AGS 115 (P336092)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336092 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Šamaš, great lord, give me] a firm positive answer [to what I am asking yo]u! |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | Should Esarhaddon take the [ma]n whose n[ame] is writ[ten in] this papyrus and pla[ced be]fore your great divinity, into his entourage? |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | While he is in the entourage of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, will he plan [something b]ad, an evil plan of sedition, rebellion (and) insur[rection, ag]ainst Esarhaddon, king of Assyria? |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | Will he instigate it, or cause others to instigate it? Will he order it, or cause others to order it? Will he plot it, or cause others to plot (or) undertake it, [or will he turn to] his enemy? |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | Does [your] great [divinity] know it? Is it dec[reed and confirmed in a favorable case, by the command of] your great [divinity], Šamaš, great lord? [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313– | [Disregard the (formulation)] of today's [case], be it good, be it faulty. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep], or [blocked] the way [of the sacri]ficial sheep. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that an unclean] person has performed exti[spicy in this place]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the exti]spicy is deficient or faulty. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep] is dressed in his [ordi]nary soiled [garments]. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant], have eaten, drunk, or anointed myself with [anything] unclean, [changed or altered the proceedings, or] jumbled [the oracle query] in my mouth. |
| Reverse [6:9] r 77–r 99 | [I as]k you, Šamaš, great lord, [whether the man whose name] is writ[ten in] this pap[yrus and whom Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], has taken [into] his entourage, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | (whether he), [whil]e he is in the ser[vice of Esar]haddon, will instigate or cause others to insti[gate an insurre]ction and rebellion against Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | (or whether) he will cause others to undertake it or plot it. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | 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 [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | May (this query) go to [your] great divinity, O Šamaš, great lord, and [may] an or[acle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [It h]as [a 'station']. The 'path' [and the 'well-being'] are [present. The left side of the gall] bladder is split and drags towards its front. The 'finger' is thick [...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] right [... it] faces [...]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | There are 2 fissures on the left. The lower part [...]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [......]. Check-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 | [a-me]-⸢lu⸣ ša ⸢MU⸣-[šu₂ i-na ŠA₃-bi] ni-ʾa-ri an-ni-e ša₂-aṭ-[ru-u₂-ma] | |
| 3 | [i]-⸢na⸣ ma-har DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti ša₂-ak-[nu] | |
| 4 | {1}{d]}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} i-na pa-ne₂-e-šu₂ lu-ša-zi-⸢is⸣-[su] | |
| 5 | [a]-⸢di⸣ mal₂ UD-MEŠ ša i-na pa-na {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} i-⸢zi⸣-[zu a-ma-tu₂] | |
| 6 | [la ṭa]-ab-tu₂ la de-iq-tu₂ a-mat le-mut-ti ša₂ si-hi bar-ti na-bal-⸢kat⸣-[ti o] | |
| 7 | [a]-⸢na⸣ UGU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} TA ŠA₃-bi-šu₂ i-da-bu-[ub] | |
| 8 | [e-pa]-aš₂-ša₂ u₂-še-pa-aš₂-ša₂ i-qa-bi-i u₂-ša₂-qa-⸢ba⸣-[a] | |
| 9 | [u₂-ša₂]-⸢da-ba-a⸣-ba u₂-ša₂-an-ha-aṣ-[ṣa] | |
| 10 | [lu-u₂ pa-ne₂-e-šu₂ a-na] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ za-i-ra-ne₂-e-šu₂ i-ša₂-kan-[na] | |
| 11 | [DINGIR-ut-ka] GAL-ti ⸢ZU⸣-[e] | |
| 12 | [i-na SILIM-tim i-na KA DINGIR-ti]-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-[bi-i ku-un IGI-ru IGI-ra še-mu-u₂ ŠE-e] | |
| 13 | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-me an]-ni-e GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-⸢ṭu⸣-[u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ] ⸢u₂⸣—lu pa-[an 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-ša₂-a-te ⸢lib⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 5 | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka mim-ma] lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG ŠEŠ₂-[šu₂] | |
| 6 | [ku-un qa-ti BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu u₂—lu ta-mit i]-⸢na⸣ KA-ia up-tar-ri-⸢du⸣ | |
| 7 | [lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a]-⸢šal⸣-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 8 | [ki-i a-me-lu ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-na ŠA₃-bi ni-ʾa]-ri an-ni-e ša₂-aṭ-⸢ru⸣-[u₂-ma] | |
| 9 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} i-na] ⸢pa⸣-ne₂-e-šu₂ u₂-sa-zi-is-[su] | |
| 10 | [a-di mal₂ UD]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ i-⸢na⸣ [pa-an {1}{d}aš]-⸢šur⸣—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} i-zi-[zu] | |
| 11 | [si]-⸢hu⸣ bar-tu i-na UGU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} e-pu-šu u₂-še-[pi-šu₂] | |
| 12 | ⸢u₂⸣-ša₂-an-ha-ṣu u₂-ša₂-da-ba-bu i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i ⸢GUB⸣-[za-am-ma] | |
| 13 | [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] | |
| 14 | [šuk-nam]-ma lu-mur UGU DINGIR-⸢ti⸣-[ka] GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma ⸢UR₅⸣.[UŠ₂ li-tap-pal] | |
| 15 | [BE NA] ⸢TUKU⸣-ši BE GIR₂ [SILIM GAR]-⸢MEŠ BE⸣ 150 ⸢ZE₂⸣ DU₈ ana IGI-šu₂ im-šur BE ŠU.SI ⸢eb⸣-[bet x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x x x] 15 [x x x x x] ⸢ik x⸣+[x] ⸢IGI⸣-u₂ [x x x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] BE DU₈ 150 02 BE KI.TA [x x x x] | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x]-su SI.LAL [(x x x x)] | |
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