PRT 105 (P237793)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237793 |
| 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 1o 1–o 22 | The 'station' is present. If the 'paths' are two, (and) the left 'path' is located on the right 'path': the enemy's weapons will prevail over the prince's weapons. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | If the 'strength' is absent: strife. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | If there is a hole in the right side of the 'station': downfall of the army. Secondly, 'station' (in the protasis) refers to shrine and dais. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | If the left of the gall bladder is attached: your expeditionary force will slay the enemy. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | The 'finger' and 'increment' are normal. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | If the back of the lung is smashed: defeat; changed disposition of my army. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | The upper part is elevated. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | The 'outside' rides upon the 'cap.' The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are 14 in number. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | The heart of the ram is normal. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | The 'paths' are two, the left 'path' is located on the right 'path.' |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | The 'strength' is absent. There is a hole in the right of the 'station.' |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | The back of the lung is smashed. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | The 'outside' rides upon the 'cap.' |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | There are 5 unfavorable omens in the extispicy. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | There are no favorable omens. |
| Obverse [19:21] o 2020– | (The extispicy is) unfavorable. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | Nabû-bel-šimate, the Sealander, who did not keep the favor of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, your creature, his lord, who invoked your great name lightly, and disregarded it haughtily — |
| Reverse [4:8] r 55–r 88 | now Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, your worshipper, has heard: "He has mustered archers in Elam and is coming" — |
| Reverse [8:14] r 99–r 1414 | will he fight to do battle with the men and army of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, or with the Assyrians, or the Akkadians, or the Chaldeans, or the Arameans, who have grasped the feet of Assurbanipal, your creature? |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Unfavorable. |
| Reverse [15:19] r 1616–r 1919 | Disregard that he is marching but stops either on the border of Elam, or on the border of his (own) country, whether to cause fear or to acquire help, and does not cross the frontiers (of Assyria). |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Month Nisan (I), 4th day, eponym year of Sagab (651). |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Aššur-da''in-šarru, Dannaya, reporters. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | Performed in the New Palace. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | BE NA GAR GIR₂ 02-ma GIR₂ 150 UGU GIR₂ 15 GAR | |
| 2 | KUR₂ {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ-šu₂ UGU {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ NUN ŠEŠ-MEŠ | |
| 3 | BE KALAG NU GAR ni-ip-hu | |
| 4 | BE ina 15 NA BUR₃ ŠUB-di ŠUB-ti ERIM-ni | |
| 5 | ša₂-niš NA suk-ku u BARAG | |
| 6 | BE 150 ZE₂ ṣa-mid GIR₃-ka sad KUR₂ | |
| 7 | BE ŠU.SI u MAŠ₂ šal-mu | |
| 8 | BE ku-tal MUR 15 SIG₃-iṣ SIG₃-iṣ SAG.DU | |
| 9 | MIN₃-e ṭe₃-e-mu ša₂ ERIM-MU | |
| 10 | BE AN.TA-ti DU-ik | |
| 11 | BE SA-ti UGU U.SAG U₅ U—MUR MURUB₄ SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR | |
| 12 | BE GAG.ZAG.GA KUG ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 | |
| 13 | ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ ša₂-lim | |
| 14 | BE GIR₂ 02-ma GIR₂ 150 UGU GIR₂ GAR | |
| 15 | BE KALAG NU GAR ina 15 NA BUR₃ ŠUB-di | |
| 16 | BE ku-tal MUR 15 SIG₃-iṣ | |
| 17 | BE SA-ti UGU U.SAG U₅ | |
| 18 | 05 TAG-MEŠ ina ŠA₃-bi | |
| 19 | SIG₅-MEŠ-šu₂ ia-a-nu | |
| 20 | TAG-at | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {1}{d}PA—EN—NAM-MEŠ KUR—tam-tim-a.a | |
| 2 | la PAB-ir MUN {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš-šur | |
| 3 | DU₃-ut ŠU.2-ka EN-šu₂ ša₂ ni-iš ⸢MU-ka⸣ GAL-a | |
| 4 | qa-liš iz-kur-u₂-ma i-me-šu₂ šal-ṭiš | |
| 5 | i-nin-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ MAN KUR—aš-šur | |
| 6 | pa-lih₃-ka iš-mu-u₂-ma | |
| 7 | um-ma {giš}BAN ina {kur}NIM.MA{ki} | |
| 8 | up-tah-hir DU-kam₂-a | |
| 9 | KI ERIM-MEŠ A₂.KAL ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—A | |
| 10 | MAN KUR—aš-šur lu-u₂ {kur}AN.ŠAR₂{ki}a.a | |
| 11 | lu-u₂ URI{ki} lu-u₂ {lu₂}kal-da-a.a | |
| 12 | lu-u₂ {lu₂}ah-lam-i ša₂ GIR₃.2 {1}aš—DU₃—A | |
| 13 | DU₃-ut ŠU.2-ka ṣab-tu ana DU₃-eš {giš}TUKUL MURUB₄ | |
| 14 | u ME₃ KI-šu₂-nu im-mah-ha-a-ṣa | |
| 15 | ul DUG₃.GA | |
| 16 | e-zib ša₂ DU-ma lu-u₂ ina mi₃-ṣir ša₂ {kur}NIM.MA | |
| 17 | lu-u₂ ina mi₃-ṣir ša₂ KUR-šu₂ GUB-zu-ma | |
| 18 | lu-u₂ a-na pul-luh lu-u₂ a-na ṣa-bat ŠU.2 | |
| 19 | u mi₃-ṣir la ib-bal-ak-ki-ta | |
| 20 | {iti}BARAG UD 04-KAM₂\t lim-mu {1}sa-gab | |
| 21 | {1}AN.ŠAR₂—KALAG-in—MAN {1}dan-a.a EN—UMUŠ EN—UMUŠ | |
| 22 | EN₂ ŠA₃ E₂.GAL GIBIL e-tap-šu₂ | |
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