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TBP 04c (P394752)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | TBP 04c |
|---|---|
| ID | P394752 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] x | |
| 4' | [...] x | |
| 5' | [... i-szar2]-ru | ... will become great. |
| 6' | [... x]-in | ... ... |
| 7' | [... x]-iq | ... ...-iq |
| 8' | [... x]-in | ... ... |
| 9' | [...] x | |
| 10' | [... x]-as, | ... ... |
| 11' | [... x]-szi | ... ... her |
| 12' | [...] x | |
| 13' | [...] x | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | _DISZ sig2# sag-du kimin#_ [...] | If the hair on the head is thick: .... |
| 3' | _DISZ# sig2 sag-du kimin_-ma pa-ni# [...] | If the hair on the head is thick and the face .... |
| 4' | _sze_ u _ku3-babbar tuku_-szi _sza3#_-bi# [...] | If he has barley and silver, his heart .... |
| 5' | [_DISZ] sig2 sag-du kimin_-ma pa-ni _gid2_ [...] | If the hair on the head is thick and the face is long .... |
| 6' | [_DISZ] sig2 sag-du kimin_-ma pa#-ni# _dagal dingir_ [...] | If the hair on the head is thick and the face of the god is wide: .... |
| 7' | _DISZ# sig2 sag-du kimin_-ma pa-ni _sa5 sza3_-bi _du10-ga u4_ [...] | If the hair on the head is thick and the face is red, its inside is sweet: .... |
| 8' | i-la-ni# ib#-bi#-sa3-[a _igi_] e-te-lisz _gen-mesz_ a-a-bi-szu2 _szu_-su# _[kur]_ | When he went up, he looked up high, his enemies took him by the hand. |
| 9' | [_DISZ] sig2 sag-du kimin_-ma pa-ni _ge6 u4-mesz_-szu2 i-s,u2 _szu bi nir-ra ninda nu si_-[bi] | If the hair on the head is thick and the face of his dark days is dark: that hand is a nirru-disease, and the bread is not good. |
| 10' | [...] _kimin_-ma pa-ni _sig7 u4-mesz_-szu2 ma-'-du _nu du10 sza3 gar_-szu2 _usz2 sza3-gar ug7_ | ... is surrounded by a yellow-green halo, its days are many, it is not good, its inside is swollen, the inside is sick. |
| 11' | [...] _kimin_-ma pa-ni la-la-ni _sza3 hul us2-mesz_-szu2 | ... he lies down and his face is full of lamentation: the evil heart will follow him. |
| 12' | [_DISZ] sig2#_ [...] _kimin_-ma pa-ni _dara4 u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-da-mesz_ | If wool ... is thick and the surface of the lung is thick: his days will be long. |
| 13' | _[kur_-ti] _szu# tuku_-szi _u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da-mesz sig5 igi_ ina _hi-gar dib_-ma _gaz_ | he has a land. His days are long, he will experience good fortune. He has passed by in a fall and is killed. |
| 14' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_ sup2-puh _u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-da-mesz_ is-sal-la-' | If the hair on the head is thick: his days will be long. |
| 15' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_ ma#-sik-ma pa-ni ga-pu-usz ma-asz2-ra-a _tuku_-szi | If the hair on the head is thick and the face is swollen: he will have a headache. |
| 16' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du sig5_-ma pa-ni ma-sik szu-u2-ma [...] | If the hair on the head is good and the face of the nail is swollen and .... |
| 17' | _ka-kesz2# sza3# dingir_-szu2 _du8#_ [...] | Release the knot in his god's heart .... |
| 18' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_-szu2 [2(disz)-ta]-am3# ti-is,-bu-ta#-at# | If his head is covered in two layers of wool: |
| 19' | _ki dingir_ [ku]-usz#-szu-u2 [...] | ... with a god ... |
| 20' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_-szu2 _3(disz)-[ta]-am3#_ ti-is,-bu-[ta-at] | If his head is covered in three layers of wool: |
| 21' | mim-mu-szu2 i-ka-[x ...] i-ka-s,ar i-[x ...] | ... his possessions ... he will keep safe ... |
| 22' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_-szu2 <szu>-ul-lu-szi-isz al-ka-at# [...] | If his head is covered in a tuft of hair: .... |
| 23' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_-szu2 ma-szi-isz la al-[x ...] | If his head is very thin: he will not ... . |
| 24' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_-szu2 pe-la-ne _tuku_ [...] | If his head is covered in hair: .... |
| 25' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_-szu2 _gin7_ qit-mi [...] | If his head is covered in hair like a knot .... |
| 26' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_-szu2 _gin7_ na-ba#-x [...] | If the hair on his head is like ... .... |
| 27' | _DISZ sig2 sag-du_-szu2 _gin7_ [...] | If the hair on his head is like ... |
| 28' | _DISZ sig2 sag#-[du_ ...] | If the hair on the head ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | _DISZ sig2_ esz# [...] | If wool ... .... |
| 2' | _DISZ sig2_ me-ki#-[il ...] | If wool, mekīl-sulphur ... |
| 3' | _DISZ sig2_ bi-tam na-da#-[x ...] | If a man’s hair ... |
| 4' | _DISZ sig2_ ku-tal2-li-szu2 ana _zag#_ [...] _szu dingir kur_-su [...] | If the hair on his right thigh ...: hand of a god ... his land. |
| 5' | _DISZ sig2_ ku-tal2-li-szu2 ana [...] _szu lugal kur#_ [...] | If the hair on his back ...: hand of the king of the land .... |
| 6' | _DISZ sig2_ ku-tal2#-[li-szu2] ana _zag_ u _gub3#_ [...] _gaba#-[ri] nu [tuku_-szi] | If the hair on his right thigh and on his left ... has no radiance: |
| 7' | _DISZ sig2_ [mu-uh2]-hi-szu2 zaq-pat _gaba-ri nu [tuku_-szi] | If the hair on his cheek is thick: he will have no rival. |
| 8' | _DISZ sig2 [murub4] sag-du_-szu2 qur-ru-da-at ina _silim_ [...] | If the hair of the middle part of his head is thick: in order to heal .... |
| 9' | [_DISZ sig2] sag-ki_-szu2 _gin7_ masz-tim szup-pul-ma [...] | If the hair on his temple is twisted like a gazelle and .... |
| 10' | _gaba-ri nu tuku_-[szi] ma-asz-tu2 | who has no rival, a wife |
| 11' | [_DISZ] sig2 sag-ki_-szu2 _ki kar3_-szu2 szup-pul-ma _gar_ ri-szu-tam _tuku_-[szi] | If his temples are swollen and his kidneys are flattened and he has a rišûtu-disease: |
| 12' | [_DISZ] sig2 sag-ki_-szu2 _en_ ku-tal2-li-szu2 la-mat | If his temples are swollen and his back hurts him: |
| 13' | _e2 du3_-usz-ma _nig2-gur11_-szu2 _zah2_ | built a house and its property will be destroyed. |
| 14' | _DISZ sig2 sag-ki_-szu2 sza2 _zag_ sa-pat mim-mu _dingir_ it-ta-nab-bal | If the hair on his forehead is swollen: he will carry off whatever god has carried away. |
| 15' | _DISZ sig2 sag-ki_-szu2 sza2 _gub3_ sa-pat mim-mu _lugal_ it-ta-nab-bal | If the hair on his forehead is swollen: the king will take whatever he wishes. |
| 16' | _DISZ sig2 sag-ki_-szu2 sza2 _zag_ ku-usz-szat _munus_ ana _nita_ isz-szar-rak | If the hair on his forehead is thick: a woman will rejoice over a man. |
| 17' | _DISZ sig2 sag-ki_-szu2 sza2 _gub3_ ku-usz-szat _nita_ ana _munus_ | If the hair on his forehead is swollen: a man's hair for a woman. |
| 18' | _DISZ sig2 sag-ki_-szu2 sza2 _zag_ u _gub3_ ku-usz-szat | If the hair on his right and left temple is thick: |
| 19' | ir-tam-mu ul-tab-ba-ru _sza3_-bi _du10-ga_ | they have sworn. They have confirmed that their heart is good. |
| 20' | _DISZ sig2 sag-ki_-szu2 ku-usz-szat-ma mit-ha-ru _nu_ ir-tam-mu | If his temples are swollen and he cannot stand up straight: |
| 21' | [_DISZ sig2] sag-ki_-szu2 ku-usz-szat-ma _su6-mesz_-szu2 _sa5_ | If the hair on his forehead is thick and his cheeks are red: |
| 22' | [...] u _ki-kal ni2_-szu2 _il2_ | ... and the lower part of his aura raises. |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] x | |
| 4' | [...] x | |
| 5' | [...] x | |
| 6' | [...] x | |
Sources & licences
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