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CT 20, pl. 29, K 04092 (P365452)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 20, pl. 29, K 04092 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365452 |
| 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) |
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| reverse col 4 16' | The days of the prince's end, the end of the reign.... |
| reverse col 4 3' | ............ a foot on the right is split and... |
| obverse col 1 5' | There is a 'path' on the right and left of the gall bladder. This is its 'foot'-mark. |
| reverse col 4 6' | If the 'paths' are two, and the 'king' is located on the left and in the middle of the 'finger': an unalterable weapon will enter the midst of the land. |
| obverse col 1 8' | If the middle of the 'finger' of the lung is 'bound': the enemy will attack the enemy. |
| reverse col 4 2' | ... the prince will stand |
| reverse col 4 5' | If the 'well-being' has a 'foot'-mark to the right side of the gall bladder: the enemy will stand over a prince's throne. |
| obverse col 1 10' | If the right side of the right side of the left side of the gall bladder becomes confused and a defect is good. |
| obverse col 1 11' | The 'path' is thick. The'strength' is absent. The 'path'... is thick. |
| obverse col 1 13' | If there is a 'foot'-mark on the 'path' there are 'well-beings'. The'strength' is present in the middle of my army. |
| reverse col 4 13' | If the'station' has a 'foot'-mark,' it has a double-edged 'path' to the 'finger': the enemy will enter the palace.... |
| reverse col 4 18' | If...... and.... |
| obverse col 1 9' | If the 'paths' are two, and there are two 'paths': the troops will fall into her path and seize the king's camp. |
| obverse col 1 14' | If the right 'path' is white: the army of the prince will not acquire a rival. |
| reverse col 4 14' | The 'path' on the right of the 'path' is split towards the right and left. |
| reverse col 4 12' | If the left 'path' is faint: the enemy's army will be scattered. |
| obverse col 1 16' | If the 'path' has swollen, the son of the breast-bone will be swollen in the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 1 4' | (If) they say to the king: "It is good that they will give their sign to the king, my lord." |
| obverse col 1 2' | (If) there is a mole on the left side of the kiln: the'strength' is present. |
| obverse col 1 7' | If the middle of the 'finger' is covered in a 'foot'-mark: defeat. |
| reverse col 4 1' | ... this(?) |
| obverse col 1 3' | If a 'foot'-mark is two, and its left 'finger' is covered in a 'foot'-mark: the man will be reconciled with the god. |
| reverse col 4 9' | The base of the left surface of the 'path' is 'loose.' The 'path' is 'loose.' The lower part is elevated. |
| reverse col 4 15' | it thundered twice and it became stationary to the right and left. Year: "......" |
| obverse col 1 12' | If the 'paths' and 'well-beings' are red: fall of fire... |
| reverse col 4 4' | If the 'path' approaches the right side of the 'finger': the enemy will tremble in my dwelling. |
| obverse col 1 6' | If the 'path' is damaged: the 'increment' of the land will be scattered; the 'increment' is absent. |
| obverse col 1 15' | in the middle of the right lung, a 'foot'-mark on the left side of the lung, a 'foot'-mark... |
| obverse col 1 1' | If....... |
| reverse col 4 8' | In the middle of the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark on the right and the left 'foot'-mark... enters inside the right. |
| reverse col 4 10' | it is favourable to the left like a 'weapon'-mark and it is good for.... |
| reverse col 4 7' | The left side of the 'path' rises to the 'finger' and rises to the 'finger.' The 'finger' enters the 'finger.' |
| reverse col 4 17' | ...... two feet to the right and the left... |
| reverse col 4 11' | If the'station' has a 'path' towards the 'finger': the'strength' of the 'well-being' will approach the prince. |
| obverse col 1 17' | If the king...... and he is stricken on the upper side, the enemy will be stricken. |
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)
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