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CT 27, pl. 27-28, K 03977 (P365875)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 27, pl. 27-28, K 03977 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365875 |
| 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 21' | I wrote, collated, and collated it in tablets. |
| reverse 19' | Whoever among the kings who preceded me has not received that work, |
| reverse 13' | If a ewe gives birth to 10 ewes: the city will build a reed bed. : It is not a reed bed. |
| obverse 29' | the lands on the other side of their neck. |
| obverse 1' | If an anomaly has two thighs: women, son of the king, his father, will die. |
| reverse 11' | If a ewe gives birth to 8 (children): the king will become happy; the land will become a king.... |
| obverse 13' | You and your enemy will constantly praise your kukittu-priestess. |
| obverse 24' | The land to the command of the king... |
| obverse 12' | If an anomaly is two and one on its front and one on its rear are located: |
| obverse 8' | If an anomaly is two, and one in front of it is one in front of it, and one in front of them are located: you and your enemy will conquer your enemy. |
| obverse 21' | If an anomaly has two edges like a trap and in... |
| obverse 31' | There will be reconciliation and reconciliation in the land. |
| reverse 20' | the wisdom of Nabû, the sattakku-demon, as many as there are |
| obverse 30' | If an anomaly is 2 and their head is 1: the prince's land will dwell as if in pastures near the city. |
| reverse 3' | If a ewe gives birth to 4 (children).... |
| reverse 4' | If a ewe gives birth to 4 (children).... |
| obverse 19' | If an anomaly has two heads like a wall: the king of the world will make his throne last long. |
| reverse 1' | If a ewe.... |
| reverse 22' | For my reading, he established it in my palace. |
| obverse 23' | If an anomaly has two ears, and... like a snare, |
| reverse 6' | If a ewe gives birth to 5 (children).... |
| reverse 7' | If a ewe gives birth to 5 (children).... |
| obverse 14' | If an anomaly - two of them - is seized by a kiln and... |
| obverse 6' | He shall return the brother to his brother. He shall kill the king. |
| obverse 9' | If an anomaly has two heads and one head is wide: the land will become frightened and dwell. |
| obverse 10' | ... women(?) of the land will experience a strong flood. |
| obverse 32' | If an anomaly is 2 and their head one is 2: their necks are 2; their belly is one. |
| reverse 17' | which Nabû and Tashmetu gave great wisdom |
| obverse 33' | The land of which two rulers rule, one ruler. |
| reverse 2' | If a ewe gives birth to 3 (children) and... |
| obverse 17' | The land dwells as if in pastures, |
| obverse 15' | If an anomaly is two and its tails are swollen: the omen of the land will not prosper. |
| reverse 8' | 1 lion's head... |
| obverse 18' | If an anomaly has two heads and the report of the land will change.... |
| obverse 16' | If an anomaly is twice on their head and their tails: defeat of its owner. |
| reverse 12' | The'strength' gives birth to 9 (children). The'strength' is absent. |
| obverse 26' | If an anomaly - its heads are 2 and their feet are 8.... |
| obverse 7' | there will be seed in the land. |
| obverse 20' | If an anomaly - two times as if it were a 'weapon'-mark... |
| obverse 11' | If an anomaly is 2 and their mouths are 1: the enemy will attack, and your land will give birth. |
| obverse 5' | If an anomaly - two... and it has a...: in the first year the sons of the king will go to the throne of their father. |
| reverse 10' | If a ewe gives birth to 7 ewes: 3 males and 4 females. That king... |
| reverse 15' | Tablet 6 of which is 58, |
| obverse 22' | It is a taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu-taqtu |
| reverse 9' | If a ewe gives birth to 6 ewes: report.... |
| obverse 2' | If an anomaly... two... their... one... |
| obverse 27' | The throne and the throne are split apart |
| obverse 25' | If an anomaly has two edges like a bird and... the mouth of.... |
| obverse 28' | If an anomaly - two of them - has smashed their heads and their feet are 8 on their back. |
| reverse 18' | The first-fruits offerings are abundant, the offerings of the scribal art. |
| obverse 4' | If an anomaly - two... their... have been seized: attack of the son of the king, his father, and the throne of his father. |
| reverse 16' | Palace of Assurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| reverse 5' | If a ewe gives birth to 4 and... |
| obverse 3' | If an anomaly is 2 and their breasts are 1: she will die. |
| reverse 14' | If an anomaly is provided with a lion's head: the prince will exercise kingship and conquer the lands. |
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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