AGS 057 (P238964)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238964 |
| 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 answer] to what I am as[king you]! |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | Ša-Nabû-šû, the chief eunu[ch of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], who [has gone] with [eunuchs (and) m]agnate[s, the army of Esarhaddon], ki[ng of Assyria, against ......] |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | (Break) |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [If] he goes and [sets up c]am[p ......], |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | will either [Mugallu w]ith his troops, [or ......], or Iškallû the Tabalean [......], or any other [enemy], either in daytime [or at night] strive and plan, |
| Obverse [8:13] o 99–o 1313 | [mount an attack agai]nst [......] Ša-Nabû-šû and his [army], and ki[ll and plunder (them)]? |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1'1'–r 3'3' | (... whether) either Mugallu the M[elidean, or ......], or Iškallû the Taba[lean, ......], or any other enemy, will mount an attack against Ša-Na[bû-šû and his army], |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | (whether) they will ki[ll and plunder (them)], |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | (and whether) Esarhaddon, [king of Assyria, will become troubled and angry]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | Be present in this ram, [place in it a firm positive answer, and may I see (it)]! |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | There is a hole in the right side of the 'station.' |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | There are two 'well-beings' [located] in t[heir ...]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | The vertebrae are recessed. The 'cavity' of the l[ung ...]. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 10'10'– | Šumâ (and) Bel-u[šallim ......]. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 11r.e. 11–r.e. 11r.e. 11 | [May (this query) go] to your great divinity, [O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
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 | {1}ša₂—{d}AG—[šu]-u₂ {lu₂}GAL—{lu₂}⸢SAG⸣ {lu₂}GAL—{lu₂}⸢SAG⸣ [ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂] | |
| 3 | ša₂ TA {[lu₂}SAG-MEŠ] {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL-[MEŠ e-mu-qi ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na] | |
| 4 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ ana UGU x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | [x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | [x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | DU-MEŠ-ku [ma]-dak-⸢ta⸣ [iš-ku-nu]-⸢ma⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | lu-u₂ {1}[mu-gal-lu a]-di ⸢A₂.KAL⸣ mal₂ KI-⸢šu⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | lu-u₂ {1}iš-kal-⸢lu⸣-u₂ {kur}ta-ba-lam-a.[a lu-u₂ x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | lu-u₂ {lu₂}[KUR₂] mam-ma lu-u₂ ina kal—UD-[mi lu-u₂ ina šat—mu-ši] | |
| 11 | i-ṣar-ri-[mu]-u₂ i-kap-pi-du-u₂ ana ⸢UGU⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12 | {1}ša₂—{d}AG—⸢šu⸣-u₂ [u A₂.KAL] ⸢mal₂⸣ KI-šu i-[ma-aq-qu-tu-ma] | |
| 13 | i-⸢duk⸣-[ku-u₂ i-hab-ba-tu ŠA₃-bi ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | lu-u₂ {1}mu-gal-lu {kur}⸢mi⸣-[li-da-a.a lu-u₂ x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | lu-u₂ {1}iš-kal-lu-u₂ {lu₂}ta-ba-[la-a.a lu-u₂ x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | lu-u₂ {lu₂}KUR₂ mam-ma ana UGU {1}ša₂—{d}⸢AG⸣—[šu-u u A₂.KAL mal₂ KI-šu₂] | |
| 4' | i-ma-aq-qu-tu-ma i-⸢duk⸣-[ku i-hab-ba-tu] | |
| 5' | ŠA₃-bi ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na [LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ i-mar-ra-ṣu i-lam-mi₃-ni] | |
| 6' | ina ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ ⸢an⸣-ni-i GUB-⸢za⸣-[am-ma an-na GI.NA šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 7' | [BE] ina SAG 15 NA BE-ma BUR₃ ŠUB [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8' | BE SILIM 02-ma ina ku-kit-ti-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu GAR-MEŠ x x x x x x] | |
| 9' | BE KIŠIB-MEŠ LAL-MEŠ SAL.LA ⸢MUR⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10' | {1}šu-ma-a {1}{d}EN—⸢SILIM⸣-[im x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 11 | ⸢UGU⸣ DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-⸢ti⸣ {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
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