PRT 001 (P237711)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237711 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Šamaš, great lord, [give me a firm positive answer to what I am] ask[ing you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | Should Esarhaddon, k[ing of Assyria], stri[ve and plan, and add to] the troops in the city [Ka]ribtu, which is [located on the border of ...], so that they can keep watch against the enemy? |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | From this [day, the ...th day of this month, the month Iyyar (II), to the ...th day] of the month Sivan (III) of this year, for 40 days and nights, [the term stipulated for the performance of (this) extispicy — within this stipulated term], |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | will Kaštaritu with his troops, or the troop[s of the Cimmerians, or the troops of the Manneans], or the troops of the Medes, or any other enemy, [strive and plan]? |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | Will they, be it by means of war, or pres[sure, or by force, or] by means of fami[ne], or a breach, (or) ladders [or ramps], or battering rams, or through friendliness and peaceful [negotiations], or through any ruse of capturing a city, |
| Obverse [10:13] o 1111–o 1313 | [capture the city Karibtu], enter that city, Karibtu, and conquer [that city, Karibtu]? Will it be delivered to [them]? Does your great di[vinity] know it? |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | Is the cap[ture of that city, Karibtu, by] an[y enemy], from this day [to the day of my stipulated term, decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, by the command] of your great divini[ty, Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [Disregard what] happens after [my stipulated term]. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [Disregard that they (may) plun]der in the country [and inflict a defeat]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [Disregard that they] (may) thi[nk about it, but turn back and go away]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [Disregard the (formulation) of today's ca]se, [be it good, be it faulty]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether Esarhaddon king of Assyria], (should) add to [the troops in the city Karibtu ......, so that they can keep watch against the enemy, |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | (and whether) from this day, the ... day] of this month, the month Iyyar (II), to [the ... day of Sivan (III) of this year], |
| Reverse [3:6] r 4'4'–r 6'6' | Kaštaritu, with [his troops, or the troops of the Cimmerians] or the troops of the Medes or [the troops of the Manneans, or any enemy will enter] that city, Ka[ribtu], conquer [that city, Karibtu, (and whether) it will be delivered to them]. |
| Reverse [6:9] r 7'7'–r 9'9' | 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 [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [May (this query) go] to your great divinity, [O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | The top of the 'station' is split. The 'paths' are 2, the upp[er one ...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | The lower part is (elevated). The 'ea[r' is present ......]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | The 'station,' 'path' and 'well-being' are present. A fissure [......]. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 14'14'– | The middle of the middle surface of the 'finger' [......]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | The breast-bone li[es on its back] right and left, and in the mid[dle ...]. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | The vertebrae are recessed. [The coils of the colon] are double on the [le]ft, and [......]. |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | Naṣiru and [Marduk-šumu-uṣur (date destroyed)]. |
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}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR—aš-šur]{ki} li-iṣ-[rim li-ik-pid-ma] | |
| 3 | a-na UGU ERIM-MEŠ ša₂ i-na {⸢uru⸣}[ka]-rib-ti ša₂ i-na [ta-hu-mi ša₂ {kur}x x x šak-nu lu-ra-ad-di-ma] | |
| 4 | EN.NUN i-na IGI {lu₂}KUR₂ li-[iṣ]-ṣur-ru TA UD NE-[i UD x-KAM₂ ša₂ ITI NE-i {iti}GUD EN UD x-KAM₂ ša₂] | |
| 5 | {iti}SIG₄ ša₂ MU.AN.NA NE-ti a-na 40 UD-MEŠ 40 MI-MEŠ [ši-kin a-dan-ni DU₃-eš-ti ba-ru-ti i-na ši-kin a-dan-ni NE-ti] | |
| 6 | lu-u₂ {1}ka-aš₂-ta-ri-ti a-di ERIM-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u₂ ERIM-⸢MEŠ⸣ {[lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a.a lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}man-na-a.a] | |
| 7 | lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}KUR₂ mal₂ GAL₂-MEŠ-u [i-ṣar-ri-mu-u₂ i-kap-pi-du-u₂] | |
| 8 | lu-u₂ i-na DU₃-eš {giš}TUKUL ⸢MURUB₄⸣ u ME₃ lu-u₂ i-na si-ʾu-[u₂-tu lu-u₂ i-na da-na-na] | |
| 9 | [lu-u₂] i-na bu-bu-⸢ti⸣ [lu]-u₂ i-na pil-ši {giš}I.DIB [lu-u₂ i-na {giš}a-ra-am-ma] | |
| 10 | lu-u₂ i-na {[giš]}šu-bi-i lu-u₂ i-na KA DUG₃.GA u₃ sa-⸢lim⸣ [ṭu-ub-ba-a-ti] | |
| 11 | lu-u₂ i-na mim-ma ši-pir ni-kil-ti ša₂ DIB URU mal₂ GAL₂-⸢u₂⸣ {[uru}ka-rib-ti DIB-MEŠ-u₂] | |
| 12 | [a]-⸢na⸣ ŠA₃-bi URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}⸢ka⸣-rib-ti TU-[MEŠ-u₂ URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ka-rib-ti] | |
| 13 | [ŠU]-su-un i-kaš-ša₂-a-⸢du⸣ a-na qa-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂-un im-man-ni-i] | |
| 14 | [DINGIR]-⸢ut⸣-ka GAL-ti ZU-e ṣa-[ba-a-ta URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ka-rib-ti i-na ŠU.2 {lu₂}KUR₂ mal₂] | |
| 15 | [GAL₂]-MEŠ-u₂ TA UD NE-[i EN UD ši-kin RI-ia i-na SILIM-tim] | |
| 16 | [i-na KA] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-ka GAL-⸢ti⸣ {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un IGI-ru IGI-ra ŠE.GA-u ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 17 | [e-zib ša₂ a]-na [EGIR a-dan-ni-ia] | |
| 18 | [e-zib ša₂ hu]-bu-ut EDIN [i-hab-ba-tu de-ek-tu i-duk-ku] | |
| 19 | [e-zib ša₂ KI] ŠA₃-bi-⸢šu₂⸣-[un i-dab-bu-bu-ma GUR-ma BAR-MEŠ] | |
| 20 | [e-zib ša₂ di]-in [UD NE-i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [a]-⸢na⸣ UGU [ERIM-MEŠ ša₂ i-na {uru}ka-rib-ti x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | ⸢u₂⸣-ra-ad-du-[u₂-ma EN.NUN i-na IGI {lu₂}KUR₂ i-na-aṣ-ṣu-ru TA UD NE-i UD x-KAM₂] | |
| 3' | ša₂ ITI an-ni-i {iti}GUD EN ⸢UD⸣ [x-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}SIG₄ ša₂ MU NE-ti] | |
| 4' | lu-u₂ {1}ka-aš₂-ta-ri-ti EN [ERIM-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a.a] | |
| 5' | lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a lu-[u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}man-na-a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}KUR₂ mal₂ GAL₂-MEŠ-u₂] | |
| 6' | a-na ŠA₃-bi URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ka-[ri-ib-ti TU-MEŠ-u₂ URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ka-ri-ib-ti] | |
| 7' | ŠU.2-su-un i-kaš-ša₂-du a-⸢na⸣ [qa-ti-šu₂-un im-man-ni-i ina ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-i] | |
| 8' | GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.⸢NA⸣ [GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim] | |
| 9' | ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka ⸢GAL⸣-[ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 10' | UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-⸢ti⸣ {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 11' | BE SAG NA DU₈ GIR₂ 02-ma AN.⸢TA⸣-[u₂ x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | BE KI.TA-tum <DU> BE ha-⸢si⸣-[si GAR x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13' | BE NA GIR₂ SILIM GAR-MEŠ DU₈ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | BE MURUB₄ EDIN U MURUB₄ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | BE GAG.ZAG.GA 15 u 150 ⸢na⸣-[par₂]-qud u ina ⸢MURUB₄⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | BE KIŠIB-MEŠ LAL-MEŠ [ŠA₃.NIGIN] 150 TAB-MEŠ u [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | {1}na-ṣi-ru u {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—MU—u₂-ṣur x x x x] | |
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