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CT 27, pl. 25-26, K 00209 (P365874)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 27, pl. 25-26, K 00209 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365874 |
| 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 28' | If an anomaly is provided with a lion's head: the prince will exercise kingship. |
| obverse 29' | Ditto; the king's son will die; ditto; |
| obverse 4' | If an anomaly has two heads like a snare and their necks are stretched out and their heads are smashed. |
| obverse 14' | The prince will widen his land by a second time. |
| reverse 9' | If a ewe gives birth to 3 ewes: the land will eat its good fortune. The owner of the ram will be satisfied. That halo....... |
| reverse 12' | If a ewe gives birth to 3 ewes and it is covered in swollen patches. |
| reverse 19' | If a ewe gives birth to a lion: there will be famine in the land; the owner of the ram will die. |
| obverse 30' | If an anomaly has two legs and does not have a tail: the reign of the sons of the king will go to the throne of their father. |
| obverse 5' | he will live one mina at the command of her king. |
| obverse 9' | If an anomaly - its heads are 2 and their feet are 8 and their feet are 1: the land will fall. |
| reverse 7' | If an anomaly has a tail, its head is 1 (and) its tail is 2: red horns will rage. |
| reverse 23' | If a ewe gives birth to 6 ewes: news of people. |
| obverse 21' | If an anomaly is located twofold in its position and its breasts are two and their tails are not straw. |
| obverse 10' | If an anomaly is 2 and their head is 1: the prince will dwell as if in pastures near the city; the prince will become angry with his enemy's land. |
| obverse 31' | the land will diminish |
| reverse 16' | Life of the land.... |
| reverse 1' | If an anomaly is located inside it and its head lies in its mouth: the king of his enemies will devastate. |
| obverse 24' | If an anomaly is two and a brother is split over the older brother: the throne of the throne will expand. |
| obverse 33' | If an anomaly is 2 and their feet are 6: there will be a severe famine. |
| obverse 7' | If an anomaly has two heads, and their feet are 8 and their feet are 2: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| reverse 18' | he will devour the land. |
| obverse 15' | If an anomaly is 2 and their necks are 1: the prince will widen his land. |
| obverse 11' | If an anomaly is 2 and their head one is 2: their necks are 2; their belly is one. |
| obverse 32' | If an anomaly's two feet are not closed: there will be a severe famine in the land. |
| reverse 17' | If a ewe gives birth to 4 (ewes), and it is provided with a 'weapon'-mark: he will die. |
| reverse 4' | If an anomaly is located inside it: the throne will change. |
| obverse 26' | If an anomaly is two and one upper part and one lower part is located on their back, |
| obverse 25' | If an anomaly is two and a brother is split over the brother and their heads are one: the king of the enemy will conquer the enemy. |
| obverse 16' | If an anomaly is 2 and their necks are 1: the prince's land will widen his understanding. |
| reverse 27' | If a ewe gives birth to 10 (children): that city will build a world. |
| reverse 21' | 1 lion's head : pig's head : |
| obverse 18' | If an anomaly has two ribs and one rib is wide: the king's reign will become stable. |
| obverse 8' | The throne and the throne shall split apart |
| reverse 24' | If a ewe gives birth to 7 (children), 3 males (and) 4 females: that king : that man will die. |
| reverse 22' | there will be frost in the land. |
| obverse 17' | If an anomaly is 2 and their mouths are 1: the land will dwell in the mouth of the king. |
| obverse 27' | 4 : their ears, their tails, their tails, the throne, the throne, |
| obverse 34' | If an anomaly is located inside it and the king's enemy will fall and bring his property to his palace. |
| reverse 26' | If a ewe gives birth to 9 (children), a loss. |
| reverse 20' | If a ewe gives birth and 1 head of ox: a man. |
| obverse 23' | If an anomaly is located twofold in its position and it is smashed and its lives are two. |
| obverse 28' | If an anomaly has two eyes on them, the lower one is split: the son of the king will seize his father's son. |
| reverse 29' | Month VIII, 58th day, eponym year of Nabû-ahhe-iddina. |
| reverse 10' | If a ewe gives birth to 3 (ewes), and their heads are bright. |
| reverse 13' | If a ewe gives birth to 4 ewes: that land will seize the enemy. There will be famine in the land. |
| reverse 25' | If a ewe gives birth to 8 ewes: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| reverse 2' | they will enter his palace and they will enter their property. |
| reverse 5' | If an anomaly is located inside it and is located inside the lungs: the king's reign will overthrow the sea. |
| reverse 11' | The attack of the king will overthrow the land. |
| obverse 13' | If an anomaly has two heads and their necks, |
| reverse 15' | If a ewe gives birth to 4 (ewes), and their heads are bright. |
| obverse 19' | If an anomaly is located twofold and another is located in its mouth: the king will be killed and his troops will be killed. |
| obverse 2' | If an anomaly has two edges like a snare and a snare in their middle: defeat of the king. |
| reverse 14' | The king's fearsomeness is diminished(?) in the land(?) |
| obverse 22' | Ditto: there will be unfavorable floods in the land. |
| reverse 6' | If an anomaly has two tails, its tail is one and the land will become king. |
| obverse 3' | (If) there is a famine of the land: there will be famine in the land. |
| obverse 6' | If an anomaly has two edges like a snare and the mouth of a snare: there will be a king of the world in the land. |
| obverse 12' | The land whose two rulers rule, one ruler |
| reverse 3' | If an anomaly is provided with an arrow: the king will go against his evil lord. |
| obverse 20' | his oil and his body he shall weigh out. |
| reverse 8' | If an anomaly - its tail is 2 utaguru: Girra and Nisaba will... the land. |
| obverse 1' | If an anomaly - it is two and like a snare... |
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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