AGS 131 (P238984)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 131 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238984 |
| 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 [lo]rd, [give me a firm positive answer] to what I am as[king you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [Should Esarhaddon appoint the man whose] name [is written] in [this] pa[pyrus and placed] before your [great] divinity, to the office of 'bishop' i[n ...]? |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | [If he appoints him, will he remain loyal] to Esarh[addon, king of Assyria]? Will he remain [loyal] to [Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the Succession Palace? Will he guard] the interests of Esar[haddon, king of Assyria]? |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | Does your great divinity kn[ow it? Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, by the command of your great divinity], Šamaš, great lord? |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [Will he who can s]ee, see it? Will he who can he[ar, hear it]? |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, [be it good, be it faulty]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Disregard that [an unclean person has performed extispicy] in this place. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Disregard that [an unclean man or woman has come near] the place of the extispicy [and made it unclean]. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Disregard that the ram (offered) to your [divinity for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | Let [them be taken out and put aside]! |
| Reverse [1:4] r 2'2'–r 4'4' | [I ask you, Ša]maš, [great] lord, [whether, (should) Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, appoint the man whose name is written in this papyrus and placed] before [your great divinity, to] the office [of 'bishop'] in [......], |
| Reverse [4:7] r 5'5'–r 7'7' | he will [remain loyal t]o Esarhad[don, king of Assyria, remain loyal] to Assurba[nipal, the crown prince of the Succession Palace, and guard the interests of] Esarhad[don, king of Assyria]. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'–r 9'9' | [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)]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [May (this query) go to] your great [divinity], O Šamaš, great lord, [and may an oracle 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 | [LU₂ ša₂] MU-šu₂ i-na ⸢na⸣-[a.a-ra an-na-a šaṭ-ru-u₂-ma] | |
| 3 | [i]-na IGI DINGIR-ti-ka [GAL-ti GAR-un] | |
| 4 | [a]-⸢na⸣ {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM-u₂-ti i-[na E₂ x x x lip-qid-su GIM ip-taq-du-uš ŠA₃-ba-šu₂] | |
| 5 | ⸢it⸣-ti {1}{d}aš-šur—⸢ŠEŠ⸣—[SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} gu-um-mu-ru] | |
| 6 | ⸢ŠA₃⸣-ba-šu₂ it-ti {1}{⸢d⸣}[aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ E₂—re-du-ti E₂—re-du-ti gu-um-mu-ru] | |
| 7 | EN.NUN ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—[ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} i-na-aṣ-ṣa-ru] | |
| 8 | DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ⸢ZU⸣-[e ina SILIM-tim ina KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti] | |
| 9 | {d}UTU EN GAL-[u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un-i] | |
| 10 | ⸢IGI⸣-ri IGI-ra ŠE.⸢GA⸣-[u ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 11 | e-zib ša₂ di-ni UD-mu an-[ni-i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 12 | e-zib ša₂ i-na KI NE-i [lu-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] | |
| 13 | e-zib ša₂ KI MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂ [lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-u₂-tu DIB.DIB-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 14 | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-[ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x] ⸢lu⸣-u₂ [ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ] | |
| 2' | [a-šal-ka {d]}⸢UTU⸣ EN [GAL-u₂ ki-i LU₂ ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-na na-a.a-ra an-na-a] | |
| 3' | [šaṭ-ru-u₂-ma] i-na IGI [DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti GAR-un {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 4' | [a-na {lu₂}ŠA₃].⸢TAM⸣-u₂-ti ina E₂ [x x x x x x i-pa-qi-du-šu₂] | |
| 5' | [ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ it]-⸢ti⸣ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—⸢SUM⸣-[na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} gu-um-mu-ru] | |
| 6' | [ŠA₃-ba]-⸢šu₂⸣ it-ti {1}{d}aš-šur—⸢DU₃⸣—[DUMU.UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ E₂—re-du-ti E₂—re-du-ti gu-um-mu-ru] | |
| 7' | [EN.NUN ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—⸢SUM⸣-[na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} i-na-aṣ-ṣa-ru] | |
| 8' | [i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂] ⸢NE-i⸣ [GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 9' | [UZU-MEŠ ta-mit] ⸢SIG₅⸣-[MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ x x x] | |
| 17' | [UGU DINGIR-ti]-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 18' | [x x x x]-ti | |
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