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CT 30, pl. 21, 1879-07-08, 129 (P365989)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 30, pl. 21, 1879-07-08, 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365989 |
| 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 2' | [1st tablet, ear]û-offering. |
| reverse 5' | The curse of the exalted gods of heaven and underworld, the wisdom of ama and Adad |
| reverse 1' | ... on the right... one... he will give, and |
| reverse 3' | The palace of Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| obverse 2 | The base of the gall bladder is 'loose.' |
| obverse 1 | The coils of the colon are 15 in number. |
| reverse 4' | Beloved of the great gods of Adad and ama, |
| obverse 5 | If the base of the gall bladder is 15 reeds and is thin: the gall bladder is 15....... |
| reverse 7' | This tablet has written and checked, and placed (it) in his palace. |
| obverse 11 | If the foundations of the gall bladder are on the right and on the left, and are thin: the gall bladder is split on the right. The enemy's left.... |
| obverse 3 | If the base of the gall bladder is 15 reeds and the top of the gall bladder is 15:.... |
| obverse 7 | If the top of the gall bladder and its right horn are split and the middle of the gall bladder is split: my army.... |
| obverse 8 | If the top of the gall bladder and its right horn are curved and there is a hole on the right and left: there will be famine in the land. |
| obverse 4 | The base of the gall bladder is 'loose.' The middle of the gall bladder is 'loose.'...... of the prince. |
| obverse 9 | The base of the gall bladder is 'loose.' The top of the gall bladder is 'loose.' The gall bladder is split on the right. The enemy's right. |
| obverse 6 | If the front of the gall bladder and its right horn are curved and the middle of the gall bladder is covered on the right: the army(?).... |
| obverse 13 | If a gall bladder......: attack of the enemy's army against my land. |
| obverse 10 | The base of the gall bladder is 'loose.' The back of the gall bladder is 'loose.' The gall bladder is 'loose.' |
| reverse 6' | they rejoiced and they smote him. |
| obverse 12 | If the base of the middle surface of the 'finger' of the lung is...: the enemy's attack.... |
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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