AGS 093 (P237209)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 093 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237209 |
| 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 [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Should Esarhaddon, king of [Assyria], strive and plan, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [and take the road to ... with an ar]my, a[s he wishes]? |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | [Be present in this ram, place] (in it) a firm positive answer, [favorable designs, favorable, propitious omen]s by the oracular command of [your great] divinity, [and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [May (this query) go] to your great divinity, [O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | The 'station,' 'path,' 'well-being,' and 'base of the throne' are present. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | The lower part is elevated. The middle part [......]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | The breast-bone is thick. The c[oils of the colon ......]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | The heart of the r[am is normal. ......] |
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 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL ⸢KUR⸣—[aš-šur{ki} li-iṣ-rim lik-pid-ma] | |
| 3 | [a-di e-mu]-qu ⸢mal₂⸣ [ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu ur-ha KASKAL] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [GUB-za]-⸢am-ma⸣ an-nam ⸢GI⸣.[NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ] | |
| 2' | [SILIM]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-[ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 3' | UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 4' | BE NA GIR₂ SILIM ŠUB—AŠ.TE GAR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | BE KI.TA-tum DU BE MURUB₄-⸢tum⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | BE GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ⸢ŠA₃⸣.[NIGIN x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | BE ŠA₃-bi ⸢UDU⸣.[NITA₂ SILIM x x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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