PRT 022 (P237053)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237053 |
| 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 [0:5] o 1'1'–o 5'5' | [... and should he send them to col]lect a trib[ute of horses]? Should they ta[ke the road and go to Sikr]iš, [to ......], to Kukkubâ, to the land Tu[aiadi, to ......, to the ci]ty UDpani, to the city Ramadani, and as far as the land Arrî? Will they collect [a tribute of h]orses? |
| Obverse [5:8] o 6'6'–o 8'8' | Will they (be able to) ma[rch about] for as many days [as they wish], will they, either going or returning, escape, be sa[ved, or] save themselves from [the troops of the Medes, or] from the troops of the Manneans, [from the troops of the Cimmerians, and from any other enemy]? |
| Obverse [8:11] o 9'9'–o 11'11' | [Will they stay alive and well, and return] alive with the tri[but]e of horses, and set foot on Assyrian soil? Will [Esarhaddon] hear good news? Will he be [delighted and h]appy? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [Does your great divinity know it? Will he who can s]ee, see it? [Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [Disregard that the subject of this query], Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, [......]. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [Disregard that ......]... |
| Obverse [14:16] o 15'15'– | [Disregard the (formulation) of (the prayer for) today's case], be it good, [be it faulty]. |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 16'b.e. 16'– | [......] Month Adar (XII), 8th day, [eponym year of ...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that an unclean 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 unc]lean person has performed extispicy [in this place]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performa]nce of the extispicy is deficient or f[aulty]. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep] is dressed in his [ordi]nary soiled garments, has eaten, [drunk, or anointed himself with] anything unclean, (or) has altered or changed [the (ritual) proceedi]ngs. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant], am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments, (and that) the oracle query has become jumbled in my mouth. |
| Reverse [6:9] r 77–r 99 | I ask yo[u, Šamaš, great lor]d, [whether the men, hor]ses, (and) a[rmy of the magnates of the Bit-K]ari [and Saparda should go to the district of S]ikriš to collect a [tribute of horses], |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | [(whether) they should go from S]ikriš [......] to Bit-Qu[......] (and) [......], |
| Reverse [11:14] r 1212–r 1414 | (whether) they will march about for as long as a f[ull month, and (whether) they will, either in going or re]turning, [escape] from [the troops of the Medes, from the troops of the Manneans, from the troops of the Cimmerians, and from] any [other] enemy. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x a-na e-se]-er man-⸢da⸣-[at-ti ša₂ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ liš-pur-ma] | |
| 2' | [ur-ha KASKAL li]-⸢iṣ⸣-ba-tu-ma a-na {[kur}si-ik-ri]-⸢iš x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [a-na {kur}x x x x] a-na {kur}ku-uk-ku-ba-a a-na {kur}tu-[a-ia-di] | |
| 4' | [a-na {kur}x x a-na] {⸢uru⸣}UD-pa-ni a-na {uru}ra-ma-da-ni ⸢u₃⸣ a-di {kur}ar₂-⸢ri-i⸣ [o] | |
| 5' | [lil-li-ku man-da-at-ti ša₂] {⸢anše⸣}KUR.RA-MEŠ li-si-ru a-di ma-al UD-me | |
| 6' | [ŠA₃-ba-šu₂-nu ub-lu DU.DU]-⸢MEŠ⸣-ku lu-u₂ i-na DU-ak lu-u₂ ta-a-ri | |
| 7' | [i-na ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a i-na] ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}man-na-⸢a⸣.[a i-na ŠU.2 ⸢ERIM⸣-MEŠ {lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a.a | |
| 8' | [i-na ŠU.2 {lu₂}KUR₂ ma-al GAL₂-u₂ i]-šet-tu-u ⸢KAR⸣-[MEŠ]-⸢u₂⸣ lu-u₂ uš-te-zi-bu-u₂ | |
| 9' | [TI-u₂ i-šal-li-mu-u₂] TIN-us-su-un it-ti man-⸢dat-ti⸣ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ | |
| 10' | [GUR-MEŠ-ne₂-e mi-ṣir KUR—aš-šur i]-⸢kab⸣-ba-su-u₂ bu-us-rat [SIG₅ ša₂] HUL₂-e | |
| 11' | [o {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur] i-šem-me₂-e ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ [i-nam-mi-ri] ⸢HUL₂⸣-e | |
| 12' | [DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e a]-⸢mi⸣-ri im-ma-a-ra [še-mu-u₂ i-šem-me₂-e] | |
| 13' | [e-zib ša₂ EN—MU.MU NE-i] {1}{d⸣}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{[ki} x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | [e-zib ša₂ x x x x] mu-uq-qu ⸢EGIR⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 15' | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-mu an-ni]-i GIM DUG₃-ab [GIM ha-ṭu-u₂ x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 16' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ {iti}ŠE UD 08-KAM₂ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ KI MAŠ₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu]-ʾi-i-ti DIB.DIB-ma ⸢u₂⸣-[le-ʾu-u₂ x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ i-na KI an-ni-i lu]-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-[u₂ x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na] ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ⸢ha⸣-[ṭu-u₂ x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | [e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi]-ne₂-šu₂ ar₂-ša₂-a-ti lab-šu₂ mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂-lu | |
| 5 | [NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ ku-un qa]-⸢ti⸣ BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu | |
| 6 | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂] gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-ša₂-a-ti lab-⸢ša-ku ta-mit⸣ i-na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du | |
| 7 | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ-ha lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ]-⸢ra⸣ a-šal-⸢ka⸣ {[d]}⸢UTU⸣ [EN] ⸢GAL⸣-u₂ | |
| 8 | [ki-i ERIM-MEŠ {anše]}⸢KUR⸣.RA-MEŠ e-mu-qu [ša₂ {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ ša₂ E₂—ka]-⸢a⸣-ri | |
| 9 | [ša₂ {kur}sa-par-da a-na] e-se-ri [man-da-at-ti ša₂ {anše}KUR].RA-MEŠ | |
| 10 | [a-na na-ge-e ša₂ {kur]}⸢si⸣-ik-ri-iš [il-lu-ku-ma TA {uru]}⸢si⸣-ik-ri-iš | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x x] a-na E₂—{1}qu-[x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni | |
| 12 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢il⸣-la-ku a-di [ITI] ⸢UD-MEŠ⸣-ti DU-ME-ku | |
| 13 | [lu-u₂ i-na DU-ak lu-u₂ i-na ta]-⸢a⸣-ri i-na ŠU.2 [ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a i-na ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}man-na-a.a] | |
| 14 | [i-na ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a.a i-na ŠU].2 {lu₂}KUR₂ ma-al ⸢ba⸣-[šu₂-u₂ x x x x x x x x x] | |
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