PRT 138 (P336366)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PRT 138 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336366 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | If the middle of the 'station' is effaced: Ištar is filled with anger at the man. For the sick man: his illness will linger. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | The 'path,' 'strength,' and 'well-being' are present. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | In the left of the gall bladder there is a 'foot'-mark which faces the base of the 'finger.' |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The left of the gall bladder is split. The 'base of the throne' is present. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The front of the gall bladder is located to the right. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | A 'weapon'-mark is present. The 'finger' is raised and turned. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The 'weapon'-mark of the 'increment' rises to the left. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | If the upper part and the lower part are in equilibrium: strife. Lovers will be estranged. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | If the back of the lung is split on the right: retreat of my army. [The enemy will see the] ba[ck of my army]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [If] the breast-bone is perforated in its 'cavity': losses. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [If the brea]st-bone is blunted: confusion, rebellion. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [The heart of the ram] is normal. There are 5 unfavorable features. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616–o 1717 | [...] the troops of the C[immerians] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [Month ...], 27th [day], eponym year of [NN]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [NN (was) har]uspex; Šarrat-sam[ma-ila'i, re]porter. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [Performed] in the [New] Palace. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | BE MURUB₄ NA pa-aš₂-ṭa | |
| 2 | {d}15 lib-bat LU₂ DIRI-at ana <GIG> GIG-us-su | |
| 3 | GID₂.DA-ik GIR₂ KALAG SILIM GAR-MEŠ | |
| 4 | BE ina 150 ZE₂ GIR₃ SUHUŠ ŠU.SI IGI | |
| 5 | BE 150 ZE₂ DU₈ ŠUB—AŠ.TE GAR-in | |
| 6 | BE ZE₂ IGI-MEŠ-ša₂ ana 15 GAR-MEŠ | |
| 7 | BE {giš}TUKUL GAR ŠU.SI ZI u GUR-ur₂ | |
| 8 | BE {giš}TUKUL MAŠ₂ ana 150 ZI-bi | |
| 9 | BE AN.TA-tum KI.TA-tum šit-qu-la | |
| 10 | taš-nin-tum mur-ta-mu i-zi-nu-u₂ | |
| 11 | BE ku-tal MUR 15 DU₈ suh-hur-ti ERIM-MU ku-[tal x x x] | |
| 12 | ⸢BE⸣ ŠU.SI—MUR MURUB₄ SUHUŠ-sa₃ BAR | |
| 13 | [BE] GAG.ZAG.GA ina SAL.LA-šu₂ GAM-iš ZI.GA | |
| 14 | [BE GAG].ZAG.GA hu-us-sur SUH₃ GABA.RA | |
| 15 | [ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂] SILIM 05 TAG-MEŠ GAR | |
| 16 | [x x x] {⸢lu₂⸣}ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}⸢gi⸣-[mir-ra-a.a] | |
| 17 | [x x x x x] {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] iṣ-bat [x x x x] | |
| 2' | {[iti}x UD] 27-KAM₂\t lim-mu {1}[x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [o {lu₂]}HAL {1}{d}GAŠAN—sa-am-[ma—DINGIR-a.a] | |
| 4' | [o EN]—⸢ṭe₃-e⸣-me EN]—⸢ṭe₃-e⸣-me ina ŠA₃ ⸢E₂.GAL⸣ [GIBIL e-tap-šu₂] | |
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