SAA 04, 237 (P336624)
Extispicy Query, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 04, 237 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336624 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Extispicy Query |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, be it faulty, (and that) the da]y is overcas[t and it is raining]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or] blocked [the way of the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [Disregard that an unclean man or woman has come near the place of the extispicy and made] it unclean. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Disregard that an unclean person has performed extisp]icy [in this place]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or] faulty. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments, (or) has eat]en, drunk, or anointed himself with [anything unclean]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant, am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments], have altered or changed [the proceedings, or I have jumbled the oracle query in my mouth]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Let them be taken out and put aside]! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-me an-ni-e GIM DUG₃.GA GIM ha-ṭu-u₂ UD]-⸢mu⸣ ŠU₂-⸢pu⸣ [A.AN ŠUR-nun] | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ u₂—lu a-na IGI SISKUR.SISKUR] GIL-MEŠ-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 3 | [e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u₂ lu-ʾu-tu₂ KI MAŠ₂ DIB-MEŠ-ma u₂]-⸢le⸣-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 4 | [e-zib ša₂ ina KI an-ni-e lu-ʾu-u₂ MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂]-u₂ | |
| 5 | [e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂] ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 6 | [e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-šu₂ ar₂-šat lab-šu₂ mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂] ⸢KU₂ NAG ŠEŠ₂⸣-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-šat lab-ša₂-ku ku-un ŠU.2 BAL-⸢u₂ uš-pe-lu⸣ | |
| 8 | [u₂—lu ta-mit i-na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ-ha lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-šal-ka {d}UTU EN] GAL-⸢u₂⸣ | |
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