PRT 049 (P236937)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P236937 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant, ......] have seen [fear and] terror [at night], or [jumbled the oracle query in my mouth]. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | I ask you, Šamaš, [great lord], whether, (should) Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, appoint the man whose name is written in this papyrus and [placed] before yo[ur great] divinity, to the position which is [written] in [this] papyrus, |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | (whether) he will, as long as [he holds] this position, instigate [an insurrection and rebellion against] Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, and Assurbanipal, [the crown prince of the Succession Palace], cause others to instigate it, plot it, or cause others to plot it, |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | [(whether) someone else will plot it, and he will ......] listen and set out on disobedience, or ... ally himself with someone else [in order to ki]ll Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | [Be present] in this ram, place (in it) [a firm positive answer], favorable designs, favorable, [propitious] omens [by the oracular command of] your [great divinity], and may I [see] (them). |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [...] is present and [...]. A 'weapon'-mark of 'assistance' is present. The 'well-being' is present. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] in the mid[dle ...]. The breast-bone is thick. The co[ils of the colon] are 14 in number. First extispicy. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [May (this query) go to your great divinity, O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle] be given as an answer. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢LUH⸣-tu₂ pi₂-rit-ti IGI-ru u₂—lu [ta-mit i-na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du] | |
| 2 | ⸢lu⸣-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d}UTU [EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 3 | ki-i LU₂ ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-na ni-a-ra an-na-a šaṭ-ru-ma i-na IGI DINGIR-ti-⸢ka⸣ [GAR-un] | |
| 4 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-na pi-qi₂-tu-tu ša₂ i-na ni-a-ra-im-ma [an-na-a šaṭ-rat-tu₂] | |
| 5 | [i-pa-qi₂-du]-šu₂-ma ⸢a⸣-di UD-MEŠ mal₂ pi-qi₂-tu-tu an-ni-ti | |
| 6 | [ip-pu-šu₂ si-hu HI.GAR i-na UGU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} u₃ {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ | |
| 7 | [DUMU—LUGAL [DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ E₂—re-du]-⸢te⸣ E₂—re-du]-⸢te⸣ ip-pu-uš u₂-še-pi-šu₂ u₂-dab-bu-bu u₂-šad-ba-bu | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ i-šem-mu-u₂ [pa]-ni-šu₂ a-na la ša₂-me-e i-šak-ka-⸢un⸣ | |
| 9 | [x x x x lu-u₂ i-na UGU da]-a-ka ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} lu-u₂ | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x x x x] ⸢KA⸣-šu₂ KI ša-nam-ma GAR-un i-na ŠA₃ UDU.[NITA₂] ⸢an⸣-ni-i | |
| 11 | [GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA] GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ | |
| 12 | [SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR]-⸢ti⸣-ka [GAL-ti] ⸢šuk⸣-nam-ma lu-[mur] | |
| 13 | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x] GAR-at-ma [x x x x] {⸢giš⸣}TUKUL ri-ṣi GAR SILIM GAR-in | |
| 14 | [x x x x x x x x x] i-na ⸢MURUB₄⸣ [x x x x x x] BE GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ⸢ŠA₃⸣.[NIGIN] 14 IGI-tum | |
| 15 | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN] ⸢li⸣-tap-pal | |
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