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4R2 61 [68] (P333952)

Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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Designation	4R2 61 [68]
ID	P333952
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/saa09 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

Line	English
Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'1'–o i 1'1'	[......] strong (f.)
Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'2'–o i 2'2'	[......] is wide (f.)
Obverse Column i [3:5] o i 4'4'–o i 5'5'	[Esarh]addon, king of the lands, fear [not]!
Obverse Column i [5:10] o i 6'6'–o i 10'10'	What wind has risen against you, whose wing I have not broken? Your enemies will roll before your feet like ripe apples.
Obverse Column i [10:17] o i 11'11'–o i 17'17'	I am the Great Lady; I am Ištar of Arbela, who cast your enemies before your feet. What words have I spoken to you that you could not rely upon?
Obverse Column i [17:19] o i 18'18'–o i 19'19'	I am Ištar of Arbela. I will flay your enemies and give them to you.
Obverse Column i [19:23] o i 20'20'–o i 23'23'	I am Ištar of Arbela. I will go before you and behind you.
Obverse Column i [23:27] o i 24'24'–o i 27'27'	Fear not! You are paralysed, but in the midst of woe I will rise and sit down (beside you).
Obverse Column i [27:29] o i 28'28'–o i 29'29'	By the mouth of Issar-la-tašiyaṭ of Arbela.
Obverse Column i [29:35] o i 30'30'–o i 35'35'	King of Assyria, have no fear! I will deliver up the enemy of the king of Assyria for slaughter. [I will] keep you safe and [make] you [great in] your Palace of Succession.
Obverse Column i [35:36] o i 36'36'–o i 36'36'	I am the Gr[eat Lady. I am Ištar o]f Arbela
Obverse Column i [36:40] o i 37'37'–	[ ......] from his midst
Obverse Column ii [1:7] o ii 2'2'–o ii 7'7'	What [......] I would not have heard you? [The enemies ...] in neck st[ocks, [the vassals] under tribu[te]; I defea[ted] your enemy in a single [encounter].
Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 8'8'–o ii 8'8'	I have given you faith, I do not sit (idle)!
Obverse Column ii [8:10] o ii 9'9'–o ii 10'10'	By the mouth of the woman Sinqiša-amur of Arbela.
Obverse Column ii [10:12] o ii 11'11'–o ii 12'12'	I rejoice with Esarhaddon, my king; Arbela rejoices!
Obverse Column ii [12:15] o ii 13'13'–o ii 15'15'	By the mouth of the woman Remutti-Allati of Dara-ahuya, a town in the mountains.
Obverse Column ii [15:19] o ii 16'16'–o ii 19'19'	Fear not, Esarhaddon! I am Bel. (Even as) I speak to you, I watch over the beams of your heart.
Obverse Column ii [19:26] o ii 20'20'–o ii 26'26'	When your mother gave birth to you, sixty great gods stood with me and protected you. Sin was at your right side, Šamaš at your left; sixty great gods were standing around you and girded your loins.
Obverse Column ii [26:33] o ii 27'27'–o ii 33'33'	Do not trust in man. Lift up your eyes, look to me! I am Ištar of Arbela; I reconciled Aššur with you. When you were small, I took you to me. Do not fear; praise me!
Obverse Column ii [33:39] o ii 34'34'–o ii 39'39'	What enemy has attacked you while I remained silent? The future shall be like the past. I am Nabû, lord of the stylus. Praise me!
Obverse Column ii [39:40] o ii 40'40'–o ii 40'40'	By the mouth of the woman Bayâ, 'son'(!) of Arbela.
Obverse Column iii [1:2] o iii 2'2'–o iii 2'2'	I will [......]
Obverse Column iii [2:3] o iii 3'3'–o iii 3'3'	you shall [.....].
Obverse Column iii [3:4] o iii 4'4'–o iii 4'4'	I am Mu[llissu (...)].
Obverse Column iii [4:6] o iii 5'5'–o iii 6'6'	By the mouth of the woman Ilussa-am[ur] of the Inner City.
Obverse Column iii [6:7] o iii 7'7'–o iii 7'7'	I am Ištar of [Arbela].
Obverse Column iii [7:14] o iii 8'8'–o iii 14'14'	Esarhaddon, king of A[ssyria]! In the Inner City, Nineveh, Calah and Arbela I will give long days and everlasting years to Esarhaddon, my king.
Obverse Column iii [14:22] o iii 15'15'–o iii 22'22'	I am your great midwife, I am your excellent wet nurse. For long days and everlasting years I have established your throne under the great heavens.
Obverse Column iii [22:29] o iii 23'23'–o iii 29'29'	I watch in a golden chamber in the midst of the heavens; I let the lamp of amber shine before Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, and I watch him like the crown of my head.
Obverse Column iii [29:37] o iii 30'30'–	Have no fear, my king! I have spoken to you, I have not lied to you; I have given you faith, I will not let you come to shame. I will take you safely across the River.
Obverse Column iv [4:10] o iv 55–o iv 1010	Esarhaddon, rightful heir, son of Mullissu! With an angry dagger in my hand I will finish off your enemies.
Obverse Column iv [10:13] o iv 1111–o iv 1313	O Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, cup filled with lye, axe of two shekels!
Obverse Column iv [13:19] o iv 1414–o iv 1919	Esarhaddon! I will give you long days and everlasting years in the Inner City. O Esarhaddon, I will be your good shield in Arbela.
Obverse Column iv [19:25] o iv 2020–o iv 2525	Esarhaddon, ri[ghtful] heir, son of Mul[lissu]! I am mindful of you, I have loved you greatly.
Obverse Column iv [25:32] o iv 2626–o iv 3232	I keep you in the great heavens by your curl. I make smoke rise up on your right side, I kindle fire on your left.
Obverse Column iv [32:36] o iv 3333–	The kingship [is] stro[ng] on [......]
Obverse Column v [0:7] o v 11–o v 77	[......] shall not receive [...] from him. I will cut the conspiring weasels and shrews to pieces before his feet.
Obverse Column v [7:9] o v 88–o v 99	You (f.) are you. The king is my king!
Obverse Column v [9:11] o v 1010–o v 1111	By the mouth of the woman Issar-beli-da''ini, a votaress of the king.
Obverse Column v [11:12] o v 1212–o v 1212	I am the Lady of Arbela.
Obverse Column v [12:13] o v 1313–o v 1313	To the king's mother:
Obverse Column v [13:20] o v 1414–o v 2020	Because you implored me, saying: "You have placed the ones at the (king's) right and left side in your lap, but made my own offspring roam the steppe" —
Obverse Column v [20:23] o v 2121–o v 2323	Now fear not, my king! The kingdom is yours, yours is the power!
Obverse Column v [23:25] o v 2424–o v 2525	By the mouth of the woman Ahat-abiša of Arbela.
Obverse Column v [25:26] o v 2626–o v 2626	All is well with Esarhaddon, king of Assyria.
Obverse Column v [26:30] o v 2727–o v 3030	Ištar of Arbela has gone out to the steppe and sent (an oracle of) well-being to her calf in the city.
Obverse Column v [30:36] o v 3131–o v 3636	At [her] coming out [......]
Obverse Column vi [0:1] o vi 1o vi 1–o vi 1o vi 1	[Fear not, Esarhad]don!
Obverse Column vi [1:2] o vi 22–o vi 22	[I am the Lady of Arb]ela.
Obverse Column vi [2:12] o vi 33–o vi 1212	[O Esarhaddon, whos]e bosom [Iš]tar of Arbela has filled with favour! Could you not rely on the previous utterance which I spoke to you? Now you can rely on this later one too.
Obverse Column vi [12:20] o vi 1313–o vi 2020	Praise me! When daylight declines, let them hold torches! Praise me before them!
Obverse Column vi [20:30] o vi 2121–o vi 3030	I will banish trembling from my palace. You shall eat safe food and drink safe water, and you shall be safe in your palace. Your son and grandson shall rule as kings on the lap of Ninurta.
Obverse Column vi [30:32] o vi 3131–o vi 3232	By the mouth of La-dagil-ili of Arbela.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
o i
1'	[x x x x x x] dan-ni\d-te
2'	[x x x x (x)] rap-šat
3'	[x x x x] ⸢KI⸣ dan ni
4'	{1}aš-šur—PAB]—AŠ LUGAL KUR.KUR
5'	[la] ⸢ta⸣-pa-lah₃
6'	⸢ai⸣-ʾu ša₂-a-ru ša\p i-di-ba-ka-a-ni\d
7'	a-qa\d-pu-šu₂ la ak\t-su\t-pu-u-ni\d
8'	na-ka-ru-te-ka
9'	ki-i ša₂-ah-šu-ri ša\p {iti}SIG₄
10'	ina IGI GIR₃.2-MEŠ-ka i-tan-ga-ra\t-ru
11'	{d}GAŠAN GAL-tu₂ a-na-ku
12'	a-na-ku {d}15 ša\p {uru}arba-il₃
13'	ša\p na-ka-ru-te-ka
14'	ina IGI GIR₃.2-MEŠ-ka ak\t-kar-ru-u-ni\d
15'	ai-u₂-te di-ib-bi-ia
16'	ša\p aq\t-qa-ba\t-kan-ni\d
17'	ina UGU-hi la ta-zi-zu-u-ni
18'	a-na-ku {d}15 ša\p {uru}arba-il₃
19'	na-ka-ru-te-ka u₂-ka-a-ṣa
20'	a-da-na-ka <$x$> a-na-ku
21'	{d}15 ša\p {uru}arba-il₃
22'	ina pa-na-tu-u-ka
23'	ina ku-tal-li-ka
24'	a-la-ka la ta-pa-lah₃
25'	at-ta ina ŠA₃-bi mu-gi
26'	a-na-ku ina ŠA₃-bi u₈-u-a
27'	a-ta-ab-bi u₂-šab
28'	ša pi-i {1}{d}15—la—ta-ši-ia-aṭ
29'	DUMU {uru}arba-il₃
30'	LUGAL\d KUR—aš-šur la ta-pa-lah₃
31'	na-ak\t-ru ša\p MAN KUR—aš-šur
32'	⸢a⸣-na ṭa-ba-ah-hi a-da-na
33'	[ina] ⸢E₂⸣—re-du-te-ka ⸢E₂⸣—re-du-te-ka
34'	[u₂-ta]-⸢qa⸣-an-ka
35'	[u₂-ra-ba]-ak\t-ka
36'	[x x x] ⸢GAL⸣-tu a-na-ku
37'	[a-na-ku {d}15 ⸢ša⸣ {uru}arba-il₃
38'	[x x x x x] ⸢TA@v ŠA₃-bi⸣-šu₂
39'	[x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-šu₂
o ii
1'	[x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x]
2'	⸢ai⸣-ʾu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x]
3'	la aš₂-me-⸢ka⸣ [na-ka-ru-te]
4'	ina si-ga-⸢ra⸣-[te sa-al-mu-ti]
5'	ina ma-da-[na-ti x x]
6'	na-kar{ar}ka ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [qa-ra-bi]
7'	e-da-ni-ʾe ak\t-⸢ta⸣-[ša₂-ad]
8'	u₂-ta-ki-il-ka la uš-ba-[ku]
9'	ša\p pi-i {mi₂}si-in-qi-ša₂—a-mur
10'	DUMU.MI₂ {uru}arba-il₃
11'	ri-i-ša₂-ak\t TA@v {1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ
12'	LUGAL\d-ia ri-i-ši {uru}arba-il₃
13'	ša\p pi-i {mi₂}re-mu-te—al-la-te
14'	ša\p {uru}da-ra—a-hu-u-ia
15'	ša\m bir-ti KUR-MEŠ\t-ni\d
16'	la ta\p-pa-lah₃ {1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ
17'	a-na-ku {d}EN is-si-ka
18'	a-da-bu-bu
19'	{giš}UR₃-MEŠ ša\p ŠA₃-bi-ka
20'	a-ha-ri-di ki-i {mi₂}AMA-ka
21'	tu-šab-šu-ka-ni
22'	60 DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ is-si-ia
23'	it-ti\t-ti\t-su it-ta\p-ṣar-u-ka
24'	{d}30 ina ZAG-ka {d}UTU ina 150-ka
25'	60 DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ina bat-ti\t—bat-ti\t-ka
26'	i-za-zu MURUB₄-ka ir-tak-su
27'	ina UGU a-me-lu-ti\t la ta\p-tak-kil
28'	mu-tu-uh IGI.2-MEŠ-ka
29'	a-na a.a-ši du-gul-an-ni
30'	a-na-ku {d}15 ša\p {uru}arba-il₃
31'	aš-šur is-si-ka u₂-sa-lim
32'	ṣe-he-ra\t-ka a-ta-ṣa-ak\t-ka
33'	la ta-pa-lah₃ na-i-da-a-ni\d
34'	ai-ʾu šu-u₂ na-ak\t-ru
35'	ša\p i-di-ba\t-kan-ni\d
36'	a-na-ku qa-la-ku-u-ni\d
37'	ur-ki-u₂-te lu-u ki-i pa-ni\d-u-te
38'	a-na-ku {d}PA EN qar—ṭup\m-pi
39'	na-i-da-a-ni\d
40'	ša\p pi-i {mi₂}ba-ia-a DUMU {uru}arba-il₃
o iii
1'	ku-[x x x x x x x x x]
2'	a-na-⸢ku a⸣-[x x x x]
3'	at-ta tal-[x x x (x)]
4'	a-na-ku {d}⸢NIN⸣.[LIL₂ (x)]
5'	ša\p pi-i {mi₂}DINGIR-sa—a-⸢mur⸣
6'	{uru}ŠA₃—URU-a.[a]
7'	a-na-ku {d}15 ša\p {⸢uru⸣}[arba-il₃]
8'	{1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ MAN KUR—⸢aš⸣-[šur]
9'	ina {uru}ŠA₃—URU {uru}⸢NINA⸣
10'	{uru}kal-ha {uru}arba-⸢il₃⸣
11'	UD-MEŠ ar-ku-u-⸢te⸣
12'	MU.AN.NA-MEŠ da-ra\t-⸢te⸣
13'	a-na {1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ LUGAL-⸢ia⸣
14'	a-da-an-na [o]
15'	sa-ab-su\t-ub-ta-⸢ka⸣
16'	ra-bi-tu a-na-ku
17'	mu-še-⸢niq⸣-ta-ka
18'	de-iq-tu₂ a-na-ku
19'	ša\p UD-me ar-ku-te
20'	MU.AN.NA-MEŠ da-ra\t-te
21'	{giš}GU.ZA-ka ina KI.TA AN-e
22'	ra\t-bu-te uk\d-ti-in\d
23'	ina ma-si-ki ša\p KUG.GI
24'	ina MURUB₄ AN-e a-ha-ri-di
25'	nu-ur ša il-me-ši
26'	ina IGI {1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ MAN KUR—aš-šur
27'	u₂-ša₂-na-ma-ra\t
28'	ki-i a-ge-e ša\p SAG.DU-ia
29'	a-ha-ri-su\t
30'	la ta-pa-lah₃ LUGAL
31'	aq\t-ṭi-ba\t-ak\t
32'	la as\d-li-⸢ka⸣
o iv
1	u₂-ta-ki-⸢il⸣-[ka]
2	la u₂-ba\t-aš₂-[ka]
3	ID₂\t ina tu-qu-un-ni\t
4	u₂-še-ba\t-ar-ka
5	{1}aš-šur—PAB\d—AŠ ap-lu
6	ke-e-nu DUMU {d}NIN.LIL₂
7	ha-an-ga-ru ak\t-ku
8	ina ŠU.2-ia
9	{lu₂}KUR₂\d-MEŠ-ka
10	u₂-qa\d-at-ta
11	{1}aš-šur—PAB\d—AŠ MAN KUR—aš-šur
12	ka-a-su ša₂ ma-lu-u qi-il-te
13	ka-la-pu ša\d 02 GIN₂
14	{1}aš-šur—PAB\d—AŠ ina {uruy}ŠA₃—URU
15	UD-MEŠ ar-ku-u-ti
16	MU-MEŠ da-ra-a-ti
17	a-da-nak-⸢ka⸣
18	{1}aš-šur—PAB\d—AŠ ina ŠA₃-bi {uru}arba-⸢il₃⸣
19	a-ri-it-ka de-iq-tu₂ a-[na-ku]
20	{1}aš-šur—PAB\d—AŠ DUMU.UŠ ⸢ke⸣-[e-nu]
21	DUMU {d}NIN.[LIL₂]
22	hi-is-sa-at-[ka]
23	ha-sa-[ku]
24	ar-ta\d-am-⸢ka⸣
25	a—dan-[niš]
26	ina ki\d-zir\y-ti\t-⸢ka⸣
27	ina AN-e GAL-⸢MEŠ⸣
28	u₂-kal-ka
29	ina ZAG-ka
30	qut-ru u₂-qa\d-at-⸢tar⸣
31	ina KAB-⸢ka⸣
32	IZI u₂-⸢ša₂⸣-[haz]
33	LUGAL\d-tu₂ ina UGU [x x (x)]
34	da-aʾ-[x x]
35	ina ⸢UGU da⸣-[x x x]
o v
1	TA@v pa-ni\d-šu₂
2	la i-ma-har
3	ka-kiš-a-ti
4	pu-uš-ha-a-ti
5	ša₂ i-da-ba-bu-u-ni\d
6	ina IGI GIR₃.2-šu₂
7	u₂-bat-taq-šu₂-nu
8	at-ti\t at-ti\t-ma
9	LUGAL\d šar-ri-ma
10	ša\d pi-i {mi₂}15—EN—da-i-ni\d
11	še-lu-tu ša\d LUGAL\d
12	a-na-ku {d}be-let—arba-il₃
13	a-na AMA—LUGAL\d AMA—LUGAL\d
14	ki\d-i ta-hu-ri-ni\d-ni\d
15	ma-a ša ZAG
16	ša šu-me-li
17	ina su-ni-ki\d ta-sak-ni\d
18	ma-a ia-u₂
19	ṣi-it—ŠA₃-bi-ia ṣi-it—ŠA₃-bi-ia
20	EDIN tu-sar-pi-di
21	u₂-ma-a LUGAL\d la ta-pa-lah₃
22	LUGAL\d-tu₂ ik\d-ku-u
23	da-na-nu ik-ku-u-ma
24	ša pi-i {mi₂}NIN—AD-ša₂
25	DUMU.MI₂ {uru}arba-il₃
26	DI-mu a-na {1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ MAN KUR—aš-šur
27	{d}15 ša₂ {uru}arba-il₃
28	a-na EDIN ta-at-tu-ṣi
29	šul-mu a-na mu-ri-ša₂
30	a-na bi-rit URU ta\pp-sap-ra\t
31	a-na u₂-ṣe-⸢e⸣-[ša₂]
32	ša₂ u₂-[x x x x]
33	{lu₂}[x x x x (x)]
34	mu-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x]
35	ki\d-⸢i⸣ [x x x x x x]
36	⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x]
o vi
1	[la ta-pa-lah₃ {1}aš-šur—PAB]—⸢AŠ⸣
2	[a-na-ku {d}be-let—{uru]}⸢arba⸣-il₃
3	{1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ ša₂] ina DUG₃.GA
4	{[d}15 ša₂ {uru}arba-il₃
5	ha-bu-un-šu₂
6	tu-mal-lu-u-ni
7	da-ba-bu pa-ni-u
8	ša₂ a-qa\d-ba-kan-ni
9	ina UGU-hi la ta-zi-zi
10	u₂-ma-a
11	ina UGU ur-ki-i
12	ta-za-az-ma
13	na-ʾi-da-an-ni
14	ki-i UD-mu
15	i-ši-ṣu-u-ni
16	zi-qa\d-a-ti
17	lu-ki-il-lu
18	ina pa-ni na-ʾi-da-an-ni
19	⸢ni⸣-ir-ri-ṭu
20	⸢TA@v⸣ ŠA₃ E₂.GAL-ia
21	⸢u₂⸣-še-ṣa
22	ak\t-lu taq-nu ta-kal
23	A-MEŠ taq-nu-ti\t
24	ta-ša₂-at-ti\t
25	ina ŠA₃-bi E₂.GAL-ka
26	ta-taq-qu-un
27	DUMU-ka DUMU—DUMU-ka DUMU—DUMU-ka
28	LUGAL-u-tu₂
29	ina bur-ki\d ša₂ {d}MAŠ
30	u₂-pa-aš₂
31	ša\d pi-i {1}la—da-gil₂—DINGIR
32	DUMU {uru}arba-il₃

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