AGS 151 (P238992)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 151 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238992 |
| 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 | [Will the troops of the Manneans, together with the armed forces that are] with them, go [against the men, horses and army] of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [which ......? After they have go]ne and advanced, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | will they let the released (troops) loose (to take plunder) [......] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [...] those who are with him |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [... m]en and army [......]? |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | If they, having planned, [..., will the weapons, men, ho]rses and army [of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, in the ensuing battle prevail over] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | [whether the troops of] the Manneans, together with the ar[med forces that are with them, will go to confront the men, horses and army of Assurb]anipal, king of Assyria, and (whether) [in the ensuing battle] |
| Reverse [2:6] r 3'3'–r 6'6' | the weapons, men, horses, [and army of Assurba]nipal, king of Assyria, will prevail over the weapons of the Mannean troops [and the armed forces that are with them], (and) be victorious [......]. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 7'7'–r 8'8' | [Be present in this ram, place] (in it) a firm positive answer, [favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the ora]cular command of your great divinity, [and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [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}ERIM-MEŠ {kur}man-na-a.a a-di e-mu-u₂-qu mal₂] ⸢it⸣-ti-šu₂-un | |
| 3 | [a-na UGU {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ e-mu-u₂-qu] {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 4 | [ša₂ x x x x il-lu-ku-u₂ GIM it-tal]-⸢ku⸣-u₂-ma i-te-et-qu-u₂-ni | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x x x x x x ru]-um-mu-u₂-tu u₂-ra-am-mu-u₂ | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] mal₂ it-ti-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [x x x x x x x x x x {lu₂]}⸢ERIM⸣-MEŠ e-mu-u₂-qu | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] ki-i ik-tap-du-u₂-ma | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x ana UGU {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ] {⸢anše⸣}KUR.RA-MEŠ e-mu-u₂-qu | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [ki-i {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ] {kur}man-na-a.a ⸢EN e⸣-[mu-u₂-qu mal₂ it-ti-šu₂-un] | |
| 2' | [a-na UGU {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ e-mu-qu ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur]—⸢DU₃⸣—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 3' | [il-la-ku ina DU₃-eš {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ MURUB₄ ME₃] {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ | |
| 4' | [e-mu-qu ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} ⸢UGU⸣ {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {kur}man-na-a.a | |
| 5' | [EN e-mu-u₂-qu mal₂ it-ti-šu₂-nu i]-⸢mar⸣-ri-ru i-dan-ni-num | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x x x x x x i]-na li-i-te da-na-a-ni | |
| 7' | [x x x x x x x ina ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE]-i GUB-am-ma an-na GI.NA | |
| 8' | [GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM]-⸢tim⸣ ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL | |
| 9' | [šuk-nam-ma lu-mur UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN] li-tap-pal | |
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