AGS 103 (P336082)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 103 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336082 |
| 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 firm positive answ[er to what I am asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [The lady NN, who] is placed [before] your great [divinit]y, [who is now ill and on who]m the 'hand' of Nanaya [of Uruk is being placed in extispicy] — |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | will the 'hand' of Nanaya [of Uruk be pl]aced on her [in extispicy]? Does your great divinity know it? |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | [Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, by the command of yo]ur [great di]vinity, [Šamaš, great lord? ......] |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1'1'–r 3'3' | [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 [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | May (this query) go [to your great divinity, 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 | {[mi₂}x x x x ša₂ i-na IGI DINGIR]-⸢ti⸣-ka GAL-ti šak-na-tu | |
| 3 | [ša₂ i-na-an-na mar-ṣa-tu-ma] ŠU.2 {d}na-na-a | |
| 4 | [ša₂ UNUG{ki} i-na bi-ri iš-šak-na-aš₂]-⸢ši⸣ ŠU.2 {d}na-na-⸢a⸣ | |
| 5 | [ša₂ UNUG{ki} ša₂ i-na bi-ri iš]-⸢šak⸣-na-aš₂-ši ⸢DINGIR-ut⸣-ka GAL-ti ZU-e | |
| 6 | [i-na SILIM-tim i-na KA] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-⸢ka⸣ [GAL-ti] | |
| 7 | {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un-i x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x i-na] ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ [an-ni-i] | |
| 2' | [GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM]-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ⸢ta⸣-[mit] | |
| 3' | [SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR]-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-⸢ma⸣ [lu-mur] | |
| 4' | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL]-⸢u₂⸣ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal | |
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