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CT 28, pl. 32, K 03838 + (P365920)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 28, pl. 32, K 03838 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P365920 |
| 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 19' | If a pig gives birth to a pig.... |
| obverse 16' | If an ox gives birth to a cow.... |
| obverse 9' | If a black ewe gives birth to a red ewe.... |
| reverse 8' | If an anomaly which stands on the right side of the left side... |
| reverse 1' | If a ewe..., |
| obverse 7' | If a black pig gives birth to white pigs: a man's cattle-pen will be scattered. |
| obverse 1' | If the 'finger' gives birth to a 'finger': the land will dwell as if in pastures. |
| obverse 10' | If the 'increment' gives birth to the 'increment.' |
| reverse 7' | If the anomaly's 2 horns on top of it |
| reverse 4' | prince... |
| obverse 11' | If a lion gives birth to a lion: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| obverse 17' | If a ram gives birth to a donkey:....... |
| obverse 12' | If a ram gives birth to a lion.... |
| obverse 2' | If a thigh gives birth to a flesh: there will be famine in the land. |
| obverse 3' | ... a son of almatu-disease will seize the throne and a god will eat food. |
| obverse 28' | If he gives birth to a pig and... |
| obverse 29' | If he gives birth to a pig and... |
| obverse 13' | If a ewe gives birth to a lion: the life of cattle... |
| obverse 24' | If he gives birth to a pig: the house... |
| obverse 22' | If a flesh gives birth to a mongoose: the king. |
| obverse 21' | If the 'finger' is short: Adad... |
| obverse 4' | If the 'finger' of the 'finger' gives birth to a yellow-green halo: that animal stall will be scattered and it will be destroyed. |
| reverse 3' | If an anomaly, his nose... |
| reverse 5' | If an anomaly, its nose... |
| obverse 25' | If he gives birth to a pig: the city... |
| obverse 8' | If a red ewe gives birth to a black ewe.... |
| reverse 9' | 26 inscriptions, ecstatics, omens of Uruk. |
| obverse 6' | If the'strength' is white: he will give birth. |
| obverse 20' | If a snake gives birth to a snake: the king of the house... |
| obverse 15' | If a ram gives birth to a lion: the heir... |
| obverse 26' | If the 'well-being' gives birth to a 'weapon'-mark.... |
| reverse 6' | ... my older son... |
| obverse 18' | If a sheep gives birth to a horse: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| obverse 23' | If a pigeon gives birth to a bird |
| reverse 2' | The king's land.... |
| obverse 14' | If a pig gives birth to a pig.... |
| obverse 27' | If the lung has a lung: the gods... |
| obverse 5' | If the 'well-being' of the 'finger' gives birth to a black 'foot'-mark: that animal stall will be smashed and... will return to its place. |
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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