AGS 153 (P336116)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 153 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336116 |
| 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 [1:4] o 22–o 44 | Should Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, strive and plan? Should he [send] Na[bû-šarru-uṣur, chief eunuch, with] men, horses, and [troop]s, as he [wishes], to the district of Gam[bulu? Should they go] to kill, lo[ot, and plunder]? |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | If he, having planned, sends (them), [and they kill what there is to kill, loo]t what there is to loot, and [plunde]r what there is to plunder [in] the district of [Gambulu], will the men, ho[rses] (and) ar[my of Gambulu do] battle [with Nabû-šarru-uṣur, chief eunuch, and] the ar[my of] Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, that went with him, |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | [or] will the men and large army [of the Elamites ... with] Nabû-šarru-uṣur, chief eunuch, to [...]? |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | [Is it decreed and confirm]ed [in a favorable case, b]y the command of your great divinity, [Šamaš, great lord]? Will he who can see, [see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1'1'–r 3'3' | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant, am dressed in] my [ordin]ary [soiled garments, have eaten, drunk, or anointed myself with anything unclean, seen] fear [and terror at ni]ght, [changed or altered the proceedings, or] ju[mbled the oracle query in] my [mouth]. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 4'4'–r 6'6' | [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whe]ther Assurbanipal, ki[ng of Assyria, should send men, horses, and t]roops to the distri[ct of Gambulu to kill, loot, and plunder, (whether), if they go], they will kill what there is to ki[ll], loot (what there is to loot), and plu[nder what there is to plunder], |
| Reverse [6:9] r 7'7'–r 9'9' | and (whether) the men and large army of [the Elamites will ... with Nabû-šarru-uṣur], chief eunuch, and the army at his disposal, [or (whether) the troops] of Gambulu [will] do battle with him. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 10'10'–r 11'11' | 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 [11:13] r 12'12'– | May (this query) go to your great divinity, O Šam[aš, gr]eat [lord], and [may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [Month ..., ...th day, eponym year of] Ša-Nabû-šû (658). |
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 | {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} li-iṣ-rim lik-pid-ma {1}{d}⸢AG⸣—[LUGAL—ŠEŠ {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG a-di] | |
| 3 | {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ {⸢lu₂⸣}[e-mu]-⸢qi₂⸣ mal₂ ŠA₃-ba-[šu₂ ub-lu liš-pur-ma] | |
| 4 | a-na na-ge-e ša₂ {uru}gam-[bu]-⸢u₂⸣-[li] a-na GAZ ⸢SAR⸣ [IR lil-li-ku] | |
| 5 | GIM ik-tap-du-ma il-tap-⸢ru⸣ [i-na] na-ge-e ša₂ {uru}[gam-bu-u₂-li ša₂ GAZ GAZ-ku] | |
| 6 | ša₂ SAR ⸢ih-tab⸣-[tu] ša₂ IR [iš-tal]-⸢lu⸣-ma {lu₂}ERIM-⸢MEŠ {anše⸣}[KUR.RA-MEŠ] | |
| 7 | {lu₂}e-⸢mu⸣-[qi ša₂ {uru}gam-bu]-u₂-⸢li⸣ {giš}TUKUL MURUB₄ ⸢u₃⸣ [ME₃ it-ti {1}{d}AG—LUGAL—ŠEŠ {lu₂}GAL—SAG] {lu₂}GAL—SAG] | |
| 8 | [u₃] {⸢lu₂⸣}e-[mu-qi₂ ša₂] {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} mal₂ KI-šu₂ DU-⸢ku-ne₂⸣-[e ep-pu-šu-u₂] | |
| 9 | [lu-u₂] {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}e-mu-qi₂ ma-aʾ-du-u₂-⸢ti⸣ [ša₂ {lu₂}NIM.MA-a.a] | |
| 10 | [it-ti {1}{d]}AG—LUGAL—ŠEŠ {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG a-⸢na⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | [i-na SILIM-tim i]-⸢na⸣ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-⸢ti⸣ {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 12 | [qa-bi-i ku-un]-i ⸢IGI-ru⸣ [IGI-ra ŠE.GA-u₂ ŠE.GA-e] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi]-⸢ne₂⸣-ia [ar₂-ša₂-a-ti lab-ša₂-ku mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂] | |
| 2' | [KU₂ NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ i-na] ⸢MI⸣ LUH-⸢te⸣ [ŠA₃.MUD IGI-ru ku-un qa-ti BAL-u₂] | |
| 3' | [uš-pe-lu u₂—lu ta-mit i-na KA]-ia up-[tar-ri-du lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ] | |
| 4' | [a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ ki]-i {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 5' | {[lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ {lu₂}e]-mu-qi₂ a-na na-⸢ge⸣-[e ša₂ {uru}gam-bu-u₂-li a-na GAZ SAR IR] | |
| 6' | [i-šap-pa-ru-ma DU-MEŠ-ku ša₂] ⸢GAZ⸣ GAZ-ku <ša₂> SAR i-⸢hab⸣-[ba-tu ša₂ IR IR-lu] | |
| 7' | {⸢lu₂⸣}ERIM-MEŠ e-mu-qi₂ ma-aʾ-du-ti ša₂ {lu₂}[NIM.MA-a.a it-ti {1}{d}AG—LUGAL—ŠEŠ] | |
| 8' | {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG u₃ {lu₂}e-mu-qi₂ mal₂ KI-šu₂ [x x x lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ] | |
| 9' | ša₂ {uru}gam-bu-u₂-li {giš}TUKUL MURUB₄ ⸢u₃ ME₃ KI⸣-[šu₂ ip-pu-šu₂] | |
| 10' | i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-e GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA [GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 11' | UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ša₂] SILIM-ti ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-⸢ka⸣ [GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 12' | UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}⸢UTU⸣ [EN GAL]-u₂ lil-lik-ma [KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x lim-me] {1}ša₂—{d}PA—šu₂-u | |
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