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CT 30, pl. 41-42, K 03946 + (P366008)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 30, pl. 41-42, K 03946 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P366008 |
| 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 col 1 21' | If ditto a man's name is located on the top of the gall bladder and it is covered on the right and left side of the gall bladder. |
| reverse col 4 15' | The steppe... |
| reverse col 4 3' | If ditto on the right and.... |
| reverse col 4 7' | If ditto the right surface of the 'finger' and in its top for widening of the right and left, a enemy will take away or the troops will kill the enemy. |
| obverse col 1 36' | it did not come back to its rear and did not enter...... |
| reverse col 4 28' | It is the scribal art. |
| obverse col 1 29' | If a barley is surrounded by a white pig......... grass... |
| obverse col 1 32' | (If) he is surrounded by a yellow-green stone(?), he will establish a date for the gall bladder like a yellow-green stone. |
| obverse col 1 1' | If the foundations of the right.... |
| obverse col 1 8' | (If) her head is like a fox: alternatively, like the head of a fish |
| obverse col 1 18' | The imgurru-tree, the imgurru-tree, the urindu-tree, like the pishiltu-tree, is like the tablet. |
| obverse col 2 3' | Who(?) |
| reverse col 4 26' | If there is a mole on the left side of the weapons, weapons and arrows in your presence, |
| obverse col 1 14' | If the gall bladder is like a lulmu-plant: the harvest of the land will not prosper. |
| reverse col 4 5' | If ditto on the right and on the right....... |
| obverse col 1 9' | If the gall bladder is like the head of a fish: the prince will not acquire an opponent. |
| obverse col 1 2' | The foundation of my army is firm... |
| obverse col 2 6' | If the 'finger'... |
| obverse col 1 24' | If the gall bladder is thick: there will be a severe famine. |
| obverse col 1 37' | If on the 30th day the gall bladder is good.... |
| obverse col 1 25' | In the tongue...... |
| reverse col 4 17' | If its head...... |
| reverse col 4 20' | If in the right of the 'finger' on the left of the 'finger' there are 2 'finger's horns, and the right of the 'finger' is split on the left of the 'finger.' |
| reverse col 4 29' | Tablet of Nabû-zuqup-knu |
| reverse col 4 16' | If ditto.... |
| obverse col 1 7' | If the gall bladder is like the head of a chariot: the prince's army will not acquire a rival. |
| obverse col 1 30' | ...... in the middle of the 'finger' a 'foot'-mark, a 'foot'-mark,'...... |
| obverse col 1 31' | If a barley has a man's hair and is inside that of a dog's.... |
| obverse col 2 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 8' | If the 'finger'.... |
| reverse col 4 14' | If the middle of the 'finger'.... |
| obverse col 1 12' | If the gall bladder is like the nest of the sea: the kings will overthrow it and destroy it. |
| obverse col 1 22' | (If) they are small: they will give their water. |
| obverse col 1 23' | If the middle of the 'finger' of the lung is 3 in number and their water is torn out: there will be reconciliation and peace in the land. |
| obverse col 2 4' | The 'finger' ditto. |
| reverse col 4 18' | If ditto the middle surface of the 'finger' of the lung and the middle of the 'finger' is split: the enemy's city will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 4 19' | The middle of the 'finger' of the lung is split. The right of the lung is split. The 'path' of the enemy's land. |
| obverse col 1 33' | (If) it is located in front of the left horn of the 'finger' and in front of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 1 16' | 'I will strew a libation of gishdilu-juniper and speak... in the evening.' |
| obverse col 2 5' | ... of the boat |
| reverse col 4 9' | If a four-fourth is located on the right and left of the gall bladder: the prince will die. |
| reverse col 4 31' | (Property of) Gabbi-ilani, chief scribe. |
| obverse col 2 9' | If the 'finger'.... |
| obverse col 1 26' | If ditto a gall bladder is like a....... |
| obverse col 1 11' | ibirru-disease of GIR3 like the head of the ram is complete |
| obverse col 1 35' | In her middle he went up to her... above and below, but he did not... |
| reverse col 4 22' | The right of the 'finger' on the left of the 'finger' are 2 in number, and the left of the 'finger' is split. |
| reverse col 4 4' | If the right and left side of the 'finger' are seen: defeat of the enemy.... |
| reverse col 4 11' | If a ditto of pnu and to the right and left of the gall bladder: the prince will have mercy on her. |
| reverse col 4 21' | (If) ditto: the right side of the 'finger' is seen(?) on the left side of the 'finger': above and below. |
| reverse col 4 34' | [Year]: Sîn-ah-eriba, king of Assyria. |
| obverse col 1 20' | ditto: he will restore it. |
| reverse col 4 25' | The left of the 'finger' are 2 in number, and the left of the 'finger' is 15....... |
| obverse col 2 1' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 28' | Whom an inscription does not have a reply like..., |
| obverse col 1 34' | If the gall bladder is like a stone and it has a rib of a rib: he will die. |
| reverse col 4 30' | son of Marduk-um-iqia, the scribe |
| obverse col 1 6' | You say that the gall bladder is 15 (lines). |
| reverse col 4 8' | If the middle of the 'finger' ditto: a woman will conquer the enemy. |
| obverse col 1 38' | If ditto the name of the barley... |
| reverse col 4 10' | If the right surface of the 'finger' and its base are wide, it will take a property of land. |
| obverse col 2 10' | ... |
| reverse col 4 6' | The right surface of the 'finger' is 'loose' on the right and on the left. |
| reverse col 4 13' | If ditto the right surface of the 'finger' is surrounded by a 'foot'-mark: the land will become happy. |
| obverse col 1 27' | If the gall bladder like a pig.... |
| reverse col 4 27' | 8/9(?) niu-disease like the mouth of a... tree |
| obverse col 1 5' | If the right gall bladder is located in front of you: the 'path' is good. |
| obverse col 1 13' | (a kind of profession) that is before Bel |
| reverse col 4 24' | the upper side ditto, the middle surface of the 'finger' is split. The left side of the 'finger' is thick... |
| reverse col 4 32' | Kalu, the month..., the day |
| obverse col 1 10 | If the gall bladder is like a ibirru-plant: for the prince in the 'weapon'-mark: his name is for evil. |
| obverse col 1 17' | If there is a mole like an imgurru-plant and its waters are dark: Adad will devastate. |
| reverse col 4 12' | The right surface of the 'finger' [is 'loose'] to the east. |
| reverse col 4 23' | If in the right of the 'finger' on the left of the 'finger' there are 2 'finger's horns, and... on the left of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 1 19' | If the right and left of the gall bladder are split: the king's 'finger' will be as strong as a mountain. |
| reverse col 4 2' | If in the top of the surface of the 'finger'.... |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... and his steppe... |
| reverse col 4 33' | eponym: “Nabû-dni, the governor of the land of Nineveh.” |
| obverse col 1 3' | If the'station' is located on the left of the gall bladder and... and the god of the house is present and stands there: the enemy's land will return to your place. |
| obverse col 1 15' | If the gall bladder... like an iluru-plant(?), its water(?) will not come out: the enemy will bring about a defeat in the steppe. |
| obverse col 1 4' | If the middle of the 'finger' of the lung is split on the right: my army will be scattered. |
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- 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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