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ACh Suppl. 2 Ishtar 53 (P395135)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ACh Suppl. 2 Ishtar 53 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395135 |
| 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 15' | The troops of the land |
| obverse 18' | If the Kidney Star in Duuzu ditto in the west. |
| obverse 20' | If the Field in Abu (V) disappears in the east. |
| reverse 12' | there will be battle in the land of Elam. |
| reverse 17' | If the Field reaches the day and its position is bright. |
| obverse 10' | If the Kidney Star in Ayyaru (VIII) ditto in the west. |
| obverse 17' | (If) there are omens in the land: the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| reverse 11' | If the Kidney Star stands in the east in Leo. |
| obverse 11' | ... Adad will devastate. |
| obverse 9' | (If) there are pregnant women: the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| reverse 18' | ... floods will come out |
| reverse 6' | ... the land of Akkad he entrusted. |
| obverse 16' | If the Kidney Star in Duuzu ditto in the west. |
| obverse 6' | If the Kidney Star in Nisannu (Month I) from the 1st to the 30th day disappears in the west. |
| reverse 14' | If the Field stands inside Enmearra: defeat of Akkad. |
| obverse 12' | If the Kidney Star in Simanu ditto in the east. |
| reverse 7' | If the Kidney Star is surrounded by a halo. |
| reverse 13' | If a Bristle enters the west: there will be hunger in the land. |
| reverse 19' | If the Field.... |
| obverse 14' | If the Kidney Star in Simanu ditto in the west. |
| reverse 2' | ...... |
| obverse 13' | ... of my troops, |
| reverse 10' | If the Kidney Star stands in the Lion: there will be battle. |
| reverse 9' | If the Field stands between the Twins: the land will change. |
| reverse 3' | ... reed |
| obverse 8' | If the Kidney Star in Ayyaru (VIII) ditto in the east. |
| reverse 16' | ........... |
| obverse 5' | There will be rejoicing in the netherworld. |
| obverse 2' | If the Kidney Star, its position is yellow-green: pregnant women will die. |
| reverse 5' | ... stands in the north. |
| obverse 4' | If the Kidney Star in Nisannu (Month I) from the 1st to the 30th day disappears in the east. |
| reverse 15' | From... the Old Man, lord of the Asidi of Enmearra |
| obverse 7' | ... will see... |
| reverse 4' | ...... |
| reverse 8' | If the Kidney Star is seen on the left: there will be a famine. |
| obverse 3' | If the Field... is bright: the land will experience evil. |
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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