PRT 067 (P239050)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 067 |
|---|---|
| ID | P239050 |
| 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 [1:3] o 2'2'–o 3'3' | Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case [......], by the command of [your great] divinity, Šamaš, great lord? |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | Will he who can see, se[e it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | Disregard that for [......]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Disregard the (formulation) of [today's] case, [be it good, be it faulty]. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'– | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person [has touched the sacrificial sheep, or blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Disregard that an unclean [man or woman has come near the place of the extispicy and made it unclean]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Disregard that [an unclean person has performed extispicy] in [this place]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Disregard that he who to[uches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments]. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | Disregard [that I, the haruspex your servant, am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments], have eaten, [drunk, or anointed myself with anything unclean, or jumbled the oracle query in my mouth]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | The 'station' is present. The 'path' on the le[ft ......]. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | The left side of the gall bladder is attached. The lower [part is elevated ......]. |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | The 'cap' [rides upon] the 'outside.' [......]. |
| Edge [3:4] e. 44–e. 44 | The 'cavity' of the le[ft] fissure [......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | MU [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | i-na ⸢SILIM-tim⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | i-na KA DINGIR-[ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un-i] | |
| 4' | a-mi-ri im-[ma-ra še-mu-u₂ i-šem-me-e] | |
| 5' | e-zib ša₂ a-⸢na⸣ a-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | e-zib ša₂ di-in [UD-mu an-ni-i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 7' | e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-[u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-tu₂ lu-u₂ a-na pa-an SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-[u₂ lu-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ KI MAŠ₂ DIB.DIB-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 2 | e-zib ša₂ i-⸢na⸣ [KI an-ni-i lu-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] | |
| 3 | e-zib ša₂ ⸢TAG⸣-[it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar-ša₂-a-ti lab-šu₂] | |
| 4 | e-zib [ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar-ša₂-a-ti lab-ša₂-ku mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 5 | ⸢KU₂⸣ [NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ lu-u₂ ta-mit i-na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | BE NA GAR BE GIR₂ 150 [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | BE 150 ZE₂ ṣa-mid KI.[TA DU-ik x x x x x] | |
| 3 | BE U.SAG UGU SA-⸢ti⸣ [U₅ x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | BE SAL.LA DU₈ 150 [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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