AGS 044 (P237374)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237374 |
| 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 ans[wer to what I am asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [From this day, the ...th day of this month], the month Shebat (XI) o[f this year, to the ...th day of the month Nisan (I) of the] coming [yea]r, 50 d[ays and nights, the stipulated term — |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | within this stipulated term, should Esarha]ddon, king of [Assyria, who is now inten]t on sending [NN to ..., and (whom) your great divinity knows] — |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | [in accordance with the command of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord, and your favorable] decisions, [should the subject of this query, Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, strive and plan, and send ......? If he, having plann]ed, [sends him], |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [......] the tro[ops ......] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | [Be present in this ram], place (in it) a f[irm] positive answer, [favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity, and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [......] the upper part and [the lower part ......]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [......] are present. First extispicy. The top of the [......]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [......] The top of the mid[dle 'finger' of the lung] is split. The breast-bo[ne is thick ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | May (this query) go [to your great divinity, O Šamaš], great lo[rd, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... Marduk]-šumu-uṣur. Mon[th ......]. |
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 | [TA UD NE-i UD x-KAM ša₂ ITI NE-i] {iti}ZIZ₂.AM₃ ⸢ša₂⸣ [MU.AN.NA NE-ti] | |
| 3 | [EN UD x-KAM ša₂ ITI NE-i {iti}BARAG ša₂ MU.AN].⸢NA⸣ e-rib-tu 50 ⸢UD⸣-[MEŠ 50 MI-MEŠ] | |
| 4 | [ši-kin RI i-na ši-kin RI UR₅-tu₂ {1}{d}aš-šur]—⸢ŠEŠ⸣—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—[aš-šur{ki} ša₂ TA-an-ni] | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x x x x a-na] KIN-šu₂-ma ⸢ti⸣-[iṣ-mu-ru-ma DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-u₂] | |
| 6 | [GIM KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL]-u₂ EŠ.BAR-ka [šal-mu EN—MU.MU NE-i] | |
| 7 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} li-iṣ-rim lik-pid-ma x x x]+⸢x⸣-ti | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x liš-pur ki-ma ik-tap]-⸢du⸣-ma [il-tap-ru] | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] {lu₂}⸢ERIM⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma] an-⸢na GI⸣.[NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit] | |
| 2' | [SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti] ⸢GAR⸣-am-[ma lu-mur] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢BE⸣ AN.TA-tum u [KI.TA-tum x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-MEŠ GAR IGI-tum BE SAG [NA x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x BE ŠU.SI—MUR] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ SAG-sa₃ DU₈ BE GAG.ZAG.[GA e-bi] | |
| 6' | [o] liš-du-⸢ud⸣ [o] | |
| 7' | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU] ⸢EN⸣ GAL-u₂ DU-[ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 8' | [x x x x {1}{d}AMAR.UTU]—MU—PAB {⸢iti⸣}[x x x x] | |
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