PRT 034 (P240297)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P240297 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | [Will Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], be trou[bled and angry? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | Disregard that the subject of [this] query, Ša-Nabû-šû, chief eunuch, [...]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | Disregard what [they speak] with their mou[ths, or what they are thinking]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer for [today's] case, [be it good, be it faulty]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Disregard that the ram (offered) to [your] divinity [for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'– | Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep [is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments]. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | Disregard that I, the haruspex [your servant, have eaten, drunk, or anointed myself with anything unclean], have changed or altered the proceedings, [jumbled] and impaired [the oracle query in my mouth], (or) (that) the day is advanced [...]. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, [whether the subject of this query, Ša]-Nabû-šû, chi[ef eunuch ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [ŠA₃-bi ša₂ {1}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 2' | i-mar-[ra-ṣu i-lam-mi₃-ni a-mi-ru e-ma-a-ra še-mu-u₂ i-šem-me-e] | |
| 3' | e-zib ša₂ EN—⸢MU⸣.[MU NE-i {1}ša₂—{d}PA—šu-u₂ {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG x x x] | |
| 4' | e-zib ša₂ ina pa-a-[ti i-dab-bu-bu u₂—lu i-dab-bu-bu] | |
| 5' | e-zib ša₂ ik-rib di-nim [UD-mu an-ni-i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 6' | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-⸢ti⸣-[ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 7' | e-zib ša₂ TAG-it pu-ut UDU.[NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar₂-ša₂-a-ti lab-šu₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ ana-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL [ARAD-ka mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂] | |
| 2 | ku-un ŠU BAL-u₂ ⸢uš⸣-[pe-lu u₂—lu ta-mit ina KA-ia ip-tar-ri-du] | |
| 3 | LAL-MEŠ-u₂ UD-mu iš-[qa-a x x x x] | |
| 4 | a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u₂ ki-i EN—MU.MU NE-i] | |
| 5 | {1}ša₂]—{⸢d}PA⸣—šu-u₂ {lu₂}⸢GAL⸣—[SAG {lu₂}⸢GAL⸣—[SAG x x x x] | |
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