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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 111. Should a Man Named on Papyrus be Sent against ...? (AGS 047) [military and political]

(1) Šamaš, great lord, [give me a firm positive answer] to what I am asking you! (2) Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, who is n[ow intent on sending the person] whose name is written [in this papyrus and placed] before [your great] divinity, [against the cities of ...], and [(whom) your great divinity knows] — (5) in accordance with the command of your gre[at] divinity, [Šamaš, great lord, and your favorable decisions], should the subject of this query, [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, strive and plan, and send ...] against the cities of [...? Is it pleasing to your great divinity]? (8) If he, having…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 114. Fragment of a Military Query (PRT 032) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (b.e. 1) [Month] Sivan, 16th [day ......]. (b.e. 2) Nadinu and [Tabnî]. (r 1) [I ask] you, [Šamaš, great lord, whether, (should) Assurbanipal, son of] Es[arhaddon, king of Assyria, send ...... together with troops and] ho[rses ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 115. Fragment of a Military Query (PRT 039) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... will they at]tack (him), and [kill (and) plunder (him)]? [Will Esarhaddon], king of Assyria, be troubled and [angry]? (3) [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear], hear it? Does your great divinity [know it]? (4) [Disregard that an angry man, or one in dis]tress, [spoke] angrily the words of his report. (5) [Disregard that enemies sit in am]bush [on his right and left]. (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 116. Fragment of a Military Query (AGS 028) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [o]r in the days [......] (2) [o]r [will] a strong enemy [attack NN, and the men, horses] and army at [his] disposal, and kill (and) plunde[r (them)? Will Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, be trou]bled and angry? (5) [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it? Does your great divinity know it]? (6) [Disregard that] the enemy's army (may) arriv[e ...]. (7) [Disregard what] they speak with (their) mouths [or what they think]. (8) [Disregard the (formulation) of the pr]ayer for today's case, be it [good, be it faulty]. (r 1) [Disregard that he who touches the…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 117. Fragment of a Military Query (AGS 082) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [or a str]ong [enemy ...] agai[nst ...] (Break) (r 1) [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garmen]ts. (r 2) [Disregard that the orac]ular query has be[come jumbled in the mouth of the haruspex, your servant].[Let them be taken out and put aside]! (r 3) [I as]k you, [Šamaš, great lord, (r 4) whether ...] or [...... or a str]ong enemy will [att]ack [NN and the army of Esarhaddon, ki]ng of Assyria, (r 7) [kill (and) plunder them, (and whether) Esar]haddon, [king of Assyria, will be troubled and angry]. (Rest destroyed…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 119. Fragment of a Military Query (AGS 027) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [will ... attack the army of Esarhad]don, king of [Assyria]? (2) [Will Esarhad]don, king of Assyria, be trou[bled and angry]? (3) [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? Does your grea[t divinity know it]? (4) [Disregard what happens after my] stip[ulated term]. (5) [Disregard what they speak with their mouths] or what they think. (Break) (r 1) [Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer for t]oday's [case], be it [good, be it faulty]. (r 2) [Disregard that the ram (offered) to yo]ur [divinity] for the performance of the extispicy [is deficient…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 120. Fragment of a Military Query (PRT 063) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... of] Assyria? (2) [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it? Does your gr]eat [divinity] know it? (3) [Disregard what (happens) after] my stip[ulated term]. (4) [Disregard that they th]ink [it over, turn back, and le]ave it. (5) [Disregard that an unclean person] has performed extispicy [in this place]. (r 1) [Disregard that an unclean man or woman has come near the place of the extispicy and made it un]clean. (r 2) [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your divinity for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or fa]ulty. (r 3)…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 122. Fragment of a Military Query (AGS 022) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] Will he place [......]? (3) [...] Will it be delivered [to him]? (4) [Does your great divinity know it? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can he]ar, hear it? (5) [Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, be it fa]ulty. (6) [Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, o]r blocked [the way of the sacrificial sheep]. (7) [Disregard that an unclean man or woman has come near the place of the extispicy and made it un]clean. (r 1) [Disregard that an unclean person has performed extisp]icy [in this place].…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 130. Should Esarhaddon Carry out a Plan Written on Papyrus? (AGS 097+) [military and political]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord, give me a fi]rm positive answer to what I am asking you! (2) [Should Esarhad]don, king of Assyria, [plan whatever] is written [in] this [pa]pyrus and [placed] before [your great] divinity, and do accordingly? (5) Is it pleasing to your great divinity? Is it ac[ceptable] to your great divinity? Does your great divinity kn[ow it]? (8) [Is it dec]reed and [con]firmed in a favorable case, by the command of your great divinity, Šamaš, [great] lo[rd]? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, [hear it]? (10) [Disregard the (formulation) of] today's case, be it good…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 131. Fragment Similar to No. 130 (AGS 134) [military and political]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord], give me a [fir]m positive ans[wer to what I am asking] you! (2) [Will Esarhaddon, king of] Assyria, [accom]plish [the things that] are written [in th]is papy[rus] and placed [before your great divinity]? (Break) (r 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). (r 2) [......] faces the base of the 'finger.' (r 3) [...... in] front of the left 'mass' there is an additional vertebra. (r 4) [......]. There are 2 'well-beings' placed in…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 134. Fragment Similar to No. 132 (PRT 057) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Will whatever is written in this papyrus and placed] before [your great] divinity [be] successfully [accomplished]? (3) [Does] your great divinity [know it? 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]? (7) Disregard that the ram (offered) [to your divinity for the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. (Break) (r 1) [Disregard that] I, [the haruspex your servant, am dressed in my ordinary] soiled [garments], have s[een fear]…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 136. Fragment Similar to No. 132 (AGS 086) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in] his ordinary soiled garments, has eaten, drunk, (or) anointed himself with [anything unclean, (or) has altered] or changed [the proceedings]. (r 4) [Disregard that I, the] haruspex your servant, [am dressed in] my ordinary [soiled] garments, have s[een f]ear and terror [at night, or have] jumbled [the oracle query in my mouth].Let them be taken out [and put aside]! (r 7) [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord], whether the th[ings written on this papyrus and placed] before your great divinity [will be…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 138. Fragment Similar to No. 132 (PRT 065) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... which he wro]te [in th]is [papyrus and placed before your great divinity]? (2) Is it decr[eed and confirmed in] a favorable case, by the com[mand of your great divinity, Šamaš], great lord? [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? (4) [Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer for] today's case, [be it good, be it faulty]. (5) [Disregard that a clean or an] unclean person [has touched] the sacrificial sheep, [or blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 139. Will There Be a Rebellion against Esarhaddon? (AGS 108) [military and political]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord, give me a firm positive answer] to what I am asking you! (2) [From this day], the 6th day of this month, the month Ad[ar (XII), to the 5th day of the month Sivan (III) of the coming year], [for 90 day]s and nights, my stipulated term — [within this stipulated term], (4) [will (any of) the] eunuchs and the bearded (officials), [the king's] entourage, [or senior members of the royal line, or] junior members of the royal line, or any relative of the king [whosoever], (6) [or the prefect]s, or the recruitment officers and te[am] comma[nders, or the royal bo]dyguard, or…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 141. Fragment Similar to No. 139 (AGS 110+) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) or i[n ......], (2) or in [......], (3) [will they instigate] insurrection and rebellion against [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], (or) act [with evil intent] against him? [Does your great divinity know it]? (5) Is the instigating of insurrection and rebellion against [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, decreed and confirmed i]n a favorable case, by the command of [your great] divinity, [Šamaš, great lord]? (7) [Will he who can se]e, see it? [Will he who can hear], hear it? (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 144. Fragment Similar to No. 139 (AGS 109) [military and political]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord, gi]ve me [a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! (2) [From the ...th day of this month ..., to the ...th day of the month ... of] this [year, for ... days and nights, my stipulated term — (3) within this stipulated term, will (any of) the] magnates (and) governors, [or (any) of the eunuchs (and) the bearded (officials), the king's entourage, o]r any among senior members of the royal line (5) [or junior members of the royal line, or the prefects, the recruitment officers (and) the team commanders, or] the chariot drivers (and) the 'third men,' (or) the chariot…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 147. Fragment Similar to No. 139 (ADD 0555) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] or among [......] (3) [......] or the ex[empted ......] (4) [......] or the chariot men [......] (5) [......] or the kee[pers of ... gates] (6) [...... the attendants of the m]ule [stables ......] (7) [...... the Hitt]ites [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 148. Can Esarhaddon Leave Calah Safely? (AGS 111) [military and political]

(1) Šamaš, great lord, [give me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! (2) [Should] Esarhaddon, [king of Assyria, strive and plan], leave the city of Calah, [and go to ...]? (4) If he goes as long as [he is away, will (any of) the magnates and governors], or (any) of the se[nior] members of the royal family, [or (any) of the junior members of the royal line], (6) or the king's eunuchs, or [the bearded (officials), the king's entourage], (7) [o]r the Aramea[ns ......], (8) [or] the adjut[ant ......] (Break) (r 2) The to[p of the] left [su]rface of the 'finger' is sp[lit ......]. (r 3)…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 150. Should Esarhaddon Appoint NN as ‘Bishop’? (AGS 131) [appointment]

(1) [Šamaš], great [lo]rd, [give me a firm positive answer] to what I am as[king you]! (2) [Should Esarhaddon appoint the man whose] name [is written] in [this] pa[pyrus and placed] before your [great] divinity, to the office of 'bishop' i[n ...]? (4) [If he appoints him, will he remain loyal] to Esarh[addon, king of Assyria]? Will he remain [loyal] to [Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the Succession Palace? Will he guard] the interests of Esar[haddon, king of Assyria]? (8) Does your great divinity kn[ow it? Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, by the command of your great…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 151. Should Esarhaddon Appoint NN to the Service of Lady Niq’a? (AGS 130) [appointment]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Should] Esar[haddon, king of Assyria, appoint him to the position] which [is written] in [this] pap[yrus]? (3) If he appo[ints him, as long as he holds this position], (4) will he love [him? ......] (5) Will he [abstain] from sedition [and rebellion ......]? (6) Will he guard lady Niq'a [like his own self ......]? (8) Does your great divinity [know it? Is it decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, by the command of your great divinity], Šamaš, great lord? [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? (10) Disregard the (formulation) of today's…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 152. Should Esarhaddon Admit NN to his Entourage? (AGS 046+) [appointment]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord], giv[e me] a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! (2) [Esarhad]don, king of Assyria, who has now written the name of a man of his choosing [in the papy]rus and [placed it] before your gre[at] divinity, and (whom) your great divinity [knows] — (5) [in accordance with the com]mand of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord, and [your favorable dec]isions, should [the subject of th]is [query], Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, [strive and plan]? (7) Should he bring [that man] (before him) and take him into his entourage? [Is it pleasing to your great divi]nity? (8) [If…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 153. Fragment Similar to No. 151 (AGS 121) [appointment]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... will he instigate an insurrection and rebellion] against [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, or make common] cau[se with his enemy? Does] yo[ur great di]vinity [know it]? (4) Is it decreed [and confirmed in a favorable case], by the command [of your great divinity, Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? (Break) (r 1) Let them be taken [out and put aside]![I ask you, Šamaš, great lord, whether, (should) Esar]haddon, king [of Assyria], appoint the man whose name is written in [this papyrus and placed before your great divinity, to…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 154. Should Esarhaddon Take NN into his Entourage? (AGS 115) [appointment]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord, give me] a firm positive answer [to what I am asking yo]u! (2) Should Esarhaddon take the [ma]n whose n[ame] is writ[ten in] this papyrus and pla[ced be]fore your great divinity, into his entourage? (5) While he is in the entourage of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, will he plan [something b]ad, an evil plan of sedition, rebellion (and) insur[rection, ag]ainst Esarhaddon, king of Assyria? (8) Will he instigate it, or cause others to instigate it? Will he order it, or cause others to order it? Will he plot it, or cause others to plot (or) undertake it, [or will he turn to]…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 155. Fragment Similar to No. 154 (AGS 124) [appointment]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) Or [will someone cause him to plot it, and will he listen, and] set [out on disobedience? Or will he act with evil intent against him]? (Break) (r 1) Disreg[ard that ......]. (r 2) Disregard that [I, the haruspex your servant, have jumbled the oracle query in my mouth, or changed (or) altered] the pro[ceedings.Let them be taken out and put aside]! (r 4) I ask you, [Šamaš, great lord], whether, (should) Esarhaddon, [king of Assyria, admit the man whose name is writ]ten [in] this [papyrus and placed before your great divinity, into his entourage], (r 7) [he will…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 156. Should Esarhaddon Appoint NN to an Office? (AGS 116+) [appointment]

(1) Šamaš, great lord, give me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! (2) Should Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, appoint [the ma]n whose name is written in this papyrus and placed before your great divinity, [to the po]sition which is written in [th]is papyrus? (5) If he appoints him, [as] long as he holds this position, will he instigate an insurrection and rebellion against Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, and [Assu]rbanipal, the crown prince of the Succession Palace? (9) Will he cause others to instigate it? Will he order it, or cause others to [or]der it? Will he plot it (or) cause…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 158. Fragment Similar to No. 156 (AGS 118) [appointment]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) Should [Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, appoint the man whose name] is written [in th]is [papyrus and placed before your great divinity, to the position which is written in this papyrus? (3) If he appoints him, as long as he holds this position], will he instigate an insurrection and rebellion against E[sarhaddon, king of Assyria, and Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the Succession Palace], (or) cause others to instigate it? (5) [Will he order it or cause others to order it? Will he plot it] (or) cause others to plot it? Will he [incite it, or cause others to incite…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 159. Query Similar to No. 156 (AGS 117) [appointment]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord, give] me [a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! (2) [Should Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, ap]point [the man whose name is written in this papyrus] and placed before your great divinity, to the posi[tion which is written in this papyrus]? (5) [If he appoints him, as long as] he holds th[is position], will he instigate [an insurrection and rebellion against Esarhaddon], king of Assyria, [and Assurbanipal, the crown prince of the] Succession [Palace]? (8) [Will he cause others to instigate it? Will he plot it or cause others to] plot it? [Will he order it, or…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 161. Fragment Similar to No. 156 (AGS 122) [appointment]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord, give me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! (2) [Should Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, appoint the man whose name is written in this papyrus and placed before your great divinity, to the pos]iti[on which is written in this papyrus]? (4) If he appoints him, as [long as he hol]ds [this position, will he instigate an insurrection and rebellion against Esarhaddon, king] of Assyria, and Assurbanipal, [the crown prince of the Succession Palace, or cause others to instigate it]? (6) [Will he order it or] cause others to order it? Will he pl[ot it, or cause others to…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 168. Fragment Similar to No. 156 (AGS 125+) [appointment]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord], g[ive me] a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! (2) Should [Esarhaddon, king of Assy]ria, app[oint the man whose name is w]ritten [in] this papyrus [and placed before] your great [divinity], to a posit[ion of his choos]ing? (6) [Will he make an uprising and rebellion aga]inst Esarhaddon, k[ing of Assyria]? (Break) (r 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)]. (r 2) May (this query) go [to your great divin]ity, O…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 182. Fragment of an Appointment Query (AGS 166) [appointment]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] offic[e ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 185. Should Esarhaddon Take a Medication? (AGS 145) [medical]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Should Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, as] he wishes, [drink this drug which is placed before your great divinity, and] in drinking this dr[ug will Esarhaddon], king of Assyria, [be rescued and spared? Will he live and get well]? (4) [Is ......] to leave [...] (5) dea[th ......] (6) [i]n [......] (Break) (r 1) Disregard that [......]. (r 2) Disregard that he who tou[ches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments], has eaten, dru[nk, or anointed himself with anything unclean, (or) has altered or changed the proceedings]. (r 4) Disregard that…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 197. Fragment Similar to No. 196 (PRT 059) [medical]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... should he take the hand of his god, or the h]and of his goddess, or [the hand of his city god, or the h]and of a god of heaven, or [the 'hand' of a god of earth], (4) should he pay [attention, (and) frequent] the holy places of [his] go[ds, (so that) the wrath of] god and goddess [may not befall him]? (6) Is it decr[eed] and confirmed [by the command of] your great divinity, [Šamaš, great lord]? Will he who can see, see it? [Will he who can hear, hear it]? (8) Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, [be it faulty]. (9) The base of the 'path' is c…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 210. Fragment of a Query on Behalf of Esarhaddon (PRT 071) [unclassifiable]

(1) [Šamaš], great [lord, give me a firm positive answer to what I am] asking you! (2) [Esarh]addon, king of Assyria, who is now intent on [......]... and (whom) your [great divinity knows ......] (Break) (r 1) [...] the vertebrae [......]. (r 2) [...] The breast-bone is located in the middle of the liver [...]. (r 3) [May (this query) go to] your great divinity, O Šamaš, [great] lord, [and may an oracle be given as an answer]. (r 4) [... Mo]nth Adar (XII), 22nd day, [...].

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 211. Fragment of a Query (PRT 088) [unclassifiable]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord], give [me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! (2) [......] now [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 216. Fragment of a Query on Behalf of Esarhaddon (PRT 090) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Disregard that ... is cl]ipped [......]. (2) [Let] them be taken out and put [aside]! (r 1) [I ask you, Šamaš, great lord], whether, (should) Esarhaddon, [king of Assyria, ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 222. Fragment of a Query (PRT 092) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... the subject of] this que[ry ......] (Break) (r 1) [......] of the left [......] (r 2) Šumâ [and NN, reporters]. (r 3) [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)].

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 228. Fragment of a Query (AGS 090) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [......] The 'path' is [...] on the right [...] (r 2) [...... o]ver the 'increment.' The coils of the colon [...] (r 3) [...... The heart of the r]am is normal.Šu[mâ (and) NN] (r 4) [......; f]irst [Elul/Adar], 22nd day, [eponym year of NN]. (r 5) May (this query) go [to your great divinity, O Šamaš], great lord, and [may an oracle be given as an answer].

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 240. Fragment of a Query (PRT 077) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Disrega]rd that a wor[d ......]. (2) [Disrega]rd that a prayer [to a god, a request, anger of god and goddess]. (3) [Disrega]rd that treachery [......]. (Break) (r 1) [Be present] in this ram, [place (in it) a firm positive answer ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 241. Fragment of a Query (PRT 084) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [Disregard that an] unclean man or woman [has come near the place of the extispicy and made it unclean]. (r 2) [Disregard that the ram (offered) to] your [divinity] for [the performance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty]. (r 3) [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the] sheep [is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments]. (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 242. Fragment of a Query (PRT 085) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [Disregard that he who touches the] forehead [of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments], has eaten, drunk, [or anointed himself with anything unclean, ......], (or) [has alter]ed or chan[ged the proceedings]. (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 253. Fragment of a Query (AGS 160) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Disregard that the ram (offered) to your divinity] for the performance of the extispicy is defic[ient or faulty]. (2) [Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep] is dressed in his ordinary soiled [garments, has eaten, drunk, (or) anointed himself with anything unclean], (or) has altered [or changed the proceed]ings. (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 255. Fragment of a Query (AGS 164) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Disregard that he who] touches the forehead [of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments, has eaten], drunk, (or) anointed himself [with anything unclean, (or) has altered or changed] the pro[ceedings]. (2) [Disregard] that I, the haruspex [your servant, am dressed in my ordinary soiled garments ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 258. Fragment of a Query (AGS 156) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [Be present in this ram], place (in it) [... propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity], and [may I see (them)]. (r 2) [......] faces the [...]. (r 3) [......] is curled. (r 4) [......] (r 5) [......] The 'cap' of the lung is spl[it]. (r 6) [......] is present. (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 261. Fragment of a Query (AGS 158) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [Be present in this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable design]s, [favorable], propitious [omens by the oracular command of your great divinity, and] may I see (them). (r 4) [......] are [1]5 in number. (Break) (e. 1) Nadinu.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 270. Should Chief Eunuch Nabu-šarru-uṣur be Sent to Gambulu? (AGS 152) [military and political]

(1) [Šamaš, great lord, give me a firm positive ans]wer [to what I am asking y]ou! (Break) (11) [... Is it decreed and confirmed i]n a favorable case, [by the command of your grea]t [divinity, Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can he]ar, he[ar it]? (13) Disreg[ard that ...... they experience trouble] (and) hardships [of travel]. (14) Dis[regard that ... Assurbanipal, ki]ng of Assyria [...]. (15) [Disregard the (formulation) of t]o[day's case], b[e it good or faulty]. (16) [Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrif]icial [sheep, or blocked]…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 271. Should Nabu-šarru-uṣur be Sent to Plunder Gambulu? (AGS 153) [military and political]

(1) Šamaš, great lord, [give me] a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! (2) Should Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, strive and plan? Should he [send] Na[bû-šarru-uṣur, chief eunuch, with] men, horses, and [troop]s, as he [wishes], to the district of Gam[bulu? Should they go] to kill, lo[ot, and plunder]? (5) If he, having planned, sends (them), [and they kill what there is to kill, loo]t what there is to loot, and [plunde]r what there is to plunder [in] the district of [Gambulu], will the men, ho[rses] (and) ar[my of Gambulu do] battle [with Nabû-šarru-uṣur, chief eunuch, and] the…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 274. Should Assurbanipal, King of Assyria and Elam, Appoint NN ...? (AGS 154) [military and political]

(1) [Šamaš], great [lord, give me a firm positive answer to what] I am asking you! (2) [Should Assur]banipal, king of Assyria (and) king of [El]am, [appoint NN] over [......]? (4) [If he appoint]s him, [as long as he holds this position, will he instigate an insurrection and rebellion] aga[inst Assurbanipal ....]? (Break) (r 1) whether he will cause others to instigate it, plot it, [or act with evil intent against him]. (r 2) Be present [in this r]am, [place (in it) a fi]rm positive answer, [favorable designs], favorable, propitious [ome]ns by the oracular [command of your great divinity, and…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 276. Will Assurbanipal Recover from his Illness? (AGS 147) [medical]

(1) Šamaš, great, lord, [give me a firm positive answer] to what I am [asking you]! (2) Assurbanipal, king of [Assyria, who is now] again afflicted with [..., and (whom) your great] divinity [knows] — (3) [in accordance with the command of your great divinity], Šamaš, great lord, and [your favorable] decisions, will Assurbanipal, king of [Assyria], recover, get well, be saved, [rescued, extricated from his illness]? (7) Does your great [divinity] know it? Are the re[covery and] rescue of Assurbanip[a]l, king of [As]syria, from this illness which afflicts him, decreed and confirmed in a…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 277. Is Assurbanipal Ill with the ‘Hand’ of ...? (AGS 100) [medical]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Assurbanipal, king of] Assyria, who is [now ill, and on whom the 'hand' of god ...] is b[eing 'placed'] in extispicy, [(whom) you]r great [divinity knows] — (4) [if he is ill with the 'hand' of god] placed [on him in di]vination, [is it ......] of the land of Akkad? (6) Does your great divinity know it? Is [this] 'ha[nd' of god ...], which is being pla[ced on him] in extispicy, decreed and confirmed [in a favorable case] by the command of yo[ur great] divinity, [Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? (10) [Disregard the…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 278. Fragment Similar to No. 277 (PRT 101) [medical]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...]...[......] (2) [Sho]uld they make him perform [the ritu]al for (determining) the nature of [his] ill[ness ...]? [Will his] illn[ess leave him]? (4) Will he escape, be rescued? [......] Will he be saved? [Will] one [......]? (6) The 'station' is turned around and [......] (7) The 'paths' are t[wo ......]. (Break) (r 1) [Month ..., ...]th [day], eponym year of [Labasi], (r 2) [...] Chief [of Trade] (657) .

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