AGS 097 + (P336078)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 097 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P336078 |
| 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 fi]rm positive answer to what I am asking you! |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | [Should Esarhad]don, king of Assyria, [plan whatever] is written [in] this [pa]pyrus and [placed] before [your great] divinity, and do accordingly? |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | Is it pleasing to your great divinity? Is it ac[ceptable] to your great divinity? Does your great divinity kn[ow it]? |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | [Is it dec]reed and [con]firmed in a favorable case, by the command of your great divinity, Šamaš, [great] lo[rd]? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, [hear it]? |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [Disregard the (formulation) of] today's case, be it good or fau[lty]. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [Disregard that] a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or [blocked] the way of the sacrificial sheep. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212– | [Disregard that an un]clean man or woman has come near the place of the extispicy and [made it unclean]. |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 13b.e. 13–b.e. 13b.e. 13 | [......] of the king [may ...] to Aššur-šumu-uṣur and Aššur-šumu-ke''in. |
| Bottom [1:2] b.e. 1414–b.e. 1414 | [...... may sa]y: "They should let the released (troops) loose (to take plunder)!" |
| Bottom [2:4] b.e. 1515– | [......] against Tah[ark]a. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that] an unclean person has per[formed extispicy] in this place. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that the r]am (offered) to your divinity for the per[formance] of the extispicy [is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | [Disregard that he who to]uches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in his [ordinary] soi[led garments], (or) has eaten, dru[nk, or anointed himself with any]thing unclean, (or) [has altered or changed] the proceedings. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Disreg]ard that the [oracle] query has bec[ome jumbled] in the mouth of the haru[spex, your servant]. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | I ask you, [Šamaš, great lord], whether Esarhaddon, king of [Assyria, should ...] whatever [is written] in [this] papy[rus and placed] before [your great] divinity, and [do] accor[dingly? Is it pleasing] to your great divinity. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | [Be present in th]is ram, [place] (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, [favorable, propitious om]ens [by the oracular command of your great divinity, and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [The 'station' and the 'pa]th' are present. The 'strength,' and the 'path' on the left of the gall bladder are curled. The left of the gall bladder [...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [...] The lower part is elevated. The 'cap' rides upon the 'outside' and its threshold is [split]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [... The breast-bone] is thick. The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The heart of the sheep is nor[mal. Check-u]p. The 'station' [...]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] there is a ... 'weapon'-mark. The top of [...] the 'finger' is sp[lit]. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515– | [... it]s [right] is loose, its left is split. The left of the lung [...] The breast-[bone ......]. |
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 | [mim-ma ša₂ i-na] ⸢ni⸣-a-ri an-na-a šaṭ-ru-ma i-na IGI DINGIR-ti-[ka GAL-ti GAR-un] | |
| 3 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ]—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—{d}a-šur₄{[ki]} | |
| 4 | [x x x]-⸢ma⸣ ap—pi-it-ti ap—pi-it-ti le-⸢pu⸣-[u₂-šu₂] | |
| 5 | ⸢UGU⸣ DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti DUG₃.⸢GA⸣-[i] | |
| 6 | pa-an DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti ⸢ma⸣-[hi-i-ri] | |
| 7 | DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti ⸢ZU⸣-[e] | |
| 8 | i-na SILIM-tim i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU ⸢EN⸣ [GAL-u₂] | |
| 9 | ⸢qa⸣-bi-i [ku]-un-u₂ IGI-ru IGI-mar ŠE.GA-u₂ [ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 10 | [e-zib ša₂] de-e-ni UD-me an-ni-e GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-[ṭu-u₂] | |
| 11 | [e-zib ša₂] KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.⸢SISKUR⸣ TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu a-na IGI SISKUR.⸢SISKUR⸣ [GIL-MEŠ] | |
| 12 | [e-zib ša₂ lu]-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ KI MAŠ₂ DIB.DIB-ma [u₂-le-ʾu-u₂] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 13 | [x x x x x]+⸢x ša LUGAL⸣ a-na {1}aš-⸢šur⸣—MU—⸢PAB⸣ {1}aš-šur—MU—ki-in [x x x x] | |
| 14 | [x x x x x]-u-ni ma-a ra-mu-u-tu₂ lu-ra-[am]-⸢me⸣-u₂ | |
| 15 | [x x x x] ina UGU {1}ta-⸢ar-qu⸣-u [x x x x] | |
| 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 ar-[ša₂-a-ti lab-šu₂] | |
| 4 | [mim]-⸢ma⸣ lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ ⸢NAG⸣-[u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂] ⸢ku⸣-un qa-ti [BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu] | |
| 5 | [e]-⸢zib⸣ ša₂ i-na KA DUMU—{⸢lu₂⸣}[HAL DUMU—{⸢lu₂⸣}[HAL ARAD-ka ta]-mit up-⸢tar⸣-[ri-du] | |
| 6 | ⸢lu⸣-u₂ ZI-MEŠ-ha [lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ-ra] a-šal-ka {d}[UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 7 | ⸢ki⸣-i mim-ma ša₂ i-na ni-a-[ri an-na-a šaṭ-ru-ma] i-na IGI DINGIR-[ti-ka GAL-ti GAR-un] | |
| 8 | {1}{d]}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—{d}aš-šur{⸢ki⸣} [x x x] ap—pi-[it-ti ap—pi-[it-ti ip-pu-šu₂] | |
| 9 | ⸢UGU⸣ DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti [DUG₃.GA i-na ŠA₃] ⸢UDU⸣.NITA₂ an-[ni-e GUB-za-am-ma] | |
| 10 | ⸢an⸣-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-⸢MEŠ⸣ [UZU-MEŠ] ta-mit [SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 11 | [BE NA] ⸢GIR₂⸣ GAR-MEŠ KALAG SILIM GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ kap-ṣu 150 ZE₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12 | [x x] KI.TA DU U.SAG UGU SA-ti U₅-ma sip-pa-šu₂ [DU₈ x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13 | [x x GAG.ZAG.GA] e-bi ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 ŠA₃ UDU ⸢SILIM⸣ [SI].⸢LAL⸣ BE NA [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 14 | [x x x x] {giš}TUKUL ṭe₃-pi GAR SAG [x x x] u ⸢DU₈⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x x 15-⸢ša₂⸣ BAR 150-ša₂ DU₈ 150 MUR [x x x x] GAG.⸢ZAG⸣.[GA x x] | |
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