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CM 43, pl. 38 (P394222)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CM 43, pl. 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394222 |
| 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 7' | If in Taritu (Month VII), ditto (he clears out) the rivers : |
| reverse 6' | If in Ululu (Month VI) ditto: the gods will revolt against the land. : If in Taritu (Month VII) ditto Enlil heard about the conquest of the land. |
| reverse 1' | ................ |
| obverse 9' | If in Addaru (XII) ditto, the harvest will prosper. |
| reverse 17' | If a cold wind blows:. |
| reverse 7' | If in Arasamnu (Month VIII), ditto there is a mole in the land. : If in Kislimu (Month VIII), ditto (there is) a mole in the land. |
| reverse 2' | If a sow... there is good name..... |
| reverse 3' | If a fog rolls in Nisannu (I): the people of the land will rule. |
| obverse 14' | If in Arasamnu (Month VIII), ditto (he sees a mountain): he will experience famine. : If in Kislimu (Month IX), ditto (he clears out) the mountain. |
| obverse 5' | If in Simanu (Month III) ditto: the king will die. : If in Duuzu (Month III) ditto: the land will become stable. |
| reverse 16' | If in the morning watch ditto: the land will eat oxen. |
| obverse 3' | If in Nisannu (Month I), on day 4, Mars sets, there will be frost. |
| obverse 13' | If in Ululu (Month VI) ditto: there will be deaths in the land. : If in Taritu (Month VII) ditto: there will be hostilities in the land. |
| reverse 15' | If in the evening watch ditto: the land will be plundered. |
| reverse 10' | If there is a mole in the land: there will be hostility for the people. : If there is a mole in the land, the dynasty of the land will change. |
| reverse 19' | If a cold wind blows:.... |
| reverse 12' | If a fog rolls on a cloudy day: the land of Elam |
| reverse 9' | If in Addaru (XII) ditto: there will be famine. : If in Addaru (XII) ditto: the land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 4' | If in Ayyaru (Month I), ditto the land will be destroyed |
| obverse 2' | If in Addaru (XII) ditto, the harvest will prosper. |
| reverse 18' | If a sow... is covered...: the harvest will be made. |
| obverse 1' | ... barley rations |
| obverse 15' | If in ebtu (Month X), ditto: there will be hostilities. : If in abau (Month XI), ditto: there will be hostilities. |
| obverse 8' | If in Kislimu (Month IX) ditto: the enemy will attack the land. : If in ebetu (Month IX) ditto: there will be abundance for the people. |
| reverse 4' | If in Ayyaru (Month III) ditto: attack of the enemy against the land. |
| obverse 6' | If in Abu (Month V) ditto: there will be frost. : If in Ululu (Month VI) there will be deaths in a battle. |
| obverse 10' | If in Nisannu (Month I), on the 14th day, Mars sets: abundance for the people. |
| reverse 14' | If ditto in the east, ditto it is favourable: evil will become visible. |
| reverse 8' | If in ebtu (Month X), ditto (there will be) an eclipse of the lands : in abau (Month XI), ditto (there will be) an eclipse. |
| obverse 12' | If in Duuzu (Month IV) ditto (a man will acquire) a land (or): if in Ab (V) ditto (he will die) |
| reverse 11' | If there is a mole in the land: people will be scattered. : If there is a mole in the land. |
| reverse 13' | If on a day of disappearance of the moon a planet ditto and Adad afflicts (it) with a lunar halo after that year. |
| obverse 11' | If in Ayyaru (II) ditto (a king will die) : (If) in Simanu (III) ditto (a king will die) |
| reverse 5' | If in Du'uzu (Month IV) ditto (an eclipse) means: the gods will rule the land. : If in Abu (V) ditto (an eclipse will take place) |
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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