SAA 04 340 (P238827)
Extispicy Report, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 04 340 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238827 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Extispicy Report |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa04 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | The top of the 'station' is pointed. If the 'cruci[ble'] is cu[rled] all over on the [right and left] upward, and the 'path' lies within it: in warfare, the weapons of the pr[ince will have no equal]. In a distant time, the prince's land will be ob[edient] to him. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 'well-being,' the 'path' on the right of the gall [bladder, and the 'base] of the throne' [are present]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The left of the gall bladder is [attached]. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [In the] top of the [...] surface of the ['finger' ...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | Marduk-šu[mu-uṣur ...]. |
| Reverse [2:7] r 3'3'–r 7'7' | May the great, august, exalted gods and [...] goddess[es], daily give a favorable positive answer of good fortune to the king, my lord! |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | May they grant that you attain your goal! |
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