SAA 04, 186 (P336619)
Extispicy Query, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 04, 186 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336619 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Extispicy Query |
| 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 [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 | [Assurbani]pal, the crown prince [of the Succession Palace], |
| 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 [divini]ty, O Šamaš, great lord, [and may an oracle be given as an answer]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] is present. The 'well-being' is present. The gall bladder is like a wedge. [The 'ba]se of the throne' [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... The breast-bone] is thick. The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The heart of the sheep is normal [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| 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 | {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃]—DUMU.UŠ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL [ša₂ E₂—re-du-ti] E₂—re-du-ti] | |
| 3 | [x x x x] u₂ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti šuk]-⸢nam⸣-ma [lu-mur] | |
| 2' | [UGU DINGIR]-⸢ti⸣-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-[u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x] GAR SILIM GAR ZE₂ GIM aš₂-kut-ti ⸢BE ŠUB⸣—AŠ.TE [x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x GAG.ZAG.GA] e-bi ŠA₃.NIGIN 14 ŠA₃ UDU SILIM [x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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