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CT 40, pl. 42-43, K 02259+ (P394301)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 40, pl. 42-43, K 02259+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P394301 |
| 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' | ... will fall. |
| obverse 6' | ... you sweep the city. |
| obverse 12' | If a lion... kills and does not eat. |
| reverse 4' | If a gazelle reaches the gate and a man twitches: that city will be destroyed. |
| obverse 2' | ... his wide... you are seized. |
| reverse 1' | If a gazelle... gives birth to a gazelle: the field will expand. |
| obverse 19' | If a dog... |
| obverse 10' | ... the king's...., |
| reverse 10' | If he sees a fox: the city will come to an end. |
| reverse 5' | If a gazelle comes close to the gate, |
| obverse 14' | If a lion....... |
| obverse 9' | ... he approached. That city he went down. |
| reverse 14' | If a man is stricken in the meadow of the city: he will die. |
| obverse 17' | If a dog... a city.... |
| reverse 13' | If a fox approaches a sheep: that land will be scattered. |
| reverse 11' | If a dog is seized by a scorpion: the city's small will become poor. |
| obverse 13' | If lions... are stricken and are not present: there will be hostility. |
| obverse 20' | If a dog... |
| obverse 5' | ...... will fall on the mountain. |
| reverse 12' | If a fox approaches a dog: that land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 15' | If a dog...: there will be hunger in the land. |
| obverse 16' | If a dog... the king, his servants will not rejoice. |
| reverse 18' | ... a ghost who... |
| reverse 2' | If a gazelle is located in the field: the city will give birth to a man. |
| obverse 21' | ... dog |
| obverse 18' | If a dog... |
| reverse 9' | If a fox comes out in the city: the dead will come. |
| obverse 8' | ... that city |
| obverse 11' | If a lion... |
| obverse 1' | ... the city KUR-ad |
| reverse 19' | ... lions in the street |
| reverse 3' | If a gazelle is located in the field of the city: he will become poor; and he will become poor. That city Adad. |
| reverse 15' | If a dog constantly screams,... |
| reverse 16' | ... the dogs become frightened and are constantly frightened. |
| reverse 17' | ... the dogs were in the street in their horns in the sky... |
| reverse 7' | If a scorpion rages in the street: that city will be destroyed. |
| obverse 4' | ..... his governors will be smitten. |
| reverse 6' | If a gazelle enters the city: that city will be abandoned. |
| reverse 8' | If a fox stands in the centre of the city: that city will be destroyed. |
| reverse 20' | ... lions... |
| obverse 3' | ... his.. comes out and is not visible. |
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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