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CT 27, pl. 16, K 00131 (P365867)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 27, pl. 16, K 00131 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365867 |
| 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 21 | If a woman gives birth to and its right ear is located and that is not present: the gods will turn towards the land. |
| obverse 1 | If a woman gives birth and it is provided with a lion's eye: the king will become strong in the land. |
| reverse 40' | [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it? |
| obverse 10 | If a woman gives birth and its ears are swollen: the man's house will be seized. |
| obverse 19 | You sweep the land. You sweep the nehta field. |
| obverse 28 | If a woman gives birth and it is provided with a pigeon's nose: end of the reign of that land will diminish. |
| obverse 49 | If a woman gives birth to and its right and left is split: that man will become poor. |
| reverse 29' | If a woman gives birth to and its feet are one and it is surrounded by a halo, and it does not reach the ground. |
| reverse 38' | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| reverse 19' | If a woman gives birth to and its right horn is covered in the middle of that house: he will go before him. |
| obverse 23 | If a woman gives birth and its left horn is located on the right side of the gall bladder: there will be no attack of the land. |
| reverse 30' | The land will experience sorrow. That house will be destroyed. |
| obverse 30 | If a woman gives birth to and its lung is not covered in the house: the mistress will die. |
| obverse 11 | If a woman gives birth and its right ear is swollen: a man will die in the house. |
| obverse 35 | If a woman gives birth and its limbs are not flattened: the days of the prince's end will be long. |
| reverse 17' | If a woman gives birth and its left horn is covered in a house: that house will go before him. |
| reverse 28' | If a woman gives birth to and its feet are one and its body is swollen: evil will be present in the palace, its lord, and he will conquer that house. |
| obverse 8 | If a woman gives birth and its right lung is covered: the man's house will be destroyed. |
| reverse 18' | If a woman gives birth to and its right 'foot' is covered in the middle of that house: that house will not prosper. |
| reverse 33' | If a woman gives birth and its right horn is not present: the land of the ruler will be destroyed. |
| obverse 9 | If a woman gives birth and its left lung is covered: the house's owner will die. |
| reverse 12' | If a woman gives birth to and it is not provided with a 'foot'-mark and a 'foot'-mark: the man's house will be scattered. |
| obverse 36 | If a woman gives birth and its limbs are not flattened: attack of my land. |
| obverse 25 | If a woman gives birth and its ears are located on her neck: the king of the world will be present in the land. |
| obverse 37 | If a woman gives birth and its right side is not present: the man's house will be destroyed. |
| obverse 15 | If a woman gives birth and its left ear is covered: the head is present in a man's house. |
| obverse 14 | If a woman gives birth and its right ear is swollen: the Tukult-Ninurta (is) in the man's house. |
| reverse 39' | which Nabû and Tashmetu gave great wisdom |
| obverse 3 | If a woman gives birth and its left ear does not exist: the days of the prince will be long. |
| reverse 34' | If a woman gives birth and its left horn is not present: the enemy's land will be destroyed. |
| reverse 15' | If a woman gives birth and its reeds are not present: the land will be devastated. |
| obverse 44 | If a woman gives birth to and its foundation is lower and lower: favorable. |
| reverse 13' | If a woman gives birth and its right 'path' is not present: that house will be scattered. |
| obverse 4 | If a woman gives birth and its ears are not large: there will be a wall in the land and the land will diminish. |
| reverse 5' | If a woman gives birth and its horns do not exist: that city will become small and the lady will not thrive. |
| reverse 22' | If a woman gives birth to and its feet and its hands are like that of a fisherman: the prince will eat his land. |
| obverse 24 | If a woman gives birth and its ears are swollen: she will die. |
| obverse 48 | If a woman gives birth and its left horn is bent: that man will become poor. |
| obverse 50 | ... the house |
| reverse 27' | If a woman gives birth to and its feet are one and it is with her body: an inheritance of the land. |
| obverse 39 | If a woman gives birth and it is not present: the land will seize a wall. |
| obverse 6 | If a woman gives birth and its left ear is surrounded by a halo: the man's household will expand. |
| obverse 47 | If a woman gives birth to and its right hand is smashed: that man will become rich. |
| obverse 40 | If a woman gives birth to and its mouth is open: the city will be destroyed and its owner will kill the land. |
| obverse 31 | If a woman gives birth to and it is unsuitable and does not have a rival: the land will become a king of its palaces. |
| obverse 34 | If a woman gives birth and its naru-disease is not present: the land will seize a wall. |
| obverse 27 | If a woman gives birth and it is provided with an eagle's tail: that land will diminish. |
| reverse 16' | If a woman gives birth and its right horn is split: that house will not prosper. |
| reverse 3' | If a woman gives birth to and it is provided with a 'foot'-mark: the land will be devastated........ |
| reverse 10' | If a woman gives birth and its right lung is not present: the land of the prince will be destroyed. |
| reverse 8' | If a woman gives birth to and its sheep is located on the side of the land: the land will see a loss. |
| reverse 14' | If a woman gives birth and its right 'path' is not present in the house: its owner will die. |
| reverse 6' | If a woman gives birth to and it is not covered in a lullaby: loss and flood will seize the land. |
| reverse 41' | Whoever among the kings who preceded me does not honor this treaty, |
| obverse 2 | If a woman gives birth and its right lung is not present. |
| obverse 29 | If a woman gives birth and it is provided with a famine: the end of the extispicy. |
| reverse 4' | If a woman gives birth and it has a lung and a famine : she will not succeed. |
| reverse 32' | If a woman gives birth and its reeds are swollen and there is a mole: the land will experience sorrow. |
| obverse 32 | If a woman gives birth to and its right rib is not present: he will become frightened. |
| obverse 18 | If a woman gives birth to and its ears are located on the right, and it is not present: the gods will make a rebellion against the land. |
| obverse 42 | If a woman gives birth to and its mouth and feet are not in balance: the weapon of the king will devastate that land. |
| reverse 42' | The wisdom of Nabû, the one who carries off your sands, as many as there are |
| reverse 20' | If a woman gives birth and its right 'path' is like a 'foot'-mark: the enemy will devastate your land. |
| reverse 21' | If a woman gives birth to and its left 'path' is like a 'foot'-mark: the enemy will devastate the land. |
| reverse 2' | If a woman gives birth and its feet and feet are not covered in the land: that woman will experience sorrow. |
| reverse 11' | If a woman gives birth and its left rib is not present: the enemy's land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 43 | .... ditto, may he rejoice. That woman will not prosper. |
| obverse 45 | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its foundation is lower than the upper part: the household of a man will seize a man. |
| obverse 5 | If a woman gives birth and its right ear is surrounded by a halo: the man's house will be destroyed. |
| obverse 7 | If a woman gives birth and its ears are small: the man's house will become poor. |
| obverse 38 | If a woman gives birth and its right shoulder is covered in a good kiln: she will die. |
| obverse 13 | If a woman gives birth and its ears are located on her right side: that land will become happy. |
| obverse 17 | If a woman gives birth and its left lung is located on its right side: the heir will be the man's house. |
| reverse 43' | I wrote, collated, and collated it. |
| obverse 46 | If a woman gives birth and its seeds are large: the enemy will seize a man's house. |
| reverse 44' | For my reading, he established it in my palace. |
| obverse 33 | If a woman gives birth and its left side is not present: attack of her. |
| obverse 16 | If a woman gives birth and its right lung is located on its right side: the heir of a man's house will be scattered. |
| reverse 7' | If a woman gives birth to and it is not present: there will be no famine in the land. |
| obverse 41 | (If) he is ill: the harvest of the land will devour the enemy. Ditto: there will be famine. |
| obverse 12 | If a woman gives birth and its left ear is split on her left: the king will die in a man's house. |
| reverse 37' | Tablet 3: it is favourable. |
| reverse 36' | If a woman gives birth to and its head is full of limbs: the days of the prince will end. |
| obverse 20 | If a woman gives birth to a lung and its ears are 2: there will be hostilities on the left. |
| obverse 22 | You sweep the land. You recite the incantation. |
| obverse 26 | If a woman gives birth and the lung is provided with a snake: that land will be abandoned. |
| reverse 35' | If a woman gives birth to and it is provided with a grave: the land will experience sorrow. |
| reverse 31' | If a woman gives birth and its reeds are 2: the brother will enter the brother's heart. |
| reverse 9' | If a woman gives birth and its sheepfold is not present. |
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- 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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