PRT 003 + 012 (P238985)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 003 + 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238985 |
| 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, grea]t [lord, give me a f]irm positive answer to what I am ask[ing you]! |
| Obverse [1:7] o 22–o 77 | [Should Esarhad]don, ki[ng of Assyria, send] the messenger whom he wishes [to Kašt]ar[itu, city lord] of Karkaššî? [And if Esarhaddo]n, king of Assyria, [sends his messenger to go to K]aštaritu, [will he, on the advice of his coun]sellors, [seize] that messenger, [question him], (and) kill him? |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [Does your great divinity know it? Will he who can se]e, se[e it? Will he who can he]ar, he[ar it]? |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in] his ordinary soiled [garments]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [Disregard that] the oracle query has become jumbled [in the mouth of the haruspex, yo]ur [servant]. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 3'3'–r 5'5' | I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, [whether, should Esar]haddon, [ki]ng of Assyria, [send] the messenger of his choice to g[o to] Kaštaritu, city lord of Karkaššî, |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | [(whether) K]aštaritu, on the advice of his counsellors, will seize, q[uestion, and k]ill that me[ssen]ger. |
| Reverse [7:10] r 8'8'–r 10'10' | 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 [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | May (this query) [go] to your great divinity, O Šamaš, [great lo]rd, [and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | It has a 'station.' The 'paths' are 2, the inside of the lower one is white and speckled. The 'well-being' is present [......]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | In the top of the gall bladder there are 2 holes. There is a hole in the 'yoke' [......]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | In the ri[ght ...]. The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The breast-bone [is thick ......]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [...] is present. The 'strength' is absent. The left of the gall bladder is attached. [... of the 'fin]ger' is split. In the t[op ......]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [......] The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'bound.' The coils of the colon are 16 in number [......]. |
| Reverse [16:18] r 17'17'– | [......] there is a hole. The 'path' is present. The 'strength' is absent. The 'finger' is thick. The lower [part is elevated ...]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Dan[......]. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | Month Iyyar (II), 17th [day, eponym year of NN]. |
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}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ]—⸢SUM⸣-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR—aš-šur]{⸢ki⸣} DUMU—šip-ri DUMU—šip-ri ša₂ ŠA₃-šu₂ ⸢ub⸣-[lu] | |
| 3 | [liš-pur-ma a-na UGU {1}ka-aš₂]-⸢ta-ri⸣-[ti {lu₂}EN]—⸢URU⸣ {lu₂}EN]—⸢URU⸣ ša₂ {⸢kur}kar⸣—kaš-ši-i | |
| 4 | [lil-lik-ma GIM {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 5 | {[lu₂}DUMU—šip-ri-šu₂ {[lu₂}DUMU—šip-ri-šu₂ a-na UGU {1}⸢ka⸣-aš₂-ta-ri-ti | |
| 6 | [il-tap-ru il-la-ku i-na GALGA {lu₂}AD].⸢GI₄⸣.GI₄-MEŠ-šu₂ {lu₂}DUMU—šip-ri {lu₂}DUMU—šip-ri ša₂-a-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [i-ṣab-ba-a-ta u₂-sa-an-na-a-qa] i-da-ki-i | |
| 8 | [DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e IGI]-ri IGI-⸢mar⸣ [ŠE.GA]-u₂ ⸢ŠE⸣.[GA-e] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂] ⸢gi-ne₂-šu₂ ar₂-ša₂-a⸣-[ti lab-šu₂] | |
| 2' | [e-zib ša₂ i-na KA DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD]-⸢ka⸣ [ta]-mit up-tar-ri-[du] | |
| 3' | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ] ⸢lu⸣-[u₂] ⸢BAR⸣-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 4' | [ki-i {1}{d}aš]-⸢šur—ŠEŠ⸣—SUM-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR—aš-šur{ki} {lu₂}DUMU—šip-ri {lu₂}DUMU—šip-ri ša₂ ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu | |
| 5' | ⸢KASKAL.2 [a-na GIR₃.2-šu₂ il]-⸢ta⸣-ak-nu-ma a-na [UGU] {1}ka-aš₂-ta-ri-ti {lu₂}EN—URU {lu₂}EN—URU ša₂ {kur}kar—kaš-ši-i | |
| 6' | il-[la-ku {1}ka-aš₂-ta-ri-ti ⸢i⸣-na GALGA {lu₂}AD.GI₄.GI₄-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 7' | {lu₂}⸢DUMU⸣—[šip]-⸢ri⸣ {lu₂}⸢DUMU⸣—[šip]-⸢ri⸣ ša₂-a-šu₂ i-ṣab-ba-tu u₂-[sa-an-na-qu i-da]-⸢ak⸣-ku | |
| 8' | i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-i GUB-za-am-ma [an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 9' | UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ [ša₂ SILIM-tim] | |
| 10' | ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-[ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 11' | UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU ⸢EN⸣ [GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 12' | BE NA TUKU ⸢BE BE⸣ GIR₂ 02-ma ŠA₃ KI.TA-tum BABBAR ma-tir BE SILIM GAR [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13' | BE ina ⸢SAG⸣ ZE₂ BUR₃-MEŠ 02 ŠUB-MEŠ BE ina ni-ri BUR₃ ŠUB [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | BE ina 15 [x x]+⸢x⸣ BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 BE GAG.ZAG.⸢GA⸣ [e-bi x x x x x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x x] GAR-in BE KALAG NU GAR BE 150 ZE₂ ṣa-mid [BE ŠU].SI DU₈ BE ina ⸢SAG⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 16' | [x x x x x] BE MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ KEŠ₂-is [x x] BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 16 [x x x x x x] | |
| 17' | [x x x x x] BUR₃ ŠUB-di BE GIR₂ GAR-in BE KALAG NU GAR-⸢in⸣ [BE] ŠU.SI eb-bet BE KI.⸢TA⸣-[tum DU-ik x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢dan⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | {iti}GUD 17 [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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