AGS 109 (P336087)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 109 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336087 |
| 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 asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [From the ...th day of this month ..., to the ...th day of the month ... of] this [year, for ... days and nights, my stipulated term — |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | within this stipulated term, will (any of) the] magnates (and) governors, [or (any) of the eunuchs (and) the bearded (officials), the king's entourage, o]r any among senior members of the royal line |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [or junior members of the royal line, or the prefects, the recruitment officers (and) the team commanders, or] the chariot drivers (and) the 'third men,' (or) the chariot fighters, |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | [......, o]r the cohort commanders, or the royal bodyguards, [or (his) personal guard, or the keepers of the inner gates (and) the ke]epers of the outer gates, or the mounted scouts, |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | [or the trackers, or the ......], or the palace superintendents, the staff-bearers and the watchmen, [or the tailors, cup-bearers, cooks, confectioners and bakers, the entire body of craftsmen, or] the Assyrian [scribes], or the Aramean scribes, [...], |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | [or the Itu'eans, the Elamites, the mounted bowmen, the Gurreans, o]r the Manneans, the Medes, the Cimmerians, [or the Arameans (and) the Hittites, or the Philistines, or] the Sidonians, or the Egyptians [(and) the Nubians, or the Qedarites, or the Šabuqeans], or the eunuchs who bear arms, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [or the bearded (officials) who bear arms and stand guard for the king], or any of the entire body of those exempt, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [their accomplices and confederates, their brothers and s]ons, their family [......] |
| 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 ora]cular [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 | [TA UD x-KAM ša₂ ITI NE-i {iti}x a-di UD x-KAM ša₂ {iti}x ša₂ MU.AN.NA] an-ni-ti | |
| 3 | [a-na x UD-MEŠ x MI-MEŠ ši-kin a-dan-ni-ia i-na ši-kin a-dan-ni šu-a-tu₂ lu-u₂ {lu₂]}GAL-MEŠ {lu₂}NAM-MEŠ | |
| 4 | [lu-u₂ i-na {lu₂}SAG-MEŠ ša₂—ziq-ni man-za-az—pa-ni man-za-az—pa-ni LUGAL lu]-⸢u₂⸣ i-na NUMUN—LUGAL NUMUN—LUGAL IGI-MEŠ | |
| 5 | [lu-u₂ i-na NUMUN—LUGAL NUMUN—LUGAL EGIR-MEŠ lu-u₂ GAR-nu-MEŠ mu-šar-kis-a-ni GAL—u₂-ra-a-ti GAL—u₂-ra-a-ti lu-u₂] ⸢mu⸣-kil—PA-MEŠ ⸢mu⸣-kil—PA-MEŠ 03.U₅-MEŠ A—SIG-MEŠ A—SIG-MEŠ | |
| 6 | [lu-u₂ {lu₂}x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢lu⸣-u₂ GAL—KA.KEŠ₂-MEŠ GAL—KA.KEŠ₂-MEŠ lu-u₂ qur-⸢bu⸣-ti | |
| 7 | [lu-u₂ ša₂—GIR₃.2 lu-u₂ {lu₂}I₃.DU₈-MEŠ ša₂ E₂-a-ni lu-u₂ {lu₂}I₃].DU₈-MEŠ ša₂ qa-an-ni lu-u₂ kal-lab-MEŠ | |
| 8 | [lu-u₂ {lu₂}UŠ—kib-si-MEŠ {lu₂}UŠ—kib-si-MEŠ lu-u₂ x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢lu⸣-u₂ ša₂—IGI—E₂.GAL-MEŠ ša₂—{giš}PA-MEŠ ša₂—EN.NUN-MEŠ | |
| 9 | [lu-u₂ {lu₂}KA.KEŠ₂-MEŠ KAŠ.LUL-MEŠ MU-MEŠ SUM.NINDA-MEŠ NINDA-MEŠ kit-ki-tu-u₂ gab-bu lu-u₂ {lu₂}DUB.SAR]-MEŠ aš-šur{ki}a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}DUB.SAR-MEŠ ar₂-ma-a.a ša₂ [(x)] | |
| 10 | [lu-u₂ {lu₂}i-tu-ʾa-a.a {lu₂}NIM.MA-a.a {lu₂}{giš}BAN.TAG.GA-MEŠ {lu₂}gur-ra-a.a lu]-⸢u₂⸣ {kur}man-na-a.a mad-a.a {lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a.a | |
| 11 | [lu-u₂ {lu₂}ah-la-mu-u₂ {lu₂}hat-ta-a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}pi-li-is-ta-a.a lu-u₂] {⸢lu₂⸣}ṣi-du-un-a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-uṣ-ra-a.a | |
| 12 | {[lu₂}ku-sa-a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}qi-da-ra-a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}ša₂-bu-qa-a.a] lu-u₂ {lu₂}SAG-MEŠ ša₂ til-li IL₂-u₂-ni | |
| 13 | [lu-u₂ {lu₂}ša₂—ziq-ni ša₂ til-li IL₂-u₂-ni a-na EN.NUN ša₂ LUGAL GUB-MEŠ-u₂-ni] ⸢lu⸣-u₂ i-na {lu₂}zak-ke-e gab-bu | |
| 14 | {[lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ ša₂ is-si-šu₂-un iš-mu-u₂-ni u₂-du-u₂-ni ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂-un] ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ-šu₂-un qi₂-in-⸢ni-šu₂-un⸣ [x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ] SILIM-MEŠ | |
| 2' | [UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM]-tim | |
| 3' | [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] ⸢UR₅⸣.UŠ₂ li-tap-⸢pal⸣ | |
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