PRT 041 (P336342)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336342 |
| 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 [1:3] o 22–o 33 | [From] this day, the second day [of this month, the month ... of this year, to] the 21st day of Sivan (III) [of this year, ... days and nights, my stipulated term] — |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | [within] this stipulated term, should the [subject] of this query, [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, who is now intent on going to ..., as] he wish[es, and (whom) your great divinity knows] — |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | [in accordance] with the command of your great [divinity], Ša[maš, great lord, and your favorable decisions], should [the subject] of this query, Esarhaddon, ki[ng of Assyria, strive and plan, and] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [with] his troops, his [...], his chariots, and [his] wea[pons, as he wishes], |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [...] this [...], the crossing of the riv[er ......], |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [take the road] and go [to Trans-Euph]rates, to the city Ashkel[on]? |
| Obverse [10:14] o 1111–o 1414 | [If he ta]kes the road and goes, will the subject of [this] q[uery], Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, rea[ch Trans-Euphrates] (and) the city Ashkelon in good health? Will he return alive [from the city Ashkelon] and enter [his palace in Nineveh]? |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, [hear it? Does your great divinity know it]? |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Disregard that the subject of this query, Esarhaddon, k[ing of Assyria ......]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | Disregard that [......] to Trans-Euphrates, to the city of Ashkelon. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | Disregard that an angry man, or one in distress, [spoke angrily] the words of [his] report. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | Disregard that a votive offering requested by the god, anger of g[od and goddess ...]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer for today's case, be it [good, be it faulty]. |
| Obverse [20:22] o 2121– | Disregard that an unclean [person has performed extispicy] in this place. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Disregard that he who touches the fore[head of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments]. |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | Disregard that I, the haruspex [your servant, am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments], have eaten, [drunk, (or) anointed myself with] anything unclean, [have changed or altered the proceedings], (or that) the oracle query has become jumb[led] in my mouth. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | I ask you, Šamaš, gre[at] lord, [whether the subject of this query, Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], or his army, his c[hariots and his weapons ...... will reach] Trans-Euphrates and [the city Ashkelon]; |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | [(and whether) he will return alive] from the city Ashk[elon and return t]o his palace in [Nineveh]. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 11'11'–r 12'12' | [...] faces the middle [... the upper] part [...] |
| Reverse [12:14] r 13'13'– | [May (this query) go to] your great divinity, [O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 14r.e. 14–r.e. 14r.e. 14 | Naṣ[iru and Marduk-šumu-uṣur]. |
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-mu NE-i UD 02-⸢KAM₂⸣ [ša₂ ITI NE-i {iti}x ša₂ MU.AN.NA NE-ti] | |
| 3 | [EN] UD 21-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}SIG₄.GA [ša₂ MU.AN.NA NE-ti x UD-MEŠ x MI-MEŠ ši-kin a-dan-ni-ia] | |
| 4 | [i-na] ⸢ši⸣-kin a-dan-ni šu-⸢a⸣-[tu₂ {1}{d}aš-šur—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 5 | [ša₂] TA-an-ni šu-⸢u₂⸣ [a-šar ŠA₃]-ba-šu₂ na-⸢šu₂⸣-[u a-la-ku ti-iṣ-mu-ru-ma DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-u] | |
| 6 | [GIM] KA DINGIR-⸢ti-ka⸣ GAL-ti {d}⸢UTU⸣ [EN GAL-u₂ u EŠ.BAR-ka šal-mu] | |
| 7 | [EN]—MU.MU NE-[i] {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ li-iṣ-rim lik-pid₂-ma] | |
| 8 | [EN] {⸢lu₂⸣}ERIM-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ [x x]-šu₂ {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ u {giš}⸢TUKUL⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂ mal₂ ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ ub-lu] | |
| 9 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ NE-i ni-i-bir ⸢ID₂⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | [a-na e-bir]—⸢ID₂⸣ a-na {uru}iš-qa-⸢lu⸣-[ni ur-ha KASKAL li-iṣ-bat-ma lil-lik] | |
| 11 | [GIM iṣ-ba]-⸢tu⸣-ma it-tal-ku EN—⸢MU⸣.[MU NE-i {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂] | |
| 12 | [i-na] ⸢DUG₃⸣-ub ŠA₃-bi šu-u₂ ⸢x⸣+[x a-na e-bir—ID₂] | |
| 13 | [a]-⸢na⸣ {uru}⸢iš-qa⸣-lu-ni i-kaš-⸢ša₂⸣-[a-da ul-tu {uru}iš-qa-lu-ni TIN-us-su] | |
| 14 | i-tur-ram-ma ⸢i⸣-[na E₂.GAL-šu₂ ša₂ {uru}ni-na-a ir-ru-ba-a] | |
| 15 | IGI-ra IGI-ru ŠE-u₂ [ŠE-e DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e] | |
| 16 | e-zib ša₂ EN—MU.MU NE-i {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ x x x] | |
| 17 | e-zib ša₂ a-na e-bir—ID₂ a-na {uru}<iš>-qa-lu-ni ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 18 | e-zib ša₂ šab-su ra-aʾ-bu uš-šu₂-šu₂ a-mat ṭe₃-⸢mi⸣-[šu₂ ir-ʾu-bu id-bu-bu] | |
| 19 | e-zib ša₂ ik-rib DINGIR me₂-reš-ti šib-sat ⸢DINGIR⸣ [u {d}15 | |
| 20 | e-zib ša₂ ik-rib di-nim UD-mu NE-i GIM [DUG₃-ab GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 21 | e-zib ša₂ i-na ⸢KI NE⸣-[i] lu-[ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ TAG-it ⸢pu⸣-[ut UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar₂-šat lab-šu₂] | |
| 2 | e-zib ša₂ ana-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL [ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-šat lab-ša₂-ku] | |
| 3 | mim-mu lu-ʾu-u a-ku-[lu NAG-u₂ ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ ku-un qa-ti BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lu] | |
| 4 | ta-mit ina KA-ia₂ ip-tar-⸢ri⸣-[du lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ] | |
| 5 | e-tu-[u₂ x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u₂ ki-i EN—MU.MU NE-i {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na LUGAL KUR—AN.ŠAR₂] | |
| 7 | lu-u₂ e-mu-qi₂-šu₂ {⸢giš⸣}[GIGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ u₃ {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 8 | a-na e-bir—ID₂ a-[na {uru}iš-qa-lu-ni i-kaš-ša₂-du-ma] | |
| 9 | ul-tu {uru}iš-qa-[lu-ni TIN-us-su i-tur-ram-ma] | |
| 10 | [a]-⸢na⸣ E₂.GAL-šu₂ ša₂ {[uru}ni-na-a ir-ru-ba] | |
| 11' | [x x x x x] MURUB₄ ⸢IGI⸣ AN.[TA-tum x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13' | [UGU] DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-⸢ti⸣ {[d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 14 | {1}⸢na-ṣi⸣-[ru u {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—MU—ŠEŠ] | |
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