Position in chronology
SAA 04 279. Will Assyrian Soldiers Capture Šamaš-šumu-ukin? (PRT 102) [military and political]
Translation — scholar edition
SAA 4(1) The middle of the 'station' is effaced. The 'path' on the left lies on a 'path.' The 'strength' lies in the left jamb of the 'gate of the palace.' (3) Inside the right side of the gall bladder there is a cross-shaped marking. The 'well-being' is present. (4) In the left side of the gall bladder there is a 'foot'-mark which faces the base of the 'finger.' (5) In the middle surface of the 'finger' some flesh is torn. (6) The 'well-being' of the 'increment' is drawn over the 'increment.' (7) The lower part is elevated The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is torn. (8) The coils of the…
State Archives of Assyria, volume 4 — scholar edition (ORACC).
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Transliteration
BE MURUB₄ NA pa-áš-ṭa GÍR 150 / UGU GÍR GAR-in KALAG ina sip-pí 150 ME.NI GAR / BE ina ŠÀ 15 ZÉ BAR-ti SILIM GAR-in / BE ina 150 ZÉ GÌR SUḪUŠ U IGI / BE ina EDIN U MURUB₄ UZU ZI-iḫ / BE SILIM MÁŠ ina UGU MÁŠ e-ṣir / BE KI.TA DU-ik U—MUR MURUB₄ SUḪUŠ-sà ZI-iḫ / BE ŠÀ.NIGIN 14 GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi / [ŠÀ UDU].⸢NÍTA⸣ šá-lim / [x x ITI].SIG₄ UD 27-KÁM / [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ ERIM-⸢MEŠ⸣ / [šá m]AN.ŠÁR—DÙ—DUMU.UŠ…
Scholarly note
Extispicy query addressed to Šamaš, the sungod and patron of divination, edited by Ivan Starr (SAA 4, 1990). The king asks the deity to render a yes/no verdict on a political or military question. ORACC text P238824.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P238824). source
Translation excerpted from Starr, I. 1990. Queries to the Sungod: Divination and Politics in Sargonid Assyria. SAA 4. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa04/P238824/.
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