PRT 009 (P238980)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238980 |
| 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 ask]ing you! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [Should Esarhaddon, king of] Assyria, send Ša-Nabû-šû, chief eunuch, [and the army] at his disposal [to take the road, and] to go to capture the city Amul? |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | If they go and set up ca[mp be]fore [that ci]ty, [Amul], will they, be it by means of war, [... o]r by force, or through tun[nels and breaches, or by means of ramps, o]r by means of battering rams, |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | or through fri[endliness or peaceful negotiation]s, or through insurrection and rebellion [......], [or through any ruse of] capturing a city, |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | [capture] that city, Amul, enter [that city], Amul, [conquer that city, Amul]? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Will it be delivered to them? [Does your great divinity know it]? |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515 | [Is the cap]ture of that city, [Amul, by Ša-Nabû-šû, chief eunuch, an]d the army of Esa[rhaddon, king of Assyria], in this expedition of theirs, decreed and confirmed i[n a favorable case, by the command of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord]? |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Will he who can see, [see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | Disregard what (happens) in besieging the city, or [in ...]. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818– | [Disregard the (formulation) of] (the prayer for) today's case, b[e it good, be it faulty]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that a cl]ean person or an unclean man or [woman has touched the sacrificial sheep, or blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that an un]clean man or wo[man 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 i]n this place. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Disregard that the ram] (offered) to your great divinity [for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Disregard that [he who touc]hes the forehead of the she[ep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments], has eaten, drunk, or anointed himself with [anything unclean, (or) has altered or changed] the pro[ceedings]. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Disregard that I, the haruspex yo[ur] servant, [am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments], have seen [fear] and terror [at night], or (that) [the oracle query has become jumbled and impaired in my mouth]. |
| Reverse [8:11] r 99–r 1111 | [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether, (should) Ša-Na]bû-šû, [chief eunuch, with the army of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], go [to capture that city, Amul], |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [they will capture that city, Amul, enter th]at city, Amul, and conquer [that city, Amul, (and whether) it will be del]ivered [to them]. |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414–r 1616 | [Be present] in [this r]am, place (in it) a fir[m positive answer], favorable designs, [favorable, propitious] omens [by the oracular command of] your great divinity, and may I se[e (them)]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | May (this query) go [to your great divinity, O Šamaš], great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [......]. The left of the 'finger' is split in 2 places. The 'weapon'-mark of the 'increment' rises on the left. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [......] is present. The coils of the colon are 16 in number. The vertebrae are recessed on the left. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [......] is present. The 'crucible' is curled upward left and right. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [......] and equals in height a 'weapon'-mark. The 'strength' and 'base of the throne' are present. |
| Reverse [21:23] r 2222– | [...... the to]p of left surface of the 'finger' is split. |
| Edge [0:2] e. 1e. 1–e. 22 | [......]. The upper part is elevated. The [base of the] middle part [......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ ša₂ a-šal]-lu-ka an-nam GI.NA a-pal-an-ni | |
| 2 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL] ⸢KUR⸣—aš-šur{ki} liš-pur-ma {1}ša₂—{d}AG—MU GAL—{lu₂}SAG-MEŠ GAL—{lu₂}SAG-MEŠ | |
| 3 | [a-di e-mu-qu mal₂ it]-ti-šu₂ a-na ṣa-ba-a-ta {uru}a-mul | |
| 4 | [ur-ha har-ra-na li-iṣ-bu-tu-ma] ⸢lil⸣-li-ku GIM it-tal-ku-ma i-na ⸢UGU URU⸣ [UR₅-tu₂] | |
| 5 | {[uru}a-mul ma-dak]-ta il-ta-kan i-na DU₃-eš {giš}TUKUL [MURUB₄ u ME₃] | |
| 6 | [lu-u₂ i-na x x x lu]-u₂ i-na da-na-na lu-u₂ i-na ni-[ik-si pi-il-šu₂] | |
| 7 | [lu-u₂ i-na {giš}a-ra-am-mu lu]-u₂ ina {giš}šu-bi-i lu-u₂ i-na ⸢KA⸣ [DUG₃.GA] | |
| 8 | [u₃ sa-lim ṭu-ub-ba-a-ti] lu-u₂ i-na si-ha HI.GAR [x x x x x] | |
| 9 | [lu-u₂ i-na mim-ma ši-pir ni-kil-ti ša₂] ṣa-bat URU ⸢mal₂⸣ [GAL₂-MEŠ-u₂] | |
| 10 | URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}a-mul i-[ṣab-ba-tu-u₂ a-na ŠA₃-bi URU UR₅-tu₂] | |
| 11 | {⸢uru⸣}a-mul TU-MEŠ-u₂ [URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}a-mul ŠU.2-šu₂-un i-kaš-ša₂-a-da] | |
| 12 | [a]-⸢na⸣ qa-ti-šu₂-un im-man-⸢ni⸣-[i DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti ZU-e] | |
| 13 | [ṣa-ba]-a-tu₂ URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}[a-mul i-na ŠU.2 {1}ša₂—{d}PA—MU GAL—{lu₂}SAG-MEŠ] GAL—{lu₂}SAG-MEŠ] | |
| 14 | [a]-⸢di⸣ e-mu-qu ša₂ {1}{d}aš-⸢šur⸣—[ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 15 | [i]-na DU-šu₂-un NE-i i-⸢na⸣ [SILIM-tim i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 16 | ⸢qa⸣-bi-i ku-un IGI-[ru IGI-ra ŠE-u₂ ŠE-e] | |
| 17 | e-zib ša₂ i-na NIGIN-e URU lu-u₂ [i-na x x x x] | |
| 18 | [e-zib ša₂] di-in UD NE-i ⸢GIM⸣ [DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂] ⸢KUG⸣ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-[u₂-tu₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu a-na IGI SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku] | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂] ⸢lu⸣-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-[u₂-tu₂ KI MAŠ₂ DIB.DIB-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 3 | [e-zib ša₂ i]-⸢na⸣ KI an-⸢ni⸣-[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-šat lab-šu₂ mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 6 | KU₂ NAG ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ ku-un [ŠU.2 BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu x x x x] | |
| 7 | e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-⸢ka⸣ [TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-šat lab-ša₂-ku ina MI LUH-tu] | |
| 8 | pi₂-rit-ti IGI-ru u₂—lu [ta-mit i-na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du LAL-MEŠ] | |
| 9 | lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ ⸢lu-u₂⸣ [BAR-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ ki-i {1}ša₂—{d]}⸢AG⸣—MU [GAL—{lu₂}SAG-MEŠ] [GAL—{lu₂}SAG-MEŠ] | |
| 10 | [a-di e-mu-qu ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} ⸢mal₂⸣ it-[ti-šu₂] | |
| 11 | [a-na ṣa-ba-a-ta URU UR₅-tu {uru}a-mul] ⸢DU⸣-MEŠ-ku | |
| 12 | [URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}a-mul DIB-MEŠ a-na ŠA₃] URU ⸢UR₅-tu₂⸣ {uru}a-mul [TU-MEŠ] | |
| 13 | [URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}a-mul ŠU.2-šu₂-un i-kaš-⸢ša₂⸣-du-u₂ | |
| 14 | [a-na qa-ti-šu₂-un im]-⸢man⸣-nu₃-u₂ i-na ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [UDU].⸢NITA₂ an⸣-[ni-i] | |
| 15 | [GUB-za-am-ma an-na] ⸢GI⸣.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-⸢mit⸣ [SIG₅-MEŠ] | |
| 16 | [SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-[mur] | |
| 17 | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU] EN ⸢GAL⸣-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ 150 ŠU.SI 02 DU₈ {giš}TUKUL MAŠ₂ 150 te-bi | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x] GAR ŠA₃.NIGIN 16 KIŠIB 150 LAL-is | |
| 20 | [x x x x x x x] GAR-in BE NIG₂.TAB 15 u 150 ana AN.<TA>-nu kap-ṣa-at-ma | |
| 21 | [x x x x x x ana] {giš}TUKUL uš-te-lim KALAG ŠUB—<AŠ>.TE GAR-MEŠ | |
| 22 | [x x x x x BE] ⸢SAG⸣ EDIN 150 U DU₈ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x e]-li-tum DU MURUB₄ [x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ MUR 150 [x x x x] | |
| 3 | [x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
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