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CT 30, pl. 35, Rm 2, 253 (P394761)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 30, pl. 35, Rm 2, 253 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394761 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse 7' | If there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder |
| obverse 8' | If there is a mole on the left side of the weapons, the prince's land will dwell in peaceful residences. |
| reverse 12' | If there is a mole on the... of the... |
| reverse 5' | The middle of the 'finger' is split. |
| reverse 16' | If there is a mole on the left side, the heart of the troops will be exhausted. |
| obverse 3' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'weapon'-mark and the'strength' of the 'weapon'-mark is not present. |
| reverse 13' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'well-being', a good woman. |
| obverse 16' | ... is located like a small halo. In the palace, the father of his lord emerges and he will die and he will die. |
| reverse 25' | If there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder and it is covered in red wool: attack of locusts against my land. |
| reverse 4' | If the top of the 'finger' is split: your army will not reach its goal. |
| obverse 1' | If there is a mole on the 'weapon'-mark and a man is seen. |
| reverse 11' | The 'well-being' is present. The base of the'strength' is normal. |
| obverse 9' | If there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder: an eclipse will take place. |
| obverse 13' | ... there will be hunger in the land. |
| reverse 2' | ... a scepter, and a... his hand |
| reverse 23' | If there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder: attack of the enemy. |
| obverse 15' | ... emerges, or there will be... in the palace, the elder brother, his lord. |
| obverse 11' | If... is surrounded by a 'well-being' and a 'weapon'-mark is located inside it: the enemy will take away my city. |
| obverse 12' | If there is a mole................... |
| obverse 10' | [If...] are...: the fate of the land will change. |
| obverse 18' | ...... next to the palace |
| reverse 9' | If the left of the gall bladder is surrounded by a halo: enemy troops. |
| obverse 14' | If the top of his head is split: 150... of the tongue will stand in my army. |
| reverse 20' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger': he will become angry. |
| obverse 4' | If there is a mole on the... of his eye, he will die. |
| obverse 6' | If the upper part is elevated: the Weapon is located and the lower part is elevated. |
| reverse 26' | If there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder and it is surrounded by a yellow-green halo: there will be hostility. |
| obverse 19' | ... a messenger of the enemy will approach the king. |
| reverse 21' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger': he will become frightened. |
| reverse 8' | If the right of the lung is split: my army. |
| reverse 19' | If there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder and the days of the prince will be long. |
| reverse 3' | You recite the incantation 'The man will not tremble' in the abode of the chanters. |
| reverse 14' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger', a 'weapon'-mark of evil', |
| reverse 22' | If the middle of the 'finger' of the lung is split: there will be frost. |
| reverse 24' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger' and its 'finger' is red: attack of a hostile army against me. |
| reverse 15' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger' and a 'foot'-mark: there will be peace in the field. The gods will go to my army and I will conquer the land. |
| reverse 17' | If the Well-being is surrounded by a halo of the prince's heart: he will not reach it. |
| obverse 2' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'weapon'-mark, and the gall bladder is seen with the gall bladder: the share will be eaten. |
| reverse 6' | If the base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is split: your words will come out to the land. |
| obverse 20' | ... will approach the prince. |
| obverse 17' | ... in the palace, the father of his lord will live and die. |
| obverse 7' | If the lower part is provided with a Weapon and the lower part is visible for the prince: his flesh will not be borne to the evildoer. |
| reverse 10' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger': the prince's land will widen his understanding and he will complete it before him. |
| reverse 18' | If there is a mole like a kiln, the heart of our troops will be exhausted. |
| obverse 5' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'weapon'-mark, and it is split between them: attack of 'weapon'-mark. |
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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