PRT 103 (P238341)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 103 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238341 |
| 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 upper pa]rt is elevated. The 'ear' is present. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | The base of the middle ['finger' of the lu]ng is 'bound.' |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [The br]east-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The heart of the ram is normal. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [In] the right side of the 'station' there is a hole. The left 'seat' of the 'path' is present. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | [In] the right side of the 'finger' there is a hole. In the top of the left surface of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark. It faces the top of the 'finger.' |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | If the 'cap' of the lung is split crosswise: losses. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | The ... has a hole on the right. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | The 'increment' ... is cut in the center. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'– | There are 7 unfavorable omens in this extispicy. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [The dre]am that was seen, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [in whi]ch a pot of Ištar of Arbela |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [... in the city Z]ikkû — |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [will] Assurbanipal, [king of As]syria, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] a creation of his own hands |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] Unfavorable. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Month ..., ...th day], eponym year of Aššur-duru-uṣur (652). |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [Perfor]med [in ....] Dannaya, haruspex; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [NN], reporter. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | [...] judgments |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | BE SAG NA zuq-qur₂ NIG₂.⸢TAB⸣ 15 u 150 | |
| 2 | ana AN.TA-nu TEŠ₂.BI ⸢kap⸣-[ṣa-at] | |
| 3 | GIR₂ ina ŠA₃-šu₂ GAR ina {giš}TUKUL ERIM ⸢NUN⸣ [GABA.RI NU TUKU-ši] | |
| 4 | ina UD SUD ša₂ NUN KUR-su ana ⸢KA⸣-[šu₂ TUŠ-ab] | |
| 5 | BE SILIM GIR₂ 15 ⸢ZE₂⸣ [BUR₃ ŠUB]—AŠ.[TE GAR-MEŠ] | |
| 6 | BE 150 ZE₂ [ṣa-mid] | |
| 7 | ⸢BE⸣ [ina] SAG EDIN [ŠU.SI x x x] | |
| 8 | [BE x x x]+x ⸢x x x x x x⸣ | |
| 9 | [BE AN].⸢TA⸣-ti DU ha-si-si GAR | |
| 10 | [BE U]—⸢MUR⸣ MURUB₄ SUHUŠ-sa₃ KEŠ₂-is | |
| 11 | [BE GAG].ZAG.GA KUG ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ ša₂-lim | |
| 12 | [BE ina] 15 NA BUR₃ ŠUB šu-bat 150 GIR₂ GAR-at₂ | |
| 13 | [BE ina] 15 U BUR₃ ŠUB-di ina SAG EDIN 150 U | |
| 14 | {⸢giš⸣}TUKUL GAR-ma SAG U IGI | |
| 15 | ⸢BE⸣ U.SAG MUR par₂-kiš DU₈ ZI.GA ŠU | |
| 16 | BE HAL NIGIN ana 15 U ŠUB-di | |
| 17 | BE MAŠ₂ NIGIN BAR-ma DAR-at₂ | |
| 18 | [x]+⸢x⸣ 07 TAG-MEŠ ina ŠA₃ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [MAŠ₂].MI ⸢ša₂⸣ am-ra-tu | |
| 2 | [um]-⸢ma⸣ DUG ša₂ {d}iš-tar arba-il₃{ki} | |
| 3 | [ina {uru]}⸢zi⸣-ik-ku-u₂ | |
| 4 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—A-u₂ | |
| 5 | [MAN KUR—aš]-šur bi-nu₃-ut ŠU.2-šu₂ | |
| 6 | [x x x] 1 ka ⸢am maš⸣ | |
| 7 | [x x x] ul DUG₃.GA | |
| 8 | {[iti}x UD x-KAM₂] lim-mu {1}AN.ŠAR₂—BAD₃—PAB | |
| 9 | ⸢ina ŠA₃-bi⸣ [x x x e]-⸢tap⸣-šu₂ {1}dan-a.a {lu₂}HAL | |
| 10 | {1}{d}ŠU₂—⸢MU⸣—[PAB] {lu₂}EN—UMUŠ {lu₂}EN—UMUŠ | |
| 11 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ DI.KUD-MEŠ | |
| 12 | MAH-MEŠ šur-bu-tu {d}15 KUG | |
| 13 | UD-mu-us-su an-na šal-mu | |
| 14 | ša₂ {mi₂}SIG₅ ana LUGAL be-li₂-⸢ia₂⸣ | |
| 15 | li-tap-pa-lu-ma | |
| 16 | ŠA₃.SE₃.SE₃.KI-ka | |
| 17 | lu-šak-ši-du-⸢ka⸣ | |
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