AGS 068 (P237483)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237483 |
| 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 [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [Should Esarhaddon, king of] Assyria, strive and plan? [Should he take the road] with his army and camp, and go to the [dis]trict of Egypt, as [he wis]hes? |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [Should he wage] war [against Taharka], king of Cush, [and the troops which] he has? |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [If he go]es, will he [engage in battle] with [Taharka, k]ing of Cush and his army? |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | In waging [this war, will the weapo]ns of Esa[rhad]don, ki[ng of Assyria, and his army, prevail ov]er the weapons of T[aharka], king of Cush, and the troops w[hich he has]? Will (Esarhaddon's troops) ... their ..., take their heaped-up (possessions), defeat them, [... their ...], and overrun them i[n vic]tory, power, might and conquest? [...] |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | Will Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, [return alive and] set foot [on Assyrian soil]? Does your great divinity know it? |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | [Is the ......] retreat of Taharka, [king of Cush, and the troops which he has be]fore Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, [......] |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | [decreed and confirmed in a favorable ca]se, 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 [15:20] o 1616– | (Break) |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, be it] fa[ulty]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or] blocked [the way of the] sacrificial [sheep]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Disregard that an unclean man or woman has come] near [the place of the extispicy] and made it unclean. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Disregard that an unclean person] has performed extispicy [in this place]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your divinity for the] performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep] is dressed in his ordinary soiled [garments, has eaten, drunk, (or) anointed himself with] anything unclean, (or) has altered or changed [the proceedings]. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant], am dressed in my ordinary soiled [garments, have seen] fear [and terror] at night, [or] jumbled the oracle query in my mouth. |
| Reverse [9:13] r 1010–r 1313 | [I ask y]ou, Šamaš, great lord, [whether Esarhaddo]n, king of Assyri[a, with] his [ar]my and camp, should take the road and go [to the district of E]gypt, as [he wish]es, and wage war against Taharka, [king of Cush and his army]; |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | (whether) [in waging this war the wea]pons of Esar[had]don, king of Assyria and his army will prevail [over the weapons of Ta]harka, king of Cush, and the troops he has; |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | [(whether the army of Esarhaddon) will ...] their [...], take their heaped-up (possessions), defeat them, [......], and overrun them in victory, power, might and conquest; |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [(and whether) ...... Es]arhaddon, king of Assyria, will return alive and set fo[ot on Assyrian soil]. |
| Reverse [18:21] r 1919–r 2121 | 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 [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | May (this query) go [to your great divinity], O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ ša₂] a-šal-lu-ka an-nam ⸢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 EN ERIM.HI.A-šu₂ u₃ KI.|KAL×BAD|šu₂ | |
| 3 | [ur-ha KASKAL li-iṣ-bat-ma a-na na]-gi-i ša₂ {kur}mi-ṣir a-šar ŠA₃-[ba-šu₂ ub]-lu lil-lik-ma | |
| 4 | [it-ti {1}ta-ar-qu-u₂] LUGAL ša₂ {kur}ku-u₂-šu₂ ⸢EN⸣ [ERIM-MEŠ mal₂] ⸢it⸣-ti-šu₂ {giš}TUKUL MURUB₄ ⸢ME₃⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 5 | [li-pu-uš GIM it]-⸢tal⸣-ku it-ti {1}ta-ar-qu-u₂] ⸢LUGAL⸣ ša₂ {kur}ku-u₂-šu₂ a-di ERIM-MEŠ [mal₂ KI-šu₂] | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x] i-na DU₃-eš {⸢giš⸣}[TUKUL MURUB₄ ME₃ {giš]}⸢TUKUL⸣ {1}{d}aš-⸢šur—ŠEŠ⸣—SUM-na ⸢LUGAL KUR⸣—[aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 7 | [EN e-mu-qi₂-šu₂] ⸢UGU⸣ {giš}TUKUL {1}⸢ta⸣-[ar-qu]-u₂ LUGAL ša₂ {kur}ku-u₂-šu₂ EN ERIM-MEŠ ⸢mal₂⸣ [KI-šu₂] | |
| 8 | [i-mar-ri-ru-u₂ i-dan-nin-u₂ x]+⸢x⸣-bu-šu₂-un TI-⸢u₂ kit-mur-šu₂⸣-un TI-i IGI.IGI-šu₂-un SIG₃-MEŠ-u₂ | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x x x]-MEŠ-u₂ ⸢i⸣-[na] ⸢li⸣-ti le-ʾu-⸢u₂-tu⸣ da-na-na u KUR-ti ŠU | |
| 10 | [UGU-šu₂-un DU-ku-u₂ x x x]-⸢li⸣-i {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 11 | [TI-us-su GUR-am-ma mi-ṣir KUR—aš-šur]{⸢ki⸣} i-kab-ba-a-sa DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ⸢ZU⸣-e | |
| 12 | [x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢na⸣-bal-kat₂-ti ša₂ {1}ta-ar-qu-u₂ | |
| 13 | [LUGAL ša₂ {kur}ku-u₂-šu₂ EN ERIM-MEŠ mal₂ KI-šu₂ la]—⸢pa⸣-an {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 14 | [x x x x x x x x x i-na SILIM]-⸢tim⸣ i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti | |
| 15 | {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un IGI-ru IGI]-⸢mar⸣ še-mu-u₂ ŠE-e | |
| 16 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ KU₂-šu₂ UŠ-šu₂ | |
| 17 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-in-šu₂ | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] pa rak [x x] | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ša₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-me an-ni-i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha]-⸢ṭu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu ana IGI] ⸢SISKUR⸣.SISKUR ⸢GIL⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 3 | [e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-u₂-tu KI MAŠ₂ DIB].DIB-ma u₂-⸢le⸣-[ʾu]-u₂ | |
| 4 | [e-zib ša₂ i-na KI an-ni-i lu-ʾu-u₂] MAŠ₂ ⸢MAŠ₂⸣-u₂ | |
| 5 | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ ana] ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 6 | [e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂] gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar₂-šat lab-šu₂ mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 7 | [KU₂ NAG ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ ku-un ŠU] ⸢BAL⸣-u₂ uš-pe-lum | |
| 8 | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂] gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-šat lab-ša₂-ku i-na MI LUH-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
| 9 | [pi-rit-ti IGI-ru u₂—lu] ta-mit i-[na] ⸢KA-ia⸣ up-tar-ri-du | |
| 10 | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu]-u₂ BAR-MEŠ [a-šal]-⸢ka⸣ {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 11 | [ki-i {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL KUR—aš-⸢šur⸣{[ki} EN] ⸢ERIM⸣.HI.A-šu₂ u₃ KI.|KAL×BAD|šu₂ ur-ha KASKAL DIB-tu-ma | |
| 12 | [a-na na-gi-i ša₂ {kur}mi]-ṣir a-šar [ŠA₃-šu₂ ub]-⸢lu⸣ DU-ku-ma it-ti {1}ta-ar-qu-[u₂] | |
| 13 | [LUGAL ša₂ {kur}ku-u₂-šu₂ EN ERIM]-MEŠ mal₂ it-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ {giš}TUKUL MURUB₄ ME₃ ip-pu-šu₂-u₂ | |
| 14 | [i-na DU₃-eš {giš}TUKUL MURUB₄ ME₃ {giš]}TUKUL {1}{d}aš-⸢šur⸣—[ŠEŠ]—⸢SUM⸣-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN e-mu-qi₂-šu₂ | |
| 15 | [UGU {giš}TUKUL {1}ta]-⸢ar⸣-qu-u₂ LUGAL {kur}ku-u₂-šu₂ a-di ERIM-MEŠ mal₂ it-ti-šu₂ i-mar-ri-ru | |
| 16 | [i-dan-ni-nu x x]-⸢bu⸣-šu₂-un ⸢ba⸣-TU-⸢x kit⸣-mur-šu₂-un TU a-bi-ik-ta-šu₂-un GAR-MEŠ | |
| 17 | [x x x x x x x i]-⸢na⸣ li-ti le-ʾu-[u₂]-ti da-na-na u₃ KUR-ti UGU-šu₂-un DU-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x x {1}aš]-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} TIN-us-su GUR-am-ma | |
| 19 | [mi-ṣir KUR—aš-šur{ki} i]-⸢kab⸣-ba-su i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA | |
| 20 | [GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti | |
| 21 | [šuk-nam]-ma lu-mur | |
| 22 | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL]-⸢ti⸣ {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal | |
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