AGS 092 (P336075)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 092 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336075 |
| 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, gi]ve me a firm positive answer [to what I am ask]ing you! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | Should [Esarhaddon, kin]g of Assyria, strive and pla[n? Should he send NN with men], horses, and troops, as he wi[shes ......]? |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | [Be present in this ram], place (in it) a firm [positive answ]er, favorable designs, [favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great] divinity, and may I [see] (them). |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | May (this query) go [to your great divinity, O Šamaš], great lord, and may an oracle be given as an [answer]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...... The 'str]ength' is absent. The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is present. There is a 'request'-mark in the base of the middle surface of the 'finger.' |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...]... The base of the middle part is 'loose.' The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon [are ... in number. Chec]k-up. |
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—ŠEŠ—SUM-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR—aš-šur{ki} li-iṣ-rim lik-⸢pid⸣-[ma] | |
| 3 | {1}x x x x x a-di {lu₂}ERIM]-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ e-mu-qi₂ mal₂ ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[ba-šu₂ ub-lu] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [ina ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an]-⸢na⸣ GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ⸢ta⸣-[mit] | |
| 2' | [SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-[ka GAL-ti] šuk-nam-ma lu-[mur] | |
| 3' | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU] EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma UR₅.UŠ₂ li-tap-[pal] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢KALAG⸣ NU GAR GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ GAR ina SUHUŠ EDIN U MURUB₄ KAM-tu₂ [x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢pa⸣ šu₂ MURUB₄-tu₂ SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ŠA₃.NIGIN [x x] | |
| 6' | [SI].⸢LAL⸣ | |
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