AGS 019 (P237224)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237224 |
| 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 fi[rm positive answer to what I am asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [Dur-Illil, a fortress of Esarhaddo]n, king of Assyria, located on the border [of Mannea, which the Manneans captured] and took possession of — |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | should [NN together with men, hors]es, and an army, as (great as) he wishes, go [to capture that city, Dur-Il]lil and (will they), |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | be it by means of [war, or by means of friendliness and peace]ful negotiations, [or by means of a tunnel or breach, or by means of] hunger, |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | or through lack [of soldiers in the city], or by means of ramps, [or by ...]..., o[r by ..., or through any ru]se of conquering a city, |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | [will the army of Esarhaddon, king of As]syria, [capture] that city, Dur-Illil? [Will they conquer it]? Will it be delivered to them? |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case by the command of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, se]e it? Will he who can hear, hear it? |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it go]od, be it faulty. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [Disregard that an unclean man or woman has c]ome near [the place of the extispicy] and made it unclean. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616– | [Disregard that an unclean per]son has performed extispicy [in this place]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or] blocked [the way] of the sacrificial sheep. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the extispicy is defici]ent or faulty. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep] is dressed [in his ordinary soi]led [garments, has eaten, drunk, (or) anointed himself with anything unclean], (or) has altered or changed the (ritual) proceedings. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Disregard that] the oracle query has become jumbled [in the mouth of the haruspex, your servant]. |
| Reverse [5:9] r 66–r 99 | [I as]k you, Šamaš, great lord, [whether the army of Esarhaddo]n, king of Assyria, [should go to conquer Dur-Illil, a fortress which is located] on the border of Mannea, and whether [that city, Dur-Illil], will be delivered to them. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | [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 [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [......] and they face downward. The 'finger' is thick. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [... The base] of the [middle 'finger' of the lung] is 'loose.' The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are 16 in number. First extispicy. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [......] The 'well-being' is present. In the left side of the gall bladder, above, there is a 'foot'-mark, split below. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [... are pre]sent. The base of the middle part is 'loose.' |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [May] (this query) go [to your great divinity, O Šamaš, great lord], and may an oracle be given as an answer. |
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 | {[uru}BAD₃—{d}EN.LIL₂ bir-tu ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} ša₂ i-na UGU ta-hu-mu | |
| 3 | [ša₂ {kur}man-na-a.a na-du-ma {lu₂}man-na-a.a DIB-MEŠ]-ma a-na ša₂ ram-ni-šu₂-un u₂-tir-ru-uš | |
| 4 | [x x x x x x a-di ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR].⸢RA⸣-MEŠ e-mu-qu ma-al ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu | |
| 5 | [a-na ṣa-ba-a-ta URU ša₂-a-šu₂ {uru}BAD₃—{d]}⸢EN⸣.LIL₂ lil-li-ku lu-u₂ ina DU₃-eš | |
| 6 | {[giš}TUKUL MURUB₄ u ME₃ lu-u₂ i-na KA DUG₃.GA u₃ sa]-⸢la⸣-mi ṭu-ub-ba-a-ti | |
| 7 | [lu-u₂ i-na ni-ik-si pi-il-šu₂ lu-u₂ i]-⸢na⸣ bu-bu-⸢ti⸣ lu-u₂ i-na mi-ku-ti | |
| 8 | [ša₂ ERIM-MEŠ ša₂ ŠA₃ URU] ⸢lu⸣-u₂ i-na {giš}I.DIB BAD₃ ⸢x x⸣ [x] | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x] lu-li-mi-ti ⸢lu⸣-[u₂ i-na x x x x] | |
| 10 | [lu-u₂ i-na mim-ma ši-pir ni]-⸢kil⸣-ti ša₂ ṣa-bat ⸢URU⸣ | |
| 11 | [mal₂ GAL₂-u₂ e-mu-qu ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš]-⸢šur⸣{ki} URU ša₂-a-šu₂ {uru}BAD₃—{d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 12 | [i-ṣab-ba-tu-u₂ ŠU-šu₂-nu i-kaš-ša₂-a-da a]-⸢na⸣ qa-ti-šu₂-un im-man-ni-i | |
| 13 | [ina SILIM-tim ina KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un a-me-ru im]-⸢ma⸣-a-ra še-mu-u₂ i-šem-me-e | |
| 14 | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-mi NE-i GIM DUG₃].⸢GA⸣ GIM ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 15 | [e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u lu-ʾu-u-tu KI MAŠ₂] ⸢DIB⸣.DIB-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 16 | [e-zib ša₂ ina KI an-ni-i lu-ʾu]-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu a-na IGI] ⸢UDU⸣ SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL]-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 3 | [e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar₂-ša₂]-a-ti lab-šu₂ | |
| 4 | [mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ ku]-⸢un⸣ qa-ti BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu | |
| 5 | [e-zib ša₂ i-na KA DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka] ⸢ta⸣-mit up-tar-ri-du | |
| 6 | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-šal]-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 7 | [ki-i e-mu-qu ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 8 | [a-na ṣa-ba-a-ta {uru}BAD₃—{d}EN.LIL₂ bir-tu ša₂ i]-⸢na⸣ UGU ta-hu-mu ša₂ {kur}man-na-a.[a] | |
| 9 | [na-da-tu il-la-ku-nim-ma URU ša₂-a-šu₂ {uru}BAD₃—{d}EN.LIL₂ a-na] ⸢qa⸣-ti-šu₂-un ŠID-u₂ | |
| 10 | [i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na] GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ | |
| 11 | [UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka] GAL-ti šuk-⸢nam⸣-[ma] lu-mur | |
| 12 | [BE x x x x x x x x x x x x]-ma KI.TA IGI-MEŠ BE ŠU.SI eb-bet | |
| 13 | [x x x x x x x x BE U MUR MURUB₄ SUHUŠ]-sa₃ BAR BE GAG.ZAG e-bi BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 16 IGI-ti | |
| 14 | [BE x x x x x x x x x x x x]-ma BE SILIM GAR-in BE i-na 150 ZE₂ AN.TA GIR₃ KI.TA DU₈ | |
| 15 | [BE x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢GAR⸣-MEŠ BE MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR | |
| 16 | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] ⸢lil⸣-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal | |
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