CT 27, pl. 28, 1883-01-18, 234 (P336145)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 27, pl. 28, 1883-01-18, 234 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336145 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa08 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | If the anomalies are double, and they have only one head and two s[pines], and two tails, but only one belly: one will rule the land which two [ru]led. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | If the anomalies are double, but they have only one head: the land will dwell as if in pastures near the city. |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55– | If a ewe gives birth to four (lambs): [an enemy will sei]ze [that] land; the prod[uce of the land ...; attack] of a usur[per; there will be confusion in the land]. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | If an ano[maly ......]... will become many; [the prince's land] will revolt against him. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | BE iz-bu 02-ma SAG.DU-su-nu 01-ma | |
| 2 | 02 GU₂.[MURGU-šu₂-nu] 02 KUN-šu₂-nu ŠA₃-ba-šu₂-nu 01-ma | |
| 3 | KUR ša₂ 02 [i-be]-⸢lu⸣-šu 01-en i-be-el-ši | |
| 4 | BE iz-bu 02-ma SAG.DU-šu₂-nu 01-ma KUR a-bur-riš TUŠ-ab | |
| 5 | BE U₈ 04 U₃.TU KUR [BI KUR₂ DIB]-bat | |
| 6 | bi-ib-[lat KUR x x x x ZI-ut] | |
| 7 | LUGAL IM.⸢GI⸣ [SUH₃ ina KUR GAL₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | BE iz-[bu x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ i-man-du | |
| 2 | [NUN KUR-su] BAL-su | |
Sources & licences
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