AGS 154 (P238989)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 154 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238989 |
| 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 asking you! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [Should Assur]banipal, king of Assyria (and) king of [El]am, [appoint NN] over [......]? |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | [If he appoint]s him, [as long as he holds this position, will he instigate an insurrection and rebellion] aga[inst Assurbanipal ....]? |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | whether he will cause others to instigate it, plot it, [or act with evil intent against him]. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | Be present [in this r]am, [place (in it) a fi]rm positive answer, [favorable designs], favorable, propitious [ome]ns by the oracular [command of your great divinity, and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [May (this query) g]o 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 | {1}{d}aš-šur]—DU₃—[A] LUGAL KUR—aš-šur LUGAL {[kur]}⸢NIM⸣.MA{[ki]} | |
| 3 | {1}x x x] ⸢a⸣-na UGU ki-[x x x x x x lip-qid] | |
| 4 | [GIM ip-taq-du]-⸢uš⸣ a-⸢di⸣ [mal₂ UD-MEŠ x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | [si-hu bar-tu] ⸢a-na UGU⸣ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x u₂]-⸢še⸣-ep-pe-[šu₂] i-dab-bu-bu [ŠU.2-su a-na HUL-tim i-na ŠA₃-bi-šu₂ ub-ba-lu] | |
| 2' | [i-na ŠA₃ UDU].⸢NITA₂⸣ an-ni-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na ⸢GI⸣.[NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ] | |
| 3' | [SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ] ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-[tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti] | |
| 4' | [šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] ⸢UGU DINGIR-ti-ka⸣ [GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 5' | [lil]-⸢lik-ma⸣ KIN ⸢li-tap⸣-[pal] | |
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