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K 03620 (P395125)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 5. Pān tākalti, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 03620 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395125 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 5. Pān tākalti |
| 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 2 | If... the dead... of a palace man. |
| reverse 15' | (If) it is surrounded by a weapon: the enemy will fall. |
| reverse 24' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the left side of the 'finger': the 'weapon'-mark of the middle surface of the 'finger' is seen: the son of the king will die. |
| reverse 29' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the base of the 'finger.' |
| reverse 12' | If there is a...-mark and it is surrounded by a 'weapon'-mark: the tree will change. |
| obverse 24' | If... the Finger..., it is seen... |
| obverse 9' | If......: the throne will be abandoned until the 2nd. |
| obverse 25' | If.................. |
| reverse 27' | ... a weapon is located and... is destroyed. |
| reverse 19' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark in the middle of the 'finger' of the 'weapon'-mark and the 'weapon'-mark of the 'weapon'-mark: the prince will seize the 'weapon'-mark. |
| obverse 7' | If......: the throne will become stable. The prince will die in his place. |
| reverse 6' | ... he has sinned |
| reverse 4 | If his............... |
| obverse 14' | If the 'base of the 'finger' of the lung is 'bound.' The 'finger' of the left surface of the 'finger' is visible: the enemy's army will not make his foundations. |
| reverse 17' | If the base of the 'weapon'-mark is 'loose': the 'hand' of the 'weapon'-mark will come into the man's house. |
| reverse 9 | If... to the left of your weapons against the enemy land... |
| obverse 5' | If......: the throne will become stable. The prince will be seated on the threshing floor for his woman. |
| obverse 19' | If in the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark: the'strength'..... |
| reverse 6 | If...: the army of the prince of the throne of the king will be strong and my army will be strong. |
| obverse 16' | If a 'weapon'-mark is located on the 'finger' of the 'finger': he will enter the land and enter the 'finger.' The king will seize the 'finger.' |
| obverse 6' | If... there is a mole on the... of the throne: the prince will become frightened in his place. |
| obverse 15' | If a'strength'-mark is located on the 'base of the throne' and a 'weapon'-mark to the land and a king's land will place it in his enemy's hand. |
| reverse 2' | ...... the horns are visible. |
| obverse 22' | ... or a god or another person, |
| obverse 8' | If... a...: the throne will be smashed, your exaltedness will not be complete, a lion will attack a man and will not be killed. |
| obverse 11' | If the 'base of the throne' is like the 'hand' of the 'hand' (and) 'hand' of the locusts or the 'hand' of Elam. |
| reverse 1 | If... his head approaches my star. |
| reverse 23' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the left side of the 'finger' of the 'weapon'-mark: the enemy will attack with my enemy. |
| obverse 1' | If... a prince is ill and....... |
| reverse 3 | If... his..., the prince will enter his enemy's land. |
| obverse 26' | If... and the throne reaches the horizon: the enemy will overthrow my land. |
| reverse 14' | There is a 'weapon'-mark in the 'base of the 'finger' of the 'weapon'-mark. |
| obverse 21' | If a 'weapon'-mark is located on the 'base of the throne' and it does not approach the 'finger.' |
| reverse 9' | ... he smote |
| reverse 5 | If...-mu/Utu? is a sakkiltu-demon: he will become a liar in your land. |
| reverse 7' | ... a prince is good and he will become king and he will seize the throne. |
| reverse 8' | ... before the son of the prince, the throne will pass by. |
| obverse 4' | If... there is a mole on the... of the throne. |
| reverse 4' | ... come out to the weapon. |
| obverse 17' | If in the middle of the 'finger' there is a'strength'-mark and the 'finger'... |
| reverse 22' | If in the middle of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark: the 'finger' will not approach. |
| reverse 3' | ... the throne will pass by. |
| reverse 7 | ... has caused ewes to rise and the enemy will go. |
| reverse 18' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the left of the Finger (has) a horn: a donkey will enter a man's house for a man. |
| obverse 13' | If the 'base of the 'finger' of the lung is 'bound.' The 'finger' of the right surface of the 'finger' is visible: the prince's foundations will not be stable. |
| reverse 20' | If a Weapon-mark is located behind the 'base of the throne': the ruler will become frightened. |
| reverse 10 | ... two feet are located and the palace(?) |
| obverse 18' | If in the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark of the 'finger':....... |
| reverse 28' | If a Weapon-mark is located on the base of the 'base of the throne': your army. |
| reverse 26' | If a Weapon-mark is located behind it: the army(?) will stand on its left. |
| obverse 2' | If... is swollen: the palace of the prince will be abandoned. |
| obverse 12' | ... the king's hand... |
| reverse 11' | If... a Weapon is located and the ground(?) is covered in...: the Weapon is seized. |
| reverse 16' | If that weapon's base is flattened: the enemy's attack will rage against my land. |
| obverse 23' | If...... in the middle of the day: the enemy will come out and bring forth a fate. |
| obverse 3' | If... there is a mole on the... of the throne: the prince will rage in the night. |
| reverse 21' | There is a 'weapon'-mark in the middle surface of the 'finger.' The 'finger' is thick. |
| reverse 8 | If... is seen on the right: the weapons of the enemy will devour my land. |
| reverse 13' | If a Weapon is located and faces the left: the prince's enemy will conquer his enemy. |
| obverse 10' | ...... he speaks |
| reverse 25' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the left side of the 'weapon'-mark: the enemy will stand in its midst. |
| obverse 20' | If a 'weapon'-mark is located on the 'base of the throne': the prince will be present in his palace. |
| reverse 10' | If a Weapon is located and... in front of the Weapon: the prince. |
| reverse 5' | ............ in(?) the land |
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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