AGS 002 (P240441)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P240441 |
| 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, gre]at [lord], give [me] a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [Kašt]aritu, city lord of Karkaššî, who wrote to Mamiti[aršu, a city lord] of the Medes, as follows: "Let us act together [and break away] from [Assyria]" — |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | Will [Mami]tiaršu listen to him? Will he comply? Will he be pleased? Will he become hostile to Esarhaddon, king of [Assyria] this year? Does your great divinity [know it]? |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | Is the [hosti]lity of Mamitiar[šu], a city lord of the Medes, [against Esarhaddon, ki]ng of Assyria, [decreed and confirmed] in a favo[rable case ......] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [Let them be taken out and put aside! |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether Mamitia]ršu, [a city lord of the Medes], will co[me] to an agreement with K[aštaritu, city lord of Kar]kaššî, |
| Reverse [3:5] r 4'4'–r 5'5' | (whether) he is [...] now coming to an agreement [with hi]m, and (whether) he will become hos[tile to] Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | 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 [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | May (this query) go [to] your great [divi]nity, O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [The 'paths'] are two, the lower one is white and speckled. The 'strength' and 'well-being' are present. There is a fissure in the left side of the gall bladder which faces the base of the 'finger.' |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] the middle [surfa]ce of the 'finger' is split. The upper part is elevated. The middle part is 'bound.' The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The heart of the sheep is normal. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [The middle of the 'pat]h' is effaced. The 'strength' is present. The 'well-being' is dista[nt. The 'paths'] on the left of the gall bladder are two. The upper and lower parts are intermixed. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | The base of the [middle part] is 'bound.' The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the co[lon are 1]4 in number. The heart of the ram is normal. Check-up. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[d}UTU EN] ⸢GAL⸣-u₂ ša₂ a-šal-lu-ka an-nam GI.NA a-pal-[an-ni] | |
| 2 | {1}ka-aš₂]-⸢ta⸣-ri-ti EN—URU EN—URU ša₂ {uru}kar—kaš-ši-i ša₂ a-na {1}ma-mi-ti-[ar-šu₂] | |
| 3 | [EN—URU] [EN—URU] ⸢ša₂⸣ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a iš-pu-ru um-ma it-ti a-ha-meš niš-ša₂-kin it-ti KUR—[aš-šur{ki} ni-ik-kir₃] | |
| 4 | {1}ma-mi]-ti-ar-šu₂ i-šem-me-šu₂-u₂ ŠE.GA-šu₂-u₂ pa-ni-šu₂ i-ban-[nu-u] | |
| 5 | [i]-⸢na⸣ MU.AN.NA an-ni-ti it-[ti] {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL [KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 6 | [i]-⸢na⸣-ki-i-ri DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti [ZU-e] | |
| 7 | [na-ka-a]-ra ša₂ {1}ma-mit-ar-[šu₂] EN—URU EN—URU ša₂ {lu₂}ma-da-[a.a] | |
| 8 | [it-ti {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR—aš-šur{ki} i-na ⸢SILIM⸣-[tim] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 2' | [ki-i {1}ma-mit]-⸢ar⸣-šu₂ [EN—URU [EN—URU ša₂ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a] it-ti {1}⸢ka⸣-[aš₂-ta-ri-ti] | |
| 3' | [EN—URU [EN—URU ša₂ {uru}kar]—kaš-ši-i ⸢pi⸣-i-šu₂ iš-šak-[ka-nu] | |
| 4' | [x x x it-ti]-⸢šu₂⸣ i-na-an-na pi-i-šu₂ i-ša₂-[ka-nu] | |
| 5' | [it-ti {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} i-na-ki-[ru] | |
| 6' | [i-na ŠA₃] UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ [SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 7' | [UZU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-[ma lu-mur] | |
| 8' | [UGU] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-⸢pal⸣ | |
| 9' | [BE GIR₂] 02-ma KI-u₂ BABBAR ma-tir BE KALAG SILIM GAR-MEŠ ina 150 ZE₂ DU₈ SUHUŠ U IGI | |
| 10' | [x x] ⸢EDIN⸣ U MURUB₄ DU₈ AN.TA-tum DU MURUB₄-⸢tum⸣ KEŠ₂ GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 ŠA₃ UDU SILIM | |
| 11' | [BE MURUB₄] ⸢GIR₂⸣ pa-aš₂-ṭa KALAG GAR SILIM ne-⸢su⸣ [GIR₂] 150 ZE₂ 02 AN-tum u KI-tum šu-ta-⸢hu⸣-[qa] | |
| 12' | [BE MURUB₄-tum] SUHUŠ-sa₃ KEŠ₂ GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ŠA₃.⸢NIGIN 14 ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ SILIM SI.LAL | |
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