PRT 008 (P336327)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336327 |
| 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 as[king you]! |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [From] this [day], the 4th day [of this month, the month ..., to the 11th day of Sivan (III)] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [Dis]regard that [the oracle query has become jumbled] i[n the mouth of] the h[aruspex, your servant]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 3'3'–r 4'4' | [I ask you Šamaš, great lord], whether from this day, the 4t[h day of this month, the month ..., to the] 11th [day] of the month Sivan (III) of this year, |
| Reverse [4:7] r 5'5'–r 7'7' | K[aštaritu, city lord of Kark]aššî with his troops, or the troops [of the Medes, or the troops of] the Manneans or the troops of the Cimmer[ians, or any other enemy] (allied) with him, |
| Reverse [7:10] r 8'8'–r 10'10' | will proceed to capture the city Ṣubar[a, located on the border of] Saparda, (whether) he will capture [that] city, [Ṣubara], conqu[er it], (and whether) it will be delivered [to them]. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 11'11'–r 12'12' | [Be present] in this ram, pl[ace] (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 [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | May (this query) go to your great divinity, [O Šamaš, gre]at [lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | It has a 'station.' The 'paths' are 2, the upper one is sh[ort ......]. In the middle of the 'cru[cible' ......]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | The 'finger' is thick. The lower part [is elevated ......]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | The heart of the ram is normal [......]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | The top of the 'station' is pointed. The 'paths' are 2, the up[per one is short ......]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | There is a niphu in the 'yoke.' 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 | [TA UD] ⸢an-ni⸣-i UD 04-KAM₂ [ša₂ ITI an-ni-i {iti}x a-di UD 11-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}SIG₄] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [e]-zib ša₂ i-[na KA] ⸢DUMU⸣—{lu₂}[HAL ⸢DUMU⸣—{lu₂}[HAL ARAD-ka ta-mit up-tar-ri-du] | |
| 3' | ⸢lu⸣-u₂ ZI-MEŠ ⸢lu-u₂⸣ BAR-MEŠ [a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 4' | ⸢ki⸣-i TA UD-mi an-ni-i UD 04-⸢KAM₂⸣ [ša₂ ITI an-ni-i {iti}x a-di UD] 11-KAM₂ ša₂ {⸢iti}SIG₄⸣ | |
| 5' | ša₂ MU.AN.NA an-ni-ti {1}⸢ka⸣-[aš₂-ta-ri-ti EN—URU EN—URU ša₂ {uru}kar]—⸢kaš⸣-ši-i | |
| 6' | ⸢a⸣-di e-mu-qi₂-šu₂ lu-u₂ ERIM-[MEŠ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂]}man-na-a.a | |
| 7' | lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}gi-mir-⸢ra⸣-[a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}KUR₂ ma]-⸢al⸣ it-ti-šu₂ | |
| 8' | a-na DIB-bat {uru}ṣu-ba-⸢ra⸣ [ša₂ i-na ta-hu-mu ša₂] {⸢kur⸣}sa-pa-ar-da | |
| 9' | il-la-ku-nim-ma URU [šu₂-a-tu {uru}ṣu-ba-ra] i-ṣab-ba-tu | |
| 10' | ŠU.2-su-un i-kaš-ša₂-⸢du⸣ [a-na qa-ti-šu₂]-⸢un⸣ im-man-nu-u₂ | |
| 11' | i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-⸢i⸣ [GUB-za-am-ma an-na] ⸢GI⸣.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ | |
| 12' | UZU-MEŠ ta-mit DUG₃-⸢ab⸣ [SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA] ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-ka GAL-ti ⸢šuk⸣-[nam]-ma lu-⸢mur⸣ | |
| 13' | UGU DINGIR-ti-ka ⸢GAL⸣-[ti {d}UTU EN GAL]-u₂ lil-lik-⸢ma⸣ [KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 14' | ⸢BE NA⸣ TUKU-ši BE GIR₂ 02-ma AN.TA-u₂ ⸢ku⸣-[ri x x x x x x] BE ina MURUB₄ NIG₂.[TAB x x x x x] | |
| 15' | BE ŠU.SI eb-bet BE KI.TA-tum [DU-ik x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 16' | BE ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ ša₂-lim [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 17' | BE SAG NA zu-qur₂ BE GIR₂ 02-ma BE ⸢AN⸣.[TA-u₂ ku-ri x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 18' | BE ina ni-ri IZI.GAR GAR-in BE KI.⸢TA⸣-[tum DU-ik x x x x x x] | |
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