AGS 038 (K.11493), 025 (K.11504) (P238979)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 038 (K.11493), 025 (K.11504) |
|---|---|
| ID | P238979 |
| 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, gi]ve m[e a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, who is now intent] on sending a messenger [of his choice to NN, king of Hubuški]a, and (whom) [your great divinity] knows — |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | [in accordance with the command of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord, and yo]ur favo[rable decisions, should the subject of this query, Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, strive and] p[la]n, and [send his messenger to Hubuškia]? |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | [If he, having planned, sen]ds (him), [his messenger, whom he is sen]ding [to Hubuškia] — |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | will [the Urarṭians, or the Cimmeri]ans, [or the Manne]ans, [or the Scythians, or the ...eans, o]r any other enemy [striv]e and plan, attack [that messenger, and seiz]e and kill him? |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | Will the subject of this query, [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, be trou]bled and an[gry] on account of it? [Does your great divinity kn]o[w it]? |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [Disregard that the subject of this query, Esarhaddon], king of Assyria, ...[...]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [Disregard that if he ...] and is delayed, behind h[im ......] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to] your great divinity for the performance [of the extispicy] is defici[ent or faulty]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [Disregard that he who touches the] forehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary [soiled] garments. |
| Reverse [2:6] r 3'3'–r 6'6' | [Disregard that I, the] haruspex your servant, [am] dressed in my ordinary [soiled] garments, have eaten, drunk, or touched [anything unclean], have changed or altered [the proceedings, or (that) the oracle query] has become jumbled and impaired [in] my [mouth]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [I ask you, Šamaš], great lord, whether, should the subject of this query, [Esarha]ddon, king of Assyria, [...... have his messenger take] the road to Hubuški[a], |
| Reverse [7:10] r 8'8'–r 10'10' | that messenger will be attacked by the Cimmerians, [or the Urarṭians], or the Manneans, or the Scythians, [or the ...]eans, or any enemy, (and whether) they will seize and kill [that messenger]. |
| Reverse [10:13] r 11'11'–r 13'13' | [Be present in this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable design]s, [favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity, and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...... is elev]ated. The 'crucible' [...]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [......] above the to[p of ...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [May (this query) go to your great divinity, O Šamaš, great lord, and may an ora]cle 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}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ ša₂ i-na-an]-⸢na⸣ {lu₂}A—KIN-⸢šu₂⸣ {lu₂}A—KIN-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 3 | [ša₂ ŠA₃-šu₂ ub-lam a-na {1}x x x LUGAL {kur}hu-bu-uš-ki]-a ana KIN-šu₂-ma | |
| 4 | [ti-iṣ-mu-ru-ma DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti] ZU-u | |
| 5 | [GIM KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ u₃ EŠ.BAR]-⸢ka šal⸣-mu | |
| 6 | [EN—MU.MU NE-i {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ li-iṣ-rim] ⸢lik-pid⸣-[ma] | |
| 7 | {[lu₂}A—KIN-šu₂ {[lu₂}A—KIN-šu₂ a-na {kur}hu-bu-uš-ki-a liš-pur GIM ik-tap-du-ma il-tap]-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 8 | {[lu₂}A—KIN-šu₂ {[lu₂}A—KIN-šu₂ ša₂ KASKAL {kur}hu-bu-uš-ki-a i-šap]-⸢pa⸣-ru | |
| 9 | [lu-u₂ {kur}URI-a.a lu-u₂ {kur}gi-mir-ra-a.a lu-u₂ {kur}man-na]-a.a | |
| 10 | [lu-u₂ {kur}iš-ku-za-a.a lu-u₂ {kur}x x x-a.a lu]-⸢u₂⸣ {lu₂}KUR₂ BAR-u₂ | |
| 11 | [i-ṣar-ri-mu]-u i-kap-⸢pi-du-u₂⸣ {[lu₂}A—KIN {[lu₂}A—KIN ša₂-a-šu₂] i-te-eb-bu-šu-[u₂] | |
| 12 | [i-ṣab-ba-tu]-u₂ i-duk-ku-šu-u₂ [ŠA₃-bi ša₂] EN—⸢MU.MU NE⸣-[i] | |
| 13 | {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR]—⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂ ana UGU-[hi i]-⸢mar⸣-ra-ṣu i-⸢lam⸣-[mi₃-ni] | |
| 14 | [DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti] ⸢ZU⸣-[e] | |
| 15 | [e-zib ša₂ EN—MU.MU NE-i {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na] LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ ni-di [x x] | |
| 16 | [e-zib ša₂ x x x x x x x x x x x]-ma i-kuš-šu₂ EGIR-⸢šu⸣ [x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR]-⸢ti⸣-ka ša₂ ana MAŠ₂ [MAŠ₂-u₂] LAL-[u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 2' | [e-zib ša₂ TAG-it] ⸢pu⸣-ut UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-[e-šu₂ ar₂-ša₂-ti] lab-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 3' | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku] ⸢DUMU⸣—{lu₂}HAL ⸢DUMU⸣—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-⸢e⸣-[a ar₂-ša₂-ti] lab-ša₂-[ku] | |
| 4' | [mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂] a-ku-lu NAG-u₂ u₂-lap-pi-tu [ku-un ŠU] BAL-u₂ uš-pe-[lu] | |
| 5' | [u₂—lu ta-mit i-na KA]-ia₂ ip-tar-ri-du LAL-MEŠ-u | |
| 6' | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ]-⸢ha⸣ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ e-⸢tu⸣-u₂ [x]+⸢x⸣-ri-du | |
| 7' | [a-šal-ka {d}UTU] ⸢EN⸣ GAL-u₂ GIM EN—MU.MU NE-i {1}[AN.ŠAR]—⸢ŠEŠ⸣—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ | |
| 8' | [x x x x x] {⸢lu₂⸣}A—KIN-šu₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}A—KIN-šu₂ KASKAL {kur}hu-bu-uš-ki-[a il-tap-ru] ⸢lu⸣ gi-mir-ra-a.a | |
| 9' | [lu-u₂ {kur}URI-a.a] ⸢lu⸣-u₂ {kur}man-na-a.a lu-⸢u₂ {kur⸣}iš-ku-za-a.a | |
| 10' | [lu-u₂ {kur}x x x]-a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}KUR₂ mam-ma {⸢lu₂⸣}[A—KIN {⸢lu₂⸣}[A—KIN ša₂]-⸢a⸣-šu₂ i-te-eb-bu-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 11' | {[lu₂}A—KIN {[lu₂}A—KIN UR₅]-⸢tu₂ DIB⸣-tu ⸢GAZ-ku⸣ [i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an]-ni-[i] | |
| 12' | [GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM]-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 13' | [UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 14' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢DU⸣-ik NIG₂.⸢TAB⸣ [x x x] ŠUB | |
| 15' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ UGU-nu ⸢SAG⸣ [x] | |
| 16' | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma] ⸢UR₅⸣.UŠ₂ li-[tap-pal] | |
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