PRT 021 (P237479)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237479 |
| 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 [1:4] o 22–o 44 | [Should Esarhaddon, king of] Assyria, strive and plan? Should he sum[mon] the governor of [... along with men, horses, and ar]my, as (great as) he wishes, and send [them to collect a tri]bute of horses? |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Should they go [from the city ...]paka to the city Andarpati[anu, ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [......] as far as the salt desert? From that [......] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [......] to the land Karzita[li ......] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [......] to Bit-Tat[tî ......] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [......] the city Karzita[li ......] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [...... of] Eparna, as many as the[re are ......] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [......]... of dust [......]? |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | [If he sends them and they g]o, will they march about for as many days [as they wish] and collect [hors]es? |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | Will they escape, or save themselves from the [troops of the Medes, from the troops of the Sa]pardeans, from the troops of [the ..., or from a]ny other [enemy]? [Will they stay alive and safe, and will they return] alive [and well, and set foot on Assyrian so]il? |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [Does your great divinity know it? Will he who can see, s]ee it? Will he who can hear, [hear it]? |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [Disregard that the subject of this query, Esarhad]don, king of Assyria, [......]. |
| Obverse [18:20] o 1919– | [Disregard the (formulation) of (the prayer for) today's case, be it] good, be it faulty. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that an unclean man or wo]man has come near [the place of the extispicy and made it unclean]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the per]formance of the ex[tispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Disregard that the oracle query has become jumbled in the mouth of the haruspex, your servant. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether the governor of ... with the men horses and army at his disposal ...... will return ali]ve [and safe]ly, [and set foot on Assyrian soil]. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | [Be present i]n [this] ram, p[lace (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious] omens [by the oracular command of your great divini]ty, [and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | May (this query) g[o to your great divinity, O Šamaš], great lo[rd, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [... The 'fi]nger' is thick. The base of the middle part is 'loose.' The breast-[bone ...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | It has a [...]. The 'crucible' is curled, the 'path' is within it. The 'well-being' [is present]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | A short desi[gn] is drawn straight. The top of the left surface of the 'finger' is split. Their upper part is elevated. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [The breast-bo]ne is thick. The coils of the colon are elevated and turned on the right. Their number is 16. The heart of the ram is normal. Se[cond extispicy]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. The 'strength' is missing. The gall bladder is recessed. The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is present. The surface [......]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [Perni]qqus are present. The left 'side' is present. The base of the middle part is 'loose.' The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon [......]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | The heart of the ram is normal. Third extispicy. |
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}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL] ⸢KUR⸣—aš-šur{ki} li-iṣ-rim lik-pi-id-ma {lu₂}EN.NAM {kur}[x x] | |
| 3 | [a-di ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ e]-⸢mu⸣-qu ma-al ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu li-⸢id⸣-[ki] | |
| 4 | [a-na e-se-er man]-da-at-ti ša₂ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ liš-⸢pur⸣-[ma] | |
| 5 | [TA {uru}x x x]-pa-ka a-na {uru}an-dar-pa-ti-[a-nu x x x] | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x a]-di E₂—MUN lil-li-ku TA ul-li-i [x x x x x] | |
| 7 | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni a-na {kur}kar-zi-[ta-li x x x x] | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x] a-na E₂ {1}ta-at-⸢ti⸣-[i x x x x] | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x x x] {⸢uru⸣}kar-zi-ta-[li x x x x x] | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x x x x x {1}e-pa-ar₂-na ma-la ⸢GAL₂⸣-[MEŠ x x x] | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x x]-⸢iš⸣-kan-da ša₂ SAHAR.HI.A ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 12 | [ki-i il-tap-ru il]-⸢la⸣-ku-ni a-di ma-al UD-MEŠ [ŠA₃-ba-šu₂-nu] | |
| 13 | [ub-lu DU.DU-MEŠ-ku {anše}KUR].⸢RA⸣-MEŠ is-si-ru i-na ŠU.2 [ERIM-MEŠ] | |
| 14 | [ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a i-na ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}sa]-bar-da-a.a ina ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}[x x x] | |
| 15 | [i-na ŠU.2 {lu₂}KUR₂ ma]-al ba-šu₂-u₂ i-šet-tu-u KAR-[MEŠ-u₂] | |
| 16 | [TI-u i-šal-li-mu-u₂ TIN-us-su]-un ina SILIM-tim GUR-MEŠ-ni-i KI.⸢TIM⸣ [KUR—aš-šur i-kab-ba-su-u₂] | |
| 17 | [DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e a-mi-ru im-ma]-a-ra še-mu-u₂ [i-šem-me₂-e] | |
| 18 | [e-zib ša₂ EN—MU.MU NE-i {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ]—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur RU ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 19 | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-mu an-ni-i GIM] DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | [x x x] ⸢DI⸣-lim | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ KI MAŠ₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾi]-i-ti DIB-MEŠ-⸢ma⸣ [u₂-le-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na] ⸢MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂⸣-[u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | [TIN-us]-⸢su⸣-un i-[na SILIM-tim GUR-MEŠ-ni KI.TIM KUR—aš-šur] | |
| 6 | [i-kab-ba-su ina] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi UDU.NITA₂ [an-ni-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA] | |
| 7 | [GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ UZU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ta-mit [SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim] | |
| 8 | [ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL]-⸢ti šuk⸣-[nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 9 | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU] ⸢EN⸣ GAL-u₂ ⸢lil⸣-[lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 10 | [x x x BE] ⸢ŠU⸣.SI eb-bet BE MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR ⸢BE GAG.ZAG⸣.[GA x x] | |
| 11 | [x x x] ⸢TUKU⸣-ši BE NIG₂.TAB kap-ṣa-at-ma GIR₂ ina ŠA₃-ša₂ GAR-in BE SILIM [GAR] | |
| 12 | [BE GIŠ].HUR ku-ri-tum i-ša₂-riš eṣ-ret BE SAG EDIN 150 ŠU.SI DU₈ BE AN.TA-tum DU-ik | |
| 13 | [BE GAG.ZAG].GA e-bi BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 15 ZI-MEŠ u GUR-MEŠ 16 ŠID-šu₂-nu ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ ša₂-lim ⸢EGIR⸣-[tum] | |
| 14 | [BE] MURUB₄ GIR₂ pa-aš₂-ṭa BE KALAG NU GAR-in BE ZE₂ na-ah-sat BE GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ GAR-in BE EDIN ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 15 | [BE per]-⸢niq₂⸣-qu GAR-MEŠ BE lit 150 GAR-MEŠ BE MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR BE GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi BE ŠA₃.NIGIN [x x] | |
| 16 | ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ ša₂-lim 03-ti | |
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