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K.127 (P393757)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 10. Multābiltu; CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K.127 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393757 |
| Museum no. | K.127 |
| Collection | Kuyunjik |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 10. Multābiltu; CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary |
| Find spot | Nineveh |
| 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 28 | If ditto it is named: the 'finger' of the lung....... |
| reverse col 4 8' | If ditto the courtyard of the house is surrounded by a lower street: the enemy's land will be scattered. |
| obverse col 1 16 | ... that one.... The 'finger' is thick. The middle of the middle surface of the 'finger' is split. |
| obverse col 2 16' | There is a 'foot'-mark on the right and left of the 'finger.' |
| reverse col 4 12' | If the 5th 'path' is located on the left side of the gall bladder: the king will give his property to his enemy. |
| reverse col 4 7' | (If) they are scattered: attack of the harvest of the land. |
| reverse col 4 22' | (This is) the tablet of (the god) Aur, the plant(?) |
| reverse col 4 18' | If ditto a 'weapon'-mark is seen: the right surface of the 'finger'....... |
| obverse col 1 21 | The middle of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' The left of the lung is split and its middle 'finger' is thin. |
| obverse col 2 1' | If your body is swollen: it is favourable. |
| reverse col 3 9' | of the land Elam, he smote him |
| obverse col 2 19' | If your lung is surrounded by a halo, it will not prosper. |
| obverse col 2 20' | If there is a mole on the right and left of the gall bladder, it will be black. |
| reverse col 3 17' | If in the left surface of the 'finger' a 'weapon'-mark is located on the left side of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 1 10 | The middle of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' The right is 'loose.' The right is....... |
| obverse col 1 17 | ... alternatively, he smote and stands on the surface of the middle surface of the middle surface of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 2' | (If) he is ill, my troops will fall, my troops will fall, he will die. |
| reverse col 3 12' | He goes to the east on the right and goes to the east. The upper part is elevated. |
| reverse col 3 6' | If the left side of the 'finger' is split, and the 'increment' is present over the 'increment.' |
| reverse col 3 7' | The land is surrounded by an awe-inspiring radiance. |
| obverse col 1 22 | Its right and left 'finger' are split, and... on the right and left.... |
| obverse col 1 13 | ...... like a 'foot'-mark, and... |
| obverse col 2 3' | If your lung is well: in the right of the 'finger' there is a 'finger'-mark: the enemy will fall in my path. |
| reverse col 4 3' | ... with the guard...... the enemy will take |
| reverse col 4 5' | If... a army....... |
| reverse col 3 13' | The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is located. The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is present. |
| reverse col 3 2' | ... |
| reverse col 3 3' | If to the well-being....... |
| reverse col 4 1' | ... a man(?) wife(?) |
| obverse col 1 14 | ... her eyes... |
| obverse col 1 8 | If ditto it is named: the 'finger' of the lung....... |
| obverse col 1 15 | If the anomaly's name is located on the threshing floor. |
| obverse col 2 5' | ... a tribute, alternatively... |
| obverse col 1 29 | the middle 'finger' stands to the right. |
| obverse col 2 7' | (If) the right side of the 'finger' is swollen: he will achieve peace with the dead. |
| obverse col 1 9 | If the middle of the 'finger' of the lung....... |
| obverse col 2 9' | If... the coils of the colon are 15 in number:... he will die. |
| reverse col 3 16' | If the front of the 'finger' is split on the right: my army will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 4 9' | The lower part is elevated with the 'finger.' The lower part is elevated. |
| obverse col 2 6' | If an anomaly is provided with a 'foot'-mark: it is surrounded by a 'foot'-mark. |
| reverse col 4 21' | The top of the 'finger' is thick and ditto. The lower part is elevated.... |
| obverse col 1 26 | The 'finger' of the lung is thick. The'strength' is thick. |
| reverse col 4 4' | ... with the guard... he will reach the highest rank. |
| obverse col 2 18' | You recite the incantation 'I want to go to the rear' of the temple. |
| reverse col 4 16' | If the left side of the gall bladder is split:....... |
| obverse col 2 21' | If your lung is well: the sheep's tongue is swollen; it is not well. |
| obverse col 1 27 | her protection in the presence of... |
| obverse col 1 20 | The left side of the gall bladder is split. The right and left side of the gall bladder is split. |
| obverse col 1 30 | ...... The middle of the 'finger' is 'loose.' |
| reverse col 4 10' | If the left side of the gall bladder is split:.... |
| reverse col 4 11' | ... from...s... |
| obverse col 1 25 | The right side of the gall bladder is towards the left side of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 1 5 | ... is split. The 'finger'....... |
| obverse col 2 11' | (If) he sees a black pig: he will recover. |
| obverse col 2 17' | If your hips are well: there will be famine; there will be no famine. |
| obverse col 2 15' | If your body...... oil on the right and left is black: attack of the right and left. |
| obverse col 1 11 | ... 15 ku...... 15... |
| reverse col 4 17' | The'strength' is present. The right surface of the 'finger' is recessed....... |
| obverse col 1 24 | The 'finger' of the middle surface of the 'finger' is split on the right and on the left. |
| reverse col 3 8' | If the gall bladder is over the gall bladder: the hand will be over the Finger: Ibbi-Sîn. |
| obverse col 1 32 | ......... |
| obverse col 1 1 | ...... |
| obverse col 1 12 | ... the middle of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose' on the right and... on the right. |
| obverse col 1 6 | ... on the 15th day... the height of the field of the army... |
| obverse col 2 8' | The'strength' lies on the right. |
| reverse col 3 4' | enemy...... |
| reverse col 4 15' | The upper part is elevated. The base of the 'finger' of the lung....... |
| reverse col 4 13' | [If the 'increment'] is seen with the 'increment.' The 'increment' of the 'finger'. |
| obverse col 2 14' | ... of 1 50...... on the right...... |
| obverse col 1 31 | ...... where...? |
| reverse col 3 10' | If the 'finger' has a 'foot'-mark on the gall bladder: the 'finger' is thick, the 'finger' is thick. The 'finger' is thick. |
| obverse col 1 19 | The middle of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' The left of the lung is split. |
| reverse col 4 19' | ............... |
| obverse col 1 18 | ... you say. |
| obverse col 1 23 | and its middle part... |
| reverse col 3 15' | If a perforation is located on the right side of the gall bladder: its sign will come into view. |
| obverse col 1 7 | ... 20 cubits, the top of the 'finger' is in the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 12' | .............. |
| reverse col 3 11' | If a 'well-being' is located on the 'well-being' of the gall bladder and a 'foot'-mark is located on the right. |
| obverse col 1 4 | ...... in the middle...... |
| reverse col 4 20' | It is the 21st tablet. |
| obverse col 2 10' | If your body is swollen:... |
| reverse col 4 6' | The lower part is elevated (and) your troops are elevated to the east. |
| reverse col 3 1' | ... |
| obverse col 1 2 | ... of... |
| reverse col 4 14' | If a 'well-being' is located behind the 'increment' for the 'increment.' The day of the prince... |
| reverse col 3 18' | If in the middle of the right lung....... |
| obverse col 2 4' | You recite the incantation 'I want to live in peace'. |
| reverse col 4 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 3 | ... is present....... |
| reverse col 3 5' | If ditto (and) two sides....... |
| reverse col 3 14' | If the right side of the gall bladder is seen: in the right side of the gall bladder it is seen. |
| obverse col 2 13' | If your body is...: dispersal of the heart. |
Sources & licences
- 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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