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ACh Suppl. 2 Ishtar 49 (P395083)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ACh Suppl. 2 Ishtar 49 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395083 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse 25' | If the Kidney Star in Ayyaru (VIII) ditto and it is red: the land of Elam will experience abundance. |
| reverse 13' | If the Kidney Star in Abu (V) becomes dark and appears: he will die. |
| obverse 3' | The river level... |
| obverse 6' | (If) ditto in abau (Month XI) |
| reverse 15' | If the Bristle in Abu (V) goes towards its front: there will be famine, and the king will become strong and. |
| obverse 19' | If a Bristle becomes visible in Ayyaru (XII) and the stars are surrounded by a star: the king of the land will not live there. |
| obverse 20' | If a Bristle on the 14th day ditto on the 15th day ditto on the 16th day: its right side is red: the enemy will see a forest. |
| reverse 12' | If the Kidney Star reaches the middle of Abu: there will be famine in the land. |
| obverse 2' | If the Kidney Star... |
| obverse 16' | If the Bristle becomes visible in Ayyaru (XII) and its horns are not large. |
| obverse 9' | If the Kidney Star is dark in Nisannu (I): in that year the harvest of the land will not prosper. |
| reverse 22' | If a Bristle rises in Ululu (VI):... will.... |
| obverse 23' | Who sees the evil eye: abundance. |
| obverse 12' | and the Twins ditto: before Dildi.... |
| obverse 24' | If the Kidney Star stands in Nisannu (I) and is surrounded by a halo: the king of Elam will experience peace. |
| reverse 10' | If the Kidney Star in Duuzu becomes dark: the king of the land will come close. |
| obverse 4' | If the Field in... |
| obverse 13' | (If) it appears in its left horn: ditto, there will be famine in the east. |
| reverse 6' | If the Bristle comes out on the 15th day and emerges on the 14th day: the king of Akkad will reach his son. |
| obverse 11' | If the Kidney Star becomes visible in Ayyaru (VIII): the moon and the Scorpion will become visible. |
| reverse 5' | If the Bristle emerges on the 15th day and sets: the king will be killed in front of his city wall. |
| reverse 26' | If in that year... will die |
| obverse 18' | Its hand is smashed and its hands are seized. |
| reverse 2' | If the Bristle rises in Duuzu (IV) and sets: hand of ditto. |
| obverse 10' | If the Kidney Star... in Ayyaru (Month II) |
| reverse 19' | If the Bristle rises in Ululu (VI) and stands at the side of the Moon: there will be frost in the land. |
| reverse 24' | If the Kidney Star reaches Ululu (VI) and stands there: the enemy will devastate.... |
| reverse 9' | means "there will be no rejoicing." |
| reverse 20' | If the Kidney Star stands in Ululu (Month VI) and stands in the left of the Moon: there will be famine in the left side of the Moon. |
| reverse 14' | (If) in that month there is a mole on the weapon |
| reverse 3' | (and) the land of Subartu (means) : UD.DA (means) : the land of Guti, the land of Elam. |
| obverse 14' | If the Kidney Star stands in Ayyaru (VIII): Niru ditto. |
| reverse 23' | If the Kidney Star in Ululu (VI) is surrounded by a halo. |
| reverse 7' | (If) he kills him and the throne seizes the throne : his sons will kill him and the throne will not seize him. |
| reverse 25' | If the Pleiades in Ululu (Month VI): until Eriu (Month VI) enters the midst of rains. |
| reverse 8' | If a Bristle rises from the 1st to the 30th day: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| reverse 16' | If the Kidney Star is dark in Ab (V): the king will become strong and the land will become happy. |
| reverse 18' | (If) he is ill: there will be frost in the land. The harvest of the land will prosper. : (If) he is ill. |
| obverse 17' | stands over her. : (If) stars are located and...: the king of the land will not die. |
| reverse 17' | If a Bristle rises in Ululu (VI): the land will become happy. : ZI-TUM9 (means) HARpu (means) : a good name. |
| obverse 22' | If the Field ditto on the 14th day ditto on the 15th day ditto on the 16th day: her right and left side are covered. |
| reverse 11' | If the Kidney Star reaches Abu (V): there will be rains. |
| reverse 4' | If the Kidney Star stands on the 14th day: there will be famine and hunger in the land. |
| reverse 27' | If the Field in Ululu (Month VI).... |
| obverse 5' | If the Kidney Star in month.... |
| obverse 8' | the great mountain which is mighty: fire of the lands... |
| reverse 21' | If the Bristle rises in Ululu (VI) and is bright: variant: in. |
| obverse 15' | You libate a libation bowl. There will be a... in the land. |
| obverse 7' | If the Field, from month... to month.... |
| reverse 1' | If the Bristle in Duuzu (Month IV): rejoicing of... |
| obverse 21' | If a fog rolls on the 14th day ditto on the 15th day ditto on the 16th day: the land will become happy. |
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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