PRT 057 (P237698)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237698 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | [Will whatever is written in this papyrus and placed] before [your great] divinity [be] successfully [accomplished]? |
| Obverse [2:6] o 3'3'–o 6'6' | [Does] your great divinity [know it? Is it decreed and confirmed] in a favorable case, b[y the command of your great divinity], Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, see it? [Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [6:9] o 7'7'–o 9'9' | Disregard that the ram (offered) [to your divinity for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1'1'–r 4'4' | [Disregard that] I, [the haruspex your servant, am dressed in my ordinary] soiled [garments], have s[een fear] and terror [at night, or] have jumbled [the oracle query in my mouth]. |
| Reverse [4:8] r 5'5'–r 8'8' | I ask you, Šamaš, [great lo]rd, [whether whatever is written] in t[his] papyrus [and placed] before [your great] divinity [will be] successful[ly accomplished]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [Be present] in this ra[m, 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)]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [...... favora]ble. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | (e. 2) (Break) |
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' | ⸢i-na IGI DINGIR-ti⸣-[ka GAL-ti GAR-un] | |
| 2' | i-šal-li-i-mi [in-ne₂-ep-pu-u-šu] | |
| 3' | DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-⸢ti⸣ [ZU-e] | |
| 4' | i-na SILIM-tim i-[na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti] | |
| 5' | {d}UTU EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un-i] | |
| 6' | IGI-ru IGI-[ra ŠE.GA-u₂ ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 7' | [e]-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ [DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 8' | [mim]-ma [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9' | [x] na ⸢an⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [e-zib ša₂ a-na]-⸢ku⸣ [DUMU—{lu₂}HAL [DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a] | |
| 2' | ar₂-ša₂-⸢ti⸣ [lab-ša₂-ku i-na MI LUH-tu] | |
| 3' | pi-rit-ti ⸢IGI⸣-[ru u₂—lu ta-mit i-na KA-ia] | |
| 4' | up-tar-ri-⸢du⸣ [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ] | |
| 5' | a-šal-ka {d}UTU ⸢EN⸣ [GAL-u₂ ki-i x x x x ša₂] | |
| 6' | a—ni-a-ri a—ni-a-ri ⸢an⸣-[na-a šaṭ-ru-ma] | |
| 7' | i-na IGI DINGIR-ti-[ka GAL-ti GAR-un] | |
| 8' | i-šal-li-[mu in-ne₂-ep-pu-šu] | |
| 9' | i-na ŠA₃-bi UDU.⸢NITA₂⸣ [NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x DUG₃].GA-at [x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x] bi ša₂ [x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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