PRT 046 (P236928)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P236928 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | Should [Esarh]addo[n, king of Assyria, ......] appoint hi[m] to a position of his choosing? |
| Obverse [2:6] o 3'3'–o 6'6' | [If he appoints him, will he, as long as he holds] his position, [..., and] be loyal to [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria? Does your great] divin[ity know it]? |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Disregard the (formulation) of [to]day's case, [be it good, be it faulty]. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'– | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person [has touched the sacrificial sheep, or blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Disregard that an un[clean man or woman has come near] the place of the extispicy [and made it unclean]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Disregard that [an unclean person has performed extispicy] in [this] place. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Disregard that the ram (offered) to [your] divi[nity for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Disregard that he who tou[ches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | {1}{d}aš-šur]—⸢ŠEŠ⸣—SUM-[na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-na UGU pi-qit-ti] | |
| 2' | KI ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-[lu x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | li-ip-qid-⸢su⸣ [GIM ip-taq-du-uš a-di UD-MEŠ mal₂ x x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | pi-qit-ta-šu₂ i-[pu-šu x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ it-ti {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 6' | ki-ni-i DINGIR-[ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e] | |
| 7' | ⸢e⸣-zib ša₂ di-nim ⸢UD⸣ [NE-i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 8' | ⸢e⸣-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-[u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu ana IGI SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢e⸣-zib ša₂ KI MAŠ₂ ⸢lu⸣-[ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-u-tu DIB-MEŠ-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 2 | e-zib ša₂ i-na ⸢KI⸣ [an-ni-i lu-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] | |
| 3 | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ ⸢DINGIR⸣-[ti-ka ša₂ ana MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 4 | e-zib ša₂ ⸢TAG⸣-[it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar-ša₂-a-tu lab-šu₂] | |
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