AGS 048 (P336054)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336054 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Šamaš, great lord], give me a fi[rm positive an]swer [to what I am asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [From this day, the ...th day of this month] Nisan (I), to the 1st day of Tammuz (IV) of this year, [for ... days and nights, the stipulated ter]m for the performance of (this) extispicy — within this stipulated term, |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | [will Ursâ, king of Ur]arṭ[u], whom they call Yaya, [...] whom they call king of Pa[...], strive and plan? |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Will he, [whether ...] or on the advice [of his counsellor]s, together with his army, |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | [or with the] Cimmerians or any of his a[ll]ies, [take] the road from where they are to wage war, kill, plunder, and loot, and [com]e to Šubria, [whether to] the city Pumu, or to the city Kulimmeri, or to the fortified cities of Šubria? |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | Will they kill what there is to kill, plunder what there is to plunder, and loot what there is to [loot]? Will they annex (any) of the fortresses of Šubria, few or many, and turn (them) into their own? |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | Does your great divinity know it? Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, by the command of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it? |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Disregard what happens after my stipulated term. Disregard that they (may) think about it, but turn and [......]. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, be it faulty, (and that) the day is overca[st, and it is raining]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | Disregard that an unclean man or woman [has come near] the place of [the extispicy] and made it unclean. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818– | Disregard that [an unclean person has performed extispicy] in this place. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Disregard that the ram (offered) to [your] divinity [for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Disregard that he who touches the foreh[ead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments, (or that) he has eaten, drunk, or anointed himself with anything unclean]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Disregard that I, the haruspex [your servant, am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments, (that) I have eaten, drunk, or anointed myself with anything unclean], or (that) the oracle query [has become jumbled] in [my] mouth. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, [whether from] this day, [the ...th day of this month, Nisan (I), to the 1st day of the month Tammuz (IV)] of this year, [Ur]sâ, king of [Urarṭu, together with his army], will take the road from wherever they are [and go to Šubria], |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | (whether) they will k[ill] what there is to kill, [plunder what there is to plunder, and loot what there is to loot] in the cities of Šubria, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | (and whether) they will [annex (any) of] the cities of Šubria, fe[w or many], and turn (them) [into] their [o]wn. |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010– | [Be present] i[n this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, fav]orable, propitious [omens] by the ora[cular command of your great divinity, and may I see (them)]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Marduk-šumu-uṣur, Naṣiru, Tabn[î, ......], |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | Nabû-šallim, Balasu, Sukinu, [......], |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | Kudurru, Kaṣiru, [......]. |
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 | [TA UD-mu an-ni-i UD x-KAM ša₂ ITI an-ni-e {iti]}BARAG a-di UD 01-⸢KAM₂ ša₂ {iti⸣}ŠU ša₂ MU.AN.NA an-ni-ti | |
| 3 | [a-na x UD-MEŠ x MI-MEŠ ši-kin a-dan]-⸢ni⸣ a-na DU₃-eš-ti ba-ru-ti i-na ši-kin a-dan-ni UR₅-tu₂ | |
| 4 | {1}ur-sa-a LUGAL ša₂ {kur}ur]-⸢ar₂-ṭu ša₂⸣ {1}ia-a.a i-qa-bu-niš-šu₂-un-ni | |
| 5 | [x x x x x] LUGAL ša₂ {kur}pa-[x x x] i-qa-bu-niš-šu₂-un-ni i-ṣar-ri-i-mi₃ i-kap-pi-id-di | |
| 6 | [x x x x] lu-u₂ i-na ⸢GALGA⸣ {[lu₂}GALGA]-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u₂ šu₂-u₂ a-di {lu₂}A₂.KAL-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [lu-u₂ {lu₂]}⸢gi⸣-mir-ra-a.a lu-u₂ ki-⸢it⸣-ru mal₂ KI-šu₂ TA a-šar aš₂-bu ur-ha har-ra-nu | |
| 8 | [i-ṣab-ba-tu]-⸢ne₂⸣-e a-na DU₃-eš {giš}TUKUL MURUB₄ u₃ ⸢ME₃⸣ a-na GAZ SAR IR a-na {kur}šu-ub-ri-a | |
| 9 | [lu-u₂ a-na] {uru}pu-u₂-mu lu-u₂ a-na {uru}kul-⸢im⸣-me-ri lu-u₂ a-na {uru}bi-ra-na-a-tu ša₂ {kur}šu-ub-ri-a | |
| 10 | [DU-ku-ne₂]-e ša₂ GAZ GAZ-MEŠ-u₂ ša₂ SAR SAR-MEŠ-u₂ ša₂ [IR] IR-MEŠ-u₂ TA ŠA₃ {uru}bi-ra-na-a-tu₂ ša₂ {kur}šu-ub-ri-a | |
| 11 | [lu]-u₂ e-ṣa-a-ti lu-u₂ ma-aʾ-da-a-ti ik-⸢ki-mu⸣-u₂ a-na ša₂ ra-ma-ni-šu₂-un u₂-ta-ru-u₂ | |
| 12 | DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e i-na SILIM-tim i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 13 | qa-bi-i ku-un-i a-mi-ru e-ma-a-⸢ra⸣ še-mu-u₂ i-šem-⸢me⸣-e | |
| 14 | e-zib ša₂ a-na EGIR a-dan-ni-ia e-zib ša₂ it-ti-šu₂ ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-un id-da-ba-bu-u₂-ma u₂-⸢ta-ru⸣-ma [BAR-MEŠ] | |
| 15 | e-zib ša₂ de-e-ni UD-me an-ni-e GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂ UD-mu ŠU₂-[pu A.AN ŠUR-nun] | |
| 16 | e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—[lu a]-na IGI SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-[ku] | |
| 17 | e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ [lu-ʾu]-tu₂ KI [MAŠ₂ DIB-MEŠ-ma] u₂-le-ʾu-[u₂] | |
| 18 | e-zib ša₂ i-na KI an-[ni-e lu-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-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-e-šu₂ ar₂-šat lab-šu₂ mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂] | |
| 3 | e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL [ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-ša₂-a-ti lab-ša₂-ku mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂] | |
| 4 | u₂—lu ta-mit i-na KA-[ia up-tar-ri-du lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ] | |
| 5 | a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-[u₂ ki-i TA] UD-me an-⸢ni⸣-[e UD x-KAM₂ ša₂ ITI an-ni-e {iti}BARAG a-di UD 01-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}ŠU] | |
| 6 | ša₂ MU.AN.NA an-ni-ti {1}[ur]-sa-a LUGAL ša₂ {⸢kur⸣}[ur-ar₂-ṭu a-di {lu₂}A₂.KAL-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 7 | TA a-šar aš₂-bu ur-<ha> KASKAL iṣ-ṣa-ba-tu-nim-ma a-⸢na⸣ {[kur}šu-ub-ri-a DU-MEŠ-ku] | |
| 8 | i-na ŠA₃ URU-MEŠ-ni ša₂ {uru}šu-ub-ri-ʾa ša₂ GAZ ⸢GAZ⸣-[MEŠ ša₂ SAR SAR-MEŠ ša₂ IR IR-MEŠ] | |
| 9 | [URU]-MEŠ ša₂ {uru}šu-ub-ri-a lu-u₂ e-ṣu-u₂-[ti lu-u₂ ma-aʾ-du-ti ik-ki-mu] | |
| 10 | [a-na ša₂ ra]-ma-ni-šu₂-un u₂-ta-ru i-[na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 11 | [UZU-MEŠ ta-mit] ⸢SIG₅⸣-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim [ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—MU—PAB {1}na-ṣi-ru {1}tab-ni-[i x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | {1}{d}PA—šal-lim {1}ba-la-su {1}su-ki-nu {1}[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | {1}ku-du-ru {1}ka-ṣi-ru {1}{d}[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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