AGS 076 (P238257)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238257 |
| 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 an]swer to what I am asking you! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | If Urtaku, king of Elam has se[nt this proposal for making peace] to Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [has he honestly sent] true, sincere words of re[conciliation to Esarhaddon, king of Assyria]? |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | 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 [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | Šumâ, [Nabû-ušallim, ...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | Month Iyyar (II), 6th day, [eponym year of NN]. |
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 | GIM {1}ur-ta-gi LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} ⸢dib⸣-[ba ša₂ x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | ana {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ ⸢iš⸣-[pu-ra i-na kit-ti (ŠA₃-bi)-šu₂] | |
| 4 | dib-ba GI.NA-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ ⸢su⸣-[lum-me₂-e ana {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na (LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂) iš-pu-ra] | |
| 5 | ina ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-i GUB-[za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 6 | ⸢UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅⸣-[MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | {1}šu-ma-a {1}{[d}PA—u₂-šal-lim x x x x x] | |
| 2' | {iti}GUD UD 06-⸢KAM⸣ [lim-mu {1}x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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