PRT 118 (P336360)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 118 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336360 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa04 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | The breas[t-bone ... is prese]nt. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | A niphu [......] and faces the [...]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | The 'station' is present. The 'path' is cur[led ...]. The left side of the gall bladder is split. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is present. The middle of the middle surface of the 'finger' lies towards the 'yo[ke']. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | A 'foot'-mark in the top of the right surface of the 'finger' is ... towards the area of the 'finger.' |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | The 'well-being' of the 'increment' is drawn over the 'increment.' The upper part is elevated. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The 'cap' rides upon the 'outside.' The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | The coils of the colon are 16 in number, (and) are raised and turned on the left, ...[...]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | The heart of the sheep is normal. Check-up. Favorable. |
| Obverse [10:16] o 1111–o 1616 | Should the men, horses, and army of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, strive and plan? Should they go, cross the reed marshes which confront them, and pitch camp at Bab-sami? |
| Obverse [16:20] o 1717– | After they have pitched (camp), should [they] wage war against the men and arm[y] of Šamaš-šumu-ukin? |
| Reverse [2:6] r 33–r 66 | If they wage (war), will the weapons of the men and army of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, prevail over the w[eapons of the m]en and army [of Šamaš-šumu-ukin]? |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [... Assurbani]pal, king of Assyria, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [......] not attain |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Month ..., ...th day, eponym year of S]agab (651). |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...... NN], reporter. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [... Šarru]-nuri. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢BE⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | BE GAG.⸢ZAG⸣.[GA x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢GAR⸣ | |
| 3 | BE IZI.GAR 15 [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ni IGI | |
| 4 | BE NA GAR GIR₂ ka-⸢pi₂⸣-[iṣ x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ 150 ZE₂ DU₈ | |
| 5 | BE GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ GAR EDIN U MURUB₄ MURUB₄-šu₂ ana ni-[ri] GAR | |
| 6 | BE ina SAG EDIN 15 U GIR₃ ana KUR U SA-⸢at⸣ | |
| 7 | BE SILIM MAŠ₂ ina UGU MAŠ₂ e-ṣir AN.TA-tum DU-ik | |
| 8 | BE U.SAG UGU SA-ti U₅ U—MUR MURUB₄ SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR | |
| 9 | BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 16 150 ZI-MEŠ u GUR-MEŠ KI KIŠIB ip-⸢x⸣ | |
| 10 | e-be-el ŠA₃ UDU SILIM-im SI.LAL DUG₃.GA-at | |
| 11 | {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ u₃ e-mu-qi₂ | |
| 12 | ša {1}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 13 | li-iṣ-rim-mu lik-pi-du lil-li-ka | |
| 14 | ID₂-MEŠ šur-ra-a-ni mal₂ i-šir-šu₂-nu-ti | |
| 15 | [li]-bi-ru ina KA₂—sa-a-mi | |
| 16 | ⸢ma⸣-dak-tu lid-du-u₂ | |
| 17 | [GIM] it-ta-du-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ MURUB₄ u ME₃ it-ti {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ e-mu-[qi₂] | |
| 2 | ša₂ {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—GI.NA le-e-pu-[šu₂] | |
| 3 | GIM e-tap-šu₂ {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ A₂.KAL | |
| 4 | ša₂ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 5 | UGU {⸢giš⸣}[TUKUL-MEŠ {lu₂]}⸢ERIM⸣-MEŠ e-mu-qi₂ | |
| 6 | [ša₂ {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—GI.NA] i-dan-nin-u₂ | |
| 7 | [x x x {1}aš-šur—DU₃]—A MAN KUR—aš | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x] NU KUR-ad₂ | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x x]-u₂ | |
| 10 | {[iti}x UD x-KAM₂ lim-mu {1}⸢UD⸣-gab | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x x] EN—UMUŠ EN—UMUŠ | |
| 12 | [x x x x x x {1}LUGAL]—nu-u₂-ri | |
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