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K 02300 + K 06444 + K 07045 (P394333)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 02300 + K 06444 + K 07045 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394333 |
| 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 col 1 10' | ... his strength. |
| reverse col 3 13 | ... Mars stands in front of ea in front of the Yoke star. |
| reverse col 3 18 | The gods will listen to the prayer. |
| reverse col 3 27 | (If) they become frightened, they will become frightened. ditto, they will become frightened. |
| obverse col 1 15' | king of Akkad(?) |
| obverse col 2 12' | If ditto a star... above us |
| reverse col 3 10 | ... Jupiter in front of Leo |
| reverse col 3 15 | ... he will become poor; he will become rich in the land; the gods will have mercy on the land. |
| obverse col 1 2' | .... |
| obverse col 2 13' | They are placed and the king whose name is good. |
| reverse col 3 3 | In the month of Addaru (XII), in the daytime watch, the day.... |
| obverse col 1 13' | ... he has smashed... |
| obverse col 1 5' | ... lord(?) |
| obverse col 2 9' | If... arises and its land will be destroyed. |
| obverse col 2 22' | ... a black eclipse will not take place. |
| reverse col 3 21 | fire of the canal from Anu to the horizon blew. |
| obverse col 1 1' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 4 | ...... |
| obverse col 2 20' | (If) in the month of disappearance of the moon the moon is not seen with the sun: an eclipse of the sun will not occur. |
| reverse col 3 4 | or stars... that year, an eclipse will not take place. |
| obverse col 2 2' | ...... Apisal(?) |
| reverse col 3 25 | Anu told Enlil that he is well; he is well; he is well. |
| reverse col 3 29 | ... who slanders... |
| obverse col 2 5' | ... he smote... the king... |
| obverse col 1 12' | ... there will be |
| reverse col 3 9 | (If) from Venus in front of the Field in the midst of Anu |
| obverse col 2 6' | If the... star reaches...: the king who... |
| reverse col 3 17 | (If) he hears and is well: there will be peace in the land. |
| reverse col 3 19 | If ditto and from east to west he approaches and the gate of the city wall |
| reverse col 3 28 | ... are..., the haruspex shall be redeemed, the sons of the haruspex |
| obverse col 2 17' | If the Field stands in the middle of the day and with the Sun... and in a black spot.... |
| reverse col 3 14 | ... Mercury becomes visible wherever a month. When a month becomes bright |
| obverse col 1 8' | ... the king's hand is sweet. |
| obverse col 2 11' | If the... star reaches...: the lands will... together. |
| reverse col 3 16 | Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it? |
| obverse col 2 19' | If in the month of disappearance of the moon the mouth of Mercury becomes visible and the eclipse does not pass by |
| reverse col 4 3 | ... you set up |
| reverse col 3 6 | If the moon becomes eclipsed like the moon: in the month of the watch (the moon) will be a rainstorm (and) a flood will take place with the stars which are present in it. |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... the land of Akkad are strong |
| obverse col 2 10' | If a man... rains in the sky |
| reverse col 3 20 | ... I have now heard that the people of the land heard |
| reverse col 3 23 | He sent a messenger of well-being to the god Enlil, and he made him bow down at his feet. |
| reverse col 3 22 | In the heart of Gilgamesh, his name, Enlil(?) brought well-being to heaven |
| obverse col 1 7' | ... goats |
| reverse col 3 12 | ... Saturn stands in front of the Scales. |
| reverse col 3 11 | ... ullul, alternatively, stands with the King in the midst of Enlil. |
| reverse col 4 2 | ... of Blet-il. |
| obverse col 2 3' | If the Bristle reaches the Pleiades: female kingship. |
| reverse col 3 1 | In the month of Addaru (XII), in the morning watch, the day 13. |
| reverse col 3 2 | the south wind blew. The day..., an eclipse did not pass. |
| reverse col 3 24 | its eyes and the gate of the wall of the doors of the land heard |
| reverse col 3 26 | The eshatu-disease has caused the eshatu-disease to be removed, the eshatu-disease has been set upon you. |
| obverse col 1 6' | ... for evil/disease. |
| reverse col 3 5 | These (other) lands are distant |
| obverse col 2 18' | of Mercury, at its (first) appearance, was not visible... |
| reverse col 3 8 | .... whose scepter(s) are rejoicing in the sky, |
| obverse col 2 15' | If the Moon is surrounded by a halo, its horns are dark: the heavens will be destroyed.... an eclipse will take place and.... |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... emerges and its land... |
| obverse col 2 21' | If in the month of disappearance of the moon the moon and sun are in balance: the moon will not come out in the middle of the day. |
| obverse col 2 16' | If the Moon at its appearance is dark: the heavens will be scattered. |
| obverse col 2 8' | ... the sah,..., |
| obverse col 2 4' | ... his..., the land to its feet |
| obverse col 1 3' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 14' | (If) the Moon is dark: news of the sky will become much. |
| reverse col 3 7 | (If) an eclipse takes place and the decision of its month, its watch, its appearance, its path, and its star is given. |
| obverse col 1 9' | ... the reign of his kingship |
| obverse col 1 4' | ... are good |
| reverse col 4 1 | ... great(?) |
| obverse col 2 1' | ... wide(?) |
| obverse col 1 11' | ... he will look at him. |
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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