AGS 055 (P238967)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238967 |
| 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 [asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | Mugallu and the troops [of ..., (allied) with him], who have now [set up ca]mp aga[inst ..., a fortress] of the city Melid — |
| Obverse [3:8] o 44–o 88 | [will the chief eunuch of Esarhaddon, ki]ng of Assyria, and [his] troop[s and army who] have gone against him, [drive Mugallu and his troops away] from the w[all of ..., and will he] aban[don the w]all? |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Does your great divinity kn[ow it? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Disregard the (formulation) of [to]day's case, [be it good, be it faulty]. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person [has touched] the sacr[ificial] sheep, [or blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Disregard that an unclean man or woma[n has come near the place of the extispicy and made it unclean]. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313– | Disregard that [an unclean person has performed extispicy] in this place. |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 14b.e. 14– | Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity [for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | Disregard that he who touches the for[ehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments], (or that) he has eat[en, drunk, or anointed himself with anything unclean, (or) has altered or changed the (ritual) proceedings]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Disregard that I, the [haruspex your servant, am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments], or (that) [I have made] the oracle query [jumbled and faulty] i[n my mouth]. |
| Reverse [4:9] r 55–r 99 | [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord], whether the chief eunuch of Esa[rhaddon, king of Assyria, and his troops] and army, who are going [against Mugallu], will dri[ve Mugallu and his troops away, and (whether) he will ... abandon the wall]. |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | [Be present] in [this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious] omens by the oracular command of [your great] divi[nity, and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [May (this query) go] to your [great] divini[ty, O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | It has a 'station.' The 'path' is present. [......] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | The 'ear' is present. [......] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | There is a hole [in the t]op of the 'station.' The 'path' has a bifurcation towards the right. [......]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [The coils of the co]lon are 12 in number. The heart of the ra[m is normal. ......]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [The 'station' and 'pa]th' are present. The 'strength' is missing. [......] |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919– | [The co]ils of the colon are 12 in number. The vertebrae [are recessed. ......] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Of Nadinu and Tabnî. Month Iyyar (II), 10th day. |
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}mug-gal-lum a-di ERIM-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x x mal₂ it-ti-šu₂] | |
| 3 | ša₂ i-na-an-na i-na ⸢UGU⸣ {[uru}x x x x x bir-ti] | |
| 4 | ša₂ {uru}mi-li-di ma-⸢dak⸣-[ta iš-ku-nu {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na] | |
| 5 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-di ERIM-⸢MEŠ⸣ [e-mu-qu ša₂ it-ti-šu₂] | |
| 6 | [a]-na UGU-hi-šu₂ it-tal-ku-[ma {1}mu-gal-lu a-di ERIM-MEŠ ša₂] | |
| 7 | ⸢it⸣-ti-šu₂ TA UGU ⸢BAD₃⸣ [ša₂ {uru}x x x i-na-as-sa-hu-ma] | |
| 8 | ⸢ša₂⸣-al-ha u₂-maš-[ša₂-a-ra x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ⸢ZU⸣-[e IGI-ru IGI-ra ŠE.GA-u₂ ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 10 | e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-mu [NE-i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 11 | e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ UDU ⸢SISKUR⸣.[SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu a-na IGI SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku] | |
| 12 | e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾi-i-[ti KI MAŠ₂ DIB-MEŠ-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 13 | e-zib ša₂ i-na KI an-⸢ni⸣-[i lu-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 14 | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-⸢ka⸣ [ša₂ ana MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ TAG-it ⸢SAG⸣.[KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar-ša₂-a-ti lab-šu₂] | |
| 2 | mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ ⸢KU₂⸣ [NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ ku-un ŠU BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu] | |
| 3 | e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU {[lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar-ša₂-a-ti lab-ša₂-ku] | |
| 4 | u₂—lu ta-mit i-[na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du LAL-MEŠ] | |
| 5 | lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-[u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 6 | GIM {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG ša₂ {1}{d}aš-⸢šur⸣—[ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-di ERIM-MEŠ] | |
| 7 | e-mu-qu ša₂ it-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂ ša₂ a-na UGU-hi {1}mu-gal-lu] | |
| 8 | il-la-ku {1}mu-gal-lu a-di ERIM-MEŠ ša₂ it-ti-šu₂] | |
| 9 | i-na-as-⸢sa⸣-[hu-ma ša₂-al-ha u₂-maš-ša₂-ru] | |
| 10 | i-na ŠA₃-⸢bi⸣ [UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 11 | UZU-MEŠ [ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim] | |
| 12 | ša₂ KA DINGIR-[ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 13 | UGU DINGIR-ti-⸢ka⸣ [GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 14 | [BE] NA TUKU-ši BE GIR₂ GAR [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | [BE] ⸢ha⸣-si-si GAR-in BE [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | [BE ina] ⸢SAG⸣ NA BUR₃ ŠUB BE GIR₂ ana 15 PA TUKU-ši [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 17 | [BE ŠA₃].⸢NIGIN⸣ 12 ŠA₃ UDU.[NITA₂ ša₂-lim x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 18 | [BE NA] ⸢GIR₂⸣ GAR-MEŠ BE KALAG NU GAR-in BE [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 19 | [BE] ⸢ŠA₃⸣.NIGIN 12 BE KIŠIB-MEŠ [LAL-MEŠ x x x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | ša₂ {1}na-di-nu u {1}tab-ni-i | |
| 2 | {iti}GUD UD 10-KAM₂ | |
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