Unread Atlas
CT 20, pl. 14, K 06237+ (P365440)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CT 20, pl. 14, K 06237+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P365440 |
| 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 |
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) |
|---|---|
| col 1' 17' | ... your furious... will not be reconciled with the weapon. |
| col 2' 10' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. The 15th, the 'increment'.... |
| col 2' 44' | If the upper part is elevated, and the lower part is elevated: seal of 15 nahu and barley....... |
| col 1' 10' | ... [...]... [...] |
| col 1' 20' | ... you do not have peace. You recite the incantation 'Nusku.' |
| col 2' 40' | If a Weapon is located on the top of a niphu... and in the niphu a fire will be set up. |
| col 2' 4' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced.... |
| col 2' 38' | ... The upper part is elevated. The right lung is split. |
| col 2' 16' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced and lies in the 'finger.' |
| col 1' 14' | ... will fall. : If ditto and a man will return (it) to the land and the weapons will be scattered. |
| col 1' 5' | ... will become red : If the middle of the middle 'finger' is split. |
| col 2' 32' | If in the middle of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark and it appears with the top of the 'finger.' |
| col 2' 37' | If the upper part is lower, lower part is elevated: there will be a 'well-being' and a 'weapon'-mark in the area of the 'finger.' |
| col 1' 28' | ...... |
| col 2' 45' | If.......... |
| col 1' 19' | ... the breast-bone is on the right and on the left. |
| col 1' 2' | ...... : If the right lung is 2... eyes.... |
| col 2' 33' | If there is a..., and it has caused a... to fall into a weapon, and there is a... in the top of the weapon. |
| col 1' 7' | ... is split on the right and on the left. : If the Well-being is split on the right and on the left. |
| col 2' 29' | If the Well-being is surrounded by a 'foot'-mark and there is a mole in the middle of the 'finger.' |
| col 3' 4' | ... and... |
| col 2' 28' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. The right of the gall bladder is stricken. |
| col 2' 1' | in the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark... |
| col 1' 4' | ... is split 1 50. : If the middle of the middle 'finger' is split. |
| col 2' 9' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced and upper....... |
| col 2' 43' | If the 'path' on the right and on the right, the 'path' on the left and on the right. |
| col 1' 21' | ... there is not |
| col 2' 3' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced.... |
| col 2' 19' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced and thin. |
| col 1' 23' | ... he smote... on the right side of the gall bladder. |
| col 2' 39' | ...... The top of the middle 'finger' of the lung is split and is split. |
| col 2' 18' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. |
| col 3' 3' | If....... |
| col 3' 5' | If....... |
| col 2' 20' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. The 'well-being' and 'path' are present. |
| col 2' 30' | If the middle of the 'finger' is surrounded by a 'foot'-mark,' and the middle of the 'finger' is split in its middle: a 'weapon'-mark for the wide left of the 'finger.' |
| col 2' 14' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. The 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| col 1' 3' | ... the upper and lower part is elevated. |
| col 1' 6' | ... is split on the right and left. |
| col 1' 29' | ... from the ground(?) |
| col 2' 13' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced and is split over the base of the 'finger.' |
| col 2' 41' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the left side of the 'finger.' |
| col 2' 5' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced.... |
| col 2' 21' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. |
| col 2' 24' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. |
| col 2' 2' | If the 'path' is curled... |
| col 2' 12' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced and the seed is split. The right of the 'finger'.... |
| col 2' 42' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the left side of the lung like the 'finger.' |
| col 2' 23' | The middle of the 'path' is curled and a Weapon-mark is pointed towards the river. |
| col 1' 22' | ....... is surrounded by a halo. |
| col 1' 12' | ... and your body will not be at peace. |
| col 2' 8' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced and....... |
| col 1' 1' | ... : The top of the right lung... |
| col 1' 8' | ............................. |
| col 2' 11' | The middle of the 'path' is curled. The 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| col 2' 36' | If... the lower part is elevated: the throne will become stable. |
| col 1' 13' | ... many... are filled. |
| col 1' 24' | ... the saqû-offerings, from aldat and Isri, on the right and left, |
| col 1' 26' | ... of the steppe... |
| col 1' 27' | ... may he not die. |
| col 1' 25' | ...... will fall. |
| col 2' 35' | If the... of heaven and earth are split and the top of the 'finger' is split: the throne will succeed. |
| col 2' 17' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. |
| col 3' 1' | ... |
| col 3' 2' | ... |
| col 3' 7' | ... |
| col 1' 11' | ..... and he will complete it. |
| col 1' 16' | ... : If ditto, ZI IM 2 |
| col 2' 27' | The middle of the 'path' is curled and faces the top of the'station.' |
| col 2' 15' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. The right and left of the gall bladder are present. |
| col 2' 34' | If there is a mole on the top of the 'finger' and there is a 'weapon'-mark on the top of the 'weapon'-mark and the lower part is elevated. |
| col 2' 6' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced.... |
| col 2' 7' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced.... |
| col 1' 15' | ... your blood will not prosper. |
| col 1' 30' | ... before(?) |
| col 1' 18' | ... the breast-bone is on the right and on the left. |
| col 1' 9' | ... are surrounded by a halo. |
| col 2' 26' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. |
| col 3' 6' | and...... |
| col 2' 22' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced and the top of the 'finger' is split. |
| col 2' 31' | If a Weapon is located inside it and a Weapon is located on the foot of the Path. |
| col 2' 25' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.