SAA 04, 273 (P336627)
Extispicy Query, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 04, 273 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336627 |
| Museum no. | BM 099053 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Extispicy Query |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
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 | Will he/they go [......] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | against [......]? |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, b[y the command of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord]? [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Disregard that insignificant Elamite troops [...]. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, [be it faulty]. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [Disregard] that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or [blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99– | [Disregard] that unclean people have come near the place of the extispicy and made [it unclean]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Disregard that an unclean person [has performed extispicy] in this place. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Disregard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the per[formance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep [is dressed in] his ordinary [soiled] garments, (or) [has eaten, drunk], anointed himself with, touched, or [stepped upon anything unclean]. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant, [am dressed in my ordinary soiled] garments, [have eaten, drunk], anointed myself with, touched, or stepped upon [anything unclean, changed] or altered [the proceedings], or [jumbled] the oracular [query in my mouth]. |
| Reverse [7:10] r 88–r 1010 | I ask you, Šamaš, [great lo]rd, [whether Assurbanipal, king of Assyria], should se[nd] men, hor[ses, and an army, as he wishes, to ...] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Month Marchesvan (VIII), 17th day, eponym year of [NN]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢ki⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | DU-ku ⸢ša₂⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | a-na UGU [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | i-na SILIM-ti i-[na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 5 | ⸢qa⸣-bi-i ku-un-[i IGI-ru IGI-ra ŠE.GA-u₂ ŠE.GA-e] | |
| 6 | e-zib ša₂ {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}NIM.MA{ki}a.a e-ṣu-⸢ti⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | e-⸢zib⸣ ša₂ di-ni UD-me an-ni-e GIM DUG₃.GA [GIM ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 8 | [e-zib] ša₂ KUG lu-ʾu-u₂ UDU SISKUR.SISKUR TAG-MEŠ lu-[u₂ a-na IGI SISKUR.SISKUR GIL-MEŠ-ku] | |
| 9 | [e-zib] ša₂ lu-ʾu-u₂-tu₂ KI MAŠ₂ DIB-MEŠ-ma u₂-[le-ʾu-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-zib ša₂ i-na KI an-ni-e lu-ʾu-u₂ [MAŠ₂ MAŠ₂-u₂] | |
| 2 | e-zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti ša₂ a-na ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ [MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 3 | e-zib ša₂ TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂-šu₂ ⸢ar₂⸣-[ša₂-ti lab-šu₂ mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG] | |
| 4 | ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ TAG-MEŠ-u₂ [GIL-MEŠ-ku o] | |
| 5 | e-zib ša₂ a-na-ku DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-ka TUG₂ [gi-ne₂-e-a ar₂-ša₂-ti lab-ša₂-ku mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ KU₂ NAG] | |
| 6 | ŠEŠ₂-šu₂ TAG-MEŠ GIL-⸢ku⸣ [ku-un qa-ti BAL-u₂] | |
| 7 | uš-pe-lu u₂—lu ta-⸢mit⸣ [i-na KA-ia up-tar-ri-du lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ] | |
| 8 | a-šal-ka {d}UTU ⸢EN⸣ [GAL-u₂ ki-i {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 9 | {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {⸢anše⸣}[KUR.RA-MEŠ e-mu-qu mal₂ ŠA₃-šu₂ ub-lu a-na] | |
| 10 | i-⸢šap⸣-[pa-ru x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x] {iti}APIN UD 17-KAM₂ lim-me {1}x x x x] | |
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