AGS 080 (P238988)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238988 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [(Disregard that) the oracle query has become jumbled i]n [my mou]th. |
| Reverse [1:8] r 2'2'–r 8'8' | [I ask y]ou, [Šamaš, great lord], whether, [should Esarhaddon give a r]oyal daughter in mar[riage to NN, king of ..., NN will speak, in good faith, true and h]ones[t words of peace with Esarh]addon, king of As[syria, keep the sworn treaty which] he is to con[clude] with him, [and do whatever] is pleasing [to Esar]haddon, king of Assyria. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9'9'–r 10'10' | [Be pre]sent [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' | [...... The 'stren]gth,' 'well-being,' the 'path' on the left of the gall bladder, and the 'base of the throne' are present. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...... The upper/lower part is ele]vated. The base of the middle part is 'loose.' [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x lu ta-mit i]-⸢na KA⸣-[ia ip-tar-ri-du] | |
| 2' | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-šal]-⸢ka⸣ {d}[UTU EN GAL-u ki-i] | |
| 3' | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} ⸢DUMU⸣.MI₂—LUGAL ⸢DUMU⸣.MI₂—LUGAL ⸢a⸣-[na {1}x x x] | |
| 4' | [LUGAL ša₂ {kur}x x x x x] ⸢a⸣-na aš₂-⸢šu⸣-[tu it-ta-an-nu] | |
| 5' | [i-na kit-ti-šu₂ dib-bi ki-nu-tu ša₂]-al-mu-⸢tu₂⸣ [ša₂ šu-lum-me₂-e] | |
| 6' | [it-ti {1}{d}aš-šur]—⸢ŠEŠ⸣—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-[šur{ki} i-dab-bu-bu] | |
| 7' | [a-de-e ma-mi-ti ša₂ it]-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ i-šak-[ka-nu i-na-aṣ-ṣa-ru] | |
| 8' | [u₃ mim-ma ša₂ ana UGU {1}{d}aš-šur]—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} ṭa-a-⸢ba⸣ [ip-pu-šu₂] | |
| 9' | [i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za]-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 10' | [UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ ša₂] ⸢SILIM⸣-tim 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 UR₅.UŠ₂ [li-tap-pal] | |
| 12' | [x x x x x x] ⸢KALAG⸣ SILIM GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ u ŠUB—AŠ.TE TUKU-ši [x x] | |
| 13' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢DU⸣-ik BE MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR BE [x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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