AGS 075 (P336066)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 075 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336066 |
| 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 answer to what I am asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | [Should Assurbanipal, son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, str]ive and plan? Should he send [Ša-Nabû-šû, chief eunuch, with men, hors]es, and an army, as great as he wishes, [to the city ... in the district of Ellipi], and should they go? |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | [If he, having planned, sends] him, and he sets up [camp against the city ...], will he also be able to set up [camp wherever he wishes] in the district [of Ellipi]? |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77–o 1010 | [Will Ša-Nabû-šû, chief eunuch, with the army a]t his [disposal], escape from Ellipian troops, [...ian troops], Median [troops, Cimmerian] troops, [or any other enemy]? Will they be saved, survive, [be well? Will they eva]de [them] and get out, |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | [will they achieve victory and power? Will the chief eu]nuch and the army at his disposal [return safely and] set foot [on Assyrian soil]? |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | [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]? |
| Reverse [0:1] r 11–r 11 | [Disregard that an unclean person has performed extispicy in this place]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your divinity for the performance of the extis]picy is defi[cient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [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 [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant, have cha]nged or altered [the proceedings, (or) jumbled] the oracle query in [my mouth]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [I ask you, Šamaš, gr]eat [lord], whether Assur[bani]pal, son of Esarhaddon, [king of Assyria], |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | should send [Ša-Nabû-šû, chief eunuch, with men, horses], and an army as great as he wishes, [to that city ... which is in the district of] Ellipi, |
| Reverse [7:10] r 88–r 1010 | (whether) [they should set up camp against that city, (and whether) the ch]ief eunuch, [and all the men, horses and army] at his disposal, [will return safely and] set foot on As[syrian soil]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [......] The middle surface of the 'finger' is split on the right of the 'finger.' The base of the middle surface of the 'finger' is split. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [......]. The middle '[fin]ger' of the lung is atrophied. The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The heart of the ram is normal. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | [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 [14:16] r 1515– | [May (this query) go to your great divini[ty, O Šamaš, great lord, and] may [an oracle] be given as an answer. |
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 | {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ DUMU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} li]-⸢iṣ⸣-rim lik-pid-ma | |
| 3 | {1}ša₂—{d}PA—šu₂-u₂ {lu₂}GAL—SAG-MEŠ {lu₂}GAL—SAG-MEŠ a-di {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR].⸢RA⸣-MEŠ A₂.KAL-MEŠ mal₂ ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu | |
| 4 | [a-na {uru}x x ša₂ i-na na-ge-e ša {kur}il-li-pi liš-pur]-ma lil-li-ku | |
| 5 | [GIM ik-tap-du-ma il-tap-ru i-na UGU {uru}x x ma-dak]-tu₂ GAR-un u₃ i-na na-ge-e | |
| 6 | [ša₂ {kur}il-li-pi a-šar ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu ma-dak]-⸢tu₂⸣ il-ta-nak-kan-un | |
| 7 | {1}ša₂—{d}PA—šu₂-u₂ {lu₂}GAL—SAG-MEŠ {lu₂}GAL—SAG-MEŠ a-di A₂.KAL-MEŠ mal₂ it]-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ i-⸢na ŠU⸣.2 {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {kur}il-li-pa-a.a | |
| 8 | [i-na ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}x x-a.a i-na ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ] {lu₂}ma-ta-[a.a] i-na ŠU.2 {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 9 | {[lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a.a i-na ŠU.2 {lu₂}KUR₂ mal₂ GAL₂-u₂] i-šet-tu-u₂ ⸢KAR⸣-u₂ TI-u₂ | |
| 10 | [i-šal-li-mu-u₂ lu-u₂ TA ŠU.2-šu-un uš-te-zi-bu]-u₂ uš-te-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 11 | [lu-u₂ li-i-tu da-na-nu i-šak-ka-nu {lu₂}GAL]—⸢SAG⸣-MEŠ {lu₂}GAL]—⸢SAG⸣-MEŠ a-di A₂.KAL-MEŠ mal₂ it-ti-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 12 | [i-na SILIM-tim GUR-MEŠ-u₂-ma mi-ṣir KUR—aš-šur{ki]} i-ka-ba-su-[u₂] | |
| 13 | [DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e i-na SILIM-tim i]-⸢na⸣ KA DINGIR-ti-⸢ka⸣ [GAL-ti] | |
| 14 | {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un-i IGI-ru IGI-ra ŠE]-u₂ [ŠE-e] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ i-na KI an-ni-e lu-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂]-u₂ ⸢LAL⸣-[u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 3 | [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] | |
| 4 | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka ku-un ŠU.2 BAL]-u₂ uš-pe-lu u₂—lu ta-mit i-⸢na⸣ [KA-ia up-tar-ri-du] | |
| 5 | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL]-u₂ ki-i {1}aš-šur—[DU₃]—⸢DUMU⸣.UŠ DUMU {1}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na [LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 6 | {1}ša₂—{d}PA—šu₂-u₂ {lu₂}GAL—SAG-MEŠ {lu₂}GAL—SAG-MEŠ a-di {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ] A₂.KAL-MEŠ mal₂ ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu | |
| 7 | [a-na URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}x x x ša₂ i-na na-ge-e ša₂] {kur}il-li-pi i-šap-pa-ru-ma | |
| 8 | [i-na UGU URU UR₅-tu₂ ma-dak-tu₂ i-šak-ka-nu] {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—SAG-MEŠ {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—SAG-MEŠ | |
| 9 | [a-di {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ A₂.KAL-MEŠ mal₂ it]-ti-šu₂ | |
| 10 | [x x x x x i-na SILIM-tim GUR-MEŠ-ma mi-ṣir KUR—aš]-šur{ki} i-kab-ba-su | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ MURUB₄ EDIN U 15 U DU₈ SUHUŠ EDIN U MURUB₄ DU₈ | |
| 12 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ŠU].⸢SI⸣—MUR MURUB₄ KAR-im ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 ŠA₃ UDU SILIM | |
| 13 | [i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ].⸢HUR⸣-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ | |
| 14 | [ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma] lu-mur | |
| 15 | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN] li-tap-pal | |
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