CT 51, 115 (P285977)
Omens, Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | CT 51, 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285977 |
| Museum no. | BM 034703 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Omens |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 2 17' | enemy territory in the middle of the night... |
| obverse col 1 7' | ... I will kill and kill his dead. |
| reverse col 4 9' | ... the rise of the enemy troops in my army. |
| reverse col 4 4' | ... not... |
| obverse col 1 17' | ... of our troops he will kill. |
| reverse col 4 6' | ... he will kill my enemy. |
| reverse col 4 19' | ... you set up... from the...-plant. |
| reverse col 4 7' | ... a weapon on the right is surrounded by a sadidi cloud. |
| reverse col 3 13' | (If) my troops take the name of a good woman |
| obverse col 1 11' | ...... and the enemy will kill you. You go to your right and the enemy will kill you. |
| obverse col 1 4' | ... my..., he will kill my enemies. |
| obverse col 2 5' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right of the gall bladder and.... |
| reverse col 3 17' | ... |
| reverse col 3 16' | If a Weapon |
| obverse col 2 15' | (If) he is stricken in the evening:.... |
| obverse col 1 10' | ... its left is on top of it and stands inside it. |
| obverse col 2 16' | If a Weapon on the right in the middle of the gall bladder... |
| reverse col 4 13' | ... will fall into disrepair. |
| obverse col 2 7' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right of the gall bladder and the house. |
| reverse col 3 9' | The 'weapon'-mark is located on the right of the 'finger.' |
| reverse col 4 11' | (If)... the enemy's troops will be killed : (variant:) his troops will be killed. |
| reverse col 4 10' | ......: the enemy's army will fall into my army and |
| reverse col 4 1' | .... you recite... |
| reverse col 4 12' | ... your army... with god to kill the enemy. |
| reverse col 4 18' | ... is good: he will come out. |
| reverse col 3 2' | A man... |
| obverse col 1 5' | ......... I will kill. |
| reverse col 4 15' | ... in battle, the steppe afflicts him. |
| obverse col 2 18' | If a Weapon on the right in the west... |
| reverse col 4 17' | ... you recite the supplications of the god. |
| reverse col 4 16' | ... in battle she will place her gaze in the steppe. |
| reverse col 3 12' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right of the Finger, and the gall bladder is seen in front of the Weapon-mark. |
| reverse col 3 8' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right: attack of my troops. |
| obverse col 2 4' | If a Weapon is located on the right of the gall bladder and the gall bladder... |
| reverse col 3 6' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right, and its house will be destroyed. |
| obverse col 1 18' | (If)... is dark: my army will conquer the land. |
| obverse col 2 8' | If the Weapon (has) on the right of the gall bladder: attack of... |
| reverse col 3 11' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right: the enemy will devastate me and stand in my position. |
| reverse col 4 20' | ... AL.TIL. |
| reverse col 4 14' | ... in the middle of the mountain, he will kill him |
| obverse col 2 1' | If a Weapon on the right in the middle of... |
| reverse col 4 3' | ... before my army,... |
| obverse col 1 15' | ... he will devastate... on his right. |
| obverse col 2 2' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right of the gall bladder and.... |
| obverse col 1 6' | ..... you recite... in his limbs. |
| obverse col 1 3' | ... he will kill the troops of the mountains. |
| obverse col 1 12' | ... stands in your... and the enemy will kill you. |
| reverse col 3 14' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right of the gall bladder and it is covered behind it. |
| obverse col 2 10' | If the Weapon (has) on the right of the gall bladder: attack of... |
| obverse col 2 13' | If the Weapon (has) on the right of the gall bladder to the west.... |
| obverse col 2 19' | enemy attack in.... |
| obverse col 1 1' | ... killed me(?) |
| reverse col 3 4' | If a Weapon on the right.... |
| reverse col 3 5' | The enemy will kill my prisoners. |
| reverse col 4 22' | ... door |
| reverse col 4 5' | ... floods... |
| reverse col 4 8' | ... killed me and I smashed my dead. |
| obverse col 2 6' | The top of the 'weapon'-mark is thick. |
| reverse col 4 2' | ... my name I seized. |
| obverse col 1 8' | .........., he will die for my dead. |
| obverse col 2 12' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right of the gall bladder:.... |
| obverse col 1 19' | ... he will kill |
| obverse col 1 20' | ... he will kill |
| reverse col 3 1' | ... |
| reverse col 3 19' | ... |
| obverse col 1 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 11' | If a Weapon-mark on the right of the gall bladder is smashed into the top of the gall bladder.... |
| obverse col 1 9' | ... will kill me |
| obverse col 2 3' | If a Weapon is located on the right of the gall bladder and the gall bladder... |
| obverse col 1 21' | ... he made |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... on the left of your army you cross the right of your army and |
| reverse col 3 18' | If a Weapon |
| reverse col 4 21' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 20' | If a Weapon... |
| reverse col 3 3' | If a Weapon on the right.... |
| obverse col 1 13' | ... your army, before your army, after your army, after your army |
| obverse col 2 9' | If a Weapon on the right in the middle of the gall bladder... |
| reverse col 3 15' | (and) the weapons... the enemy will kill me and I will... my army. |
| reverse col 3 10' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the right:.... |
| obverse col 1 16' | ...... stands in its position. |
| reverse col 3 7' | If a Weapon on the right is thick: my eagles will recover. |
| obverse col 2 14' | If a Weapon on the right of the gall bladder... |
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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