SAA 04, 097 (P237533)
Extispicy Query, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 04, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237533 |
| Museum no. | BM 098974 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Extispicy Query |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [Disregard that the subject of this query, Ša-Nabû]-šû, [chief eunuch, ...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [Disreg]ard that 20-30 Cimmerians [......]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | Disregard what [they talk] with [their] mouths [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [Dis]regard that they talk and [......]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [Disreg]ard the (formulation) of the prayer for today's case, [be it good or faulty]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [Disregard th]at he who touches the fo[rehe]ad of the sheep [is dressed in his ordi]nary [soiled] garments. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1' | [e-zib ša₂ EN—MU.MU NE-i {1}ša₂—{d}AG]-šu₂-u₂ {[lu₂}GAL—SAG {[lu₂}GAL—SAG x x x] | |
| 2' | [e]-⸢zib⸣ ša₂ 20 30 {lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a.a [x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | e-zib ša₂ ina pa-a-ti [i-dab-bu-bu x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [e]-zib ša₂ ⸢DUG₄⸣-MEŠ-ma [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | [e]-⸢zib⸣ ša₂ ik-rib di-nim UD-mu NE-i [GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 6' | [e-zib] ⸢ša₂⸣ TAG-it ⸢pu-ut⸣ UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ ⸢gi⸣-[ne₂-e-šu₂ ar-ša₂-ti lab-šu₂] | |
Sources & licences
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