PRT 029 (P236955)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P236955 |
| 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] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Šamaš, great lord, gi[ve me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | From this day, [the 11th day of this month, the month Iyyar (II) of this yea]r, to the 10th day of the month Sivan (III) [of this year, for 30 days] and nights, my stipulated term — |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | within this stipulated term, will M[ugal]lu, the Melidean, st[rive and plan]? Will he mobilize a powerful army against Mannu-ki-[...] and the magnates and army of Assyria who have gone to the city Ba[..., a fortress which Mugal]lu abandoned? Or will they am[bush (them), or attack, kill and plunder them]? |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | [Will Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], become gloomy and worried? Will he who can see, see it? [Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Disregard what happens after [my stipulated term]. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Disregard what they speak with (their) mouths, or what they think. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer for today's case, be it good, be it faulty, (and that) a clean or an unclean pers[on has touched the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty, or (that) he who touches [the forehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments]. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414– | Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant, am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments, [have eaten, drunk, or touched] anything unc[lean], (or) changed or altered the proceedings, (or that) the oracle query has become jumbled and faulty in my mouth. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether from this day, the 1[1th day of this month, the month Iyyar (II)] of this year, [to the] 10th [day] of the month Sivan (III) of [this] yea[r], within 30 days and nights, my stipulated term — |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | [(whether) within this stipulated term Mugallu the Melidean] will mobilize a large, powerful army [and make an ambush against Mannu-ki-...] and the magnates and army of Assyria at [his] disposal, [who have gone against the city Ba...], a fortress which Mugallu aban[doned, |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | and (whether) they will ambush, attack], kill (and) plunder (them). [......] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] the 'path' on the right toward [...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | The 'path' is curled. There is a hole in the right side of the 'pouch.' An 'assistance' 'weapon'-mark [faces] the base of the 'finger.' |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Šumâ, Bel-ušallim and Nabû-ušallim. Mon[th Iyyar (II), 11th day. ...] |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Be present in this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, [favorable, propitious] omens, and may I s[ee] (them). |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ [ša₂ a-šal-lu-ka an-na GI.NA] a-[pal-an-ni] | |
| 2 | TA UD-mu an-⸢ni⸣-[i UD 11-KAM₂ ša₂ ITI an-ni-i {iti}GUD ša₂ MU.AN].NA [an-ni-ti] | |
| 3 | EN UD 10-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}SIG₄.GA [ša₂ MU.AN.NA an-ni-ti 30 UD-MEŠ] 30 MI-MEŠ [ši-kin a-dan-ni-ia] | |
| 4 | ina ši-kin a-dan-ni šu-a-tu₂ {1}⸢mu⸣-[gal]-lu {⸢lu₂⸣}mi-li-da-a.a i-⸢ṣar⸣-[ri-i-mi₃ i-kap-pi-i-di] | |
| 5 | e-mu-qu KALAG.GA-MEŠ i-de-ek-ka-a ana UGU {1}man-ni—ki-i—[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | u₃ {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ u A₂.KAL ša₂ KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ ša₂ ina ⸢UGU {uru}ba-x⸣-[x x bir-ti ša₂ {1}mu-gal-lu] | |
| 7 | [ŠUB]-⸢u₂⸣ DU-ku lu-u₂ uš-⸢ša₂⸣-[bu lu-u₂ i-ma-aq-qa-tu-u₂ i-duk-ku-u₂] | |
| 8 | [i-hab-ba-tu-u₂ ŠA₃-bi ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 9 | ⸢ia⸣-ad-da-ru i-mar-ra-ṣu IGI-ru IGI-⸢ra⸣ [ŠE.GA-u₂ ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 10 | ⸢e⸣-zib ana EGIR [a-dan-ni-ia] | |
| 11 | e-zib ša₂ ina pa-a-ti i-dab-bu-bu u₂—lu i-dab-bu-⸢bu⸣ | |
| 12 | e-zib ša₂ ik-rib di-nim UD-mu NE-i GIM DUG₃-ab GIM LAL-u KUG lu-ʾu-[u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ] | |
| 13 | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ ana MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u LAL u₂—lu TAG-⸢it⸣ [pu-ut UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar-šat lab-šu₂] | |
| 14 | e-zib ša₂ ana-ku DUMU {lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-ša₂-tu₂ lab-ša₂-ku mim-ma lu-[ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG TAG-MEŠ-tu₂] | |
| 15 | [ku]-un ŠU BAL-u uš-pe-lu ta-mit i-na KA-ia₂ ip-tar-ri-du LAL-MEŠ-u lu-⸢u⸣ [ZI-MEŠ lu-u BAR-MEŠ] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u] GIM TA UD-mu an-ni-i UD 11-[KAM₂ ša₂ ITI an-ni-i {iti}GUD.SI.SA₂] | |
| 2 | ša₂ MU.AN.NA an-ni-ti [EN UD] 10-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}SIG₄.GA ša₂ MU.AN.[NA an-ni-ti] | |
| 3 | ina 30 UD-MEŠ 30 ⸢MI-MEŠ⸣ ši-kin a-dan-ni-ia [i-na ši-kin a-dan-ni šu-a-tu {1}mu-gal-lu {lu₂}mi-li-da-a.a] | |
| 4 | e-mu-qu MEŠ-ti KALAG.GA-MEŠ i-de-ek-kam₂-ma [ana UGU {1}man-ni—ki-i—x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | u {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ u A₂.KAL ša₂ KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ mal₂ it-ti-[šu₂ ša₂ ina UGU {uru}ba-x x x] | |
| 6 | ⸢bir⸣-ti ša₂ {1}mu-gal-lu ša₂ {1}⸢mu⸣-[gal]-⸢lu⸣ ŠUB-u₂ [DU-ku lu-u₂ uš-ša₂-bu lu-u₂ i-ma-aq-qu-tu] | |
| 7 | ⸢i-duk-ku⸣ i-hab-⸢ba-tu⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | [x x] GIR₂ 15 ana [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | BE GIR₂ ⸢ka-pi₂⸣-iṣ ina DUN₃ 15 BUR₃ ŠUB {giš}TUKUL ri-ṣi SUHUŠ U [IGI x x x x] | |
| 10 | {1}šu-ma-a {1}{d}EN—SILIM-im u {1}{d}AG—SILIM-im {⸢iti⸣}[GUD UD 11-KAM₂ x x x] | |
| 11 | ina ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 12 | GAR-am-ma lu-[mur] | |
| 13 | UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ DU-ik-ma UR₅.UŠ₂ ⸢li⸣-[tap-pal] | |
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