SAA 04, 345 (P237484)
Extispicy Report, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 04, 345 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237484 |
| Museum no. | BM 072477 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Extispicy Report |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa04 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | In the [top of the left surface of the 'finger' a 'foot'-mark ...] to the area of the 'finger.' |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | The 'increment' is miss[ing ...]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | The upper part is elevated [...]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | The 'ear' is present [...]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | The 'cavity' of the right lung is split [...]. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'bound.' |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | The breast-bone is lying on its back on the right. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 9'9'– | The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The heart of the ram is [normal]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | The top of the right surface of the 'finger' is sp[lit]. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | In the top of the left surface of the 'finger' a 'foo[t'-mark ...] to the area of the 'finger.' |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | The 'increment' is miss[ing ...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | The 'cavity' of the right lung is spl[it]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | The breast-bone is lying [on its back] on the right. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | There are 7 unfavorable features in the 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' | BE ina [SAG EDIN 150 U GIR₃ x x x] | |
| 2' | ana KUR U [im-šur] | |
| 3' | BE MAŠ₂ hal-[qat x x x] | |
| 4' | BE AN.TA-ti DU-⸢ik⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5' | BE ha-si-si GAR-[in x x] | |
| 6' | BE SAL.LA MUR 15 DU₈ [x x] | |
| 7' | BE U—MUR MURUB₄ SUHUŠ-sa₃ KEŠ₂-[is] | |
| 8' | BE GAG.ZAG.GA 15 na-par₂-[qud] | |
| 9' | BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ [ša₂-lim] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | BE SAG EDIN 15 U ⸢DU₈⸣ [o] | |
| 2 | BE ina SAG EDIN 150 U ⸢GIR₃⸣ [x x] | |
| 3 | ana KUR U ⸢x⸣ ir ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 4 | BE MAŠ₂ hal-[qat x x] | |
| 5 | BE ⸢SAL.LA MUR 15 DU₈⸣ [o] | |
| 6 | [BE] GAG.ZAG.GA 15 na-[par₂-qud] | |
| 7 | 07 TAG-⸢MEŠ⸣ ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣ | |
Sources & licences
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