PRT 055 (P237360)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | PRT 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237360 |
| 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], giv[e me] a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | [Esarhad]don, king of Assyria, who has now written the name of a man of his choosing [in the papy]rus and [placed it] before your gre[at] divinity, and (whom) your great divinity [knows] — |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | [in accordance with the com]mand of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord, and [your favorable dec]isions, should [the subject of th]is [query], Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, [strive and plan]? |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Should he bring [that man] (before him) and take him into his entourage? [Is it pleasing to your great divi]nity? |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | [If he takes him into] his ent[oura]ge, will th[at] man, [while he holds his position, mak]e an insurrection [and rebellion against Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], or [make common cause] with an insurgent? |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Does your great [di]vinity kn[ow it]? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [Disregard that ...... the ex]tispicy [...]. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, be it fau]lty, (and that) a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the extispicy is] deficient or faulty. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep] is dressed in [his ordinary soi]led [garments]. |
| Obverse [15:18] o 1616– | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant], am dressed [in my ordinary soiled garments], have changed or altered the proceedings, [(or) jumbled] the oracle query in my mouth. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether the man whose name E]sarhaddon, king of Assyria, wrote [in this papyrus and placed before your great divinity], and whom he is taking into his entourage and [...], |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | [will make] an insurrection and rebellion [against Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, or] make common cause with an insurgent. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | [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 [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [......] is extensive |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [......] decisions |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...] rides [......] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...]... [... Ch]eck-up. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | May (this query) go [to] your great divinity, O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Šumâ (and) Nabû-ušallim. Month Elul (VI), 8th day. |
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}AN.ŠAR₂]—⸢ŠEŠ⸣—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ ša₂ TA-an-ni LU₂ ša₂ ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-[lu] | |
| 3 | [i-na na-a.a]-ru MU-šu₂ iš-ṭu-ru-ma ina IGI DINGIR-ti-ka ⸢GAL⸣-[ti] | |
| 4 | [iš]-⸢kun⸣-ma DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti [ZU-u] | |
| 5 | [GIM] ⸢KA⸣ DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-[u₂] EŠ.⸢BAR⸣-[ka šal-mu] | |
| 6 | [EN—MU.MU] ⸢NE⸣-i {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ ⸢li⸣-[iṣ-rim lik-pid-ma] | |
| 7 | [LU₂ šu-a-tu] ⸢li⸣-bu-kam₂-ma i-na IGI-šu₂ ⸢lu⸣-ša₂-az-zi-⸢iz UGU DINGIR⸣-[ti-ka GAL-ti] | |
| 8 | [DUG₃-ab GIM ina IGI]-šu₂ ul-⸢ta⸣-[az]-⸢zi⸣-zu-uš LU₂ šu-[a-tu] | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x]-ra-[x]-du si-ha [HI.GAR] | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x x x x x]-šu₂ u₂—lu it-ti EN—⸢si⸣-[hi EN—⸢si⸣-[hi o] | |
| 11 | [KA-šu₂ i-šak-ka-a-na] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ut-ka GAL-⸢ti ZU⸣-[e] | |
| 12 | [e-zib ša₂ x x x x x x x] MAŠ₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 13 | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-mu NE-i GIM DUG₃-ab GIM LAL]-u KUG lu-ʾu-u SISKUR.SISKUR ⸢TAG⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 14 | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL]-⸢u⸣ LAL-u | |
| 15 | [e-zib ša₂ TAG-it pu-ut UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar]-⸢ša₂⸣-tu₂ lab-šu₂ | |
| 16 | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar-ša₂-tu] lab-ša₂-ku ku-un ŠU BAL-u uš-pe-[lu] | |
| 17 | [lu-u ta-mit i-na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du lu-u ZI-MEŠ]-ha lu-u BAR-⸢MEŠ⸣-[ra] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u ki-i {1}⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ | |
| 2 | [LU₂ ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-na ni-a-ra an-na-a] ⸢iš⸣-ṭu-ru-ma | |
| 3 | [i-na IGI DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti GAR]-⸢un⸣ ina IGI-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-az-za-su-ma | |
| 4 | [x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢du⸣ si-ha HI.GAR | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x x u₂—lu] ⸢KI⸣ EN—KIR EN—KIR KA-šu₂ GAR-nu₃ | |
| 6 | [i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA] ⸢GIŠ⸣.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ | |
| 7 | [UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ šuk-nam-ma lu]-mur | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] DAGAL | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] EŠ.BAR-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ U₅-ma ⸢za a⸣ [x] | |
| 11 | [x x] ri ša₂ [x x x x x x x x x pi]-qit-ti | |
| 12 | [UGU] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u DU-ik-ma UR₅.UŠ₂ | |
| 13 | li-tap-⸢pal⸣ {1}šu-ma-a {1}{d}AG—u₂-šal-lim {iti}KIN UD 08-KAM₂ | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.