SAA 04, 078 (P237538)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 04, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237538 |
| Museum no. | BM 098988 + BM 099040 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that the oracle] query has become ju[mbled in the mouth of the haruspex, your servant]. |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | [I ask you, Š]amaš, gre[at] lord, [whether Esarhaddon, king of As]syria, should send Ša-[Nabû-š]û, the chief eunuch, with an a[rmy, (as great) as he wishes, aga]inst the enemy [tro]ops which have now set up camp against the city Ṣiṣṣir[tu, a fortress of] Harhar, |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | [(and whether) these will, be it by ..., or in] their fear, or by their own deliberations, abandon [that city Ṣiṣṣi]rtu [...] and go elsewhere. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | 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 [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | May (this query) go [to your great divinity], O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [... The 'well]-being' is present. The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is present. The top of the right lung is split. The top of the middle surface of the 'finger' [......]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [...] The base of the middle part is 'loose.' The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are 16 in number. The heart of the sheep is nor[mal]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] There are 2 ['paths'], the lower one descending to the left. The 'well-being' is present. The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder [......] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | In the middle of the base of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark which faces downward; its rear is smashed. The upper part [......]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [... in the ...] of the right there is a 'foot'-mark. The breast-bone is thick. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [...] it faces the [...]. The rear of the [......]. |
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 i-na KA DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka ta]-⸢mit⸣ up-[tar-ri-du] | |
| 2 | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d]}⸢UTU⸣ EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u₂ ki-i] | |
| 3 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš]-šur{ki} {1}ša₂—{[d}AG]—⸢šu₂⸣-u₂ {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG a-di e-[mu-qi] | |
| 4 | [mal₂ ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu a-na] ⸢UGU ERIM⸣-MEŠ KUR₂ ša₂ i-[na]-an-na i-na UGU {uru}ṣi-ṣi-ir-[ti] | |
| 5 | {[uru}bir-ti ša₂] {⸢uru⸣}har-har ma-dak-ta GAR-an i-šap-pa-ru-ma | |
| 6 | [x x x x lu-u₂ i-na] pu-luh-ti-šu₂-un lu-u₂ i-na GALGA ram-ni-šu₂-[un] | |
| 7 | [URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ṣi-ṣi]-⸢ir⸣-ti u₂-maš-ša₂-ru-ma a-na a-šar ša₂-nam-ma | |
| 8 | [x x x x]-nim-ma il-la-ku [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | [x x x i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE]-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ [ta-mit] | |
| 10 | [SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] ⸢ša₂⸣ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-⸢mur⸣ | |
| 11 | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti] {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-⸢pal⸣ | |
| 12 | [x x x] ⸢SILIM⸣ GAR-in BE GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ GAR-in BE SAG MUR ša₂ 15 DU₈ BE SAG EDIN ⸢U⸣ MURUB₄ [x x x x] | |
| 13 | [x x x] ⸢BE⸣ MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR BE GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 16 ŠA₃ UDU ša₂-[lim x x x] | |
| 14 | [x x x BE GIR₂] 02-ma KI.TA-u₂ ana 150 ma-qit BE SILIM GAR-in BE GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ [x x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x x] ⸢BE⸣ ina SUHUŠ U MURUB₄ {giš}TUKUL GAR-ma KI.TA IGI EGIR-sa₃ SIG₃-at BE AN.TA-tum [x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x] ša₂ 15 GIR₃ BE GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi [x x x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ IGI EGIR ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
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