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CT 31, pl. 14, K 02089 (P394184)

Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationCT 31, pl. 14, K 02089
IDP394184
Museum no.BM —
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreDivination
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 43.1621

English translation

By Handcock, Percy S. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1o i 1–o i 1o i 1[If the interp]retation of the signs of “weapons” and variants before you.
Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 22–o i 22If there is an arrow-head, it is a “weapon” of confusion of the god Enlil;
Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 33–o i 33(this refers to) a “weapon” on the right (that) is spherical like a knobbed nail;
Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 44–o i 44alternatively, its entry (refers to) a “weapon” on the right (that) is like a kamūnu-fungus.
Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 55–o i 55This (i.e., the sketch to the left) is a drawing of it (i.e., the configuration at issue).
Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 66–o i 66If there is an arrow-head, it is a weapon of confusion of the god Adad;
Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 77–o i 77(This refers to) [a weapon on the right which] is curved [like] a spindle whorl.
Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 88–o i 88[…] evil … […]
Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 99–o i 99[alternatively, its entry (refers to)] a weapon on the right like the head … […]
Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 1010–o i 1010[third, its entry (refers to) a “weapon”] on the right [(that is curved)] like an ešqa[rrurtu-tool]
Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 1111–o i 1111[This (i.e., the sketch to the left) is] a dr[awing of it (i.e., the configuration at issue).]

Transliteration (ATF)

From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
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1[BE šu-ta]-⸢bul⸣-ta ša₂ {giš}HUR-MEŠ {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ u ši-bi ana IGI-ka
2BE kak-su-u₂ {giš}TUKUL SUH₃ ša₂ {d}en-lil₂
3{giš}TUKUL 15 GIM {giš}GAG GAR₃.BA ga-ri-ir
4MAN{u₂} MU-NI {giš}TUKUL 15 GIM ka-mu-ni
5an-ni-tu₄ {giš}HUR-šu₂
6BE ⸢pal-su-u₂⸣ {giš}TUKUL SUH₃ ša₂ {d}⸢IŠKUR⸣
7{⸢giš⸣}[TUKUL 15 ša₂ GIM] SAG.⸢DU⸣ {giš}BAL sa₃-hi-⸢ir⸣
8[...] MUNUS.HUL ⸢u₂⸣-[...]
9[MAN{u₂} MU-NI {giš]}⸢TUKUL⸣ 15 GIM SAG.DU IG [...]
10[šal-šu₂ MU-NI {giš}TUKUL] 15 GIM eš-⸢qa₂⸣-[ru-ur-ti (ga-ri-ir)]
11[an-ni-tu₄] {⸢giš⸣}[HUR-šu₂]

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