AGS 125 + (P336101)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 125 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P336101 |
| 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], g[ive me] a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! |
| Obverse [1:5] o 22–o 55 | Should [Esarhaddon, king of Assy]ria, app[oint the man whose name is w]ritten [in] this papyrus [and placed before] your great [divinity], to a posit[ion of his choos]ing? |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [Will he make an uprising and rebellion aga]inst Esarhaddon, k[ing of Assyria]? |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [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 [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | May (this query) go [to your great divin]ity, O Šamaš, great lord, and [may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [The middle of the 'station' is ef]faced. The 'path' is present. The 'str[ength'] is present. The left of the gall bladder is attached. The 'finger' is th[ick ......]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [The ba]se of [the middle part] is 'loose.' The left of the lung is normal. The coils of the colon are 16 in number. The breast-bone is thi[ck ...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [The ... is sus]pended. The middle of the 'path' is effaced. The 'wea[pon]'-mark is absent. In the left of the gall bladder there is a wide fissure. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [In the ba]se of the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark facing the [ba]se of the 'finger.' The 'weapon'-mark of the 'increment' rises toward the left. The upper pa[rt ...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| 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] ŠA₃-bi ni-ʾa-ra an-na-a ⸢ša₂⸣-[aṭ-ru-ma] | |
| 3 | [i-na IGI DINGIR]-⸢ti⸣-ka GAL-ti [GAR-un] | |
| 4 | {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš]-⸢šur⸣{ki} a-na EN—pi-qit-[tu-u₂-ti] EN—pi-qit-[tu-u₂-ti] | |
| 5 | [KI ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub]-lu li-ip-⸢qid⸣-[su] | |
| 6 | [si-hu bar-tu ana] ⸢UGU⸣-hi {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x ša₂ KA DINGIR]-⸢ti⸣-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma [lu-mur] | |
| 2' | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL]-⸢ti⸣ {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma [KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 3' | [BE MURUB₄ NA pa]-aš₂-ṭa GIR₂ GAR ⸢KALAG⸣ GAR 150 ZE₂ ṣa-mid ŠU.SI eb-[bet x x] | |
| 4' | [BE MURUB₄-tum] ⸢SUHUŠ⸣-sa₃ BAR 150 MUR SILIM-⸢im⸣ ŠA₃.NIGIN 16 GAG.ZAG.GA e-[bi x x x] | |
| 5' | [BE x x ul]-⸢lu⸣-lat MURUB₄ GIR₂ pa-aš₂-ṭa {giš}⸢TUKUL⸣ NU GAR ina 150 ZE₂ DU₈ ne-pel-⸢ku⸣ [x x] | |
| 6' | [BE ina] ⸢SUHUŠ⸣ EDIN U MURUB₄ {giš}TUKUL GAR-ma ⸢SUHUŠ⸣ U IGI {giš}TUKUL MAŠ₂ ana 150 te-bi AN.⸢TA⸣-[x x x] | |
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