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CT 27, pl. 14-15, K 00258 (P365866)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 27, pl. 14-15, K 00258 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365866 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse 34 | If a woman gives birth to a damqamnu: that house will not be built. |
| obverse 20 | If an anomaly gives birth and it is provided with an omen in its belly: the reign of the king and its sons will complete the land. |
| reverse 15' | If a woman gives birth and it is seen:....... |
| obverse 32 | If a woman gives birth to a stag: that house will go before him. |
| obverse 3 | (If) there is a mole on the land: the land will make a good fortune; the land will eat food. |
| obverse 8 | If a woman gives birth to a donkey: the king will reach the highest rank in the land. |
| obverse 12 | If a woman gives birth to a fish: the household will be scattered. |
| reverse 1' | If a woman gives birth to and its neck is not there: the owner of the house will die and his house will be scattered. |
| obverse 38 | (If) it is a tigrilu-mark: the reign of a great king will be strong; there will be a severe attack in the land and a god will be killed. |
| obverse 10 | If a woman gives birth to a red wool: the prince will not acquire an opponent. |
| obverse 37 | If a woman gives birth and it is 1/2 cubit: he will become a frightened man. |
| obverse 39 | If a woman gives birth to 2 males: there will be famine in the land. |
| reverse 18' | If a woman gives birth and its face one and a large one in the house whose entry.... |
| obverse 40 | If a woman gives birth to a woman and it is surrounded by a halo. |
| obverse 24 | If a woman gives birth to a stag: a stag. |
| obverse 25 | If a woman gives birth to a man: a favorable word will be given to the land. |
| obverse 2 | If a woman is ill and her heart is confused and hears: the enemy will die and the land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 9 | If a woman gives birth to a ram: the prince will not acquire an opponent. |
| obverse 41 | If a woman gives birth to an m. and gives birth: that land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 4 | If a woman gives birth to a lion: that city will seize. |
| obverse 29 | If a woman gives birth to a ulnu: that house will be abandoned in the wall. That city will be destroyed. |
| reverse 10' | If a woman gives birth and its heads are 2: brother will be in front of their mouths. |
| reverse 22' | If a woman gives birth to and its face is like the front of a donkey: the king's land will not change. |
| obverse 5 | If a woman gives birth to a lion: the owner of the house will die and that house will be scattered. |
| reverse 4' | If a woman gives birth to... and its sheepfold is not there: that house will be scattered. |
| reverse 3' | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its hands and hands are not in balance: hand-lifting. |
| reverse 24' | If a woman gives birth and it is seen: a lion will take place. The strong king will prevail in the land. |
| reverse 14' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes like a lion.... |
| obverse 15 | If a woman gives birth to a god: the king of the world will rule the land. |
| reverse 7' | (If) his right eye is swollen: hand and feet of his right hand will come out. |
| reverse 26' | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| obverse 11 | If a woman gives birth to a snake: the man's house will be dark. |
| reverse 20' | If a woman gives birth and its foreheads are located on her forehead: Nergal will eat.... |
| obverse 13 | If a woman gives birth to a fish: the king's reign will prosper. |
| reverse 11' | 2 necks: their 4 feet |
| obverse 1 | If a woman is swollen and she afflicts her heart: that land will experience famine. |
| obverse 31 | If a pregnant woman gives birth to ulpae: that house will be destroyed. |
| reverse 19' | If a woman gives birth and its face is 1 and is located on its forehead: the prince will have no rival. |
| reverse 16' | If a woman gives birth and its right eye is large: its left eye is surrounded by a halo: the king will stand above its owner. |
| reverse 9' | If a woman gives birth and its heads are 2: strong attack against the land; the king will die in his throne. |
| obverse 7 | If a woman gives birth to an ox: the king will reach the highest rank in the land. |
| obverse 14 | If a woman gives birth to a snake: the god of the city will not be happy with the city; the city's troops will not succeed. |
| obverse 21 | If a woman gives birth to a wind and gives birth to a wind: there will be evil and the mother will seize her daughter's gate. |
| obverse 16 | If a woman gives birth to a rib: that city will be abandoned. |
| obverse 27 | If a woman gives birth to an anomaly: the land will be scattered. |
| obverse 22 | If a woman gives birth to a slave: a god will eat it. |
| obverse 33 | If a woman gives birth to a man: the king's hand will change its position. |
| reverse 21' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are swollen: that land will be abandoned and its offspring will not prosper. |
| reverse 12' | Their beams are one in the land; they are scattered and the land which 2 rule; one rule over them. |
| obverse 26 | If a woman gives birth to a...: the man's house will be built. |
| reverse 17' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes do not exist: the land will eat.... |
| reverse 13' | If a woman gives birth and their middle 'finger' is not present: a man's house will be destroyed. |
| obverse 28 | If a woman gives birth to a fever: that house will go to its front. |
| obverse 42 | If a woman gives birth to a mataqqû-snake and they are seized in their lives: the land of which one ruler will rule it. |
| obverse 6 | If a woman gives birth to a pig: the throne will seize the throne. |
| edge 1 | If a woman and their eyes are large: the enemy will devastate. |
| reverse 5' | If a woman gives birth and... is located and its sheepfold is seen with the city: the city will be surrounded by a house. |
| obverse 36 | If a woman gives birth to uwawa: the king and his sons will emerge from the city. |
| obverse 35 | If a woman gives birth to a man's wife: that house will be destroyed. |
| obverse 17 | If a woman gives birth to a prostitute: the king's reign will not prosper. |
| reverse 23' | If a woman gives birth and it is provided with a lion and a bull: the king of the city and the land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 18 | If a woman gives birth to a head: the land will become strong. |
| obverse 19 | If an anomaly gives birth to a woman: the land will reach the highest rank. |
| obverse 30 | If a woman gives birth to a bull colossi: the wife of a man will die. |
| obverse 43 | If a woman gives birth to an m[atau-snake] and it is swollen at their feet and the right hand of the right hand is not there: the enemy will kill me with a weapon and a small illness will afflict me. |
| obverse 23 | If a woman gives birth to a stag: the household will be scattered. |
| reverse 8' | the land Akkad will devastate, and |
| reverse 25' | From there a woman gives birth and the head of a lion is located. |
| reverse 2' | If a woman gives birth to and its right hand is not present: a severe illness. |
| reverse 6' | If a woman gives birth to and it is located on its head: flesh will be like a pig and its base will be destroyed. |
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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