AGS 030 (P336048)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336048 |
| 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] t[o wh]at [I am asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:6] o 22–o 66 | Within this month, [......] Adar (XII) of [this] year, [should the magnates and governors] of Bit-Kari (and) S[aparda go] to the district of [Media to collect a tribute] of horses? [......] Is it pleasing to your great divinity? |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [Will the magnates and governors who are going t]o the di[stri]ct of Med[ia ......] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether the magnates and governors of Bit-Kari and Saparda ......] are going to march about [in the district of Media for as many days] as they wish, |
| Reverse [2:5] r 3'3'–r 5'5' | (whether), should Uši[...], either he or his son, or the troops of the Scythians, [or (any) troops] at his disposal, mount a dangerous attack against the magnates and governors of Bit-Kari [and Saparda] who went to the district of Media and are returning t[o Assyria], |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [they will inflict a defeat] upon them, [loot what there is to loot] and plunder what there is to plunder. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Be present in this ram, [place (in it) a firm] positive answer, [and may I see (it)]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | The 'station' and the 'path' are present. There are 3 'well-beings.' The left of the gall bladder is attached. The 'finger' is thick. The upper pa[rt ......]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | The 'cap' rides upon the outer part. The outer part is atrophied and destroyed on the left. [......] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | The 'station' and the 'path' are present. The 'weapon'-mark of the 'well-being' [rises toward the left. The l]eft side of the gall bladder is attached. [......] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | The middle 'finger' of the lung is overturned and [...]. The ri[ght] lung [......]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] The heart of [the ram is nor]mal. [......]. |
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 | i-na ŠA₃-bi ITI [an]-ni-[e x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | {iti}ŠE.KIN.KUD ša₂ MU.AN.⸢NA⸣ [an-ni-ti {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ {lu₂}EN.NAM-MEŠ] | |
| 4 | ša₂ {kur}E₂—ka-a-ri {kur}⸢sa⸣-[bar-da a-na e-ser man-da-at-ti] | |
| 5 | ša₂ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ a-na na-⸢gi⸣-i ša₂ {kur}[ma-da-a.a] | |
| 6 | [DU-MEŠ-ku x x x x x a]-⸢na⸣ UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti DUG₃-⸢ab⸣ | |
| 7 | [ki-i {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ {lu₂}EN.NAM-MEŠ ša₂ a]-⸢na na-gi⸣-i ša₂ {[kur]}ma-da-[a.a DU-MEŠ-ku] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x ma a ki⸣ [x x x x x a-di ma-al UD-me] | |
| 2' | [ŠA₃-ba]-šu₂-un ⸢ub-lam⸣ DU.DU-MEŠ-ku {1}u₂-ši-[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | lu-u₂ šu-u₂ lu-u₂ DUMU-šu₂ lu-u₂ {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ iš-ku-za-a.a [lu-u₂ {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ] | |
| 4' | ša₂ it-ti-šu₂ a-na ⸢UGU⸣-hi {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ {lu₂}EN.NAM-MEŠ ša₂ {kur}E₂—ka-a-⸢ri⸣ {[kur}sa-bar-da] | |
| 5' | ša₂ a-na na-gi-i ⸢ša₂⸣ {kur}ma-da-a.a DU-MEŠ-ku u₃ GUR-MEŠ-ni a-[na KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 6' | ZI-bu GUD.UD ša₂ {mi₂}HUL a-na UGU-hi-šu₂-un GAR-MEŠ-un i-na ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-⸢un⸣ [ša₂ GAZ GAZ-ku ša₂ SAR SAR-u₂] | |
| 7' | ša₂ IR-al IR-lu i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-e GUB-za-am-ma an-⸢na⸣ [GI.NA šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 8' | BE NA GIR₂ GAR-MEŠ SILIM 03 150 ZE₂ ṣa-mid ŠU.SI eb-bet AN.⸢TA⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9' | BE U.SAG UGU SA-ti U₅ SA-[ti] 150 KAR-it RA-at [x x x x x] | |
| 10' | BE NA GIR₂ GAR-MEŠ {giš}TUKUL SILIM [x x] 150 ZE₂ ṣa-mid ⸢BE⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11' | BE U—MUR MURUB₄ BAL-at-ma KI [x x]+⸢x⸣ MUR ša₂ 15 [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x x x x] ⸢BE⸣ ŠA₃ [UDU.NITA₂ ša₂]-lim [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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