AGS 123 (P336099)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 123 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336099 |
| 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, [give me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [Should] Esarhaddon, [king of Assyria, appoint] the man whose name [is written i]n [this papyrus and placed before your great divinity, to the position] which [is written] in [this papyrus]? |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | [If he appoints him], as long as [he holds this position, will he instigate] an in[surrection and rebellion against Esarhaddon, king of Assyria]? |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | [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 [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]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | The base of the 'station' [is ......]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | The lower part is elevated [......]. |
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 | LU₂ ša₂ MU-šu₂ i-⸢na⸣ [ni-a-ra an-na-a šaṭ-ru-ma i-na IGI DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti GAR-un] | |
| 3 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-⸢na⸣ [LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-na pi-qit-tu-u₂-ti] | |
| 4 | ša₂ i-na ŠA₃-[bi ni-a-ra an-na-a šaṭ-ru-ma lip-qid-su GIM ip-taq-du-uš] | |
| 5 | a-di [UD-me mal₂ pi-qit-tu-u₂-tu šu-a-tu ip-pu-šu₂] | |
| 6 | ⸢si⸣-[hu HI.GAR ana UGU {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢ip⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | i-[na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 3' | ⸢UZU⸣-[MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim 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 KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 5' | BE SUHUŠ NA [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | BE KI.TA DU-ik [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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