CT 30, pl. 43, 1889-04-26 Bu, 171 (P366009)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 30, pl. 43, 1889-04-26 Bu, 171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P366009 |
| 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 |
English translation
By Handcock, Percy S. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | If [...]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | If the coils of the colon are 10 [...]. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | If the gall bladder is unsteady and [...]. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | If the right and left sides of the breastbone [...]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | If the [...] sides of the breastbone [...]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | If the coils of the colon [...]. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | If the center of the crucible of [the path is divided and loosen ...]. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | If the upper part of the palace [is divided and loosen ...]. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | If the head of the gall bladder is divided and [loosen ...]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | If the head of the processus pyramidalis is divided [and loosen ...]. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | If the head of the liver is divided [and loosen ...]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | If a split in the middle area is divided [and loosen ...]. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | If ... [...]. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | If the station is drawn like the path and the path like the station [...]. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | This are omens which [not] every diviner [knows]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | If the station is obliterated and the reinforcement is crossed over: it will benefit him [...]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | If the right vertebra is receded: It is favourable, [...]. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | If the coils of the colon are 10 and the intestines are receded, [...]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | If the coils of the colon are 10 [...]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | If the coils of the colon are 10 [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | If [the vertebras are 8 ...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | If [the vertebras] are 9 [...]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | If [the vertebras] are 10 [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | If the vertebras are 11 [...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | secret [...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | This is a mukallimtu-commentary on “If [the eye-slit ...]." |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Omens which are strange in extispicy and [their signs are suitable for learning]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | If the right Isru is bright and there is a visible hole and the coils of the colon [...] (Catchline). |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢BE x-x-x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | BE 10 ŠA₃.NIGIN ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | BE ZE₂ šub-bat ⸢u⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | BE GAG.TI ša₂ 15 u 2.30 [x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | BE GAG.TI ša₂ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | BE ŠA₃.NIGIN [x x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | BE MURU₂ NIG₂.TAB [GIR₂ BAR-ma DU₈ x x x x] | |
| 8' | BE UGU{nu} ME.NI ME.NI [BAR-ma DU₈ x x x x] | |
| 9' | BE SAG ZE₂ BAR-ma [DU₈ x x x x x x x] | |
| 10' | BE SAG ŠU.SI BAR-ma [DU₈ x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11' | BE SAG BA₃ BAR-ma [DU₈ x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | BE DU₈ DAL.BA.AN.NA BAR-ma [DU₈ x x x] | |
| 13' | BE ⸢x-x-li x x⸣-šu₂ ana ti-[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | BE NA GIM GIR₂ GIR₂ GIM NA e-ṣir ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 15' | an-nu-tu₄ UZU-MEŠ ša₂ {lu₂}HAL mam-[ma NU ZU{u₂]} | |
| 16' | BE NA kab-su KALAG BAL{ut} u₂-[šal-lam-šu₂ x x x x x] | |
| 17' | BE KIŠIB 15 na-hi-is ZE₂ na-ah-⸢sat⸣ SILIM{⸢at₂⸣} [x x x x x] | |
| 18' | BE 10 ŠA₃.NIGIN u KIŠIB-MEŠ LA₂-MEŠ [x x x x x x] | |
| 19' | BE 10 ŠA₃.NIGIN [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20' | [BE 10 ŠA₃.NIGIN [x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | BE 8 KIŠIB-MEŠ x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | BE 9 [KIŠIB-MEŠ x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | BE 10 [KIŠIB-MEŠ x x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | BE 11 KIŠIB-MEŠ ana UZU [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | MUNUS.URU₃ x [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | an-nu-u₂ mu-kal-lim-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢šum⸣-[ma IGI.BAR x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | BE{ma} MU-MEŠ ša₂ ina ba-ru-ti KUR₂-MEŠ-⸢ma⸣ [GIŠKIM-šu₂-nu ana la-ma-di KUR{at₂]} | |
| 8' | BE is-ri 15 ZALAG{ir} BUR₃ ŠUB-ma IGI u ⸢ŠA₃⸣.[NIGIN x x x x x x x x] | |
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