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CT 51, 153 (P286014)
Divination, Nineveh
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| Designation | CT 51, 153 |
|---|---|
| ID | P286014 |
| Museum no. | BM 134523 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] _sumun#?_-bar | ... the young man(?) |
| 2' | [...] _gen_ | ... Saturn was present |
| 3' | [...] _tag4#_-szi | ... will leave her. |
| 4' | [...] szar5-ha-at | ... is scattered |
| 5' | [...] x-bar _ug7_ | ... ... the people |
| 6' | [...] _sza3 hul tuku_-szi | ... has a bad heart. |
| 7' | [...] _sza3 hul us2_-szi | ... a bad heart will follow her. |
| 8' | [... x]-ir _dingir_-szu | ... his god |
| 9' | [...] i-szal-lim | ... will be well. |
| 10' | [... a]-li#-da-at i-sza2-rat | … the city will be plundered. |
| 11' | [...] _diri_ ul-tab-bar | ... became cloudy. |
| 12' | [...] _diri_ ul ul-tab-bar | ... clouds did not cross the sky. |
| 13' | [... _munus?]-bi# dam_ u _dam tag4-mesz_ | ... that woman, spouse and wife are tied. |
| 14' | [... munus?]-bi# dam_ u _dam tag4_ | ... that woman, husband and wife, is captured. |
| 15' | [... x]-li-ti ul-tab-bar | ... he made bright. |
| 16' | [... x]-li-ti ul ul-tab-bar | ... I did not remove my ... |
| 17' | [... x]-sza2 _diri_ sza2 _sza3_-sza2 _us2_ | ... ... the upper part of her belly |
| 18' | [... _ti-la_ ur]-rak | ... life will be prolonged. |
| 19' | [... x]-me | ... x hundred |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 2' | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 3' | _DISZ munus_ x [...] | If a woman ... .... |
| 4' | 7(disz) [...] | 7 ... |
| 5' | _DISZ_ sza2-x [...] | If ... .... |
| 6' | _DISZ munus kir4_ [...] | If a woman .... |
| 7' | _ki_ a-[x ...] | from ... ... |
| 8' | _DISZ_ ba-il [...] | If he is ill: .... |
| 9' | _DISZ si!(GISZ)-sa2_ a-li#-[da-at? ...] | If she is swollen: ... . |
| 10' | _DISZ dagal_ ana _e2 du10-ga#_ [...] | If he is wide: for a good house .... |
| 11' | _DISZ_ s,a-rip _dingir#_ [...] | If a man is seized by a god .... |
| 12' | _DISZ_ he-si _sza3_ asz-bat [...] | If he is afflicted by a sore: the inside of the throne .... |
| 13' | _DISZ_ sza2-gi-ig _dam_-sa2 x [...] | If a man’s wife ... .... |
| 14' | _DISZ_ he-si-ma u ub-bu-ut, _sza3 e2_ asz-bat [...] | If he is swollen and constantly afflicted: the inside of the house where he resides .... |
| 15' | _DISZ gid2-da_ x x [...] | If he is long: ... .... |
| 16' | _DISZ lugud2-[da_ ...] | If he is ill: .... |
| 17' | _DISZ_ si-iq# [...] | If a pig ... .... |
| 18' | _DISZ_ ma-sik [...] | If a sore .... |
| 19' | _DISZ_ ur#? [...] | If a dog .... |
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