PRT 124 (P238289)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 124 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238289 |
| 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 1'1'–o 1'1' | [... the mid]dle [...]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [The breast]-bone is thick [...]. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | The heart of the ram is norma[l]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | The 'well-being' is destroyed. In the left side of the gall bladder a 'foot'-mark is [...] toward its front. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | The lower part is elevated. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | The 'outside' rides upon the 'cap.' |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | The 'ca[vit]y' of the right lung is split. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | The coils of the colon are 15 in number. There are 6 unfavorable omens. |
| Obverse [8:17] o 9'9'– | [Should Assurbanipal, ki]ng of Assyria, [appoint the man] whose name is written in [this] tablet and placed [before] your great [divini]ty, [to an offi]ce? If he appoints him, will he [...] become hostile to Assurbanipal, [king of Assyria], his lord? |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Unfavorable], meaning: "He will not become hostile." |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Performed concerning Šarru-kenu. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Of Marduk-šumu-uṣur. Nergal-šarru-uṣur, reporter. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | [Month] Nisan (I), 23rd day, e[ponym year of B]el-Harran-šad[û'a] (650). |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2' | [BE GAG].⸢ZAG⸣.GA e-bi [x x x] | |
| 3' | BE ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ SILIM-⸢im⸣ [x x x] | |
| 4' | BE SILIM RA-iṣ ina 150 ZE₂ GIR₃ ana IGI-ša₂ ⸢x⸣ | |
| 5' | BE KI.TA-tum DU-ik | |
| 6' | BE SA-ti UGU U.SAG U₅ | |
| 7' | [BE] ⸢SAL.LA⸣ MUR 15 DU₈ | |
| 8' | [BE] ⸢ŠA₃⸣.NIGIN 15 06 TAG-MEŠ GAR | |
| 9' | [LU₂] ša₂ MU-šu₂ ina ŠA₃ {im}ni-ib-zi | |
| 10' | [an-na]-a šaṭ-ru-u₂-ma | |
| 11' | [i-na IGI DINGIR]-⸢ti⸣-ka GAL-ti GAR | |
| 12' | {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A] ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR—aš-šur{⸢ki⸣} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [a-na {lu₂}EN—pi-qi₂]-tu₂-tu {lu₂}EN—pi-qi₂]-tu₂-tu | |
| 2 | [lip-qi]-su GIM ip-taq-du-šu₂ | |
| 3 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ it-ti {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A | |
| 4 | [MAN KUR—aš-šur]{ki} EN-šu₂ i-nak-ki-ir | |
| 5 | [TAG x]+⸢x⸣ ma-⸢a⸣ la i-nak-ki-ir | |
| 6 | [ina] UGU {1}LUGAL—ki-nu DU₃-eš | |
| 7 | ša₂ {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—MU—PAB | |
| 8 | [x]+⸢x⸣ {1}{d}U.GUR—MAN—PAB EN—UMUŠ EN—UMUŠ | |
| 9 | {[iti]}BARAG UD 23-KAM₂\t ⸢lim⸣-[mu] | |
| 10 | {1}⸢EN⸣—KASKAL—KUR-u-[a] | |
Sources & licences
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