PRT 050 (P236927)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P236927 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa04 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 11–11 | [Šamaš, great lord, give me] a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! |
| Obverse [1:2] 22–22 | [The lady NN], whose name [is written] in this papyrus, |
| Obverse [2:4] 33–44 | [and ..., whose name] is writ[ten] in this papyrus and placed [before] your great [divinity] |
| Obverse [4:6] 55–66 | [... the 'ha]nd' of god ...[...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [...]... is split. [Be present] in [this ram], |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] ... a god or [......] |
| Reverse [2:4] r 3'3'–r 4'4' | place [in it a firm positive answer by the command of] your great [divinity, and may I see (it)]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | May (this query) go [to] your great [divinity, O Šamaš], great [lord], and may an oracle [be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [......] Month Marchesvan (VIII), 22nd day. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [(Performed) i]n Arbela. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {[d}UTU EN GAL]-⸢u₂⸣ ša₂ a-šal-lu-ka an-na GI.⸢NA⸣ [a-pal-an-ni] | |
| 2 | {[mi₂}x x x x] ša₂ MU-ša₂ i-na ni-ʾa-a-ra an-na-[a ša₂-aṭ-ru-ma] | |
| 3 | [x x x ša₂ MU-šu₂] ⸢i⸣-na ni-ʾa-a-ra an-na-a ša₂-⸢aṭ⸣-[ru-ma] | |
| 4 | [i-na IGI DINGIR]-⸢ti⸣-ka GAL-ti ša₂-ak-nu ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x qa]-⸢at⸣ DINGIR qa-⸢at x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢u₂⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x]+⸢x BAR DU₈ i-na ŠA₃⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x]-za-zu DINGIR u₂—⸢lu⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti]-⸢ka⸣ GAL-ti šuk-⸢nam⸣-[ma lu-mur] | |
| 4' | [UGU DINGIR-ti]-ka GAL-[ti] | |
| 5' | {[d}UTU EN] GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma UR₅.UŠ₂ ⸢li⸣-[tap-pal] | |
| 6' | [x x x x] {iti}APIN UD 22-KAM₂ [x x x] | |
| 7' | [o] ⸢ina⸣ {uru}arba-il₃ [x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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