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K 02965 (P394751)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 02965 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394751 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy |
| 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 2 19' | ... and a man... a man... and a man......... |
| obverse col 2 11' | If ditto and the base of the'station' has a'station' and a 'foot'-mark has a 'foot'-mark and a 'foot'-mark has a 'foot'-mark and.... |
| reverse col 3 15 | If the'strength' stands, the 'increment' will change. |
| obverse col 2 9' | (If) he goes to the weapons of the gods: my army will be seized. |
| obverse col 2 5' | (If) he goes out to the Weapon: the army of the prince |
| reverse col 3 21 | If there is a 'foot'-mark on the right side of the 'finger' on the right side of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 13' | If... an anomaly... the prince's troops... |
| obverse col 2 17' | ...... a man has sworn and he has sat inside it... |
| obverse col 2 12' | ... is favourable and will kill me. |
| obverse col 2 10' | If ditto, the base of the'station' is 'bound' and the 'path' has not a rival: the enemy's land will....... |
| reverse col 3 20 | If the'strength' is broken and the gall bladder and the 'finger' are not in balance: Nergal will defeat him. |
| obverse col 2 21' | ... and a man approached her and on her weapon.... |
| reverse col 3 10 | The king of his land will experience hardship. The elders of the city and his lord will give them back to their hands. |
| obverse col 2 24' | ... he approached and in her heart... |
| obverse col 2 3' | If the'strength' stands, he will become frightened and he will become frightened. |
| obverse col 2 4' | If the right side of the 'finger' is split and stands there: the enemy's army and his troops will be scattered. |
| reverse col 3 12 | If the'strength' is long and stands there: he will recover. |
| reverse col 3 16 | If an anomaly has a tail and a tail: the god will eat it. |
| obverse col 2 1' | If ditto a 'weapon'-mark and a 'weapon'-mark is located for the prince's land: he will conquer his land. |
| obverse col 2 14' | If an anomaly... has a 'foot'-mark and a 'foot'-mark: its 'increment' will change. The land... |
| reverse col 3 2 | ... and a man... and has sinned, her head is swollen, in her heart... |
| obverse col 2 23' | ... will fall and....... |
| reverse col 3 3 | ... upper and lower, owners of the captives... |
| reverse col 3 19 | If an anomaly is provided with a 'foot'-mark and its 'hand'-mark is thick: the land will experience a strong defeat. |
| reverse col 3 14 | If the right side of the gall bladder is split: the radiance of the land. |
| reverse col 3 9 | If ditto a censer and a 'foot'-mark and a 'foot'-mark are in place: attack of Elam. |
| reverse col 3 26 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the left side of the gall bladder, flesh is like a hahuru-tree and it is scattered inside it: the prince will reach the highest rank. |
| reverse col 3 24 | (If) a prince will die in her land. |
| obverse col 2 18' | ... and a man... and a man... and a................. |
| reverse col 3 22 | If there is a 'foot'-mark on the left side of the gall bladder: meat will be as strong as a censer. |
| reverse col 3 25 | If there is a 'foot'-mark on the left side of the gall bladder: flesh will be like a pig and weapons will be scattered. |
| obverse col 2 25' | ... enemy land to... |
| reverse col 3 13 | If the top of the 'finger' is long and the right side of the 'finger' is split: the enemy's troops will be killed. |
| reverse col 3 1 | ........ he smote, and a man he smote, and... |
| reverse col 3 4 | If... ditto and a man is stricken and a 'foot'-mark is located inside it: the prince's land will revolt against him. |
| obverse col 2 22' | ... he approached and in her heart...... |
| reverse col 3 17 | If the 'cap' of the right side of the 'cap' of the enemy's land, Subartu will eat. |
| reverse col 3 29 | (If) he is stricken with a weapon of the prince: he will not acquire a rival. |
| obverse col 2 16' | If...... and it does not have a foot: the prince's land will conquer his enemy. |
| obverse col 2 8' | If the'strength' reaches the base of the 'finger': the foundation of the 'finger' will become stable. |
| reverse col 3 5 | ... against you he smote a man, and a man smote him, and he placed a 'foot'-mark on him. |
| obverse col 2 7' | (If) he goes out to the Weapon: the enemy's troops will be killed. |
| reverse col 3 28 | If the right and left sides of the 'finger' are split and have a 'weapon'-mark: he will recover. |
| reverse col 3 6 | (If) he enters a mountain, he enters a wall: work will be done in the land. |
| reverse col 3 8 | O prince, his foes, you strew his hand. |
| reverse col 3 7 | ......... he swore, and he swore a 'foot'-mark in her belly. |
| obverse col 2 20' | ... and a man struck and on her weapon... |
| obverse col 2 6' | If the'strength' reaches the left side of the 'finger': the prince's army and his troops will be scattered. |
| obverse col 2 2' | If the back of the gall bladder is swollen and it is split: the prince's army will go on a campaign of peace. |
| obverse col 2 15' | ... of her gods, her gods, |
| reverse col 3 11 | If the'strength' approaches the 'finger': the prince's enemy will devastate his enemy's land. |
| reverse col 3 27 | If there is a 'foot'-mark on the left side of the gall bladder, he will die like a pig and he will fall into it. |
| reverse col 3 18 | If there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder: the enemy's land will devour Subartu. |
| reverse col 3 23 | If there is a 'foot'-mark on the right side of the 'finger' on the right side of the 'finger' like a chariot, and the weapons are flattened. |
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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