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CT 20, pl. 28 (P365451)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 20, pl. 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365451 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 4 2 | There is a 'foot'-mark in the middle surface of the 'finger.' |
| reverse col 4 8 | The'strength' is absent. The middle of the 'path' is split. The right of the gall bladder is split. |
| obverse col 1 14' | If the 'path' has passed to the left of the 'path': the enemy will devastate. |
| obverse col 2 6' | If the'station'.... |
| obverse col 1 12' | He shall have the usufruct of (them) and he shall have the usufruct of (them). |
| obverse col 1 9' | He shall have the usufruct of (them) and he shall have the usufruct of (them). |
| reverse col 4 14 | ... road, I did not cross. The prince's army... |
| reverse col 4 6 | The 'path' is present. The middle of the 'path' is split. |
| reverse col 4 9 | The middle of the 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| reverse col 3 6 | If the Path... |
| obverse col 1 6' | If the base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose': my army will fall. |
| obverse col 1 5' | If the middle of the 'finger' has a 'foot'-mark to the lower part: the enemy will attack. |
| reverse col 3 1 | If its left... |
| reverse col 3 9 | If its left... |
| reverse col 3 2' | If a good 'well-being' is present: the middle of the 'path' is split on the right. |
| obverse col 1 7' | If the base of the 'finger' of the lung is 'loose': the army will have mercy. |
| reverse col 4 1 | If the 'well-being' of the middle 'finger' of the lung is split on the left. |
| reverse col 4 7 | If the 'well-being' is present in the middle surface of the 'finger.' The right side of the 'finger' is split. |
| reverse col 4 10 | If he is ill, he will die. |
| reverse col 4 12 | ... Malê(?) |
| obverse col 2 14' | If the'station' has a 'foot'-mark and a 'foot'-mark.... |
| obverse col 1 1' | If the Well-beings are 5 in number: there will be peace. |
| obverse col 1 4' | If the middle of the 'path' has a 'foot'-mark for the upper part: the enemy will have floods; the gods will have mercy on the troops. |
| obverse col 2 16' | If the 'path' is swollen and a 'foot'-mark is located in the surface of the 'finger'.... |
| obverse col 2 9' | If the 'path' ditto and... |
| obverse col 1 11' | The 'path' on its left is lower to the north; the middle of the 'path' is lower to the north. |
| obverse col 2 1' | If....... |
| obverse col 2 5' | If the 'path' like... |
| obverse col 2 7' | If the middle of the 'finger'.... |
| obverse col 2 13' | If the 'path' is stricken.... |
| reverse col 4 5 | If the 'well-being' is present in the middle surface of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 15' | If the 'finger' has a 'foot'-mark, it is surrounded by a 'foot'-mark.... |
| obverse col 2 10' | If the 'path' ditto and a Weapon' is located on the left: the enemy's enemy will seize me and shout. |
| obverse col 2 8' | If the 'path' ditto and above... |
| obverse col 2 11' | (If) he goes to the Weapon of the gods: he will conquer my army and go to the enemy. |
| obverse col 1 3' | If the 'path' on its right 'path' turns towards the lower part: the enemy will devastate. |
| reverse col 3 7 | ...... |
| reverse col 4 13 | ... : If the middle of the 'finger' is split, the 'finger'... to the path.... |
| reverse col 3 4 | If the 'finger'.... |
| reverse col 4 4 | If he is ill, he will die. The middle of the 'finger' of the lung is 2. |
| reverse col 4 15 | ... he will conquer... |
| reverse col 3 10 | If the coils of the colon are 40.... |
| reverse col 4 11 | ... he will make a lion come out |
| reverse col 3 3 | If a king... |
| reverse col 3 5 | If a king... |
| obverse col 2 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 2' | If the Moon... its right horn to the upper front and...: that land will expand. |
| obverse col 2 3' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 4' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 3 | The middle of the 'finger' of the lung is 2 fingers. |
| obverse col 1 8' | If the right 'path' towards the upper 'path' and the middle 'path' towards the upper 'path' and the base of the 'path' towards the lower 'path'. |
| obverse col 2 12' | The upper part is elevated; the weapon... |
| reverse col 3 2 | If the 'path'.... |
| reverse col 3 1' | The middle of the 'finger' of the lung is split. |
| obverse col 1 15' | If the'station' has a 'path' towards the left side of the gall bladder: a man will come out. |
| reverse col 3 8 | If a king.... |
| obverse col 2 17' | If the'station' has a 'foot'-mark,... in the mouth of a censer... |
| obverse col 1 10' | That total: the left side of the gall bladder is seen. That total: |
| obverse col 1 13' | That total: the left side of the gall bladder is seen. That total: |
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- 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)
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