AGS 116 + (P336093)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 116 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P336093 |
| 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 you! |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | Should Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, appoint [the ma]n whose name is written in this papyrus and placed before your great divinity, [to the po]sition which is written in [th]is papyrus? |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | If he appoints him, [as] long as he holds this position, will he instigate an insurrection and rebellion against Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, and [Assu]rbanipal, the crown prince of the Succession Palace? |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | Will he cause others to instigate it? Will he order it, or cause others to [or]der it? Will he plot it (or) cause others to plot it (or) in[ci]te it? |
| Obverse [10:14] o 1111–o 1414 | Or will someone else cause him to plot it, [and will he lis]ten and turn to disobedience, [or] act with evil intent against [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, and Assu]rbanipal, the crown prince of the [Succession Palace]? |
| Obverse [14:18] o 1515– | [Does] your great [divinity kn]ow it? [Is it dec]reed and confirmed i[n a favorable case, b]y the command of [your grea]t divinity, Šamaš, [great lord]? Will he w[ho can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it [good, be it faulty]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Disregard that a clean or an un[clean person] has touched the sacrificial sheep, or [blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Disregard that an unclean [man or wo]man has come near the place of the extispicy and made it un[clean]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Disregard that an unclean person has performed extispicy in this place. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Disregard that he who touches the fore[head] of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments, |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant, have jumbled the oracle query in my mouth, or changed (or) altered the pro[ceedings]. |
| Reverse [8:12] r 99–r 1212 | [I ask you, Šamaš], great [lo]rd, whether Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, (should) appoint the man whose name is written in this papyrus and placed before your great divinity, to the position which is written in this papyrus, |
| Reverse [12:15] r 1313–r 1515 | and (whether) he will instigate an insurrection and rebellion against Esarhaddon, king of [Assyria], and Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the Succession palace, (or) will cause others to instigate it, (or) will act with evil intent against them. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | 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 [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | May (this query) go to your great divinity, O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | The 'station' is curved, and turns towards a 'weapon'-mark. In the right side of the 'station' there is a hole. The 'path' and 'strength' are present. There are two left fissures, and the lower one faces the base of the 'finger.' In the top of the left surface of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark which faces upward. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | The upper part is elevated. The base of the middle part is 'loose.' Inside the 'cap' of the lung there is a 'foot'-mark. The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are 16 in number. |
| Reverse [20:22] r 2121– | The ribs have one missing on the right and on the left. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Month Shebat (XI), 18th day, [eponym year of NN]. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | Performed in the New Palace, in the cit[y ...]. |
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⸣ ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-na ni-ia-a-ri an-na-a ša₂-aṭ-ru-u₂-ma | |
| 3 | [a-na] IGI DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti GAR-un {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 4 | [a-na] ⸢pi⸣-qit-tu-u₂-ti ša₂ i-na ŠA₃-bi ni-ia-ri-im-ma | |
| 5 | [an]-⸢na⸣-a ša₂-aṭ-rat-tu₂ li-ip-qi-su GIM ip-⸢taq⸣-du-uš | |
| 6 | [a]-⸢di⸣ UD-MEŠ mal₂ pi-qi-tu-u₂-tu₂ šu-a-⸢tu₂ ip⸣-pu-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [si]-hu HI.GAR a-na UGU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{⸢ki⸣} [u₃ {1}{d}aš]-⸢šur⸣—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ | |
| 8 | ⸢DUMU⸣—LUGAL ⸢DUMU⸣—LUGAL ša₂ E₂—re-du-u₂-te E₂—re-du-u₂-te ip-⸢pu⸣-šu₂ | |
| 9 | ⸢u₂⸣-še-pa-aš₂-ša₂ i-qa-bi-i u₂-ša₂-[qa]-⸢ba⸣-[a] | |
| 10 | ⸢i⸣-da-bu-ub u₂-šad-ba-ba u₂-[ša₂-an-ha]-a-⸢ṣa⸣ | |
| 11 | [lu]-u₂ ma-am-ma u₂-šad-ba-ab-šu₂ u₂—lu-⸢u₂⸣ [šu-u₂ i-šem]-me-e | |
| 12 | [a]-⸢na⸣ la₂ ša₂-me-e IGI-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢iš⸣-[šak]-⸢ka⸣-na | |
| 13 | [lu-u₂] ŠU.2-su a-na HUL-tim i-na ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[bi {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš]-⸢šur⸣{ki} | |
| 14 | [u₃ {1}{d}aš]-⸢šur⸣—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ [E₂—re-du-ti [E₂—re-du-ti ub-ba-a]-al | |
| 15 | [DINGIR-ut]-ka GAL-[ti ZU]-e | |
| 16 | i-[na SILIM-tim i]-na KA DINGIR-ti-[ka GAL]-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 17 | {d}UTU [EN GAL-u₂ qa]-bi-i ku-un ⸢IGI⸣-[ru IGI-ra še-mu-u₂ i-šem-me-e] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ di-[in UD-me] NE-i GIM [DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 2 | e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-[ʾu-u₂ UDU] SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ-tu₂ ⸢u₂—lu⸣ [ana IGI SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku] | |
| 3 | e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-[u₂ lu]-⸢ʾu⸣-tu₂ KI MAŠ₂ DIB-⸢MEŠ⸣ u₂-⸢le⸣-[ʾu-u₂] | |
| 4 | e-zib ša₂ i-na ⸢KI⸣ [an]-⸢ni⸣-e lu-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-[u₂] | |
| 5 | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-[ti]-ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 6 | e-zib ša₂ TAG-it ⸢SAG⸣.[KI] UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-⸢šu₂⸣ ar₂-ša₂-a-te lab-šu₂ | |
| 7 | e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku ⸢DUMU⸣—{[lu₂]}⸢HAL⸣ ⸢DUMU⸣—{[lu₂]}⸢HAL⸣ ARAD-ka ta-mit i-⸢na⸣ [KA]-⸢ia⸣ up-tar-ri-du | |
| 8 | u₂—lu ⸢ku⸣-[un qa-ti] BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu lu-u₂ [ZI-MEŠ]-ha lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ-ra | |
| 9 | [a-šal-ka {d}UTU] ⸢EN⸣ GAL-u₂ ki-i a-me-lu ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-[na] ⸢ni⸣-ia-a-ri an-na-a | |
| 10 | ⸢šaṭ⸣-ru-u₂-ma i-na IGI DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti GAR-un | |
| 11 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-na pi-[qit]-tu₂-u₂-ti | |
| 12 | ša₂ i-na ŠA₃-bi ni-ia-a-ri-im-ma an-na-a ⸢ša₂⸣-[aṭ-rat]-⸢tu₂⸣ i-pa-qi-du-šu₂-ma | |
| 13 | si-hu HI.GAR a-na UGU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL [KUR—aš-šur{ki]} u₃ {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ | |
| 14 | DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ E₂—re-du-u₂-ti E₂—re-du-u₂-ti ip-pu-šu₂ u₂-še-pi-šu₂ | |
| 15 | ŠU.2-su a-na HUL-tim i-na ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-un ub-bal-lu | |
| 16 | i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit | |
| 17 | ⸢SIG₅⸣-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur | |
| 18 | ⸢UGU⸣ DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u lil-lik-ma UR₅.UŠ₂ li-tap-pal | |
| 19 | [BE] NA NIGIN-⸢ma⸣ ana {giš}TUKUL GUR-ur₂ ina 15 NA BUR₃ ŠUB GIR₂ KALAG GAR-MEŠ DU₈ 150 02-ma KI.TA-u SUHUŠ ŠU.SI IGI ina SAG EDIN 150 u {giš}TUKUL AN IGI | |
| 20 | ⸢AN⸣.TA DU-ik MURUB₄-tu₂ SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR ina qir-bi-ni U.SAG MUR GIR₃ GAR-at GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ŠA₃.NIGIN 16 | |
| 21 | BE GAG.TI ša₂ 15 u 150 01-TA.AM₃ hal-qa | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 18-[KAM₂ x x x] | |
| 2 | DU₃-eš ina E₂.GAL eš-še-te ina {⸢uru⸣}[x x] | |
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