AGS 118 (P336095)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 118 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336095 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | Should [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, appoint the man whose name] is written [in th]is [papyrus and placed before your great divinity, to the position which is written in this papyrus? |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | If he appoints him, as long as he holds this position], will he instigate an insurrection and rebellion against E[sarhaddon, king of Assyria, and Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the Succession Palace], (or) cause others to instigate it? |
| Obverse [4:7] o 5'5'–o 7'7' | [Will he order it or cause others to order it? Will he plot it] (or) cause others to plot it? Will he [incite it, or cause others to incite it? Or will someone else cause him to plot it], and will he listen, [and turn to disobedience]? |
| Obverse [7:10] o 8'8'–o 10'10' | Or will he a[ct with evil intent against Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, and Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the Succession Palace? Does your great] divinity [know it]? |
| Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'–o 12'12' | Is it decreed 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 13'13'– | Disregard the (formulation) of [today's] case, [be it good, be it faulty]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Month Nisan (I), [...th] day; [(performed) in the city ...]. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | Nabû-šallim, [NN], Nabû-[......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [a-me-lu ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-na ni-ia-a-ri an-na-a šaṭ-ru-ma a-na IGI DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti GAR-un] | |
| 2' | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-na pi-qit-tu-u₂-ti ša₂ i-na ŠA₃-bi ni-ia-a-ri] | |
| 3' | [an]-⸢na⸣-a ša₂-aṭ-rat-tu₂ ⸢li⸣-[ip-qi-su GIM ip-taq-du-uš a-di UD-MEŠ mal₂ pi-qi-tu-u₂-tu šu-a-tu ep-pu-šu₂] | |
| 4' | [si]-hu HI.GAR i-na UGU {1}{d}[aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} u₃ {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ E₂—re-du-ti] E₂—re-du-ti] | |
| 5' | ⸢e⸣-pa-aš₂-ša₂ u₂-še-pa-⸢aš₂⸣-[ša₂ i-qa-bi-i u₂-ša₂-qa-ba-a i-dab-bu-u₂-bu] | |
| 6' | u₂-šad-ba-ab-ba u₂-[ša₂-an-ha-aṣ-ṣa lu-u₂ ma-am-ma u₂-šad-ba-ab-šu₂] | |
| 7' | lu-u₂ šu₂-⸢u₂⸣ [i-ša₂]-me-e [a-na la₂ ša₂-me-e IGI-MEŠ-šu₂ iš-šak-ka-a-na] | |
| 8' | 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]} | |
| 9' | 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] | |
| 10' | DINGIR-ut-[ka GAL-ti ZU-e] | |
| 11' | i-na SILIM-tim [i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 12' | qa-bi-i ku-un [IGI-ru IGI-ra ŠE.GA-u₂ ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 13' | e-zib ša₂ di-[in UD-me an-ni-e GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {iti}BARAG UD [x-KAM ina {uru}x x x x x] | |
| 2 | {1}{d}PA—šal-lim [x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | {1}{d}PA—[x x x x x x] | |
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