. If the Eclipse Takes Place, What Does it Mean? (ABL 0038) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 046. Watch for a Solar Eclipse (ABL 0351) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 047. Conjunctions of Mars and Saturn (ABL 0079) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 050. Sightings of Mercury are Unpredictable (ABL 0692) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 051. Mistaking Mercury for Venus (ABL 0618) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 055. Earthquake in Sivan (ABL 1080) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 057. The King Should not be Afraid of the Eclipse (ABL 0691) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 063. Full Moon on 14th Day and Conjunctions of Mars and Venus [from astrologers]

SAA 10 067. Conjunction of Venus and Mercury (ABL 0647) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 071. Predicting Eclipses (ABL 1069) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 072. An Ignoramus Sights Venus (ABL 1132+) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 078. Predicting an Eclipse (ABL 0869) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 079. Ominous Sunrise (ABL 0405) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 081. Visibility of Stars (ABL 1449) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 084. Occultation of Jupiter (ABL 0565) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 088. Venus Approaching Cancer (RMA 212A) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 094. Full Moon on 15th Day; Reminder Concerning Offerings (ABL 0050) [from astrologers]

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

SAA 10 104. Meteor, Dark Sunrise, Mars Stationary in Capricorn (ABL 1134) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 105. Omens from Full Moon on 15th Day (CT 53 241) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 111. Meteors; Invading Mannea (ABL 1237) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 113. Saturn and Cancer in Lunar Halo; Events in Mannea (ABL 1109+) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 114. Eclipse Hidden by Gods (ABL 0895) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 116. Full Moon on 14th Day; Suggestions for Appointments (ABL 1344+) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 117. Occultation of Perseus (CT 54 258) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 123. Full Moon on 14th Day (ABL 0141) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 124. Full Moon on 14th Day (ABL 0818) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 125. Full Moon on 15th Day (ABL 1137) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 128. Eclipse of the Moon (ABL 0816) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 132. The Moon did not Make an Eclipse (ABL 1381) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 134. Report on a Lunar Eclipse (ABL 0882) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 135. Full Moon on 15th Day, no Eclipse (ABL 0881) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 137. Eclipse of the Moon in the Morning (ABL 0432) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 138. Clouds (ABL 0423) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 141. No Moon (ABL 0671) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 145. 30th Day Turned ‘Long’ (CT 53 045) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 146. New Moon Observed Despite Clouds (CT 53 234) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 147. Eclipse Observed Despite Clouds (ABL 1392) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 148. Partial Solar Eclipse at Sunrise (ABL 0470) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 149. Description of a Lunar Eclipse (ABL 1444) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 151. Clouds; No Crescent Seen (CT 53 915) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 152. Rising of Aries (CT 53 945) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 159. Eclipse Update (ABL 0765) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 168. Eclipse Predicting the Fall of the Westland (ABL 0137) [from astrologers]

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

SAA 10 172. Mars Approaching Libra; Mercury in Capricorn (ABL 1113) [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]