AGS 114 (P336091)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336091 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that a clean or an un]clean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or [blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that] an unclean person [has performed extispicy] in this place. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Disregard that the] ram (offered) to [your] divinity for the performance of the extispicy [is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Disregard that he who to]uches the fore[head of the sheep is dressed in] his ordinary soiled garments. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | [Disregard] that I, the haruspex your servant, [have jumbled] the oracle query in [my] mouth, (or) changed or altered the proceedings. |
| Reverse [6:10] r 77–r 1010 | I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether the man whose name is written i[n this papyrus and placed] before your gr[eat] divinity, (and whom) Assurbanipal (plans to) admit to [his entourage], will make an insurrection and rebellion against him. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | [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)]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ KUG lu]-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-tu₂ u₂—[lu a-na IGI SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku] | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ i]-⸢na⸣ KI an-ni-e lu-ʾu-u₂ [MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] | |
| 3 | [e-zib ša₂] ⸢UDU⸣.NITA₂ DINGIR-⸢ti⸣-[ka ša₂ a]-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ [LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 4 | [e-zib ša₂] ⸢TAG⸣-it ⸢SAG⸣.[KI UDU.NITA₂] TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar-[šat lab-šu] | |
| 5 | [e-zib] ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka ta-mit i-na ⸢KA⸣-[ia up-tar-ri-du] | |
| 6 | ⸢ku⸣-un ŠU.2 BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ-⸢ha⸣ [lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ-ra] | |
| 7 | a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ ki-i a-me-lu ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-⸢na⸣ [ni-ʾa-a-ri an-na-a] | |
| 8 | ša₂-aṭ-ru-u₂-ma i-na IGI DINGIR-ti-ka ⸢GAL⸣-[ti GAR-un] | |
| 9 | {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ u₂-qar-ra-ba-šum-ma i-na [pa-ni-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-az-za-su] | |
| 10 | [si]-hu HI.GAR i-na UGU-⸢šu₂ ip-pu-uš⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | [i-na] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ UDU.NITA₂ an-⸢ni⸣-[e GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 12 | [UZU-MEŠ ta]-⸢mit⸣ SIG₅-[MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti] | |
Sources & licences
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