AGS 066 (P336061)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336061 |
| 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 | [Ša]maš, great lord, give me a f[irm positive answer] to what I am as[king you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | Should Assurbanipal, son of Esar[haddon, king of Assyria], send Nabû-šarru-uṣur, the rab mūgi, to Ikkalû, who dwells in the city Arwad? |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | If he sends him, will Ikkalû listen to and comply with the message which [Assurbani]pal is sen[ding] to Ikkalû by the hand of Nabû-šarru-uṣur, the rab mūgi? |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | 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 [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, be it faulty, (and that) the day is overcast, and it is raining. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Dis[regard that an] unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Dis[regard that an un]clean man or woman has come near the place of the extispicy and made it unclean. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111– | [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 forehead of the sheep [is dressed in his ordinary soiled] garments, (or) 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, have eaten, drunk, anointed myself with, (or) touched anything unclean, changed or altered the proceedings, [or] jumbled [the oracle query] in my mouth. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | [I ask y]ou, Šamaš, great lord, whether Assurbanipal should send Nabû-šarru-[uṣur, the ra]b-mūgi, to Ikkalû, |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | and (whether) Ikk[alû] will listen to and comply with the message which he is sending him by the hand of Nabû-šarru-uṣur. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | Be [present] in this ram, place (in it) [a fi]rm [positive answer], favorable designs, favorable, propitious [om]ens by the oracular [command of yo]ur great [divinity], and may I see (them). |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [May] (this query) go [to] your great divinity, O Šamaš, [great lo]rd, and may an oracle be given as an answer. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Month Nisan (I), 4th day, eponym year of [NN], in the Succession Palace. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {[d]}⸢UTU⸣ EN GAL-u₂ ša₂ a-⸢šal⸣-[lu-ka an-nam GI].⸢NA⸣ a-pal-an-ni | |
| 2 | {1}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ DUMU {1}aš-šur—[ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur {1}{d]}AG—LUGAL—ŠEŠ {lu₂}GAL—mu-gi {lu₂}GAL—mu-gi | |
| 3 | a-na UGU {1}ik-ka-lu-⸢u₂ ša₂⸣ i-na ŠA₃ {⸢uru}ar⸣-u₂-a-da aš₂-bu liš-pur-šu₂ | |
| 4 | GIM il-tap-ru-šu₂ mim-ma UMUŠ dib-bi ša₂ {1}aš-šur—DU₃]—DUMU.UŠ i-na ŠU.2 {1}{d}AG—LUGAL—ŠEŠ {lu₂}GAL—mu-gi {lu₂}GAL—mu-gi | |
| 5 | a-na {1}ik-ka-lu-u₂ i-šap-[pa-ru] {1}ik-ka-lu-u₂ i-ša₂-me-e i-man-gu-u₂-ru | |
| 6 | DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e i-⸢na⸣ SILIM-tim i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti | |
| 7 | {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un-u₂ IGI-ru IGI-ra še-mu-u₂ ŠE.GA-e | |
| 8 | e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-me an-ni-e GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂ UD-mu ŠU₂-pu A.AN ŠUR-nun | |
| 9 | ⸢e⸣-[zib ša₂ lu]-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu a-na IGI SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku | |
| 10 | ⸢e⸣-[zib ša₂ lu-ʾu]-u₂ lu-ʾu-tu₂ KI MAŠ₂ DIB-MEŠ-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 11 | [e-zib ša₂ ina KI] an-ni-e lu-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-[ti 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 ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ | |
| 3 | e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-[ne₂-e-a ar₂-šat lab-ša₂-ku] mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG ŠEŠ₂ | |
| 4 | TAG-MEŠ ku-un ŠU.2 BAL-u₂ uš-pe-⸢lu⸣ [u₂—lu-u₂ ta-mit] ⸢i⸣-na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du | |
| 5 | lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ-ha lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ [a-šal]-⸢ka⸣ {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 6 | ki-i {1}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ {1}{d}AG—LUGAL—[ŠEŠ {lu₂]}GAL—mu-gi {lu₂]}GAL—mu-gi a-na UGU {1}ik-ka-lu-u₂ | |
| 7 | i-šap-pa-ru-ma mim-ma ṭe₃-e-[mu] ⸢dib⸣-bi ša₂ i-na ŠU.2 {1}{d}AG—LUGAL—ŠEŠ | |
| 8 | i-šap-pa-ra-aš₂-šu₂ {1}ik-⸢ka⸣-[lu-u₂] i-ša₂-mu-u₂ i-man-gu-ur | |
| 9 | i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-e GUB-[za-am-ma an-na GI].NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ | |
| 10 | [UZU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-[tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti]-⸢ka⸣ GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur | |
| 11 | [UGU] DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU ⸢EN⸣ [GAL-u₂ li]-lik-ma UR₅.UŠ₂ li-tap-pal | |
| 12 | ina {iti}BARAG UD 04-KAM₂ lim-⸢me⸣ {1}x x x x x] ina E₂—UŠ.SA₂ E₂—UŠ.SA₂ | |
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