PRT 122 (P336363)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336363 |
| 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 | The 'station' is curled [...], |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | its place [...]. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | The 'path' is curled. The 'strength' is absent. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | If the right side of the 'increment' is split: the owner of the sacrificial sheep will lose [his] posses[sions]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The top of the right surface of the 'finger' is split (and) is held by a filament. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | If the back of the lung is split: retreat of [my] ar[my]. The enemy will see the back of my army. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'bound.' |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | The breast-bone is lying on its back right and left. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | If the coils of the colon are damp: disease. Downfall of the army. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | If the right rib is trimmed: the prince's land will diminish. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | The right side of the 'increment' is split. The back of the lung is split on the right. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | The coils of the colon are damp. The right rib is trimmed. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | There are 4 unfavorable omens. |
| Obverse [16:23] o 1717– | Should Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, appoint the man whose name is written in this oblong tablet and placed before your great divinity, to the priesthood of Anu in the Inner City? |
| Reverse [4:8] r 55–r 88 | If he appoints him, is it pleasing to your great divinity? Is it acceptable to your great divinity? Is it pleasing to the great lord, Anu? Is it acceptable to the great lord, Anu? |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Unfavorable. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Performed by Marduk-šumu-uṣur, concerning (the appointment of) Banî to the priesthood of Anu. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | It is entirely unfavorable. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | From where else are there indecisive omens? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | BE NA ka-pi₂-iṣ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 2 | KI-šu₂ e-[x x x] | |
| 3 | BE GIR₂ ka-pi₂-iṣ₃ KALAG NU [GAR] | |
| 4 | BE 15 MAŠ₂ DU₈ EN—{udu}SISKUR EN—{udu}SISKUR mim-[mu-šu₂] | |
| 5 | ina ŠU.2-su ⸢E₃⸣ | |
| 6 | BE SAG EDIN 15 U DU₈ GU DIB-⸢bit₂⸣ | |
| 7 | BE ku-tal MUR DU₈ suh-hur-tu ⸢ERIM⸣-[MU] | |
| 8 | ku-tal ERIM-MU KUR₂ IGI-mar | |
| 9 | BE U—MUR MURUB₄ SUHUŠ-sa₃ KEŠ₂-is | |
| 10 | BE GAG.ZAG.GA 15 u 150 na-par₂-qud | |
| 11 | BE ŠA₃.NIGIN sal-hu mas-la-aʾ-ti ŠUB-ti ERIM-[ni] | |
| 12 | BE GAG.TI ša₂ 15 kaṣ₃-ṣa-at | |
| 13 | KUR NUN iš-ša₂-aṣ | |
| 14 | BE 15 MAŠ₂ DU₈ ku-tal MUR 15 DU₈ | |
| 15 | BE ŠA₃.NIGIN sal-hu GAG.TI ša₂ 15 kaṣ₃-ṣa-at | |
| 16 | 04 TAG-MEŠ GAR | |
| 17 | LU₂ ša₂ MU-šu₂ ina ŠA₃ IM.GID₂.DA | |
| 18 | an-na-a SAR-ma | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina IGI DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti GAR | |
| 2 | {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 3 | a-na {lu₂}SANGA-tu₂ ša₂ {d}a-num | |
| 4 | ša₂ {uru}ŠA₃—URU lip-qi₂-su | |
| 5 | GIM ip-taq-du-šu₂ UGU DINGIR-ti-ka | |
| 6 | GAL-tum DUG₃.GA-i IGI DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti | |
| 7 | IGI-ri UGU {d}a-num EN GAL-e | |
| 8 | DUG₃.GA-i IGI {d}a-num EN GAL-e IGI-ri | |
| 9 | TAG-at | |
| 10 | {1}{d}ŠU₂—MU—PAB ana UGU {1}ba-ni-i | |
| 11 | DU₃-aš₂ ana SANGA-u-te ša₂ {d}a-nim | |
| 12 | šu-u gab-bi-ša₂-a-ma TAG-at | |
| 13 | TA@v a.a-ak ah—hur | |
| 14 | UZU-MEŠ NU TAR-⸢su⸣ | |
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