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CT 27, pl. 09-10, K 02945+ (P394331)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 27, pl. 09-10, K 02945+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P394331 |
| 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 15 | ... the right is not present. |
| obverse 24 | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its heads are 2: brother will be in front of their mouths. |
| reverse 15' | If a woman gives birth to a snake and its mouths and its hands are not open: the land will seize her. |
| obverse 38 | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its heads are 2, its mouths are 2, its tongues are 4, its fronts are 4, its feet are 4, its feet are 4, its feet are 4, its feet are 4, its feet are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are 4, its horns are |
| reverse 16' | The king will kill in his palace. |
| reverse 1' | If a woman gives birth to and its eyes are 1 and there is a large 'finger' in the house... |
| obverse 17 | ... his sheep were not present. That house was destroyed. |
| obverse 10 | If a woman gives birth to and its neck is swollen: the king of the world. |
| reverse 24' | If a woman gives birth and it is provided with a lion's eye: the king will become strong in the land. |
| obverse 41 | (If) he is seen(?) in the presence of a prince(?): he will die. That land will be destroyed |
| reverse 14' | The river level will go in a rainstorm; the land will go in mourning. The king will kill him in his palace. |
| reverse 6' | You mix with barley in her neck and the land will seize. |
| obverse 35 | If a woman gives birth and its heads are 2: its head is 2: its necks are 2: its hands are 4; its feet are 4; its feet are 4; |
| obverse 11 | If a woman gives birth to and its neck is 2 cubits behind it: a male will give birth to 3 (children). |
| obverse 34 | You set up a censer of juniper in the land. |
| obverse 9 | If a woman gives birth and the head of a snake is located: that land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 25 | their breasts, their hands, their feet, their feet, and one man in the land will die. |
| obverse 1 | If a woman gives birth and the head of a lion is located: a strong king will be present in the land. |
| obverse 4 | If a woman gives birth and the head of the 'finger' is located. |
| obverse 16 | ... are not present. |
| obverse 18 | ... is split and its sheepfold is seen with the city. |
| reverse 3' | If a woman gives birth and its face is 1 and it is located on her neck....... |
| obverse 43 | ... their..... |
| obverse 42 | If a woman gives birth to and its heads are 2, its necks are 2, its backbones are 2, its necks are 4, its feet are 4, its feet are 4, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 2, its feet are 0;00 |
| obverse 22 | he destroyed her sanctuaries, and the king's weapons will be killed. |
| reverse 13' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are 2: the river will devastate. |
| obverse 32 | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its heads are 2, its mouths are 2, its necks are 4, its feet are 4, the property of the land. |
| reverse 5' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are 2: in the right of the river there will be a famine. |
| reverse 17' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are swollen: the owner of the house will not be satisfied. |
| obverse 21 | (If) his right eye is swollen: hand and feet of his right hand will come out. |
| reverse 22' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are 2, its hands are 4, its feet are 4, Nergal will attack. |
| reverse 32' | For my reading, I established it in my palace. |
| obverse 33 | If a woman gives birth and its heads are 2, its mouths are 2, its necks are 4, its feet are 4, its feet are 4: |
| reverse 12' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are 3: in the left, one on the right. |
| reverse 9' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are 2: its forehead is 2: the enemy will fall. |
| reverse 25' | Month IX, the 2nd day. |
| obverse 29 | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its heads are 2, its necks are 2, its mouths are 4, its hands are 4, its feet are 4: a copy. |
| reverse 2' | If a woman gives birth and its face is one and is located on her forehead: the prince will not acquire a copy. |
| obverse 28 | If a woman gives birth and its heads are 2, its necks are 2, its breasts are...: strong attack against the land. |
| obverse 30 | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its ears are 2, its mouths are 4, its hands are 4, its feet are 4, its horns are 4, the strong enemy. |
| reverse 11' | If a woman gives birth to and its eyes are 3: on the right and the left of the gall bladder are located: the river will be abandoned and it will fall into its neck. |
| obverse 26 | The land whose two rulers rule, one ruler. |
| obverse 5 | If a woman gives birth and the top of the 'finger' is provided with a 'finger.' |
| reverse 26' | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| obverse 2 | If a woman gives birth and the head of a lion is located: there will be famine in the land. |
| obverse 3 | If a woman gives birth and it is provided with a lion's head: that city will die. |
| reverse 20' | the land will eat its best and its enemy will eat |
| reverse 23' | If a woman gives birth to and it is provided with a protective deity and a bull colossi: the king and his ancestors will die. |
| obverse 14 | If a woman gives birth to and its hands and hands are not in balance: hand-lifting. |
| reverse 27' | which Nabû and Tashmetu gave great wisdom, |
| obverse 6 | If a woman gives birth and the head of her name is present: she will die. |
| reverse 8' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are 2: on the right and the left are located: the river will be abandoned and the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse 31' | I wrote, collated, and collated it in tablets. |
| reverse 4' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are 2: Nergal will eat. |
| obverse 36 | ... the land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 39 | ... his.. |
| obverse 31 | The son of the king, his father, seized and killed. |
| obverse 19 | ... the foundation of the land, his sovereignty. |
| obverse 12 | If a woman gives birth to and its neck is not there: the owner of the house will die and his house will be scattered. |
| reverse 18' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are swollen: that land will be abandoned and there will be no starvation. |
| reverse 7' | If a woman gives birth to two and its eyes are located on the left: the gods will afflict the land in the middle of the land and that land will be destroyed. |
| reverse 30' | the wisdom of Nabû, the one who sattakku-demons as many as there are |
| obverse 20 | If a woman gives birth to and it is located on its head: flesh will be like a kiln and its foundations will be weakened and weakened. |
| obverse 13 | If a woman gives birth to and its right hand is not present: a severe illness. |
| reverse 21' | If a woman gives birth and its eyes are 2: the king will conquer the lands of his land. |
| obverse 40 | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its heads are 2, its mouths are 4, its hands are 4, its feet are 1: that city will experience a great fate. |
| obverse 7 | is white: ama of the land, lord of the king, there will be peace in the land. |
| reverse 29' | Whoever among the kings who preceded me has not received that work, |
| obverse 27 | ... 4... its...s 4...s its...s: defeat of Nergal; there will be attack of enemy against the land. |
| obverse 37 | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its heads are 2, its mouths are 2, its feet are 4, its feet are 4, its chariots are 4, the property of the land. |
| reverse 28' | They rejoiced over me. The eyes were full of scribal art. |
| obverse 8 | If a woman gives birth and the head of the goose is located: he who does not speak a word to him. |
| reverse 10' | ......... |
| reverse 19' | If a woman gives birth and its face is like the appearance of a horse: the king of his land will not die. |
| obverse 23 | If a woman gives birth to and its heads are 2: strong attack against the land; the king will die in his throne. |
| obverse 44 | If a woman gives birth to and its heads are 2: its necks are 2....... |
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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