PRT 094 (P336355)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 094 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336355 |
| 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 m[e a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [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 [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [May] (this query) go [to your great divinity, O Šamaš, great lord, and m]ay an oracle [be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... is over]turned. The top of the middle surface of the 'finger' [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... The coils of the colon] are 12 in number. The heart of the ram is normal. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] is present and faces downward. The 'increment' is wide [...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [The bre]ast-bone is thick. The c[oils of the colon] are 12 in number. 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⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [šuk-nam]-⸢ma⸣ [lu-mur] | |
| 2' | [UGU DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] ⸢lil⸣-lik-ma UR₅.UŠ₂ ⸢li⸣-[tap-pal] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢BAL⸣-ut BE SAG EDIN U ⸢MURUB₄⸣ [x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x ŠA₃.NIGIN] 12 ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ šal-me [x x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x x x] GAR-ma KI.TA IGI BE MAŠ₂ DAGAL [x x] | |
| 6' | [BE] ⸢GAG⸣.ZAG.GA KUG ⸢ŠA₃⸣.[NIGIN] 12 ŠA₃ UDU.⸢NITA₂⸣ [ša₂-lim] | |
Sources & licences
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