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BBR pl. 23 K 02541 (P394500)
Ritual and liturgical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BBR pl. 23 K 02541 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394500 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| 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 36 | With a leather bag, a turban,..., and a turban |
| reverse 20 | The son of the haruspex sits on the throne before ama and Adad. |
| reverse 23 | 'If he does not give a decision, his fate will be determined in heaven and in earth.' |
| reverse 8 | A table for Aya, his beloved wife |
| obverse 38 | After a star is located and it has been black, |
| reverse 16 | the son of the haruspex, a judge, shall not heed my case. |
| reverse 22 | ama and Adad, the great gods, lords of decisions, |
| obverse 8 | ... is surrounded by a lunar halo, it is surrounded by oil and birds. |
| obverse 30 | bread made with mutqû-flour. |
| reverse 18 | The sage gives oil and oil, and the haruspex gives her a cedar tree |
| obverse 1 | ..., son of the haruspex, performs the sacrifice. |
| obverse 23 | the gods take him and... his... in the place of case. |
| obverse 27 | The day is favourable. |
| reverse 2 | You put a thigh, a rib and a rib |
| obverse 14 | the father of his son whom he loves shall proclaim, shall remove |
| obverse 15 | On a tablet and a tablet, his letter they shall give. |
| reverse 21 | the verdict of truth and Ishari will be given. |
| obverse 13 | Uruk was a nammû-flour of Ea |
| obverse 26 | (In) Ayyaru (Month Ayyaru), he... pure... and |
| obverse 42 | ... of... oil, papparmnu-aromatic, erqu-wood, |
| reverse 17 | He did not take a cedar tree. The oath does not have it. |
| obverse 31 | You wipe clean the hazillu-disease. |
| obverse 40 | of one table... bread, mutqi-flour |
| reverse 5 | Like an eclipse he was able to smite, 3 table(s) he made |
| obverse 29 | To Gula... pure water |
| reverse 6 | Like Anu, Enlil, and Ea you have sworn. |
| obverse 6 | Where decisions (and) decisions are not favourable, ullat and abu |
| reverse 11 | For the middle part of the table of ama and Adad, may it be known. |
| reverse 14 | You recite the incantation 'I want to...'. |
| obverse 5 | You recite the incantation 'The eyes of his hand are sprinkling.' |
| reverse 4 | you sit down and he will recover. |
| obverse 7 | ... he smashed. ama, son of the haruspex, smashed it and smashed it. |
| reverse 1 | ...... lordship |
| obverse 28 | there is a pure ama |
| obverse 4 | ... in a place of wonder. |
| obverse 16 | a solitary man, a solitary man, a solitary man, or a woman, |
| reverse 19 | You pour (the mixture) into oil. |
| obverse 35 | the son of the haruspex shall go before |
| obverse 19 | The utterance of the curse,... his mouth |
| reverse 9 | The dates for Bunene, vizier of ama and Aya |
| obverse 11 | his..., his..., |
| reverse 7 | The middle (of the) table is for ama and Adad, the great gods, the lords. |
| obverse 32 | You pour a censer of juniper, pour oil, and pour first-class beer. |
| obverse 33 | of this ram if meat and milk have come |
| obverse 25 | (If) he is a sage, if he is a sage, he is a sage, he is a nanny, |
| obverse 17 | The case will be heard before ama and Adad. |
| reverse 12 | of this ram if meat and milk have come |
| obverse 10 | The ritual assemblage of the namzû-priestess that is with the atu-priestess |
| obverse 22 | ... before his... he stood |
| obverse 18 | The reed fence(?) is beloved of the great gods. |
| obverse 39 | For Anu, Enlil, and Ea, 3 table(s) |
| obverse 3 | ... a 'weapon'-demon, who is entrusted with the gods, |
| reverse 10 | The breast-bone, the fatty tissue, the KA-NE and the silqu-flour carry. |
| reverse 15 | The scepter, the harpiu-priest, the uknu-priest, the one who destroys property and kadrû-offerings |
| reverse 3 | You make a flour/incense-offering of a censer of juniper, juniper, (and) fine flour. |
| obverse 37 | In the presence of Gula, you wipe clean the tavern (and) Ningetinana |
| obverse 24 | pure rations |
| obverse 20 | who did not stand by him,... saqu-disease |
| obverse 41 | the times 3 4 4 20 4.... |
| obverse 21 | ... their great... |
| obverse 9 | ............. |
| obverse 12 | ... and...... the field |
| obverse 34 | he smote a strong weapon, peace and weapons. |
| obverse 2 | The truth of ama and Adad... |
| reverse 13 | You set up a 'foot'-mark, a 'foot'-mark,' and the 'increment' of the weapon. |
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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