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ACh Suppl. 2 Ishtar 57 (P394176)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ACh Suppl. 2 Ishtar 57 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394176 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 4' | If Jupiter approaches the field of the land of Guti (means): a good fortune for Guti (means): ditto. |
| reverse 7 | If Jupiter in the middle watch is bright: the enemy will seize Subartu. |
| reverse 1 | If Jupiter is located in the middle watch: rising of the south wind. |
| reverse 11 | If Sirius rises and the Arrow... the boatman : there will be deaths. |
| 7' | If Jupiter stands at the left side of the 'finger': the land will become confused. |
| 28' | If Jupiter is located in the middle watch: the enemy will seize Akkad. |
| reverse 16 | If Jupiter(?) |
| reverse 12 | If Jupiter rises and stands in the side of the Scales: the kings of the land will die. |
| 8' | If Jupiter comes close to the field of Akkad: the head of Akkad will widen. |
| reverse 10 | If the Yoke Constellation stretches and the Yoke Constellation reaches the stars of the land. |
| 15' | If Jupiter comes close to the middle watch: the land of Kutha will fall. |
| 9' | If Jupiter becomes stationary in the middle watch: the land of Akkad will be devastated. |
| 22' | If Jupiter is surrounded by a halo: the land will be destroyed. |
| 10' | If Jupiter comes close to the marsh of the land Akkad: the foundation of the land Akkad will be scattered. |
| 16' | If Jupiter comes close to the ground of the land of Guti: the foundation of the land of Guti will seize. |
| reverse 5 | If Jupiter becomes visible in the morning watch: the foundation of the land of the West will be firm. |
| reverse 4 | If Jupiter in the middle watch is bright: the 'field' of the Westland will seize. |
| 25' | If Jupiter becomes bright: the land will become hostile. |
| 29' | If Jupiter in the morning watch is located towards the north: foundation of Akkad will seize. |
| reverse 15 | If Jupiter... with the Bow...: the great king will die. |
| 18' | If Jupiter comes close to the middle watch: the land of Amurru will conquer. |
| 27' | If Jupiter becomes visible in the evening watch: the head of Akkad will rage. |
| 6' | If Jupiter comes close to the right of the surface of the field: the land of Guti will expand; Enlil will rage in his campaign. |
| reverse 9 | If Jupiter reaches and a rainbow sets: the kings will die. |
| 2' | If Jupiter approaches the field of Akkad : a good fortune for Akkad. |
| 17' | If Jupiter comes close to the field of Amurru: the head of the land of Arbela will seize. |
| 21' | If Jupiter turns into a hostile place: the mighty king will prevail. |
| reverse 18 | If Jupiter... |
| reverse 19 | If Jupiter... |
| reverse 20 | If Jupiter... |
| 12' | If Jupiter comes close to the middle watch: the land of Elam will fall. |
| 3' | If Jupiter approaches the field of the land of Elam : a good fortune for Elam. |
| reverse 17 | If Jupiter(?) |
| reverse 6 | If Jupiter in the evening watch is dark: the head of Subartu will seize. |
| 30' | If Jupiter in the evening watch is bright: the head of the land will seize Elam. |
| 19' | If Jupiter reaches the surface of the land Amurru: the foundation of the land Amurru will be large. |
| reverse 13 | If Jupiter flashes and approaches the Scales: famine. |
| 24' | If Jupiter reaches the horn: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| 14' | If Jupiter comes close to the field of the land of Guti: the head of the land of Guti will seize. |
| reverse 14 | If Jupiter afflicts and a crescent moon: people will die. |
| 23' | If Jupiter reaches the south: the market rate will increase. |
| 11' | If Jupiter comes close to the field of the land of Elam: the head of the land of Elam will seize. |
| reverse 3 | If Jupiter in the evening watch is bright: the head of the land of Amurru will seize. |
| 13' | If Jupiter comes close to the ground of the land Elam: the foundation of the land Elam will seize. |
| reverse 8 | If Jupiter in the morning watch is bright: the foundation of the land will be large. |
| 26' | If Jupiter reaches the west: there will be famine. |
| 5' | If Jupiter approaches the field of the Westland : variant: good fortune for the Westland. |
| reverse 2 | If Jupiter in the morning watch is set towards the south: foundation of the land of Elam will be scattered. |
| 20' | If Jupiter reaches the earth : to the earth : there will be death. |
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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