PRT 016 (P236956)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P236956 |
| 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, give me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | Bartatua, king of the Scythians, who has now sent his messengers to Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, concerning a royal daughter in marriage — |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | if Esarhaddon, king of [Assyria], gives him a royal daughter in marriage, will Bartatua, king of the Scythians, speak with [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], in good faith, true and honest words of peace? |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | Will he keep the treaty of [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria]? Will he do [whatever i]s pleasing to Esarhaddon, king of Assyria? |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, [by the command of your great divinity], Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, s[ee it? Will he who can hear], hear it? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Disregard the (formulation) of [today's case, be it go]od, be it faulty. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Disregard that [an unclean man or woman has come near] the place of the extispicy and made it unclean. |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414– | Disregard that [the ram (offered) to your divinity for the performance of the extispicy is defic]ient or faulty. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | Disregard that he who touches the fo[rehead of the sheep is dr]essed [in his ordinary soiled garments], (or) has ea[ten, drunk, or anointed himself] with anything unclean, [(or) has alt]ered or changed [the proceedings]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Disregard that [the oracle query has become jumb]led in the mouth of the [haruspex, your servant]. |
| Reverse [3:7] r 44–r 77 | [I ask you, Šamaš, great lor]d, whether, should Esarhaddo[n, king of Assyria gi]ve [a royal daughter] in marriage [to B]artatua, king of the Scythians, Bartatua will guard and keep the treaty of Esarh[addon, king of Assyria], |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | (and whether) he will in good faith speak hon[est] words [of peace] with Esarhaddon king of Assyria, and do whatever is pleasing [to Esa]rhaddon, king of Assyria. |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | Be present in [thi]s 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 | May (this query) go to your great divinity, O Šamaš, great lord, and may an [or]acle be given as an answer. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | The middle of the 'station' is effaced. The 'path' has a bifurcation on the right and on the left. The 'strength' is present. The 'well-being' is [present] on the right and on the left. In the left of the gall bladder there is a fissure, it is 'bound' to a 'foot'-mark and faces the back. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is present. The 'base of the throne' is present. The top of the right surface of the 'finger' is split below. In the middle surface of the 'finger' a piece of flesh is twisted. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | The 'weapon'-mark of the 'increment' rises toward the left. The upper part is elevated. The base of the middle part is 'loose.' The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are 16 in number. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | First extispicy. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | The 'station' is present. The 'path' is present. The 'strength' is present. The 'well-being' is present. The 'base of the throne' is present. In the base of the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | The upper part is elevated. The 'ear' is present. The base of the middle part is 'loose.' The bre[ast-bone is th]ick. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The heart of the ram is normal. Second extispicy. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| 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 | {1}bar-ta-tu-a LUGAL ša₂ {kur}⸢iš⸣-ku-za ša₂ i-na-an-⸢na⸣ DUMU-MEŠ—šip-ri-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ—šip-ri-šu₂ | |
| 3 | a-na pa-an {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{⸢ki⸣} [i]-⸢na⸣ UGU DUMU.MI₂—LUGAL DUMU.MI₂—LUGAL | |
| 4 | iš-pu-ra GIM {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—[aš-šur]{⸢ki⸣} DUMU.MI₂—LUGAL DUMU.MI₂—LUGAL | |
| 5 | a-na aš₂-šu-u₂-tu it-tan-na-[aš₂]-šu₂ | |
| 6 | {1}bar-ta-tu-a LUGAL ša₂ {kur}iš-ku-za it-ti {1}{[d]}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 7 | dib-bi ki-nu-u₂-tu ša₂-⸢al⸣-mu-tu ša₂ šu-⸢lum⸣-me₂-e i-na kit-ti-šu₂ | |
| 8 | i-dab-bu-u₂-bu a-[de]-e ša₂ {1}{d}[aš-šur—ŠEŠ]—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 9 | i-na-aṣ-ṣa-a-ra [mim-ma] ⸢ša₂⸣ a-na UGU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur ṭa-a-bu | |
| 10 | ip-pu-u₂-šu₂ i-na SILIM-[tim i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL]-⸢ti⸣ {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-ni-i | |
| 11 | a-mi-ri im-⸢mar⸣-[ra še-mu-u₂] ⸢i⸣-šem-me₂-e | |
| 12 | e-zib ša₂ di-⸢in⸣ [UD-mu an-ni-i GIM DUG₃].GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 13 | e-zib ša₂ KI [MAŠ₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-u₂-tu] ⸢DIB⸣.DIB-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 14 | e-zib ša₂ [UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] ⸢LAL⸣-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ TAG-it ⸢SAG⸣.[KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar₂-ša₂-a-ti] ⸢lab⸣-šu | |
| 2 | mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ ⸢KU₂⸣ [NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ u₂—lu ku-un qa-ti BAL]-u₂ uš-pe-lu | |
| 3 | e-zib ša₂ i-na KA ⸢DUMU⸣—{[lu₂}HAL ⸢DUMU⸣—{[lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka ta-mit up-tar-ri]-du | |
| 4 | lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ [BAR-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN] ⸢GAL⸣-u₂ | |
| 5 | ki-i {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-[na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} DUMU.MI₂—LUGAL DUMU.MI₂—LUGAL a-na {1}⸢bar⸣-ta-tu-a | |
| 6 | LUGAL ša₂ {kur}iš-ku-za a-na ⸢aš₂⸣-[šu₂]-u₂-⸢tu⸣ [it-ta]-an-nu | |
| 7 | {1}bar-ta-tu-a a-de-e ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—⸢ŠEŠ⸣—[SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur]{ki} i-na-aṣ-ṣa-ru | |
| 8 | u₂-šal-la-mu i-na ⸢kit⸣-ti-šu₂ dib-bi ⸢ša₂⸣-[al-mu-tu ša₂ šu-lum-me₂]-⸢e⸣ it-ti {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—MU | |
| 9 | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} i-dab-bu-bu u₃ mim-ma ša₂ a-na [UGU {1}{d}aš]-⸢šur⸣—ŠEŠ—SUM-na | |
| 10 | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} ṭa-a-ba ip-pu-šu₂ i-na ŠA₃-bi UDU.NITA₂ [an-ni]-i GUB-za-am-ma | |
| 11 | an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim | |
| 12 | ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur | |
| 13 | UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-⸢ma UR₅⸣.UŠ₂ li-tap-pal | |
| 14 | BE MURUB₄ NA pa-aš₂-ṭa BE GIR₂ 15 u 150 PA TUKU-ši BE KALAG GAR-in BE SILIM 15 u 150 [GAR]-in BE ina 150 ZE₂ DU₈ ana GIR₃ KEŠ₂-is EDIN IGI | |
| 15 | BE GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ GAR-in BE ŠUB—AŠ.TE GAR-in BE SAG EDIN 15 ŠU.SI KI.TA-ma DU₈ BE ina EDIN U MURUB₄ UZU zi-ru | |
| 16 | BE {giš}TUKUL MAŠ₂ ana 150 ZI-bi BE AN.TA-tum DU-ik BE MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR BE GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ŠA₃.NIGIN 16 | |
| 17 | IGI-ti | |
| 18 | BE NA TUKU-ši BE GIR₂ GAR-in BE KALAG GAR BE SILIM GAR-in BE ŠUB—AŠ.TE GAR-in BE ina SUHUŠ EDIN [U] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ GIR₃ GAR-at₂ | |
| 19 | BE AN.TA-tum DU-ik BE ha-si-si GAR-in BE MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR BE GAG.⸢ZAG⸣.[GA e]-bi | |
| 20 | BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 ŠA₃-bi UDU.NITA₂ ša₂-lim EGIR-ti | |
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