SAA 08 168. Mars and Saturn in Lunar Halo on Full Moon Day (RMA 099) [planetary, lunar][via saao/saa08]


Obverse
o 1o 1	1 UD [16-KÁM 30 u 20 KI a-ḫa-meš] IGI-MEŠ	(1) If [on the 16th] day [the moon and sun] are seen [together: one king] will send [hostile messages to another]; the king will be shut up [in his palace for the length of a month]; the step [of the enemy] will be set [towards] his [land]; the enemy will march around [victoriously in his land].
o 22	[LUGAL ana LUGAL MÍ.KÚR] KIN
o 33	LUGAL [ina É.GAL-šú ana mi-na-at ITI] ú-ta-sar
o 44	GÌR.2 ⸢LÚ⸣.[KÚR ana KUR]-šú GAR-an
o 55	LÚ.KÚR [ina KUR-šú šal-ṭa-niš] DU.DU-ak

o 66	1 30 TÙR NÍGIN-ma ^dUTU ina ŠÀ TÙR 30 GUB-iz	(6) If the moon is surrounded by a halo and the sun stands in the halo of the moon: they will speak the truth in all lands; the son will speak the truth with his father; universal peace.
o 77	ina KUR DÙ.A.BI kit-tú i-ta-mu-u
o 88	DUMU KI AD-šú kit-tú i-ta-ma
o 99	sa-li-im kiš-šá-ti
o 1010	1 30 TÙR NÍGIN-ma ^dṣal-bat-a-nu ina ŠÀ-šú GUB	(10) If the moon is surrounded by a halo and Mars stands in it: loss of cattle in all lands; the date plantation will not prosper; variant: the Westland will diminish.
o 1111	ZÁḪ MÁŠ.ANŠE ina KUR DÙ.A.BI
Reverse
r 1r 1	me-re-šú ZÚ.LUM.MA NU SI.SÁ
r 22	KI.MIN KUR—MAR.TU.KI TUR-ir
r 33	1 30 TÙR NÍGIN-ma 02 MUL-MEŠ ina ŠÀ-bi	(r 3) If the moon is surrounded by a halo and two stars stand in the halo of the moon: a reign of long days.
r 44	TÙR 30 GUB-MEŠ BALA UD-MEŠ GÍD-MEŠ

r 55	1 ^dṣal-bat-a-nu u ^dUDU.IDIM im-taḫ-ḫa-ru-ma GUB-MEŠ	(r 5) If Mars and a planet confront each other and stand there: attack of Elam.
r 66	ZI-ut NIM.MA.KI
r 77	1 ^dṣal-bat-[a]-nu [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ GUB^*	(r 7) If Mars stands [...]: the king of Elam will die.
r 88	LUGAL NIM.MA.KI ÚŠ	(r 7) If Mars stands [...]: the king of Elam will die.

r 99	ša ^m⸢ba⸣-[ma]-a.a	(r 9) From B[ama]ya.

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/P336426/.