PRT 017 + 018 (P238175)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 017 + 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238175 |
| 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 asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | The Chief of Trad[e, together with the men, horses, and army of Esarhaddon], king of Assyria, who [went] to capture [......] — |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [if he goes] wher[e he wishes ......] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | in the month [......] |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | or [......] |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1'1'–r 4'4' | Let them be taken out and [put aside]! |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | they will be killed, captured, taken prisoner [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | Šamaš-napišti-[......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | The 'station' is present. The 'paths' are 2, the lower one [...] as far as [......]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [In] the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a ... and [...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] is split on the right. The breast-[bone is thick. ......]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | The mid[dle ......]. |
| Reverse [10:14] r 11'11'– | The 'station' is present. The 'path' [......]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [Month Iy]yar (II), 27th day. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | [Marduk-š]umu-uṣur and Naṣiru. |
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 | {lu₂}GAL—ka-a-⸢ra⸣ {lu₂}GAL—ka-a-⸢ra⸣ [a-di ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ e-mu-qi] | |
| 3 | ša₂ a-na ṣa-bat ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | a-na a-⸢šar⸣ [ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu il-li-ku-ma x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | i-na {iti}[x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | lu-u₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢lu⸣-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ [BAR-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 2' | ki-i {lu₂}GAL—ka-a-ra {lu₂}GAL—ka-a-ra [a-di ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ e-mu-qu] | |
| 3' | ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR—aš-šur{ki} ma-al it-ti-šu₂] | |
| 4' | a-na a-šar ŠA₃-ba-ša₂ ub-lu [il-la-ku x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | di-ku hab-tu šal-lu [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | {1}{d}UTU—ZI—[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | BE NA GAR GIR₂ 02-ma KI.TA-u₂ a-di [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8' | [x x] ⸢EDIN⸣ U MURUB₄ GIŠ GAR-ma ⸢AN⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 9' | [x x x x] 15 DU₈ GAG.⸢ZAG⸣.[GA e-bi x x x x x x] | |
| 10' | u₃ ha za ki [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11' | BE ⸢MURUB₄⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | BE NA GAR GIR₂ [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13' | BE [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {[iti}GUD].SI.SA₂ UD 27-KAM₂ o | |
| 2 | {1}{d}AMAR.UTU]—⸢MU⸣—ŠEŠ u {1}na-ṣi-ru o | |
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