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CT 31, pl. 28-29, K 00187 + (P393781)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 31, pl. 28-29, K 00187 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P393781 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse 5 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark in the place of the king, and the lower part is elevated: the 'hand' of a eternal god will be over the man. |
| reverse 3' | ...... to the enemy land |
| obverse 2 | If the top of the right side of the city is split: he will die. |
| obverse 25 | The lower part is elevated. The weapon of the lamassu, the king. |
| reverse 20' | There is a 'weapon'-mark on the base of the right side of the 'finger.' The top of the 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| obverse 4 | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger.' |
| reverse 10' | a weapon's weapon he struck him |
| obverse 29 | ... there will be peace in the land. |
| reverse 15' | If the upper front on the day of the south wind blew, weapons will not be made; the river will not cross. |
| reverse 9' | There is a 'weapon'-mark in the middle of the 'finger.' The 'weapon'-mark of the 'weapon'-mark is located on the lower side. |
| obverse 6 | If the top surface of the 'finger' is split: to the prince. |
| obverse 23 | If a Weapon-mark is located on the top of a Weapon: attack of the enemy. |
| obverse 15 | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger.' |
| reverse 7' | If the 'well-being' of the house is seen in front of your army: she will die. |
| reverse 12' | If he sees a moon: the enemy will attack. |
| obverse 21 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the left side of the 'weapon'-mark: the enemy will be killed. |
| obverse 1 | There is a 'weapon'-mark on the right side of the 'weapon'-mark. |
| obverse 9 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the top of the 'weapon'-mark and the 'weapon'-mark is located on the top of the 'weapon'-mark: the 'weapon'-mark, the 'weapon'-mark,' the 'weapon'-mark, the 'weapon'-mark,' the 'weapon'-mark, the 'weapon'-mark. |
| obverse 30 | ... his brother will kill |
| reverse 6' | If the upper part is elevated: the land will be devastated. |
| reverse 17' | If the upper part is elevated: your lord will die. : If the left side of the 'finger' is seen: the enemy will attack. |
| reverse 18' | If the hand of the palace is seen: weapons will be piled up. |
| obverse 27 | If their weapons are in opposition and after them... to their owner. |
| obverse 10 | If the upper part is elevated: your lord of destinies will be well. |
| reverse 8' | If there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder: the enemy will kill his lord. |
| obverse 20 | If the right side of the 'weapon'-mark of the 'weapon'-mark is split: the enemy will die. |
| reverse 16' | There is a 'weapon'-mark in the left side of the 'finger.' The lower part is elevated. |
| obverse 22 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the top of the 'weapon'-mark: the enemy will attack me and he will die. |
| obverse 3 | If the Gall Bladder is seen in front of the king in his palace: he will become good. |
| obverse 7 | If there is a mole on the... of the weapon. |
| reverse 19' | It is the 26th year. |
| obverse 11 | If the right side of the Finger (has) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) a Weapon (or) |
| reverse 21' | Copy of ditto a wooden writing board, written and collated. |
| obverse 12 | If there is a mole on the left side of the Weapon of the enemy. |
| obverse 33 | ... come out |
| reverse 2' | ...... evil for the prince |
| obverse 17 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the right side of the 'weapon'-mark and it is seen with a 'weapon'-mark. |
| reverse 14' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the 'finger' of the 'weapon'-mark and the lower part is visible: the enemy will come out in the midst of the land. |
| obverse 16 | If the face of the house is seen: the enemy will overthrow his weapons. |
| obverse 28 | ... he set up. |
| obverse 18 | a kind of profession |
| obverse 19 | If that weapon continually afflicts the enemy's land. |
| obverse 24 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the right and the left of the 'weapon'-mark: 2 weapons will take place and |
| reverse 5' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the left of the gall bladder on the gall bladder and the lower part is elevated: the enemy will seize the city. |
| obverse 26 | If their weapons are bright and are visible above: the city will be destroyed. |
| obverse 31 | ... you strew. |
| reverse 13' | If the base of the 'finger' of the lung is seen: the enemy will kill me. |
| obverse 14 | If the lower part is elevated above the king of the palace: the king will take away his copy. |
| obverse 13 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the upper part of the 'weapon'-mark and the lower part is located on the top of the 'weapon'-mark: the enemy will devastate. |
| obverse 8 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark in the middle of the 'finger', it will enter the city. |
| obverse 32 | ... 15 |
| reverse 4' | ...... on the right and on the left...... troops to the prince, ditto; the enemy troops to my land |
| reverse 11' | If the front of the gall bladder is split: the prince's land will change its position. |
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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