SAA 04, 313 (P237756)
Extispicy Report, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 04, 313 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237756 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Extispicy Report |
| 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' | ...... In the ankle there is a hole whose inside is white. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | In the base of the 'station' a filament lies crosswise. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | The 'well-being' is overturned and faces the gall bladder. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | The gall bladder is flattened. Above the 'increment' there is a 'weapon'-mark which faces the 'yoke.' |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'– | There are 4 unfavorable omens. |
| Reverse [0:6] r 1r 1–r 66 | The man whose name is written in this oblong tablet and placed before your great divinity, (and) concerning whom it was [s]aid to Assurbanipal, king of [Assyria], your servant: |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | "[......] Aššur-nemel-[...]" |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | du ri pad 150 BE ina kur-sin-ni | |
| 2' | BUR₃ ŠUB-di ŠA₃-šu₂-nu BABBAR | |
| 3' | BE ina SUHUŠ NA GU pa-rik | |
| 4' | BE SILIM BAL-ma ZE₂ IGI | |
| 5' | BE ZE₂ šub-bat ina UGU MAŠ₂ | |
| 6' | {giš}TUKUL GAR-ma ni-ri IGI | |
| 7' | 04 TAG-MEŠ ina ŠA₃-bi | |
| r | ||
| 1 | LU₂ ša₂ MU-šu₂ ina IM.GID₂-ṭu | |
| 2 | an-na-a šaṭ-ru-u₂-ma | |
| 3 | ina IGI DINGIR-ti-ka ⸢GAL⸣-ti GAR | |
| 4 | ša₂ a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—A LUGAL KUR—aš-[šur] | |
| 5 | ARAD-ka a-na UGU LU₂ UR₅-[tu₂] | |
| 6 | qa-bu-u₂ um-ma ha-[x x x x] | |
| 7 | [ina] ⸢IGI⸣ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—A₂.TUK [x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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