PRT 102 (P238824)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238824 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | The middle of the 'station' is effaced. The 'path' on the left lies on a 'path.' The 'strength' lies in the left jamb of the 'gate of the palace.' |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Inside the right side of the gall bladder there is a cross-shaped marking. The 'well-being' is present. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | In the left side of the gall bladder there is a 'foot'-mark which faces the base of the 'finger.' |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | In the middle surface of the 'finger' some flesh is torn. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The 'well-being' of the 'increment' is drawn over the 'increment.' |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | The lower part is elevated The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is torn. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The breast-bone is thick. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [The heart of the ra]m is normal. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [... Month] Sivan (III), 27th day, |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1'1'–r 4'4' | If [...] the men [of] Assurbanipal, king of [Assyria], [......] in the river, (and) enter Babylon, |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | will Šamaš-šumu-ukin fall into their hands? |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Unfavorable. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Month Tammuz (IV), 17th day, eponym year of Aššur-duru-uṣur (652). |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9'9'–r 10'10' | Bel-ušallim, haruspex. Šarrat-[sa]mma-ila'i, reporter. Performed in the New Palace. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | Tablet of [NN]. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 12'12'–r 13'13' | From the 26th day of the month Tammuz (IV) to the 2[5th day of the mon]th Ab (V), |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | one full month, the term |
| Edge [0:2] e. 1e. 1–e. 22 | The 'well-being' is present. [......]... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | BE MURUB₄ NA pa-aš₂-ṭa GIR₂ 150 | |
| 2 | UGU GIR₂ GAR-in KALAG ina sip-pi₂ 150 ME.NI GAR | |
| 3 | BE ina ŠA₃ 15 ZE₂ BAR-ti SILIM GAR-in | |
| 4 | BE ina 150 ZE₂ GIR₃ SUHUŠ U IGI | |
| 5 | BE ina EDIN U MURUB₄ UZU ZI-ih | |
| 6 | BE SILIM MAŠ₂ ina UGU MAŠ₂ e-ṣir | |
| 7 | BE KI.TA DU-ik U—MUR MURUB₄ SUHUŠ-sa₃ ZI-ih | |
| 8 | BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi | |
| 9 | [ŠA₃ UDU].⸢NITA₂⸣ ša₂-lim | |
| 10 | [x x {iti]}SIG₄ UD 27-KAM₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ ERIM-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 2' | [ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL [KUR—AN.ŠAR₂] | |
| 3' | ⸢ki-i⸣ i-na ID₂ i-[x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 4' | a-na TIN.TIR{ki} i-ter-bu | |
| 5' | {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—GI.NA | |
| 6' | a-na ŠU.2-šu₂-un i-ma-aq-qu-tu | |
| 7' | TAG-MEŠ | |
| 8' | {iti}ŠU UD 17-KAM₂ lim-mu {1}AN.ŠAR₂—BAD₃—PAB | |
| 9' | {1}{d}EN—u₂-šal-lim {lu₂}HAL {1}{d}GAŠAN—[sa]-am-ma—DINGIR-a.a | |
| 10' | EN—ṭe₃-e-⸢me⸣ EN—ṭe₃-e-⸢me⸣ ina ŠA₃ E₂.GAL GIBIL e-tap-šu₂-ma | |
| 11' | ⸢DUB⸣ {1}[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | ul-tu ŠA₃ UD 26-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}ŠU | |
| 13' | EN ŠA₃ UD 25-[KAM₂ ša₂] {⸢iti⸣}NE | |
| 14' | 01 a-ra-⸢ah UD⸣-MEŠ UD.DUG₄.GA | |
| 15' | ⸢šuk x⸣ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ BE SILIM GAR-in | |
| 2 | [x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 3 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-da | |
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