PRT 115 (P238092)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238092 |
| 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 11–o 11 | [The base of the 'station' is effa]ced. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [... of the 'pa]th' is present. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | [... The 'strength' and 'well]-being' are present. The 'paths' on the left of the gall bladder are two, [the second] one is overturned. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [The 'f]inger' is thick. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [The 'wea]pon'-mark of the 'increment' rises to the left. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | [In] the 'lift of the head' of the left lung [there is] a 'weapon'-mark, and it faces the surface of the right lung. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | [The 'st]rength' turns towards a 'weapon'-mark and fol[lows the 'crucible']. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [...] The base of the 'station' is effaced. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] of the 'path' is present. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [The 'paths' on the left of the gall] bladder are two, the second one is overturned. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 4'4'–r 5'5' | [In the 'lift of the he]ad' of the left lung there is a 'weapon'-mark and it faces the [surface] of the right lung. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [The 'strength'] turns [towards a] 'weapon'-mark and follows the 'crucible.' |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [The vertebra]e are recessed. A rib of the right is missing. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [The coils of the colon] are twined on the [rig]ht and are 18 in number. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... The m]iddle of the 'station' is effaced. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... The vertebr]ae are recessed ... |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] are recessed and elevated. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 12'12'–r 13'13' | [If] Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, equips and sends [...-da]''in [...], |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | will he make com[mon cause] with the enemy? |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [...]. Unfavorable. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [Month ...], 13th [day], eponym year of Sagab (651). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [BE SUHUŠ NA pa-aš₂]-ṭa | |
| 2 | [BE x x x] ⸢GIR₂⸣ GAR-at₂ | |
| 3 | [BE x KALAG] ⸢SILIM⸣ GAR-MEŠ GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ 02-ma | |
| 4 | [MIN₃]-u₂ BAL-ut | |
| 5 | [BE] ⸢ŠU⸣.SI eb-bet | |
| 6 | [BE {giš]}⸢TUKUL⸣ MAŠ₂ ana 150 ZI-bi | |
| 7 | [BE ina] MU.SAG MUR ša₂ 150 {giš}TUKUL | |
| 8 | [GAR]-⸢ma⸣ EDIN MUR ša₂ 15 IGI | |
| 9 | [BE] ⸢KALAG⸣ ana {giš}TUKUL GUR-ma | |
| 10 | [NIG₂.TAB] ⸢UŠ-di⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [BE x x] SUHUŠ NA pa-aš₂-ṭa | |
| 2' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ GIR₂ GAR-at₂ | |
| 3' | [BE GIR₂ 150 ⸢ZE₂⸣ 02-ma MIN₃-u₂ BAL-ut | |
| 4' | [BE ina MU].⸢SAG⸣ MUR ša₂ 150 {giš}TUKUL GAR-ma | |
| 5' | [EDIN] MUR ša₂ 15 IGI | |
| 6' | [BE KALAG ana {giš]}TUKUL GUR-ma NIG₂.TAB UŠ-di | |
| 7' | [BE KIŠIB]-⸢MEŠ⸣ LAL-MEŠ GAG.TI ša₂ 15 hal-qat | |
| 8' | [BE ŠA₃.NIGIN] 15 TAB-MEŠ 18 ŠID-šu₂-nu | |
| 9' | [x x x] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ NA pa-aš-ṭa | |
| 10' | [x x x] ⸢KIŠIB⸣-MEŠ LAL.ME DUL.DU ME-hu | |
| 11' | [x x x x] LAL.ME-MEŠ-ma DU-MEŠ | |
| 12' | [x x x x]—⸢KALAG⸣-in {1}aš—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš | |
| 13' | [x x x x] ⸢SAG⸣ KEŠ₂-šu₂ KIN-šu₂ | |
| 14' | [KA-šu₂ u₃ ŠA₃]-šu₂ KI KUR₂ GAR-a-an | |
| 15' | [x x x x] NU DUG₃.GA | |
| 16' | {[iti}x UD] 13-KAM₂ lim-mu {1}UD-gab | |
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