DT 084 (P433502)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | DT 084 |
|---|---|
| ID | P433502 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | By the command of Bēl and Bēltīya, may (this endeavour) be successful! |
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | "If you have the omen entries, (their) old versions, and the mukallimtu-commentary on Isru before you." |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | "If the right isru is bright, the army will rejoice" (= Šumma Isru I 1). [If you have "If the right isru is bright" (ibid.) before you,] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | (you will find that it means) "If the surface of the pirsu is very red, [the army] will rejoice." |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [Second (possible) entry]: "If in the right isru there is a perforation, and the interior [and the surface of the perforation are red," you may say that "If the right isru is bright"] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | "it is red" means "it is bright, [its appearance] is like a star." |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [Third (possible) entry]: "If the right larsinnu is bright, the [army] will rejoice." [Larsinnu means isru in the bilingual lists]. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [Fourth (possible) entry]: "If the center of the right perforation there is a bright light, the king will be angry with the man." [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] which was written on a parchment scroll from [...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, [son of Marduk-zēru-ibni,] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | descendant of Egibatila, [copied,] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | made and collated it. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | i-na a-mat {d}EN u {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ liš-lim | |
| o | ||
| 1 | BE{ma} šu-ma-at ši-bu u mu-kal-lim-ti ša₂ ⸢is⸣-[ri a-na IGI-ka] | |
| 2 | BE is-ri 15 ZALAG₂{ir} ul-lu-uṣ lib₃-bi ERIN₂{[ni} BE is-ri 15 ZALAG₂{ir} ana IGI-ka] | |
| 3 | IGI pir-si ma-gal SA₅ ul-lu-⸢uṣ⸣ [lib₃-bi ERIN₂{ni]} | |
| 4 | BE MAN{u₂} MU-NI ina is-ri ša₂ 15 ⸢BUR₃⸣ ŠUB-ma ŠA₃ BUR₃ [u₃ IGI BUR₃ SA₅ BE is-ri 15 ZALAG₂{ir} ta-qab-bi] | |
| 5 | ⸢SA₅⸣ ZALAG₂ GIM MUL ⸢ši⸣-[kin-šu₂ (...)] | |
| 6 | [BE šal-šu₂] ⸢MU⸣-NI lar-sin-ni 15 ZALAG₂{ir} ul-lu-⸢uṣ⸣ [lib₃-bi ERIN₂{ni} lar-sin-nu is-ri ina EME] | |
| 7 | [BE 4-u₂ MU]-NI ina ŠA₃ BUR₃ 15 U₄ ZALAG₂ ŠUB{di} LUGAL ana LU₂ ⸢ŠUR₂⸣{[iz}ma ...] | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢x u₃ x ni⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [ša₂ ina] ⸢UGU {kuš}ma⸣-gal-lat ša₂ TA ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | {⸢m⸣}{d}UD.UD.UD.UD.UD.UD.UD.UD.UD-DIN-[su-E A ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-NUMUN-DU₃] | |
| 3' | A {m}{d}e₄-gi₇-ba-ti-la a-na ⸢ši⸣-[ta-as-si-šu₂ iš-ṭur-ma] | |
| 4' | DU₃-ma ib-[ri] | |
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