PRT 020 (P336333)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336333 |
| Museum no. | BM 099093 + |
| 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, gi[ve me] a firm positive ans[wer] to what I am asking you! |
| Obverse [1:5] o 22–o 55 | Will the governors and magnates, men, horses and army [of Esarhaddon], king of Assyria, who are in Bit-K[a]ri, and are entering Me[dia] to collect a tr[ibute] of horses, [escape fr]om [the troops of the Medes], from the troops of the Scythi[ans, or from any other enemy? ......] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | Be present in this ram, [place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs], favorable, propitious [omens] by the oracular command of [your great] divi[nity, and may I see (them)]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [May (this query) go] to your great divinity, O [Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | The 'station' is present. The 'paths' are 2, the right 'path' has a bifurcation toward the left 'path.' The 'stre[ngth' ...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | The lower part is elevated. The outer part 'rides' upon the 'cap.' [First extispicy ...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | The 'paths' are 2, the right 'path' is ... toward the left 'path.' The 'well-being' is present. The ['path'] on the right of the gall bladder is present [......]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | A straight design is drawn in the area of the 'finger.' The lower part is elevated. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | The base of the middle part is [... The coils of the co]lon are 16 in number. The brea[st-bo]ne is thick. The heart of the ra[m is normal]. |
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 | {lu₂}EN.NAM-MEŠ {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ e-mu-qu [ša₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na] | |
| 3 | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} ša₂ i-na E₂—⸢ka⸣-[a]-ri ša₂ a-na e-se-ri ⸢man⸣-[da-at-ti] | |
| 4 | ša₂ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ a-na {kur}ma-[da-a.a] ⸢ir⸣-ru-bu i-na [ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a lu-u₂] | |
| 5 | [i]-⸢na⸣ ŠU.2 ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}iš-ku-⸢za⸣-[a.a lu-u₂ i-na ŠU.2 {lu₂}KUR₂ mal₂ ba-šu-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | i-na ŠA₃-bi UDU.NITA₂ an-ni-i GUB-za-[am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit] | |
| 2' | SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA ⸢DINGIR⸣-[ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 3' | UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}[UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 4' | ⸢BE⸣ NA TUKU-ši BE GIR₂ 02-ma GIR₂ 15 ana GIR₂ 150 PA TUKU-⸢ši BE KALAG⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 5' | BE KI.TA-tum DU-ik BE ki-di-ti UGU U.⸢SAG⸣ U₅-ma [IGI-ti x x x] | |
| 6' | BE GIR₂ 02 BE GIR₂ 15 02-ma ana GIR₂ 150 BE SILIM GAR BE [GIR₂] 15 ZE₂ GAR BE ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 7' | BE ina KUR ŠU.SI GIŠ.[HUR] i-ša₂-riš eṣ-⸢ret⸣ BE KI.TA-tum DU-⸢ik⸣ | |
| 8' | BE MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-[sa₃ x x BE ŠA₃].⸢NIGIN⸣ 16 BE ⸢GAG.ZAG⸣.GA e-bi ŠA₃ UDU.[NITA₂ ša₂-lim x x x] | |
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