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CT 39, pl. 10-11, K 00149 + (P366112)
CANONICAL > Divination > Terrestrial > Šumma ālu, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 39, pl. 10-11, K 00149 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P366112 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Terrestrial > Šumma ālu |
| 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 43 | If there is a mole on the left side of the threshing floor: that land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 52 | If a sign is seen in the centre of the city: that land will be good. |
| obverse 31 | (If) he sees...: the city will experience rejoicing. |
| obverse 39 | If there is a mole on the left side of the urub-tree: that place will become stable. |
| obverse 7 | If a pig gives birth to a pig: there will be famine on his right side. |
| obverse 18 | .... they are stricken, they are stricken: there will be famine. |
| obverse 46 | If there is a mole on the left side of the chariot: that place will be destroyed. |
| obverse 12 | ... he will be well. That land will be plundered |
| obverse 35 | (If) he sees a......: that land will dwell. |
| reverse 1 | If he sees a turban in the centre of the city: the land will experience hardship. |
| reverse 4 | If a tree is seen in the centre of the city: that city will become good. |
| reverse 6 | If a tree is seen in the centre of the city: that city will conquer. |
| obverse 1 | If he sees a man: there will be a scepter, he will prosper. |
| obverse 53 | If he sees a hole in the middle of the city: that city will become bright. |
| obverse 22 | ...... he swore. |
| obverse 16 | ......... there will be famine in the land. |
| obverse 32 | (If) he sees a...: that man will become good for the days. |
| obverse 51 | If a cloudburst appears in the centre of the city: that land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 42 | If there is a mole on the left side of the aur-tree: that place will be released. |
| obverse 38 | ......................... |
| obverse 13 | ... he brought out... of that land. |
| obverse 19 | (If) they are dark: there will be famine in weaponry. |
| obverse 34 | (If) he sees a...-plant: that land will... |
| reverse 3 | If a cloudburst appears in the centre of the city: that city will be abandoned. |
| obverse 40 | If he sees a kukku-mark: with a papparmnu-tree. |
| obverse 5 | If there is a mole on the first year, a juniper, a juniper, (and) a wine vessel over their parts. |
| obverse 20 | ... that king will reach the highest rank. |
| obverse 10 | ... he will be satisfied. That land will not be ruined. |
| obverse 47 | If he sees a swollen elptu-plant in the middle of the city: that city will be destroyed. |
| obverse 44 | If there is a mole on the left side of the threshing floor: that place will be destroyed. |
| obverse 17 | The king... the... of the land. |
| obverse 15 | ... will become hostile; the land will experience peace. |
| obverse 3 | (If) she strews her talent, |
| obverse 6 | It is the first year that it is favourable. |
| reverse 5 | If in the centre of the city a wine-bowl is seen: that city will not become stable. |
| obverse 37 | ......................... |
| reverse 9 | 20(?) nishu-disease |
| obverse 21 | ... that man will be plundered. |
| obverse 49 | If he is seen in the middle of the city: the gods will have mercy on the land. |
| obverse 14 | ... he is joyful. That place: her gods will seize her. |
| obverse 9 | ... is covered in...: that land will become confused. |
| reverse 7 | If a date palm is seen in the centre of the city: that city will become happy. |
| obverse 28 | ... food rations: that city will not prosper. |
| obverse 54 | (If)... a rainbow reaches the city: the king's land will approach the land. |
| obverse 8 | ... will die. That land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 2 | If a perforation is located on the site of a bt qti or a irtu-disease: |
| obverse 55 | ... the courtyard of the city (and) ebony he will reach your cult center. |
| obverse 48 | If he sees a uppatu-plant in the middle of the city: that city will be destroyed. |
| obverse 25 | ... that city will be destroyed. |
| obverse 24 | ... deaths will occur. |
| obverse 11 | ... will prosper. That land will experience peace. |
| obverse 45 | If there is a mole on the right side of the alubû-plant: that place will not be good. |
| obverse 4 | If in ebtu (Month XII) or iri (Month XII) he is stricken with sphinxes: |
| obverse 27 | ... that city will conquer. |
| reverse 8 | If in Nisannu (Month I) a flood goes and the canal like a death is smashed |
| obverse 30 | ... he poured butter and butter; the king made it shine. |
| obverse 36 | .................... |
| obverse 56 | The city is surrounded by a musukkannu-tree. The king is well. |
| obverse 33 | ... of the city: white nagû-plant; |
| reverse 2 | If in the halo of the city he sees a lion's face: the king will conquer a land. |
| obverse 41 | If there is a mole on the ground with a cedar tree: that place will be destroyed. |
| obverse 50 | If in the centre of the city a garden is seen: the king will die and the land will rule. |
| obverse 29 | ... her water will not prosper. |
| obverse 26 | ... that city will be abandoned and will not be destroyed. |
| obverse 23 | ... that... will experience evil. |
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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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