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K 02785 + K 07237 + K 09026 (P394671)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 02785 + K 07237 + K 09026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394671 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | kar-⸢ṣi-ia i⸣-[ku-lu ...] | (Sum) The one who eats my food (Akk) I eat my food |
| 2' | ⸢pi⸣-ia DAB-tu₄ ⸢EME.MU u₂⸣-[kaṣ₃-ṣi-ru ...] | (If) my intestines are seized: emesu-plant, ekašbiru-juniper |
| 3' | ⸢DINGIR⸣.MU u {d}iš₈-tar₂-MU uš-kel-mu-nin-ni lu {lu₂}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.[ZU lu {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU] | The ēšû-priestess and my goddess have let me go, be it a man or a woman |
| 4' | lu NITA lu MUNUS lu {lu₂}DUB.SAR [lu x-x-x-x] | whether male or female, or scribe or |
| 5' | ša₂ DINGIR at-ta ZU-šu₂-nu-ti-ma ana-⸢ku⸣ [NU ZU-šu₂-nu-ti] | You are the one of the god, you know them, and I do not know them |
| 6' | an-nu-tum šu₂-<nu> an-nu-⸢tum⸣ [NU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | These are their names. |
| 7' | {⸢d⸣}šul-pa-e₃-a EN ṣi-ru ina di-ni-⸢ka⸣ [x-x-x-x-x-(x-x)] | O Šulpa’ea, exalted lord, in your case |
| 8' | ⸢kiš⸣-pi-šu₂-nu ru-ḫu-šu₂-nu ru-su-šu₂-nu ⸢up⸣-[ša₂-še-šu₂-nu (ḪUL.MEŠ)] | Their esapis, their ruḫušunu-disease, their resplendent sulphur |
| 9' | ⸢nu-ul-la⸣-te-šu₂-nu BAL.MEŠ-šu₂-nu-ti-ma DINGIR ⸢ḪUL⸣ [x-x-x-x-x-(x-x)] | They recite the incantation “The gods of the E-ḪUL-e-23-23 |
| 10' | ar-⸢kat₃ ep⸣-še-te-šu₂-nu GIM giš-par-⸢ri⸣ [x-x-x-x-x-(x-x)] | Their deeds are as if they were a boxwood tree |
| 11' | DAB.MEŠ-šu₂-nu-⸢ti DAB-at-su-nu⸣-ti ina ŠU-[ka ay uṣûni] | May the afflictions of them seize them in your hands, may they not arise! |
| 12' | DINGIR LUGAL IDIM u NUN ZI-šu₂-nu ⸢GIM A.MEŠ lit⸣-[bu-ku x-x-x-x-x-(x-x)] | May god, king, noble, and prince be present for them. May ešum-plant, water, ... |
| 13' | di-in {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣ [x-x-x-x-x-x-(x-x)] | Judge a man and a woman |
| 14' | KA.INIM.MA ⸢UŠ₁₁.BUR₂⸣.[RU.DA.KAM] | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer. |
| 15' | KID₃.KID₃.BI UR₃ SAR A.MEŠ ⸢KU₃.MEŠ⸣ SU₃ GI.DU₈ [GIN-an] | Its ritual: You sprinkle the roof, sar (and) water from the pure house. You set up a reed bundle. |
| 16' | 12 NINDA.ZIZ₂.AM₃ ... ina muḫ-ḫi GAR-an ⸢ZU₂.LUM⸣.MA {zi₃}EŠA DUB-aq ⸢NINDA⸣.[I₃.DE₂.A] | You set up 12 šūzu-breads on top. You strew esaḫlû-cress (and) sesame oil. |
| 17' | LAL₃ I₃.NUN.NA GAR-an {dug}A.DA.⸢GUR₄⸣ GIN-an NIG₂.NA {šim}LI ⸢GAR⸣-[an] | You put honey and butter in it. You set up a libation vessel. You place a censer of juniper. |
| 18' | 2 {dug}LA.ḪA.AN KAŠ.SAG GIN-an {udu}SISKUR₂ BAL-qi₂ 4 {dug}la-ḫa-na-[ti] | 2 jugs of first-class beer you set up. You libate an offering. 4 laḫanatu-vessels |
| 19' | ⸢SAR⸣.MEŠ ⸢A⸣ KAŠ.SAG SA₅-ma BAL-[qi₂] | You libate esarû-fennel (and) ēāmāru-juniper beer. |
| 20' | {⸢uzu⸣}ZAG {uzu}ME.ḪE₂ u₃ {uzu}KA.NE GAR-[an] | You set up ēšû-fish, maṣḫu-plant, and ka’nu-plant. |
| 21' | ŠU-ka ta-na(ŠA₂-)ši(NI-)ma tuš-ken 2 GI.IZI.LA₂.MEŠ GI DU₁₀.GA tara-[kas] | You lift your hand and sit down. You set out 2 reed fires, a good re[ed]. |
| 22' | na-ar-ga-at {giš}EREN i-na lib₃-bi tu-sa-an-na-⸢aš⸣ | You recite the song of cedar in it. |
| 23' | {sik₂}ḪE₂.ME.DA SIK₂ BABBAR {sik₂}ZA.GIN₃.NA GI.IZI.LA₂.MEŠ tul₂-[laḫ] | ḫašû-stone, white wool, lapis lazuli, reed bundles |
| 24' | I₃ na-ar-ga-at {giš}EREN SU₃ 2 {dug}kal-li NINDA.I₃.⸢DE₂.A LAL₃ I₃⸣.[NUN.NA] | You mix cedar oil, 2 kallu-bowls with ēdea flour, honey, ghee |
| 25' | ⸢SA₅⸣-ma ZAG u₃ GUB₃ GAR-an GI.IZI.LA₂ ina muḫ-ḫi GUB-ap x [x-x-x-x-x] | You set up a censer and you place the right and left sides. The torch stands on top . |
| 26' | [x-x GI.IZI].⸢LA₂⸣ tuš-ba-aʾ-šu₂ a-na IGI {d}šul-pa-⸢e₃⸣-[a x-x-x-x-x] | You set up a reed fire and before Šulpa'ea |
| 27' | [x-x-x-x-x] ⸢ta⸣-tar-ma {d}šul-pa-e₃-a [x-x-x-x-x-x-x] | ... Šulpa'ea |
| 28' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x] x-ir-am NA₄ ru [...] | ... stone ... |
| 29' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x] x a-na KA-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [...] | ... to his mouth |
| 30' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x] x KA-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [...] | ... mouth ... |
| 31' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x] x-x [...] | |
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