SAA 08 280. Eclipse of the Sun (RMA 181A) [eclipses][via saao/saa08]


Obverse
o 1o 1	1 20 KUR-ma šá-ru-ru-šú [ma-aq-tú]	(1) If the sun rises and [its] radiance [is fallen]: weapon [......].
o 22	GIŠ.TUKUL [x x x]
o 33	1 20 KUR-ma KAB-šú [x x]	(3) If the sun rises and its left side [...] not [......].
o 44	ul ⸢il⸣-[x x x x x]	(3) If the sun rises and its left side [...] not [......].
	rest broken away	(Break)
Reverse
rr	beginning broken away
r 1'1'	ana LUGAL DI-mu ana ⸢x⸣ [x x x x]	(r 1) For the king, well-being; for [..., ...].

r 2'2'	AN.MI EŠ.BAR šá ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x]	(r 2) [I have written] the (interpretation of the) eclipse, decision for [......], on a (separate) writing-boa[rd].
r 3'3'	ina GIŠ.LI.U₅.[UM x x x]

r 4'4'	šá ^m^dU.GUR—[KAR-ir]	(r 4) From Nergal-[eṭir].

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/P238029/.