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CT 39, pl. 14-21, K 08191 (P366117)
CANONICAL > Divination > Terrestrial, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 39, pl. 14-21, K 08191 |
|---|---|
| ID | P366117 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Terrestrial |
| 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 col 3 4' | If he is very ill: attack of the land. |
| obverse col 2 8' | ... in the middle of the river has become confused; the harvest... |
| obverse col 1 2 | If the river is like a sick person: illness will occur in the land. |
| obverse col 2 31' | he has become frightened. That river he has cleared and |
| obverse col 1 7 | If the river is yellow-green: that man will be yellow-green in the land. |
| obverse col 2 32' | ... and mashqitu-offering he shall prove, and |
| obverse col 2 27' | That river has become dilapidated and the cities of her father shall seize the evil. |
| reverse col 4 25' | If ditto a well is divided and the city, the garden and the people will see it. |
| reverse col 3 31' | If a river hears of her and her skin is covered: that river will devastate and |
| obverse col 1 48' | If his son... white... |
| obverse col 1 18 | If a river is like a cloudy wind: the harvest of the land will be plundered. |
| obverse col 2 13' | The courtyard of the river is surrounded by a river; ditto; the river is surrounded by a river. |
| obverse col 1 38' | If a flood takes place and... water:.... |
| obverse col 2 28' | If a river carries water: he will raise a fire inside it. |
| obverse col 2 33' | If a river gives birth to a kmntu-bird and it is located inside it: he will become ill for the world. |
| obverse col 1 47' | dates... |
| reverse col 3 25' | If he sees a river like oil: ditto. |
| obverse col 2 37' | If a river brings water to the quay and a water which is like a quay: |
| reverse col 4 19' | If ditto a well is split and the field is yellow: fish and birds will not thrive in that land. |
| reverse col 4 41' | Whoever among the kings who came before me sends a message... |
| obverse col 1 16 | If the river is like a white cloud and a fog: the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| obverse col 2 11' | (If) a land is surrounded by a halo: there will be a great land for the land. |
| reverse col 4 17' | If ditto a well is split and the field is surrounded by a fog: reliable speech. |
| reverse col 4 34' | If ditto a well is located on the site of the Well-being and it is seen: there will be famine in the land. |
| reverse col 4 39' | of Nabû and Tashmetu |
| reverse col 4 32' | If ditto a well is split and it is seen: the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 4 37' | Total: 60+2 (shekels) of silver. |
| obverse col 1 1 | If in Nisannu (Month I) a flood goes and the river like a fog rises in the land.... |
| reverse col 4 29' | If ditto a well is split and it sees a dark spot: attack of the land. |
| obverse col 1 28' | If a samatite is located on the bank of the river: the irrigated area of the river will be destroyed. |
| obverse col 1 37' | ....... over them. |
| reverse col 4 1' | he strews their blood with a weapon. |
| obverse col 2 24' | If in Addaru (XII) water is flooded, there will be famine in them. |
| reverse col 3 10' | 10 cloaks: the enemy will fall. |
| reverse col 3 36' | (If) he sees a harvest and he is ill: business will become stable. |
| reverse col 4 12' | ...... Its second line is: |
| obverse col 1 5 | If the river is like the water of a mountain: there will be an eclipse in the Apsu of Ea. |
| reverse col 3 22' | If in front of a son, it is like oil: ditto; alternatively, it is like oil. |
| reverse col 3 23' | a snake and a fire will seize the field. |
| obverse col 1 41' | If ditto he is ill, he is ill, ditto, he is ill... |
| reverse col 3 14' | If Kulili is dark: the land will become happy. |
| obverse col 1 32' | a sassur-vessel of cattle and fodder in the land |
| obverse col 2 4' | If the water of Zubki goes out and the river inside it... |
| obverse col 2 22' | If he is stricken with water and at their disposal: he will come out from the water and. |
| reverse col 3 34' | (If) he is ill: the land will seize (or): enemy and army will fall in battle. |
| reverse col 4 8' | If in the middle of the city a sarnu-plant is scattered (?) in the land: business will diminish. |
| reverse col 3 26' | The following: he should eat famine. |
| reverse col 4 21' | There will be no rebellion in the land. |
| reverse col 4 30' | If ditto a well is split and it is seen with beer. |
| reverse col 4 44' | for my reading, |
| obverse col 2 5' | ... young and old... |
| obverse col 1 13 | (If) ditto: in the middle of the river he is ill, the land will experience famine. |
| reverse col 3 30' | (If) there is a flood in the land and he does not clear it: the flood will not occur. |
| obverse col 1 15 | (If) he is ill, ditto: he is ill, he is ill, he is ill: the land will seize her. |
| obverse col 1 12 | If the river is like a ziggurat of a river in the middle of the river: the king will die. |
| reverse col 3 1' | If he is ill for all the lands: the land will be destroyed. |
| obverse col 2 1' | If he goes to the watercourse and the river inside it like a river... |
| obverse col 2 47' | If in Ayyaru (VIII) ditto Adad will devastate |
| reverse col 3 12' | If Kulili is seen: the land will become happy. |
| obverse col 1 9 | If a river is filled with water: there will be black water on them. |
| reverse col 4 45' | in my palace he established. |
| obverse col 1 45' | On account of the water... |
| reverse col 4 43' | I wrote, collated, and collated. |
| reverse col 3 32' | ama’s first appearance |
| obverse col 2 6' | shalamtu-offerings... not |
| obverse col 1 35' | barley and sesame are in the land?. |
| reverse col 4 5' | If there is a reed in the midst of the city: that city will become poor. |
| obverse col 2 7' | If in ebtu (Month X), her water... like silver before them |
| obverse col 1 34' | The 10th... of the river, his son... and the water of the river... will go against them. |
| reverse col 3 17' | If a kililu-plant is piled up, the heart of the land will become happy. |
| obverse col 2 29' | he is constantly frightened. That river he shall drink, and |
| reverse col 3 38' | If a river, whose appearance is bright like a cloud: |
| obverse col 2 10' | he constantly seeks out the causes of the harvest of the land. |
| reverse col 4 18' | If ditto a well is split and the field is covered in reeds: there will be hunger and hunger in the land. |
| obverse col 1 46' | If his son is yellow-green and he is ill for me |
| reverse col 3 27' | (If) a river eats oil: that river will be scattered. |
| obverse col 1 30' | [If] the river... a field: there will be frost in the land. |
| reverse col 4 14' | Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it? |
| reverse col 4 38' | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of the world |
| obverse col 2 26' | If the river carries water: he will be deprived of it and he will be deprived of it. |
| reverse col 3 37' | The 10(?)... of the river, whose scent is sweet, whose scent is sweet, whose scent is sweet, : he will seize the land. |
| reverse col 3 19' | If a kili-plant rages, he will kill the enemy. |
| obverse col 2 2' | : In the water of the ground the moon and the sun are seen and he is ill.... |
| obverse col 2 9' | If a field like a gall bladder is located on the river bank and from the side of the gall bladder... |
| reverse col 4 27' | If ditto a well is split and the people will see abundance. |
| obverse col 2 43' | If his son is ill: he will not thrive. |
| reverse col 4 31' | If ditto a well is split and it is thin: the prince will die against his people. |
| obverse col 2 25' | The flood will take place and the entire land will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 3 20' | 10... kullilu-vessels for the uallu-vessel. |
| obverse col 1 10 | The 10th, the river like a flood; |
| obverse col 1 22' | If a river is like a son of a ghost: he will burn oil. |
| reverse col 3 35' | If the river irrigates its well-being: this one will be conquered and destroyed. |
| obverse col 2 3' | The people... |
| obverse col 2 42' | If his son is exalted: Adad will devastate (or): barley. |
| reverse col 4 16' | If ditto a man's body is swollen and his field is swollen: there will be reconciliation and news in the land. |
| obverse col 1 43' | ... in front of...... |
| obverse col 1 33' | If in Duuzu (Month IV)... and his son(?) |
| reverse col 4 6' | If there is a mole in the middle of the city, that city will be destroyed. |
| obverse col 2 15' | If he sees a son like a son of a house and like a river: their news.... |
| obverse col 1 8 | If a river like a scribal art is present in the land of Ahzu |
| obverse col 2 34' | That river will be irrigated and the land will be plundered. The people will be plundered. |
| obverse col 1 23' | If a river is surrounded by a river: he will die; he will die; the king of the land will not speak the truth with him; his land will not be destroyed. |
| obverse col 1 44' | If his son is white and.... |
| obverse col 1 26' | If in Simanu (Month III) a flood goes and the field is covered in a river: |
| reverse col 3 9' | If her takkussu-disease is faint : she is a fugitive. |
| reverse col 4 13' | If he does not drink water from the place of the river: wells will be piled up in its midst. |
| reverse col 3 7' | If he is ill, he will kill the land. |
| obverse col 1 27' | In the future Adad will devastate the houses. |
| obverse col 2 17' | ... the warrior like Illut-rabi... |
| obverse col 1 31' | If a physician goes and his son is seized by the urhumma demon(?) |
| obverse col 1 19 | If an anomaly - it constantly swells like a cloud: there will be famine in the land. |
| reverse col 3 33' | (If) a river like a bull carries off a cow: the army of Elam will fall with a weapon. |
| obverse col 1 25' | You strew wild animals. |
| obverse col 1 14 | If the river is like a flood, ditto. |
| reverse col 4 35' | ....... |
| obverse col 1 29' | barley rations, rations, |
| obverse col 2 41' | If his son is darkened: attack of the land. |
| obverse col 2 40' | If his son is sick, there will be famine. |
| obverse col 1 39' | ... will come. The harvest of the land.... |
| reverse col 3 6' | If he is surrounded by a flood, he will devastate the land. |
| reverse col 4 7' | If there is a mole in the middle of the city: that city will diminish. |
| reverse col 3 24' | If like a snare he is snatched, he will seize the land. |
| obverse col 1 3 | If a river is like a death-snake: rejoicing. |
| obverse col 2 46' | If in Nisannu (Month I) a flood takes place: there will be deaths in the land. |
| obverse col 2 18' | Ea... with the gods of heaven... |
| obverse col 2 12' | If a field like a barley on a river bank goes and from the middle of the river the field is divided.... |
| reverse col 3 18' | If a kililu-plant (means): he will become confused. Ditto: he will not become confused. |
| reverse col 4 3' | The throne and the throne shall split apart |
| obverse col 2 20' | (and) a flood like Illil... the river |
| obverse col 2 44' | If his water is cold, he will recover. |
| obverse col 1 36' | If a flood... |
| reverse col 4 24' | (If) people see: the heart of the land will become happy. |
| obverse col 2 23' | (If) Adad ditto: there will be deaths in the land. |
| obverse col 2 35' | If a river gives birth to a kamanu-disease and it is provided with a swollen water: it will be good for the heart. |
| reverse col 4 28' | If ditto a well is split and it sees a dark spot: that land will be destroyed. |
| obverse col 2 14' | The harvest of the land will prosper and the land will diminish. |
| obverse col 2 21' | Ea, with the gods of the underworld, ditto. |
| reverse col 4 4' | If there is a mole in the middle of the city, the barley will increase?. |
| obverse col 2 19' | If he is a kamanu-disease,... inside them... |
| obverse col 1 17 | The land will experience rejoicing. |
| obverse col 1 11 | There is a snake in the land. The commander-in-chief |
| obverse col 2 45' | (If) he is seized by a flood: Adad will devastate. |
| reverse col 3 8' | If he is ill: the heart of the land will become happy. |
| obverse col 1 6 | If the river is like a sahhu-disease: there will be famine in the land. |
| reverse col 4 2' | [If] the riverbank becomes visible in the middle of the city: weapons will take place and |
| obverse col 1 21 | If a river is like an idri river: he will die. Ditto: he will die. |
| reverse col 4 33' | If ditto a well is surrounded by a mole and it is seen: that land will rage. |
| obverse col 2 36' | The people of that river are stricken and are stricken. |
| reverse col 3 16' | If he is surrounded by a yellow-green kiln: attack of the land. |
| obverse col 2 30' | If a river brings water to a boil and a pig is located inside it: to eat. |
| reverse col 4 10' | If there is a mole in the midst of the city(?): there will be... plant(s) |
| reverse col 4 42' | The wisdom of Nabû, the sand dunes... |
| obverse col 1 24' | If a river is like a snake: he will devastate it and he will make it tremble in its entirety. |
| reverse col 3 29' | If an anomaly is located and the field does not enter for a second time. |
| obverse col 1 40' | If a flood goes and its son... like a scribal art. |
| obverse col 1 20 | If a river is like a snare: the king will conquer the land. |
| reverse col 4 36' | If a black dog has seen a dark spot on the bed: lions will be scattered. |
| reverse col 3 11' | If he is a kulili of the sea : like a sea : he will bring the tribute of the sea. |
| reverse col 3 2' | If there is a mole on the left side of the land |
| obverse col 1 4 | If the river is filled with famine: after the name of Adad will devastate. |
| reverse col 3 21' | If a hurhummatu-plant is located in front of a son like that of a pig: the land will come to the land. |
| reverse col 4 20' | If ditto a perforation is located on the top of the gall bladder and the field is like a bull and the field is very large. |
| reverse col 3 3' | If there is a mole on the land. |
| obverse col 2 16' | ... star of the field like... silver... |
| reverse col 4 11' | If a fog rolls in on the outskirts of the city: a curse will take place. |
| reverse col 4 22' | If ditto a well is divided and the field is scattered: there will be famine in the land. |
| reverse col 3 15' | If a kiln is red: the enemy will fall. |
| reverse col 3 5' | If he is surrounded by a flood: attack of the land. |
| reverse col 4 40' | They rejoiced. The eyes... |
| reverse col 3 13' | If Kulili is white: attack of the land. |
| reverse col 4 15' | If they are stricken in her heart: |
| reverse col 4 26' | (If) he sees a ghost(?) |
| obverse col 1 42' | If in Abu (Month V) a flood goes and its wind.... |
| obverse col 2 48' | If in Simanu (Month III) ditto: there will be frost. |
| reverse col 4 9' | If there is a mole in the middle of the city: ditto. |
| reverse col 4 23' | If ditto a well is located on the wall and the city of the people's quarters will not be built. |
| obverse col 2 39' | If a flood goes and its son is red: the harvest will prosper. |
| obverse col 2 38' | (If) ditto: he will destroy the land. That land will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 3 28' | (and) her supplications are favourable. |
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