“If Venus has a sudden luminosity, unfavorable.” [= omen 1]

– She will keep ascending quickly in her progression.

“If Venus does not have a sudden luminosity, favorable.” [= omen 2]

– She will complete the full period of her (lit. its) position (in the sky) … and move off.

“If Venus scintillates and goes around the Yoke, (and) an observer

observes (her) (and) someone sees (it), the land will be scattered,

the reign will change (and) women will die violently (lit. fall by means of the weapon).” [= omen 3]

– Venus will go around Jupiter.

“If Venus scintillates and stands before the Plough,

(and) someone sees (her), a storm will arise on the third day and cover the land.” [= omen 4]

– Venus will stand before the Old Man.

“If Venus turns back within the Bull of Heaven

[…] changes. [= omen 5]

[“If Venus …] … sets

[…] … changes (variant: the mind of the land will be different).” [= omen 6]

“[If Venus] is stable [in] the morning,

hostile [kings] will be at peace.” [= omen 7]

[“If Venus …] rises for 3 months, there will be hostilities; the harvest of the land will prosper.” [= omen 8]

– She will stand (in) [either] the Bull of Heaven or the True Shepherd of Anu.

“If Venus rises in the morning watch, there will be sugagāti”

[(variant: mur]ders) in the land.” [= omen 9]

“[– M]orning watch” means “late watch”;

she will exceed her (lit. its) appointed time [in] the sky.

“If Venus, in the Month of the Harvest Furrow, on her left stands the Stars,

there will be famine (variant: confusion) in the land.” [= omen 10]

– Mars will stand on her left.

“If Venus sets at the neomenia of Month of Presentation (Tamhīru) and

rises in Month 12, there will be famine in the land.” [= omen 11]

– She will exceed her (lit. its) appointed time in the sky.

“If Venus, as soon as she rises, keeps going upwards, rain in the sky

(and) floods in the source will cease.” [= omen 12]

– Like Mars she will go very hi[gh.]

“If Venus when she appears is high … […]

(variant: the Great Stars) … […]

the angry gods will return to the land.” [= omen 13]

– “Great Stars” means “Jupiter and […].”

[“If] Venus rises and her position changes (variant: retrogrades(?)), the king’s servants

[will ri]se against him, and another one will stand in his position.” [= omen 14]

[“If] Venus rises and her position is complete, the gods

[will have mercy] on the land.” [= omen 15] – She will complete her days and stand (there).

[“If Venus]’s position is red, downfall of horses;

there will be […] in the land.” [= omen 16]

[ – Mar]s will stand with her.

[“If Venus’s position] is green, pregnant women will die (with) the “lord(s) of their wombs” (i.e., with their babies inside them).” [= omen 17]

[ – Sat]urn will stand with her.

[“If Venus …] shines

[…] is visible.” [= omen “18”]

[… “ŠU]B(?)” means “to throw”.

[“If Venus …] is [fa]int, misfortune.” [= omen “19”]

[If Venus …] good fortune”. [= omen “20”]

[“If Venus …] … the women will copulate.” [= omen “21”]

[– …] … is low and will stand (there).

“If Venus draws near to the Stars …” [= omen “22”]

– Venus [will draw near] to the Furrow.

“If Venus draws near to the Fish, a defeat will occur in the land.” [= omen “23”]

– Venus will draw near to the Goat-Fish.

“If Venus draws near to the Plough, a defeat will occur.” [= omen “24”]

– She will draw near to Mars.

Mukallimtu-commentary on Enūma Anu Enlil, (with) oral explanations following the sayings of a (master-)scholar,

(referring to entries) from “If Venus flashes with a sudden luminosity”. (Property) of the palace of Ashurbanipal,

great king, might king, king of the universe, king of Assyria

on whom the gods Nabû and Tašmētu took pity and reared like a father and mother.