AGS 144 (P336112)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 144 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336112 |
| 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' | [Should Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the] Succession Palace, [drink this drug which] is placed [before] your great [div]inity, [and in drinking this drug will he] be rescued and spared? |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | [Will he live and get well? Will he ..., be s]aved and escape? [Will the illness of] his [body] be released? Will it leave (him)? Does your great divinity know it? |
| Obverse [5:9] o 6'6'–o 9'9' | [Is the res]cue, survival [of Assurbanipal, crown prince of the Suc]ces[sion Palace], by drinking this drug, [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 [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [Disregard that ...... an oa]th by the god (may be) upon [him]. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [Disregard that ......] (may) occur. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'– | [Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, be it] faulty. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or] blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that an unclean man or woman has come near the place of the extispicy and] made it unclean. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Disregard that an unclean person] has performed extispicy [in this place]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the extispicy] is deficient or faulty. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep] is dressed [in his ordinary soiled garments], (or) has eaten anything unclean. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant], have jumbled [the oracle query in] my [mouth, or changed (or) altered the proceedings. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether this drug] which [is] now [placed before your great divinity, and which Assurbanip]al, crown prince of the Succession House (is to) drink — |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [(whether) by drinking this drug he will ......] be saved, [and escape]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Be present [in this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer ...] |
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-⸢u₂⸣-[ti] E₂—re-du-⸢u₂⸣-[ti] | |
| 2' | [šam-mu an-na-a ša₂ i-na IGI] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-ka GAL-ti GAR-un ⸢li-il⸣-[ti-ma] | |
| 3' | [i-na ša₂-qe₂-e šam-me an-na-a i]-šet-i KAR-ri TIN-⸢ṭu⸣ | |
| 4' | [i-šal-li-mi₃ i-x-ša₂-la uš-te]-zi-bi uš-te-ṣi-⸢i⸣ | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x GIG SU]-šu₂ DU₈-a E₃-a DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x x x šu]-⸢zu⸣-ub-šu₂ ša₂-lam ZI-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 7' | [ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ E₂—re-du]-⸢u₂⸣-ti E₂—re-du]-⸢u₂⸣-ti i-na ša₂-qe₂-e šam-me an-⸢na-a⸣ | |
| 8' | [i-na SILIM-tim i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d]}UTU EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 9' | [qa-bi-i ku-un-i IGI-ru IGI-ra še-mu]-u₂ iš-me-[e] | |
| 10' | [e-zib ša₂ x x x x x x x x] ⸢ni⸣-iš DINGIR UGU-[šu₂] | |
| 11' | [e-zib ša₂ x x x x x x x x] GAL₂-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 12' | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-me NE-i GIM DUG₃.GA GIM] ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu ana] ⸢IGI⸣ SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ KI MAŠ₂ DIB.DIB-ma] u₂-le-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 3 | [e-zib ša₂ ina KI an-ni-i lu-ʾu-u₂] MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ | |
| 4 | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 5 | [e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar-ša₂-a]-⸢te⸣ lab-šu₂ mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ | |
| 6 | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka ta-mit i-na KA]-ia up-tar-ri-du | |
| 7 | [ku-un ŠU.2 BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu lu-u₂] ⸢ZI⸣-MEŠ-ha lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ-ra | |
| 8 | [a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ ki-i šam-mu an-na]-a ša₂ i-na-an-na | |
| 9 | [i-na IGI DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti GAR-nu {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU].UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša₂ E₂—re-du-te E₂—re-du-te NAG-ma | |
| 10 | [i-na ša₂-qe₂-e šam-me an-na-a x x x x x]-ša₂-lu uš-te-ze-bu | |
| 11 | [uš-te-ṣu-u₂ i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni]-⸢e⸣ GUB-za-am-ma | |
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