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K 02484 + K 03987 + K 11750 + Sm 0753 (P394461)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 02484 + K 03987 + K 11750 + Sm 0753 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394461 |
| 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 23 | The top of the 'finger' is 'bound' towards the middle surface of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 29 | If the right surface of the 'finger' and the left surface of the 'finger' rises to the east and becomes visible.... |
| reverse 31' | If the 'finger' of its 'increment' is split and opens in the 'finger': the prince will be in his city, and he will become a king in the land. |
| obverse 12 | If the 'finger' comes close to the 'finger': the prince's gods will devastate him. |
| reverse 9' | If in the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark: Adad will devastate; alternatively, his wife. |
| obverse 36 | If the 'finger' reaches the 'finger.' The 'finger' reaches the 'finger.' |
| reverse 10' | If in the middle surface of the 'finger' a 'weapon'-mark is located: the wife of a man will die. |
| obverse 7 | [The top of the 'finger'] approaches the middle surface of the 'finger.' |
| reverse 1' | If the Finger....... |
| reverse 41' | May Nabû, scribe of all the lands, make his name disappear. |
| obverse 37 | If the 'finger'... to the right of the 'finger' reaches the 'finger' and its head.... |
| obverse 38 | ...... |
| obverse 28 | If the left surface of the 'finger' reaches the palace:....... |
| obverse 3 | The 'finger' on its right and left. |
| obverse 19 | The 'finger' of the lung is 'bound' from its base, the owner of the 'finger' is not 'loose'. |
| reverse 30' | If the 'finger' of the 'increment' is curled and is located on the surface of the 'finger': the reign of the land will change. |
| reverse 26' | If the 'finger' of its 'increment' is crossed over and a 'weapon'-mark is located on the foot of the 'finger.' The prince will die and he will take the throne. |
| obverse 35 | If the 'finger' approaches the right side of the 'finger' and its head... in the flesh.... |
| reverse 17' | If the 'finger' of its 'increment' is curled and is located on the left side of the gall bladder: the king of the land.... |
| obverse 5 | The 'finger' is thick and is thick. |
| reverse 21' | If the 'finger' of its 'finger' is curled and is located on the top of the gall bladder:.... |
| reverse 6' | If the 'finger' is pointed and the 'increment' appears in front of the land and... the shrines of the land.... |
| obverse 13 | The 'finger' is thick. The prince's 'hand' is thick. |
| obverse 14 | The right of the 'finger' is thick. The prince will have mercy on his enemy. |
| reverse 20' | The 'finger' of its 'increment' is curled and is located on the left of the gall bladder. The 'paths'... to the land. |
| obverse 21 | If the left side of the 'finger' is split.... |
| reverse 33' | If the 'finger' and the 'finger' are three, he will recover. |
| obverse 16 | If the top of the 'finger' reaches the palace: the prince will have many days. |
| reverse 3' | If the 'finger'... and the mouth of the day.... |
| reverse 13' | If the 'finger' of its 'finger' is crossed over and is located on the 'finger': the ruler of the palace... |
| reverse 19' | If the 'finger' of the 'finger' is split and in the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark on the left of the gall bladder: the land's gods will die. |
| obverse 11 | The left of the 'finger' is split. |
| reverse 12' | The 'finger' of its 'increment' is curled and is located in the middle of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 1 | If the 'finger' of its 'finger' is 'loose' and its head is pointed on its right and left: the prince's land will devastate his enemy's right and left. |
| obverse 27 | If the right surface of the 'finger' turns towards the palace:.... |
| reverse 14' | If the 'finger' of the 'increment' is split and there is a 'weapon'-mark: the prince's army.... |
| obverse 26 | If the top of the 'finger' of the lung is split in the 'finger.'.... |
| obverse 15 | The left of the 'finger' is 'bound.' |
| obverse 30 | If the top of the 'finger' of the lung is split and it does not... on the top of the 'finger.' |
| reverse 36' | son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. |
| reverse 35' | Assurnasirpal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria |
| obverse 6 | The 'finger' is thick and its base is 'loose.' |
| reverse 4' | If the 'finger'......... the black-headed prince in the palace.... |
| reverse 38' | I wrote this tablet with the help of my army, looked at it, and looked at it. |
| obverse 18 | If the 'finger' of the 'finger' of the 'increment' is not in the midst of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 8 | The 'finger' is thick. The king will have the protective deity. |
| reverse 16' | If the 'finger' of its 'finger' is split and in the middle of the right 'finger' there is a 'finger'-mark....... |
| reverse 2' | If the 'finger'......... the prince's land will expand.... |
| reverse 7' | [The 'finger'] passes from the right side and faces the left surface of the 'finger.' The prince's enemy will take away his enemy's land. |
| reverse 27' | If the 'finger' of its field is split and in the 'path' on the right of the gall bladder is located: a 'weapon'-mark which cannot be changed. |
| reverse 5' | If the 'finger' is thin...:... will experience joy; the land will experience joy; her gods will.... |
| obverse 22 | If the top of the 'finger' reaches the middle of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 32 | If the 'finger' reaches the 'finger' of the 'finger' of the 'finger': her head... in the flesh. |
| obverse 33 | If the 'finger' reaches the palace: the 'finger' reaches the 'finger' and its head... in the flesh. |
| reverse 29' | If the 'finger' of the 'increment' is blocked and a 'increment' is located on the 'increment' and a 'increment' is located on the 'increment.' |
| reverse 15' | If the 'finger' of its 'finger' is curled and is located behind it: a reign of....... |
| reverse 11' | If the 'finger' of its 'finger' is split and is located on the top of the 'finger': the 'increment'.... |
| reverse 23' | If the 'finger' of its 'increment' is located on the top of the right of the gall bladder: the prince's palace will die and he will live in his own palace. |
| obverse 17 | If the middle of the 'finger' of the 'finger' is not covered in the 'finger': the prince's land will not return. |
| obverse 20 | If the right of the 'finger' is split: the prince's resting place.... |
| reverse 18' | If the 'finger' of the 'finger' is curled and is located on the 'finger': the prince will take his enemy's land. |
| reverse 25' | If the 'finger' of its 'increment' is split and is located on the base of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 4 | The 'finger' is thick. |
| obverse 10 | The right of the 'finger' is split. |
| obverse 9 | If the top of the 'finger' is swollen: the wall will be abandoned. |
| reverse 24' | The 'finger' of its 'increment' is curled and is located in the top of the left surface of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 2 | The 'finger' on the right and left of the lung is split. |
| obverse 25 | If the 'finger' of the lung is 'bound' from its base, its head is 'loose':... |
| reverse 40' | Whoever erases my inscribed name or writes his name, |
| reverse 37' | By the mouth of the tablet(s), scribal art, (and) inscriptions of Assyria, Sumer and Akkad. |
| reverse 22' | If the 'finger' of its 'increment' is split and is located in the 'finger' of the gall bladder: the prince will be in his city and will be sated in the land of the king. |
| reverse 32' | If the 'finger' is covered in a hole: the enemy will take the prince's land. |
| reverse 8' | If the 'finger' stretches from the left of the lung and faces the right surface of the 'finger': the enemy will take the prince's land. |
| obverse 31 | If the Well-being reaches the 'finger' of the 'increment': the palace will take the 'finger' and its head in.... |
| reverse 34' | It is the first day. The 'finger' is thick. |
| reverse 39' | I deposited (it) in my palace for the appearance of my kingship. |
| obverse 34 | If the 'finger' reaches the left side of the 'finger' and its head... in the flesh.... |
| obverse 24 | If the 'finger' is swollen:.... |
| reverse 28' | If the 'finger' of its 'increment' is located on the 'increment': the prince will be kept in his city, and he will become a king in the land. |
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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