PRT 074 (P336351)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 074 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336351 |
| 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 [1:2] o 22–o 22 | The god Daguna [......] |
| Reverse [1:5] r 2'2'–r 5'5' | (whether) [it is pleasing] to [... great ...], (whether) it is accep[table to ... great ...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [May (this query) go] to your [great] divinity, [O Šamaš, great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | The 'station' is present. The beginning of the 'pa[th' ......]. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'– | There is a niphu in the 'yoke.' [......]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [NN, ...y]a, Marduk-šu[mu-uṣur], |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | [NN, ...-ze]ru-lišir. |
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 | {d}da-gu-⸢u₂⸣-[na x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢an⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | ⸢UGU⸣ [x x x x GAL x DUG₃.GA-i IGI x x x x GAL x] | |
| 3' | ma-⸢ah⸣-[ru i-na ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma] | |
| 4' | an-⸢na⸣ [GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ UZU-MEŠ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ] | |
| 5' | ša₂ SILIM-⸢tim⸣ [ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk-nam-ma lu-mur] | |
| 6' | UGU DINGIR-ti-⸢ka⸣ [GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 7' | ⸢BE⸣ NA GAR ⸢BE⸣ SAG ⸢GIR₂⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8' | [ina] ni-ri IZI.GAR <ša₂>-ki-[in x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x]-a {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—⸢MU⸣—[PAB] | |
| 2 | [x x x {1}{d}x]—⸢NUMUN⸣—GIŠ | |
Sources & licences
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