TBP 19 (P394084)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | TBP 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394084 |
| 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 |
English translation
By Kraus, Fritz R. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column iii [0:1] iii 1'iii 1'–iii 1'iii 1' | "If he has a foot like a [scorpion's pincers, he will be worried, he will die of aganutillû (= TBP 22 l. 36, Böck Morphoskopie p. 266)] |
| Obverse Column iii [1:2] iii 2'2'–iii 2'2' | (it refers to a man) who treads outwards, [his feet are always slipping]. |
| Obverse Column iii [2:3] iii 3'3'–iii 3'3' | "If he has turtle feet, [he will become rich and enjoy the share of god and king" (= TBP 22 l. 38, Böck Morphoskopie p. 268)], |
| Obverse Column iii [3:4] iii 4'4'–iii 4'4' | means that is feet are turned outwards, and the t[oes of his feet ...]. |
| Obverse Column iii [4:5] iii 5'5'–iii 5'5' | (Alternatively), (it means that) the toes of his feet are are fl[at, they are stunted and have no phalanges]. |
| Obverse Column iii [5:6] iii 6'6'–iii 6'6' | "If his feet are bent" (= Physiognomic unknown) [...] |
| Obverse Column iii [6:7] iii 7'7'–iii 7'7' | "If he is ..." (= Physiognomic unknown) [...] |
| Obverse Column iii [7:8] iii 8'8'–iii 8'8' | "If he has dog feet, he is a vagrant, he will become poor, [he will become nonexistent" (= TBP 22 l. 34, Böck Morphoskopie p. 266)], |
| Obverse Column iii [8:9] iii 9'9'–iii 9'9' | means that the tip of his feet is big, and his toes [in ...]. |
| Obverse Column iii [9:10] iii 1O'1O'–iii 1O'1O' | "If he has dog feet, and is fat in his belly, [(or else) is thin in his belly ...], |
| Obverse Column iii [10:11] iii 11'11'–iii 11'11' | ditto, when he walks [...]. |
| Obverse Column iv [0:1] iv 1'1'–iv 1'1' | [...] Alamdimmû. |
| Obverse Column iv [1:2] iv 2'2'–iv 2'2' | [Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the Universe, king] of Assyria. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | _DISZ gir3_-szu2 [...] | |
| 2' | sza2 ana _ka2_-a-ni _zukum#_ [...] | |
| 3' | _DISZ gir3 bal-gi{ku6} gar_ [...] | |
| 4' | _gir3_-szu2 ana _ka2_-a-ni _gar_ x [...] | |
| 5' | : _szu-si-mesz gir3-min_-szu2 na-[par-qu-da ...] | |
| 6' | _DISZ gir3-min_-szu2 kup-pu-pa lu-[x ...] | |
| 7' | _DISZ_ pa-sza-ra-an dul-x [...] | |
| 8' | _DISZ gir3 ur-gi7 gar_ s,a-a-a-ad _uku2_-in# [...] | |
| 9' | nak-kap _gir3-min_-szu2 _gal_-ma _szu-si-mesz gir3#_ [...] | |
| 10' | _DISZ gir3 ur-gi7 gar_ ina _ur2-mesz_-szu2 ban#-[dil-la-an ...] | |
| 11' | _kimin gen-mesz nu_ x x [...] | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | _[nig2-pa3-da?] alam#-dim2-me-e | |
| 2' | [...] _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | |
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