AGS 126 (Sm.0384) (P240263)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 126 (Sm.0384) |
|---|---|
| ID | P240263 |
| 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 [1:4] o 22–o 44 | [Should Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], appoint the man whose name [is written] in [this] papyrus and [placed] before your great divinity, to the office whi[ch is written in this papyrus]? |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | If he appo[ints him, will he] instigate [an insurrection and rebellion against Esarhaddon, ki]ng of Assyria, or against [Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the Succession Palace], or will he cause others to instigate it? |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77–o 1010 | [Will he plot it, or cause others to plot it? Will he incite it]? Or will someone else [cause him to plot it], and will he listen and turn [to disobedience? Does yo]ur great [divinity know it]? |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Is it decreed and co[nfirmed] by the command of [your great] divinity, [Šamaš], great [lo]rd? [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Disregard that the day [is overcast and] it has rained. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313– | Disregard the (formulation) of t[oday's] case, [be it good], be it faulty. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | Disregard that he who touches the forehead [of the sheep] is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments, (or) has eaten, drunk, [or anointed] himself with anything unclean, (or) has altered or changed the proceedings. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Disregard that the oracle query has become jumbled in the mouth of [the haruspex, your servant]. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | [I ask y]ou, Šamaš, gr[eat] lord, whether, (should) [Esa]rh[addon], king of Assyria, appoint [the man] whose name [is written] in th[is] papyrus [and placed be]fore [your great] divinity, to [the position which is] written [in this papyrus], |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | that man, [as long as he holds this position], will instigate [an insurrection and rebellion against Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], cause others [to instigate it], plot it, [or cause others to plot it], |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | [or (whether) someone else ...... will p]lot insurrection and rebellion, [...] an evil plan, and he will lis[ten and turn to disobedience]. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [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 [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [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 ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-na ni-ʾa-a-⸢ra⸣ [an-na-a šaṭ-ru-u₂-ma] | |
| 3 | i-na IGI DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti [GAR-un {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 4 | a-na {lu₂}EN—pi-qit-tu-tu {lu₂}EN—pi-qit-tu-tu ⸢ša₂⸣ [i-na ni-ʾa-a-ra an-na-a šaṭ-ra-tu] | |
| 5 | li-ip-qid-⸢su⸣ GIM ip-te-⸢eq⸣-[du-uš si-hu bar-tu i-na UGU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na] | |
| 6 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR—aš-šur lu-u₂ a-na UGU {1}{d}[aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ E₂—re-du-u₂-te] E₂—re-du-u₂-te] | |
| 7 | ⸢ip⸣-pu-u₂-šu₂ u₂-še-ep-pi-[šu₂ i-dab-bu-bu u₂-šad-da-ba-a-ba u₂-ša₂-an-ha-a-ṣa] | |
| 8 | lu-u₂ mam-ma ša₂-nam-ma ša₂ [u₂-šad-ba-ab-šu₂ lu-u₂] | |
| 9 | šu-u₂ i-šem-me-e [a-na la₂ ša₂-me-e] | |
| 10 | pa-ni-šu₂ i-šak-⸢ka⸣-[a-na DINGIR-ut]-⸢ka⸣ GAL-⸢ti⸣ [ZU-e] | |
| 11 | i-na KA DINGIR-⸢ti⸣-[ka GAL-ti {d}UTU] ⸢EN⸣ GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ⸢ku⸣-[un-i IGI-ru IGI-ra ŠE-u₂ ŠE-e] | |
| 12 | e-zib ša₂ UD ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] iz-nun-nu | |
| 13 | e-zib ša₂ di-in ⸢UD⸣ [an-ni-e GIM DUG₃.GA] GIM ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-⸢ka⸣ [ša₂ a]-⸢na⸣ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 2 | e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI [UDU.NITA₂] ⸢TUG₂⸣ gi-ne₂-šu₂ ar-ša₂-a-ti lab-šu₂ | |
| 3 | ⸢mim⸣-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ ⸢NAG⸣ [ŠEŠ₂]-šu₂ ku-[un] ⸢qa⸣-ti BAL-u₂ ⸢uš⸣-[pe]-⸢lu⸣ | |
| 4 | e-zib ša₂ i-na KA DUMU—{lu₂}[HAL DUMU—{lu₂}[HAL ARAD-ka] ta-mit up-tar-⸢ri-du⸣ | |
| 5 | lu-[u₂] ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-[MEŠ a-šal]-⸢ka⸣ {d}UTU EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u₂] | |
| 6 | ⸢ki⸣-i [LU₂] ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-na ni-ʾa-a-ra an-[na-a šaṭ-ru-u₂-ma i]-na IGI DINGIR-⸢ti⸣-[ka GAL-ti GAR-un] | |
| 7 | {1}{d}[aš]-⸢šur—ŠEŠ⸣—[SUM]-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-⸢na⸣ {[lu₂}EN—pi-qit-tu-tu {[lu₂}EN—pi-qit-tu-tu ša₂ i]-⸢na ni⸣-[ʾa-a-ra an-na-a] | |
| 8 | ša₂-⸢aṭ-ru⸣ ip-te-eq-du-uš LU₂ ša₂-a-⸢tu₂⸣ [si-hu bar-tu a-na UGU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 9 | ip-pu-šu [u₂]-šep-pi-šu₂ i-dab-bu-bu [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | [a-na] UGU si-hi HI.GAR ša₂ KA {mi₂}⸢HUL⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | [i]-⸢dab⸣-[bu]-bu u₃ šu₂-u₂ i-⸢šem⸣-[me-e a-na la₂ ša₂-me-e IGI-šu₂ i-šak-kan] | |
| 12 | [i-na] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-[i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 13 | [UZU-MEŠ] ⸢ta⸣-mit SIG₅-⸢MEŠ⸣ [SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 14 | [UGU] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-ka GAL-⸢ti⸣ {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
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