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CT 39, pl. 29, K 04110 + (P366129)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 39, pl. 29, K 04110 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P366129 |
| 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 30 | ...... |
| obverse 32' | If a fox emerges from its... and your enemy will conquer (it). |
| obverse 39' | (If) a pigeon is seized by a ka'ama-bird and opened the gate(s):... in that month the moon will make an eclipse |
| obverse 24' | If a pigeon... you set up a chariot |
| reverse 21 | If a pigeon is a pigeon, it is a pigeon, it is a pigeon |
| obverse 1' | ...... |
| obverse 33' | If a pigeon... in the midst of the troops |
| reverse 6 | (If) there is an attack in the palace and the king, his magnates, will die with weapons. |
| reverse 25 | If a pigeon... |
| reverse 62 | If a dog approaches a woman: end of the reign.... |
| reverse 38 | (If) a bird ditto: he will go into front of a man and he will go |
| reverse 7 | If a pigeon raises a pigeon and enters the palace and enters the king's presence and emerges from the king's presence: attack of the enemy. |
| obverse 26' | If a pigeon... is located and |
| obverse 31' | If a ram... to his father... |
| reverse 12 | If a udu-bird and a ama-bird come together together and kill a udu-bird |
| reverse 4 | If a eagle enters the palace and appears in the west: a strong enemy will attack the land, and the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse 60 | If a bird is surrounded by a pigeon: in front of a man his...s will cleanse and he will recover. |
| reverse 29 | 3...... |
| obverse 22' | (If) a pigeon... |
| obverse 23' | .... does not die. |
| reverse 52 | (If) that man will not reach his goal: evil will be seen. |
| reverse 18 | (If) the temple-enterers speak a word(?) of yours, and he will make a rebellion against the king and he will kill him. |
| reverse 61 | You recite his incantation 'Gods' for a person. |
| reverse 56 | If a snake ditto: a lion's eye (and) its intestines are swollen: he will recover. |
| reverse 10 | If a udu-bird and a ama-bird are together together: there will be peace in the land. |
| reverse 23 | If a pigeon... a pigeon |
| obverse 6' | If ditto....... |
| obverse 8' | If ditto....... |
| reverse 11 | If a pigeon and a pigeon stand together together: he will be seized and he will be seized. |
| reverse 46 | If a bird ditto: a lion's nest in the left side of a man's nest in the ground, and he will eat anything. |
| obverse 2' | (If) he is a pigeon |
| reverse 49 | If a snake ditto: a lion's nest on the 'finger' of the gate of the one who dwells and his...s. |
| reverse 55 | (If) a man is seen with the black-headed (people) |
| reverse 24 | If a pigeon kills a pigeon and |
| obverse 36' | If a four-headed eagle... you look at you, and |
| obverse 38' | If the seven horns of the king stand (there): he will not go out; he will not make a rebellion. |
| reverse 14 | If a urdu-bird and a ama-bird go together with each other and kills the urdu-bird |
| reverse 51 | If a snake ditto: a lion's eye (and) its pigeons will be filled with famine and his tail will fall into his presence. |
| obverse 28' | If a pigeon... has swollen |
| reverse 20 | The kings will be reconciled with them. |
| reverse 58 | If a snake ditto: a lion's eye will be surrounded by his lungs. |
| reverse 5 | If a eagle enters the palace and stands before the king: his mouth will fall and his fingers will be loosened. |
| reverse 31 | ...... |
| obverse 14' | If a urdu-bird... |
| reverse 8 | (If) a king goes out from the enemy's path and a son of a king who is appointed to kingship will fall into a weapon. |
| reverse 32 | ...... |
| reverse 44 | If a snake ditto: a lion's nest on a nest and a man... |
| reverse 2 | If a lion stands in the palace: the king will die and the palace will be destroyed. |
| reverse 45 | If a bird ditto: a lion's nest in the right side of a man in the ground, and he eats anything. |
| obverse 13' | If he is a eagle, he is a eagle |
| reverse 57 | (If) a man... with a man: he will take away his property. |
| obverse 7' | ...... |
| obverse 21' | ... |
| obverse 27' | ... of the army(?) eat |
| obverse 11' | If ditto...... |
| obverse 17' | If ditto...... |
| reverse 28 | (If) a pigeon... |
| obverse 30' | If a ram eats a... pigeon |
| reverse 26 | If a pigeon... |
| reverse 27 | If a pigeon... |
| obverse 25' | If a pigeon... |
| reverse 1 | If a pigeon is swollen and he cries out on the ground: |
| reverse 19 | If a pigeon and a pigeon are in balance: he will fall down on the king's chariot and he will die. |
| obverse 12' | ...... |
| obverse 16' | ...... |
| obverse 19' | ...... |
| obverse 5' | ...... |
| reverse 13 | (and) the king's weapon against the weapon will attack him. |
| reverse 43 | If a snake ditto: a lion's nest on a tree and.... |
| reverse 35 | ... before |
| obverse 18' | ... |
| reverse 42 | If you wish to make my life, you will set out for battle. If....... |
| reverse 37 | ... from a man's left to the right...... |
| reverse 3 | If a pigeon is swollen: there will be famine in the palace. |
| obverse 4' | If ditto and.... |
| reverse 59 | That land will go with the king to good.... |
| obverse 35' | If a pigeon...... in the steppe.... |
| obverse 15' | ...... |
| reverse 39 | If a bird ditto: a lion... towards a man and... |
| reverse 53 | If a snake ditto: a lion's head in front of a man's lungs. |
| obverse 29' | ... you return to your place. |
| reverse 16 | If a udu-bird and a ama-bird are in agreement with each other and stand in front of the king: the troops and the enemy will die. |
| reverse 47 | If a bird ditto: a lion's nest on the road, and a man's right and left will seize that man. |
| reverse 9 | If a udu-bird and a ama-bird are together: there will be famine and good for the land. |
| reverse 15 | (If) a Weapon is cut down on a Weapon: the king of the brothers. |
| reverse 48 | If a bird ditto: a lion's head is located on the ground with the one who sits on a throne; I will not reach the enemy's place. |
| obverse 9' | ... lord |
| reverse 36 | ....... and you go and.... |
| obverse 10' | (If) a pigeon |
| reverse 22 | (If) a pigeon screams(?) |
| reverse 50 | If a bird ditto: birds will rage on the gate of the city; in all night thunder. That city will be destroyed. |
| obverse 3' | ...... |
| obverse 37' | You take.... |
| reverse 41 | If he goes to a sick man's house: that man.... |
| reverse 54 | If a snake ditto: a lion's head... in front of a man. |
| reverse 40 | If a bird ditto: a lion from the right of a man to the left.... |
| reverse 17 | If a udu-bird and a ama-bird are together together: he will fall upon the king and he will die. |
| obverse 34' | If a pigeon... is full of rejoicing |
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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