AGS 060 (P238976)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 060 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238976 |
| 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 | [From this day, the 10th day of this month ..., to the ...th day of the month, ... of this year, for] 30 [days and nights, my stipulated term] — |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | [within] this stip[ulated term, will the Kuzzurakeans, or] the Tabaleans, or [the Cilicians, strive and pl]an? [Will they take the road] from wh[ere they are and in]vade Que [......]? |
| Obverse [7:13] o 88–o 1313 | Does your great divinity know it? [Is the invasion ......] of Kuzzurak [......] or of the Tabaleans, [or of the Cilicians ......] to Que decreed [and confirmed] in a favorable case, [by the command of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Disregard what happens after [my] stipu[lated term ......]. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515– | Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, [be it good, be it faulty]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, [or blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Disregard that an unclean man or woman [has come near the place of the extispicy and made it unclean]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Disregard that an unclean [person has performed extispicy] in this place. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Disregard that the ram (offered) to your divinity for [the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep [is dressed in his ordinary soiled] garments, has eaten, drunk, (or) anointed himself with anything unclean, (or) has al[tered or changed] the proceedings. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant, [am dressed in my ordinary soiled] garments, (that) I have seen [fear and] terror [at night, or (that) the oracle query has become jumbled in my mouth]. |
| Reverse [8:13] r 99–r 1313 | [I ask you Šamaš, great lord], whether from this day, the 10th day of th[is] month [..., to the ... day of the month ...] of this year, the Ku[zzurakeans, o]r the Tabaleans, or [the Cilicians], will invade [and ...] Que. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Be present in this ram, [place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity, and may I see (them)]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | The 'station' is present. The middle of the 'path' is effaced. The 'well-being' is pre[sent. ......] |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | The ... of the right of the 'cap' of the lung is split. [......] |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | The upper part and lower part [......]. |
| Edge [3:4] e. 44–e. 44 | The base of the middle part is 'bou[nd.' ......] |
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 | [TA UD NE-i UD 10-KAM₂ ša₂ ITI an-ni-i {iti}x EN UD x-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}x] | |
| 3 | [ša₂ MU NE-ti a-na 30 UD-MEŠ] 30 [MI-MEŠ ši-kin RI-ia] | |
| 4 | [i-na ši]-kin RI UR₅-tu₂ [lu-u₂ {lu₂}ku-uz-zu-ra-ak-a.a] | |
| 5 | [lu-u₂] {lu₂}ta-bal-a.a lu-[u₂ {lu₂}hi-li-ka-a.a i-ṣar-ri-mu-u₂] | |
| 6 | [i]-⸢kap⸣-pi-du-u₂ TA a-[šar aš₂-bu ur-ha KASKAL i-ṣab-ba-tu-u₂] | |
| 7 | a-na {kur}qu-u₂-e ⸢DU⸣-[MEŠ-ku-ni-i x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e [a-la-ku x x x x x] | |
| 9 | ša₂ {1}ku-uz-zu-ra-ak [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | lu-u₂ {lu₂}ta-bal-a.⸢a⸣ [lu-u₂ {lu₂}hi-li-ka-a.a x x x] | |
| 11 | a-na {kur}qu-⸢u₂-e⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12 | i-na SILIM-tim [i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 13 | ⸢qa⸣-bi-i [ku-un-i IGI-ru IGI-ra ŠE.GA-u₂ ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 14 | e-zib ša₂ a-na EGIR ⸢RI⸣-[ia x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | e-zib ša₂ di-in UD NE-i [GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-[MEŠ u₂—lu a-na IGI SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku] | |
| 2 | e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-u₂-⸢ti⸣ [KI MAŠ₂ DIB-MEŠ-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 3 | e-zib ša₂ i-na KI NE-i lu-[ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] | |
| 4 | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ ⸢a⸣-[na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 5 | e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ [gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar₂-ša₂-a-tu₂ lab-šu] | |
| 6 | mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ ku-un ŠU.2 ⸢BAL⸣-[u₂ uš-pe-lu] | |
| 7 | e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU {lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ [gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-ša₂-a-tu lab-ša₂-ku ina MI gi-lit-tu₂] | |
| 8 | pi-rit-ti IGI-ru u₂—lu ⸢ta⸣-[mit i-na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du] | |
| 9 | lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ [a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 10 | ki-i TA UD NE-i UD 10-KAM₂ ša₂ ITI an-[ni-i {iti}x EN UD x-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}x] | |
| 11 | ša₂ MU NE-ti lu-u₂ {lu₂}ku-⸢uz⸣-[zu-ra-ak-a.a] | |
| 12 | ⸢lu⸣-u₂ {lu₂}ta-bal-a.a lu-[u₂ {lu₂}hi-li-ka-a.a] | |
| 13 | [a]-na {kur}qu-u₂-e DU-⸢MEŠ⸣-[ku-nim-ma x x x x] | |
| 14 | i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i ⸢GUB⸣-[za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [BE] NA GAR MURUB₄ GIR₂ pa-aš₂-ṭa SILIM ⸢GAR⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2 | [BE] na-kap 15 U.SAG MUR DU₈ u [x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | ⸢BE⸣ AN.TA-tum u KI.TA-⸢tum⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | BE MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ ⸢KEŠ₂⸣-[is x x x x x] | |
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