AGS 054 (P238973)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238973 |
| 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 a[sking you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | The messenger whom Mugallu the Me[lidean] sent [to Esarhaddon, king of Assyria] to conclude a treaty, and [whom your great divinity knows] — |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | in accordance with the command of your great divinity, [Šamaš, great lord, and your favorable decisions], |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | will that messenger, who [has come] before [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], by the order of Mugallu the Mel[idean, ......]? |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Will Mugallu the Melid[ean ......]? |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Will [all] his words come true? [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Disregard what they spe[ak] with (their) mouths, [or what they think]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Disregard what Mugallu the Melid[ean ......]. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer for today's case, [be it good, be it faulty]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [Disregard that] the ram (offered) to your great divinity [for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [Disregard that he who touch]es the forehead of the sheep [is dressed in his] or[dinary soiled] garments. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [Disregard that I], the haruspex [your] ser[vant, am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments]. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 11–r 33 | [Be present in] this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, [favorable] desig[ns, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity, and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | The 'station,' 'path' and 'well-being' are present. The 'increment' [......]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | The upper part is massive [......]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | The breast bone is thick. Firs[t extispicy ......]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | The 'station' is present. The 'path' is cu[rled] on the right. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | The upper part is elevated [......]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the c[olon ......]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Šumâ (and) Be[l-ušallim ......]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [May (this query) go to your great] divinity, [O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| 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 | {lu₂}A—KIN {lu₂}A—KIN ša₂ {1}mu-gal-lu {kur}⸢mi⸣-[li-da-a.a ana IGI {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 3 | ana ṣa-bat a-de-e iš-pu-ram-[ma DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-u₂] | |
| 4 | GIM KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-⸢ti⸣ {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ u₃ EŠ.BAR-ka šal-mu] | |
| 5 | {lu₂}A—KIN {lu₂}A—KIN šu-a-tu₂ ša₂ ana IGI {1}{[d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 6 | ina a-mat {1}mu-gal-lu {kur}mi-⸢li⸣-[da-a.a il-li-ka x x x] | |
| 7 | {1}mu-gal-lu {kur}mi-li-⸢da⸣-[a.a x x x x x ma-al] | |
| 8 | dib-bi-šu₂-ni i-šal-li-mu-[u₂ IGI-ru IGI-ra ŠE-u₂ ŠE-e] | |
| 9 | e-zib ša₂ ina pa-a-ti i-dab-[bu-bu u₂—lu i-dab-bu-bu] | |
| 10 | e-zib ša₂ {1}mu-gal-lu {kur}mi-li-[da-a.a x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | e-zib ša₂ ik-rib di-nim UD-mu ⸢NE⸣-[i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 12 | [e-zib ša₂] UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka [ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 13 | [e-zib ša₂ TAG]-it pu-ut UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ ⸢gi⸣-[ne₂-e-šu₂ ar₂-ša₂-tu₂ lab-šu₂] | |
| 14 | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku] DUMU {lu₂}HAL ⸢ARAD⸣-[ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-ša₂-tu₂ lab-ša₂-ku] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ina ŠA₃ UDU].⸢NITA₂⸣ NE-i [GUB-za-am-ma x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | ⸢an⸣-na GI.NA GIŠ.⸢HUR⸣-[MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti] | |
| 3 | GAR-am-ma [lu-mur] | |
| 4 | BE NA GIR₂ SILIM GAR-MEŠ MAŠ₂ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | BE AN.TA-tum up-pu-qat [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | GAG.ZAG.GA KUG mah-⸢ru⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | BE NA TUKU GIR₂ 15 kup-[pu-uṣ x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | BE AN.TA-tum DU-ik [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ŠA₃.⸢NIGIN⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | {1}šu-ma-a {1}{d}⸢EN⸣—[u₂-šal-lim x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | [UGU] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-⸢ka⸣ [GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
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