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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)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 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…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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, [...].

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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)].

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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].

Astronomy & Mathematics

~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)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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.

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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]…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~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) .

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 279. Will Assyrian Soldiers Capture Šamaš-šumu-ukin? (PRT 102) [military and political]

(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…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 280. Will Nabu-bel-šumate Join the War? (PRT 105) [military and political]

(1) The 'station' is present. If the 'paths' are two, (and) the left 'path' is located on the right 'path': the enemy's weapons will prevail over the prince's weapons. (3) If the 'strength' is absent: strife. (4) If there is a hole in the right side of the 'station': downfall of the army. Secondly, 'station' (in the protasis) refers to shrine and dais. (6) If the left of the gall bladder is attached: your expeditionary force will slay the enemy. (7) The 'finger' and 'increment' are normal. (8) If the back of the lung is smashed: defeat; changed disposition of my army. (10) The upper part is…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 281. Will the Elamites Mobilize and Join the War? (PRT 128) [military and political]

(1) If the base of the 'station' is protruding pointedly: the enemy will take the vanguard of my army. (2) If a filament lies crosswise in the top of the 'station': the god will not listen to the prince's prayer. In warfare: the prince's army will not achieve its enterprise. (4) The 'well-being' is destroyed. There is a hole in the right side of the 'pouch.' (5) It takes the place of a cyst. If the front of the top of the gall bladder is split, it is a split referring to the diviner's negligence. A pole will break. The merchant will lose his money bag on the (business) trip he is taking, and…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 282. Is Šamaš-šumu-ukin Fleeing to Elam? (PRT 109) [military and political]

(1) [The base of the 'station'] is protruding pointedly. The 'path' is present. (2) [...] is present. The left of the gall bladder is attached. (3) [If in the t]op of the left surface of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark which faces the [top] of the 'finger': the enemy's [ons]laught will be successful. (5) [If] there is a 'weapon'-mark [abo]ve the 'increment' which rises from right [to l]eft: my army will take the enemy's booty. (7) If the 'mass' rides upon the left of the gall bladder: the mass of the enemy's army (will march) against my country. (8) The upper part is elevated. (9) The…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 283. Will Šamaš-šumu-ukin Fall into the Hands of Assyrian Troops? (PRT 107) [military and political]

(1) [...] the 'path' reaches its 'seats.' (2) [... The 'streng]th' (and) 'well-being' are present. The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder [is long] and reaches the place of the 'base of the throne.' (4) [... 'finge]r' is raised [...]. (one line broken) (6) The left [......]. (7) There is a design in the middle surface of the 'finger' which penetrates from right to left. (9) [... is n]ormal. The upper part is elevated. (10) The base of [the midd]le ['finger' of the lung] is 'bound.' (11) [The breas]t-bone is thick. (12) [The coils of the colon are ... and are ...] in number. (r 1) [From]…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 284. Will the Archers of Assurbanipal Sent to Babylon ...? (EANE 206) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (4) The 'increment' [......]. (5) The upper part is mov[able ......]. (6) If the breast-bone [is perforated] in its 'cavity': [defection]. (7) If the coils of the colon are turned (and) [their number] is 16: the gods of my army will [lead it] into strife. (9) Third (extispicy). There are 6 unfavorable omens. (r 1) If the archers whom Assurbanipal, king [of Assyria], [has sent] against [Šamaš-šumu-ukin] to Babylon, (r 5) from the 20th [of the month ......] (r 6) to the 2[0th of the month ......] (r 7) of [this] ye[ar ......] (Rest destroyed)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 285. Will the Army of Šamaš-šumu-ukin Leave Babylon? (PRT 113) [military and political]

(1) The 'station' has a bifurcation toward the right side, whose inside is white and sp[eckled ......]. (3) In the middle of the right side of the 'station' there is a hole. (4) If the 'path' is curled: a traveller ...[......]. (6) The 'strength' is absent. (7) There is a hole in the right of the 'pouch.' (8) The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is present. (9) The left of the gall bladder is split. (10) The top of the left surface of the 'finger' is [split]. (11) In the base of the wide part of the left side of the 'finger' [towards] the side of the middle surface of the 'finger' there…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 286. Will the ... of Sin-šarra-uṣur Hear and Escape? (PRT 114) [military and political]

(1) The middle of the 'station' is effaced. (2) The 'paths' are two, the right 'path' has a bifurcation towards the left 'path.' (3) The 'strength' is pres[ent ...] and faces the base of the 'finger.' (Break) (r 1) Will [the ...] of Sin-šarra-uṣur hear and escape? (r 2) Unfavorable. (r 3) Month Shebat (XI), 16th day, eponym year of Sagab (651) . (r 4) Dannaya, reporter. (r 5') (Two erased lines) (e. 1) [...... S]agab (half erased)

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 289. Is Tammaritu Going to Invade Assyrian Territory? (ABL 1195) [military and political]

(1) (This report) which was co[mmunicated] to Assurbanipal, king of Assyria: "Tammaritu, king of Elam, is mo[bilizing] his troops and making a hos[tile] incursion into Assyrian territory" — (4) is it a reliable rumor? (5) From this day, the first day of this month, [...] of this year, to the first day of the coming month, [...] of this year, will the troops and army of Tammari[tu], king of Elam, come forth to engage in battle and will they make a hostile incursion into Assyrian territory, or against Nippur? (r 1) When the Puqudean troops hear of this sortie of the king of Elam, will they rebel…

Daily Life·Economy

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 291. Troops of Assurbanipal in Nippur (PRT 136) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) The 'station' is [...] ov[er ....] (2) The left of the gall bladder is at[tached]. (3) In the left surface of the ['finger' ......]. (4) There is a 'weapon']-mark over the 'increment.' (Break) (r 1) [the troops of] Assurba[nipal, king of Assyria], (r 2) who [...] Nippur [......] (r 3) all [......] (r 4) Še[......] (r 5) with [......] (Break) (e. 1) [Dannay]a, reporter.

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 292. Chief Eunuch Nabu-šarru-uṣur Sent to ... [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The 'finger' is abnormally] small. (2) [The 'increment' is like a ...]... (3) The upper part is elevated. (4) A 'foot'-mark protrudes above the wind-pipe. (5) The 'cap' of the lung is trimmed. (6) The right 'side' is present. (7) The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are 14 in number. (8) The heart of the ram is normal. (r 1) There are two 'stations.' The second one is like a cross. (r 2) The 'path' is curled. There is a hole in the right of the gall bladder. (r 3) The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder has a bifurcation to its rear. (r 4) The…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 293. Will NN Make Common Cause with the Enemy? (PRT 115) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The base of the 'station' is effa]ced. (2) [... of the 'pa]th' is present. (3) [... The 'strength' and 'well]-being' are present. The 'paths' on the left of the gall bladder are two, [the second] one is overturned. (5) [The 'f]inger' is thick. (6) [The 'wea]pon'-mark of the 'increment' rises to the left. (7) [In] the 'lift of the head' of the left lung [there is] a 'weapon'-mark, and it faces the surface of the right lung. (9) [The 'st]rength' turns towards a 'weapon'-mark and fol[lows the 'crucible']. (Break) (r 1) [...] The base of the 'station' is effaced. (r 2)…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 296. Fragment Referring to the Cimmerians (PRT 138) [military and political]

(1) If the middle of the 'station' is effaced: Ištar is filled with anger at the man. For the sick man: his illness will linger. (3) The 'path,' 'strength,' and 'well-being' are present. (4) In the left of the gall bladder there is a 'foot'-mark which faces the base of the 'finger.' (5) The left of the gall bladder is split. The 'base of the throne' is present. (6) The front of the gall bladder is located to the right. (7) A 'weapon'-mark is present. The 'finger' is raised and turned. (8) The 'weapon'-mark of the 'increment' rises to the left. (9) If the upper part and the lower part are in…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 297. Fragment Referring to the Troops of Assurbanipal [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) enemy attack [...]. (2) The 'increment' [...] towards the 'yoke.' (3) [...] is atro[phied ...]. (Break) (r 1) The breast-bone is th[ick ...]. (r 2) The men, h[orses and army] of Assurbanipal, [king of Assyria] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 300. Should Assurbanipal Appoint Sin-tabni-uṣur over Ur? (PRT 135) [appointment]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the angry [god] will recon[cile himself] with the man. (2) [If the left side of the 'cap'] grows a 'finger': [divine] merc[y for the man]. (3) [The breast-bon]e is thick. The coils of the colon are 12 in number. The heart of the ram is [normal]. (4) Favorable. (5) Will [Si]n-tabni-uṣur, [so]n of Nikkal-iddina, be reliable? If [he is ap]pointed [ov]er Ur, will he make common cause [with] Šamaš-šumu-ukin? (Break) (r 1) [Month A]b (V), 11th day, eponym year of [NN]. (r 2) Dannaya, eunuch, r[eporter]. (r 3) [Performed in] Arbela.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 301. Will Sin-tabni-uṣur Side with Šamaš-šumu-ukin? (PRT 129) [appointment]

(1) There is a hole [over the wide part of the left side of the 'finger' toward] the side of the middle surface of the 'finger.' (2) There is a ...[......]. (3) [The upper part] extends beyond the [surface] of the right [lung] and [...]. (4) [...] it is called an atrophied part that is not .... (5) [The right side ab]sorbs [the middle 'finger' of the lung], but leaves its stump. (6) [...] my border town will be delivered to the enemy. (7) [...] is split. (8) [If] the left side of the [mid]dle ['finger' of the lung] 'takes' the left side: victory of the enemy. (9) [The breast-bone] is curled…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 303. Will NN Make a Rebellion(?) against his Lord? (PRT 112) [appointment]

(1) The 'sta[tion'] is pre[sent ......]. (2) [...... The 'path' is cur]led. (3) [......] there is a hole. (4) [... it fa]ces [...]. (Break) (r 1) to [......] (r 2) the ki[ng ......] (r 3) will he make [...] against his lord? (r 4) Dannaya, reporter. (r 5) Month Shebat (XI), 4th day, eponym year of Sagab (651) .

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 304. Fragment Similar to No. 303 (PRT 131) [appointment]

(1) [......] the right [......]. (2) [...] in the top of the right [...] (3) The place of the gall bladder is blo[cked]. (4) The gall bladder [...]... (5) The left of the gall bladder is att[ached]. (6) The 'finger' is th[ick]. (7) The 'increment' is split in two and ... (8) The upper part is elevated. (9) The 'outside' [rides u]pon the ['cap']. (10) If there is [a hole] inside the 'cap' of the lung, [an important temple will be consumed by] fire. (Break) (r 1) [will he ...] with Assur[banipal]? (r 2) Un[favorable]. (r 3) Month Shebat (XI), 10th day, epon[ym year of NN]. (one line broken) (r 5…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 306. Should Bani be Appointed as Priest of Anu? (PRT 122) [appointment]

(1) The 'station' is curled [...], (2) its place [...]. (3) The 'path' is curled. The 'strength' is absent. (4) If the right side of the 'increment' is split: the owner of the sacrificial sheep will lose [his] posses[sions]. (6) The top of the right surface of the 'finger' is split (and) is held by a filament. (7) If the back of the lung is split: retreat of [my] ar[my]. The enemy will see the back of my army. (9) The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'bound.' (10) The breast-bone is lying on its back right and left. (11) If the coils of the colon are damp: disease. Downfall of the…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 308. Should NN be Appointed as Priest of Sin? [appointment]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] is overturned [...]. (2) [The 'well-being'] is inundated. The 'path' on the right of the gall bladder is raised, lies in the cystic duct, and is inundated. (5) The top of the 'finger' is atrophied. (6) In the wide part of the left side of the 'finger' there is a cross-shaped marking. (7) The left side of the 'increment' is split. [The up]per part is elevated. (8) The 'outside' rides upon the 'cap,' and its 'doorjamb' is split. (10) If there is a cross-shaped marking in the right side of the lung, there will be confusion in the land. (11) The 'cavity' of the…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 309. Fragment Concerning the Priest(?) of Šarrat-Kidmuri (PRT 134) [appointment]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The 'well]-being' and the 'path' on the left [of the gall bladder are present]. (2) [If the 'base of] the throne' is effaced and [...: you will inflict] humi[liation on yo]ur [enemy]. (4) [The 'finger'] and the 'increment' are nor[mal]. (5) [In the] right of the '[pou]ch' there is a hole. (Break) (r 1) [Is is acceptable] to [the great lord], Aššur? (r 2) [Is it pleasing to the great lady], Šarrat Kidmuri? (r 3) Šarrat Kidmuri, lady [of ......]. (r 4) Un[favorable]. (r 5) [Month Ki]slev, 4th day, ep[onym year of NN].

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 316. Fragment Concerning a Dream (PRT 103) [cultic]

(1) The top of the 'station' is pointed. If the 'cruci[ble'] is cu[rled] all over on the [right and left] upward, and the 'path' lies within it: in warfare, the weapons of the pr[ince will have no equal]. In a distant time, the prince's land will be ob[edient] to him. (5) The 'well-being,' the 'path' on the right of the gall [bladder, and the 'base] of the throne' [are present]. (6) The left of the gall bladder is [attached]. (7) [In the] top of the [...] surface of the ['finger' ...]. (8) [......]. (9) [The upper pa]rt is elevated. The 'ear' is present. (10) The base of the middle ['finger'…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 317. Query Concerning an Illness of Assurbanipal (PRT 106) [medical]

(1) The 'station' is present. If the 'paths' are two, and they lie separately: change of mind, change of spirit. The expedition you have planned will collapse and you will undertake another. The plans of kings in chamber will come to naught, and they will conceive others. (5) If you make an extispicy for the practice of medicine, the physician shall not touch the patient: the diviner shall not make a prognosis. (7) A deceitful omen. (8) A bifurcation faces in its middle the gall bladder. If the 'well-being' is like the HAL-sign: diminution. (9) The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder and…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 318. Query Concerning the Land (PRT 111) [miscellaneous]

(1) [The middle of the 'station' is effa]ced. The 'path' [......]. (2) [The l]eft of the gall bladder is atta[ched ......]. (3) [...] there is a 'weapon'-mark [facing up]ward. (4) [The upper/lower part] is elevated. The middle 'finger' of the lung [......]. (5) [The breast-bon]e is thick. The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The heart of the sheep is no[rmal]. (6) First extispicy. (7) [The middle of the 'sta]tion' is effaced. The 'paths' are two, the upper one is short. (8) [The 'well-being'] and the 'path' on the left of the gall bladder are present. (9) [...] is split. The base of the…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 319. Is a Letter Sent to Assurbanipal Reliable? (PRT 119) [miscellaneous]

(Beginning destroyed) (7) [... The 'well-being'] is smashed on the [rig]ht. (8) [...] is affected. (9) [...]: route of the army. (10) [...]... of the enemy. Grief. (11) The base of the [middle 'finger' of the lung] is 'bound.' The breast-bone is thick. (12) The coils of the colon are 14 in number. The heart of the ram is normal. (13) [...] The top of the le[ft] surface of the [gall] bladder [...] faces the le[ft side] of the 'finger.' (14) [... in the] middle [surface] of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark which faces the top of the 'finger.' (15) [...] there is a 'weapon'-mark. The top of…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 320. Will a Written Plan Succeed? (EANE 203) [miscellaneous]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... lo]wer [...] 'weapon'-mark [......]. (2) [In the] middle [sur]face of the 'finger' there is a fissure. [......] (3) [The 'station' and the 'pa]th' are present. If the 'well-being' is overturned [and faces the gall bladder]: strife; dispersal of [the man's] household. (5) [The fr]ont of the atrophied part is effaced. If the gall bladder [has a swelling up]ward in its narrow part: the orders of the ruler will be disa[greeable] to his officials. (7) If the 'finger' is severed: downfall of the army. (8) If on the left of the 'finger' in (its) wide part there is a…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 321. Is the Rumour of Insurrection against Assurbanipal True? (ABL 1367) [military and political]

(1) I ask you, Manlaharban: (2) This rumor of an insurrection which was reported to Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, thus: (5) "They are making an insurrection against you," (6) is it decreed and confirmed? (r 1) Will it happen? Is it true? Will they catch me? Will I die? Will they capture me in the course of it? (r 4) Disregard that a woman has written it and placed it before you.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 322. Will Assurbanipal Survive this Insurrection? (ABL 1368) [military and political]

(1) [I as]k you, [Ma]nlaharbanuni, (2) about this rumor of insurrection which was reported to Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, thus: (5) "They are making an insurrection against you." (6) Will Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, survive and escape this insurrection? (r 3) Will he prevail over those who are making the insurrection against him, and will they fall, [and ...]? (r 6) Disregard that a woman has wri[tte]n and placed it before you.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4

SAA 04 323. Fragment Concerning an Extispicy in Year 652 (PRT 104) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...... In] the right side of the 'finger' [there is] a 'wea[pon'-mark]. (4) [......] facing [......]. (5) [In the top] of the left surface of the 'finger' there is a 'fo[ot'-mark]. (6) [......] The 'increment' is normal. (7) [The 'ca]p' rides upon the 'outside.' (8) [The left side of the 'cap'] grows a 'weapon'-mark. (9) [The coils of the co]lon are 14 in number. The heart of the ram is normal. (10) The left ['se]at' of the 'path' is present. (11) [...] it faces [......]. (Break) (r 2) [Month ..., ...th day, eponym year of Aššur-du]ru-uṣu[r] (652) . [......] (r 3) [.…

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