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TBP 38a (P394166)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | TBP 38a |
|---|---|
| ID | P394166 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 ina _sag-du lu2 gar_ ni-s,ir-tam _igi_-[mar] | If pindû-disease is located on the head of a man: he will experience distress. |
| 2 | _DISZ sag-du lu2_ ma-lu-u2 i-lap-pi-[in] | If a man’s head is swollen: |
| 3 | _DISZ_ ina _sag-du na zag gar_ mu-s,al-[li ...] | If there is a mole on the top of the 'finger' of the lung .... |
| 4 | _DISZ_ ina _sag-du na gub3 gar_ usz-ta-mat,-[t,a] | If there is a mole on the top of the 'finger' of the lung, it will cause him a stinging pain. |
| 5 | _DISZ sag-du na zag_ ma-lu-u2 mim-mu-szu2 ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_-ak [...] | If a man's head is full of radiance: he will do whatever he deems best. |
| 6 | sa-dir-szu2 ana ni-me-li-szu ma-an-nu-um-ma ki ia-a-ti-ma i-qab-bi ni-[x ...] | (Sum) Its light is dark, nobody says to its light like me (Akk) The light of his light is dimmed, no one says to it like me |
| 7 | _DISZ sag-du na gub3_ ma-lu-u2 ma-la _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_] | If the head of a man is covered with a mole: you will go as far as he can go. |
| 8 | _DISZ_ ina _ha-la sag-du_-szu2 _gar_ mim-ma la _ur5_-tu2 _szu_-[su? _kur_-ad2] | If there is a mole on his head, he will achieve nothing. |
| 9 | _DISZ_ ina nak-kap-ti-szu2 _zag gar_ mim-ma ina _uru_ asz2-bu _szu_ [...] | If there is a mole on the right side of his ear, anything living in the city .... |
| 10 | _DISZ_ ina nak-kap-ti-<szu2> _gub3 gar_ mim-ma _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_] | If he stands in his nakkaptu-vessel: he will acquire anything valuable for himself. |
| 11 | _DISZ_ ina _sig7-igi_-szu2 _zag gar_ ina _uru_ asz2-bu i-szar2-ru3 x [...] | If it is located on the right side of his eye: he will become rich in the city, ... .... |
| 12 | _DISZ_ ina _sig7-igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar_ ina _uru_ asz2-bu _[uku2_-in] | If he stands in his right eye: he will become poor in the city. |
| 13 | [_DISZ_] ina _ki-ta sig7-igi-szu2 _zag gar im-ri-a_ [...] | If it is located on the lower part of his right eyeball: he will experience ... .... |
| 14 | _DISZ_ ina _ki-ta sig7-igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar sza3 hul us2-us2#_-[szu2?] | If it is located on the lower part of his eye: he will experience sorrow. |
| 15 | _DISZ_ ina ka-kul-ti _igi_-szu2 _zag gar na bi nig2-tuku_ [...] | If it is located on the right side of his eye: that man will acquire wealth .... |
| 16 | _DISZ_ ina ka-kul-ti _igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar e2_-su [...] | If it is located on the right side of his eye: his house .... |
| 17 | _DISZ_ [...] x x x-szu2# _zag gar_ e-tel-lu-tu# [...] | If ... his ... is located on the right: privileged status .... |
| 18 | _DISZ_ [...] _gar_ ina _{gisz}[tukul gaz]_ | If ... is present: you crush it with a weapon. |
| 19 | _DISZ_ [...] u2-s,a-am#-[ma-ru ...] | If ... they are swollen ... .... |
| 20 | _DISZ_ [...] _sza3 hul_ [...] | If ... heart disease .... |
| 21 | _DISZ_ [...] mim#-ma _tuku#_ [...] | If ... ... anything .... |
| 22 | _DISZ_# [...] x | If ... .... |
| 23 | [...] x | |
| 24 | [... x]-szi | ... ... her |
| 25 | [... i]-nam#-mar | ... he will see. |
| 26 | [...] _gu7_ | ... will eat ... |
| 27 | [...] _gen-gen_ | ... you go. |
| 28 | [...] _e3_ | ... emerges. |
| 29 | [...] ul#-tab-bar | ... he made surpassing(?) |
| 30 | [... _x]-mesz tuku_-szi | ... has ... |
| 31 | [... x]-szu2 _dumu-munus tuku_-szi | ... his ... has a daughter. |
| 32 | _DISZ#_ [...] id#-dal-lah | If ... is swollen: |
| 33 | _DISZ_ [...] _sza3-bi nu du10#-[ga]_ | If ... ... its inside is not good |
| 34 | _DISZ_ [... x]-ah ud | If .... |
| 35 | _DISZ_ [...] _sza3-bi nu du10#-[ga]_ | If ... ... its inside is not good |
| 36 | _DISZ_ [...] _nu tuku_-szi# | If ... does not have .... |
| 37 | _DISZ_ [...] x _zah2_ | If ...: he will die. |
| 38 | _DISZ_ [...] _nu# tuku_-szi | If ... does not have .... |
| 39 | _DISZ_ [...] _gu7# diri_-ar2 | If ... he eats it, it will diminish. |
| 40 | _DISZ_ [...] _gu7 nu diri_-ar2 | If ... eats ...: you will not get better. |
| 41 | _DISZ_ [...] ud-ma ana _gen-me_ | If ... on the day of disappearance of the moon |
| 42 | _DISZ_ [...] _tuku_-szi | If ... has .... |
| 43 | _DISZ_ [... _sza3-bi] nu du10-ga_ | If ... its inside is not good: |
| 44 | [_DISZ_ ...] _tuku_-szi | If ... has ...: |
| 45 | [_DISZ_ ... x]-ri#? _gen-gen_ | If ... ... you go. |
| 46 | [...] x _gen#-gen#_ | ... I will go ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _DISZ_ [ina kin-s,i-szu2 _zag gar_ ...] | If he is swollen on his right side .... |
| 2' | _DISZ_ ina kin-s,i-szu2 _gub3# gar_ [...] | If he stands in his sleep: .... |
| 3' | _DISZ_ ina sza-pu-li-szu2 _zag gar_ [...] | If it is located on the right side of his nose .... |
| 4' | _DISZ_ ina sza-pu-li-szu2 _gub3 gar_ [...] | If it is located on his hips: .... |
| 5' | _DISZ_ ina a-si-di-szu2 _zag gar_ [...] | If it is located on his right shoulder .... |
| 6' | _DISZ_ ina a-si-di-szu3 _gub3 gar_ [...] | If he stands in his asidû-vessel .... |
| 7' | _DISZ_ ina ki-s,il-li-szu2 _zag gar_ x [...] | If it is located on the right side of his hips: .... |
| 8' | _DISZ_ ina ki-s,il-li-szu2 _gub3 gar nam_ x x [...] | If it is located on his hips: ... .... |
| 9' | _DISZ_ ina _gir3_-szu2 _zag gar_ ana gaba:ri-szu2 _szu_-su _[la2]_-as, | If it is located on the right side of his foot, his hand will be bound to his chest. |
| 10' | _DISZ_ ina _gir3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _gar e ti_ he-pi2 _asz_ | If it is located on his foot for 15 days: he will die of a broken rib. |
| 11' | _DISZ_ ina _murgu gir3_-u2 _zag# gar_ ina te-ir-ti-u2! _{du}du10 sza3-bi gar_-szu2 | If a sore is located on the right side of the foot and it is located in the middle of the belly: its inside will be good. |
| 12' | _DISZ_ ina _murgu gir3_-szu2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar ka_-szu2 _idim_-ma _szesz-mesz_-szu2 u2-za-qa2-ru-szu2 | If there is a mole on his foot's thigh, he is surrounded by a river in his mouth, and his brothers will kill him. |
| 13' | _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 ka-la _gir3_-szu2 _ta_ gisz-szi-szu2 _en murgu gir3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _diri_ i-tar-ra-as, ina _sig5_ i-kal-la | If a sore's entire body from its base to the back of its surface is 15 fingers thick: he will recover, in good condition he shall eat. |
| 14' | _DISZ kimin gub3 diri-mesz_ uh-tam-mar ul i-tar-ra-as, | If he sees a mole on the left side, he will not recover. |
| 15' | _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 s,a-ar-pu-ti ka-la pag-ri-szu2# _diri-mesz_ ma-lu-u2 | If he is constantly afflicted by shivering, all of his body is full of clouds: |
| 16' | _u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da-mesz_ ul-tab-bar | his days long he will live. |
| 17' | _DISZ sa5-mesz diri ibila_-szu2 _ug7_ | If he is covered with red spots: his heir will die. |
| 18' | _DISZ sig7-mesz diri kur_-ti _szu tuku_-szi | If they are yellow: he will acquire a foreign land. |
| 19' | _DISZ ge6-mesz diri_ tam-t,a-a-tum | If black ones are black: tamṭatu-disease. |
| 20' | _DISZ_ du-'-mu-ti _diri sza3 hul_ | If a man suffers from ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ illness: |
| 21' | _DISZ_ bu-ru-mu-ti ka-s,a-ru!-ti _diri sza3-bi nu du10-ga_ | If būrūtu-disease (and) kaṣarûtu: the heart is not good. |
| 22' | _DISZ_ ina _sag-du lu2 ib szub-mesz na bi_ ki-a-am _nig2-tuku_ ki-a-am _uku2_ | If a man is stricken in his head: that man will acquire wealth, he will become rich. |
| 23' | _kur {m}an-szar2-du3-a man szu2 man kur an-szar2{ki}_ | the land of Anšardua, king of the universe, lord of Assyria. |
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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