PRT 099 (P237526)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237526 |
| Museum no. | BM 098976 + |
| 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 | [Kaštaritu, the city lord of Kark]aššî, [who] has sent [......]... [to Nabû-šuma-iškun the ...], |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | [saying:] "Tell [the scribe who] is with you to send [a message to the king of Assyria, stating that the king's envoy should come and] conclude [a (peace) treaty w]ith me; [...... and] go [on you]r [way"] — |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | have [truthful, sincere words of reconciliation r]eally been sent to [......]? |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | [Does your great divinity know it? Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, by the command] of your great divinity, [Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, see it]? Will he who can hear, hear it? |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, be it faul]ty, (and that) the day is overcast. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or] blocked [the way of the sac]rificial sheep. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [... The coils] of the colon are recessed on the right. Check-up. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717– | [... Third] extispicy. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that an unclean man or woman has come near the place of the extispicy and] made it unclean. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that an unclean person] has performed extispicy [in this place]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the extispi]cy is deficient or faulty. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | [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 [5:7] r 66–r 77 | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant], am dressed [in my ordinary soiled garment]s, [have seen] fear [and terror] at night, [or (that) the oracle query] has become jumbled [in] my mouth. |
| Reverse [7:13] r 88–r 1313 | [I ask] you, Šamaš, great lord, [whether Kaštaritu, the city lord of Kark]aššî, [who has sent ......] to Nabû-šuma-iškun [the ..., saying]: "Tell [the scribe who is] with you [to send a message to the king of Assyria stating that] the king's [env]oy should come [and conclude a (peace) treaty with me; ...... and] go on your way" — |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [(whether)] truthful, sincere [words of reconciliation] have [real]ly been sent to [......]. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | [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 [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [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-na GI].⸢NA⸣ a-pal-an-ni | |
| 2 | {1}ka-aš₂-ta-ri-ti {lu₂}EN—URU {lu₂}EN—URU ša₂ {kur}kar]—⸢kaš⸣-ši-i | |
| 3 | [ša₂ x x x x x x x x x] ⸢pi⸣-ša₂-a.a | |
| 4 | [a-na {1}{d}AG—MU—GAR-un {lu₂}x x x] iš-pu-ra | |
| 5 | [um-ma a-na {lu₂}DUB.SAR ša₂ it-ti-ka] qi₂-bi | |
| 6 | [um-ma ši-pir-ti a-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} šup-ra | |
| 7 | {[lu₂}A—šip-ri {[lu₂}A—šip-ri ša₂ LUGAL lil-lik-ma a-de-e it]-⸢ti⸣-ia liš-kun | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x-ma a-na KASKAL-ku]-⸢un⸣ al-ka | |
| 9 | [dib-ba GI.NA-MEŠ ša₂ su-lum-me₂-e i-na ki]-⸢it⸣-ti-šu₂-un | |
| 10 | [a-na x x x x x x x x] ⸢šap⸣-ru-u₂-ni | |
| 11 | [DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e i-na SILIM-tim i-na KA] DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti | |
| 12 | {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un-i IGI-ru IGI]-⸢mar⸣ ŠE-u₂ ŠE-e | |
| 13 | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD NE-i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu]-u₂ UD ŠU₂-pu | |
| 14 | [e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ UDU SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu a-na IGI] ⸢SISKUR⸣.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku | |
| 15 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x ŠA₃].NIGIN 15 LAL-is SI.LAL | |
| 16 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 17 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 03-⸢KAM₂⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ KI MAŠ₂ DIB-MEŠ-ma] u₂-le-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ i-na KI an-ni-i lu-ʾu-u₂] ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ MAŠ₂-u₂ | |
| 3 | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ ana MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂]-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 4 | [e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar-ša₂-a-ti lab-šu₂] ⸢mim⸣-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 5 | [KU₂ NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ ku-un ŠU.2 BAL-u₂] uš-pe-lum | |
| 6 | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar-ša₂-a]-⸢ti⸣ lab-ša₂-ku i-na MI LUH-tu₂ | |
| 7 | [pi-rit-ti IGI-ru u₂—lu ta-mit i-na pe]-e-ia up-tar-ri-du | |
| 8 | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-šal]-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 9 | [ki-i {1}ka-aš₂-ta-ri-ti {lu₂}EN—URU {lu₂}EN—URU ša₂ {kur}kar]—⸢kaš⸣-ši-i | |
| 10 | [ša₂ x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] a-na {1}{d}AG—MU—GAR-un | |
| 11 | [um-ma a-na {lu₂}DUB.SAR ša₂] it-ti-ka qi₂-bi | |
| 12 | [um-ma ši-pir-ti a-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} šup-ra {lu₂}A—šip]-ri {lu₂}A—šip]-ri ša₂ LUGAL lil-lik-ma ⸢mim-ma⸣ | |
| 13 | [a-de-e it-ti-ia liš-kun x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ma a-na KASKAL-ku-un al-ka | |
| 14 | [dib-ba] ⸢GI⸣.NA-MEŠ ⸢SILIM-MEŠ⸣ [ša₂ su-lum-me₂-e i-na ki-it]-⸢ti⸣-šu₂-un a-⸢na⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ šap-ru-u₂-ni | |
| 15 | [i-na ŠA₃] UDU.NITA₂ ⸢NE⸣-[i GUB-za-am-ma an-na] GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ | |
| 16 | [SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM]-⸢tim⸣ ša₂ ⸢KA⸣ [DINGIR-ti-ka] ⸢GAL⸣-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur | |
| 17 | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL]-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal | |
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