AGS 143 (P336111)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 143 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336111 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1'1'–o 3'3' | [Assurbanip]al, the crown prince o[f the Succession Palace, who for ma]ny [days], month after month, has day and night been moan[ing before your great divinity, O Šamaš, gr]eat [lord, and (whom) your great divinity knows] — |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | [in accordance with the com]mand of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord, and [your favorable deci]sions, should the subject of this query, Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the [Succession Pal]ace, |
| Obverse [5:9] o 6'6'–o 9'9' | [b]e it for himself or for his father Esarhaddon, take [the hand of a god, or] the hand of a goddess, or the hand of their (personal) god, or the hand of [their] (personal) g[oddess, or the] hand of their city god, or the hand of their city goddess, [or the hand of] the god of their high sanctuaries, |
| Obverse [9:12] o 10'10'–o 12'12' | and frequent [the holy places of] his [gods, providing] them with votive gift(s) and the things requested by [gods and goddesses], (so that) [the wrath of god] and goddess [may not befall] Assurbanipal, the crown [prince of the Succession Pal]ace, and Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, his father? |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [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 [13:15] o 14'14'– | [Disregard the (formulation) of today's case], be it good, be it [faulty]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU].UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ⸢ša₂⸣ [E₂—re-du-ti] [E₂—re-du-ti] | |
| 2' | [ša₂ x x x x]-MEŠ-ti ITI a-na ITI [i-na ma-har DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU] | |
| 3' | [EN] ⸢GAL⸣-u₂ UD-mu u MI i-nam-⸢zi⸣-[zu-ma DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-u] | |
| 4' | [GIM] ⸢KA⸣ DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ u₃ EŠ.⸢BAR⸣-[ka] | |
| 5' | [šal-mu] EN—MU.MU NE-i {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣—[re-du-ti] ⸢E₂⸣—[re-du-ti] | |
| 6' | [lu]-⸢u₂⸣ a-na ša₂-a-šu₂ lu-u₂ a-na {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na AD-šu₂ ⸢lu⸣-[u₂ ŠU.2 DINGIR] | |
| 7' | [lu-u₂] ŠU.2 {d}15 lu-u₂ ŠU.2 DINGIR-šu₂-un lu-u₂ ŠU.2 {d}15-šu₂-un] | |
| 8' | [lu-u₂] ⸢ŠU⸣.2 DINGIR URU-šu₂-un lu-⸢u₂ ŠU⸣.2 {d}15 URU-šu₂-⸢un⸣ | |
| 9' | [lu-u₂ ŠU.2 DINGIR BARAG.DUL.DU-MEŠ-šu₂-un TI-ma ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 10' | [aš₂-rat DINGIR-MEŠ]-šu₂ liš-te-ʾi ⸢ik⸣-rib-šu₂-un me-reš-[ti DINGIR u {d}15 x x] | |
| 11' | [šib-sat DINGIR] ⸢u₃⸣ {d}15 a-na {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ DUMU—⸢LUGAL⸣ DUMU—⸢LUGAL⸣ [ša₂] | |
| 12' | [E₂—re-du-ti [E₂—re-du-ti u₃ {1}{d}aš]-⸢šur⸣—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} AD-šu₂ [la i-ṭe-eh-he-e] | |
| 13' | [i-na SILIM-tim i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i] ⸢ku⸣-un-u₂ IGI-ru IGI-mar [ŠE.GA-u₂ ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 14' | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-mu an-ni]-⸢e⸣ GIM DUG₃.GA GIM [ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
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