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CT 31, pl. 38-40, K 01999 (P394129)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 31, pl. 38-40, K 01999 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394129 |
| 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 col 2 6' | or prince... |
| obverse col 4 21 | its head and.... |
| obverse col 4 1 | The 'finger' of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| obverse col 2 21' | is very small. The right and left sides of the lung are split. |
| obverse col 4 17 | The 'finger' of the lung approaches the right. |
| obverse col 1 4' | The 7th, its name is in the middle of the 'finger' of the lung. |
| obverse col 2 25' | a kind of profession |
| obverse col 2 26' | The top of the lung of the right and left is split. |
| obverse col 1 23' | If the king |
| obverse col 1 29' | Assukku-priest of Kirbanu |
| obverse col 1 30' | The'strength' which you speak is present in the steppe. |
| obverse col 1 17' | He rebels and stands there. He speaks as follows: |
| obverse col 1 24' | [The 'finger'] is thick. The 'finger' is thick. |
| obverse col 4 4 | The 'finger' of the lung is on the right of the lung. |
| obverse col 1 31' | The strength of the strength is like a ditto. |
| obverse col 1 10' | (Property) of the utterance of the weak is that of the land: the land will become happy. |
| obverse col 4 11 | to the 2nd eponym year of the scribal art which is recited in her extispicy. |
| obverse col 3 3 | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger' of the 'finger', you will see the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 3 12 | If in the night his name is in front of you |
| obverse col 1 18' | You set up an extispicy and Enlil will hear (his prayer). |
| obverse col 1 25' | You take a mountain. On the day that a pregnant woman has seized her, |
| obverse col 2 16' | If the'station' (and)'strengths' are seen: the land will fall into its dwelling. |
| obverse col 1 3' | (If) he is a servant of the city: he will fall into a weapon. |
| obverse col 2 10' | Its ritual:... to... |
| obverse col 4 23 | The 'finger' of the lung... |
| obverse col 2 7' | The'strength' of the lung... |
| obverse col 2 24' | her good and evils |
| obverse col 1 7' | (If) he sits on a boat: he will die. |
| obverse col 1 5' | (If) a mole is located on the left: my troops will be killed. |
| obverse col 4 26 | ... |
| obverse col 1 14' | You recite the incantation before our army. |
| obverse col 1 28' | The lower part is elevated. |
| obverse col 1 21' | There is a hole in the middle of the 'finger' of the lung. |
| obverse col 1 16' | (If) ditto (a man) of a btu-vessel ditto like a cedar tree on his nose |
| obverse col 2 17' | The'strength' of the'strength' of the right and left of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 1 26' | [The 'finger'] is thick. The 'finger' is thick. |
| obverse col 3 4 | The 'finger' of the lung is 'loose' in its position. |
| obverse col 1 20' | to go out, to go out, |
| obverse col 1 2' | If its 6th line is located on the base of the 'finger':. |
| obverse col 4 18 | The middle of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| obverse col 2 20' | The'strength' on the right and left side of the lung is split and is normal. |
| obverse col 4 16 | If the left side of the 'finger' of the lung is split towards the right of Mercury. |
| obverse col 3 9 | [The 'finger' of the lung] is thick. |
| obverse col 4 12 | The 'finger' is thick. The 'finger' of the lung is 'bound.' |
| obverse col 1 13' | The'station' is present in the 'finger' of the lung. |
| obverse col 4 24 | of...... |
| obverse col 3 14 | If it is surrounded by a 'weapon'-mark and the 'finger' of the lung is like a...-mark. |
| obverse col 4 5 | her middles are thin and stand on her right and left. |
| obverse col 1 12' | Adad will devastate the land. |
| obverse col 2 22' | The evil flesh of ditto her body is very thick. |
| obverse col 4 14 | The 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| obverse col 4 3 | or the right and left side of the lung are seized. |
| obverse col 3 1 | If the top of the lung like....... |
| obverse col 4 2 | or with the right and left side of the gall bladder |
| obverse col 2 13' | (If) the right side of the gall bladder is split: the enemy will be killed. |
| obverse col 4 9 | (If) its right horn approaches the left horn: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| obverse col 2 3' | If its left 'finger'... |
| obverse col 1 11' | The lower part is elevated. |
| obverse col 3 2 | ...... |
| obverse col 2 19' | Like this you stir up a censer for supplication. |
| obverse col 2 14' | The troops of the enemy are frightened with the god. |
| obverse col 3 15 | ...... |
| obverse col 1 19' | (If) he goes on a chariot and the command of a hostile enemy |
| obverse col 1 22' | (If) he is ill: he will die. |
| obverse col 4 22 | The 'finger' of the lung.... |
| obverse col 2 23' | The'strength' of the right and left lung is split and the flesh is split. |
| obverse col 2 11' | You say good things about me... |
| obverse col 2 27' | Tablet that cannot be seen. |
| obverse col 1 9' | There is a hole in the middle of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 1' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 9' | You recite the incantation to the left.... |
| obverse col 3 13 | a reign of long days, a reign of long days |
| obverse col 1 27' | The lower part is elevated; the enemy will kill me in my place. |
| obverse col 4 6 | ............ |
| obverse col 4 20 | The 'finger' of the lung is split in the middle... |
| obverse col 4 7 | and in its middle he eats meat, and he seized it. |
| obverse col 1 15' | There is a 'foot'-mark between the 'finger' of the lung and the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 8' | it is unfavourable. The right....... |
| obverse col 3 6 | You recite the extispicy and the 'hand' of the lung. |
| obverse col 2 12' | The'strength' is present. The lower part is elevated. The 'finger'.... |
| obverse col 1 8' | alternatively, (if) Ishtar... my star: fall of the enemy. |
| obverse col 2 15' | The breast-bone is thick. The right and left of the lung are split. |
| obverse col 2 18' | Whoever breaks the contract shall not pay back the money tenfold. |
| obverse col 3 7 | You are a nabalku-demon, a naku-demon, a naku-demon, |
| obverse col 3 10 | he will devastate, and he will place the wording of his mouth on her left. |
| obverse col 3 5 | You set up a ritual assemblage in front of the bed. You set up a ritual assemblage in its place. |
| obverse col 4 13 | The 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| obverse col 1 6' | If the same 'foot' is ditto: attack of the enemy's head. |
| obverse col 3 11 | This is the omen of her tree. |
| obverse col 3 8 | This is the omen of her tree. |
| obverse col 4 8 | The 'finger' of the lung is split on the right and left. |
| obverse col 2 2' | If the king... |
| obverse col 4 10 | The 'finger' of the lung is thick. |
| obverse col 4 19 | If the 'finger' of the lung... to the right of Mercury and.... |
| obverse col 2 4' | ... with the man who... |
| obverse col 2 5' | ... donkey... |
| obverse col 4 25 | If a sow.... |
| obverse col 4 15 | The 'finger' of the lung is split on the right. |
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- 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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