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K 03807 (P395244)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 3. Manzāzu; CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 03807 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395244 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 3. Manzāzu; CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary |
| 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 col 1' 2' | ... his... |
| obverse col 2' 2' | If the Well-being is like the horn of a chariot: it will be low in its base. |
| obverse col 1' 4' | ............ |
| reverse col 3' 12' | (If) he is ill for 3 days: that which is favourable. |
| reverse col 4' 6' | ...... |
| reverse col 3' 5' | (If) the 3rd day is dark: he will become good in 3 days. |
| obverse col 2' 15' | There is a 'hand'-mark,' a 'hand'-mark,' a 'hand'-mark,' a 'hand'-mark,' and a haruspex. |
| reverse col 3' 3' | If the'strengths' are visible: in the 'well-being' of the enemy's hand, this will be my case. |
| reverse col 3' 8' | (If) the left side of the gall bladder is 1 good, 2 good, 3 not good. |
| reverse col 4' 3' | ...... |
| obverse col 2' 13' | If the upper part of the 'finger' does not say to a man: |
| obverse col 2' 5' | If he is a lion, he is great, he is one who is very ill. |
| obverse col 1' 7' | ... the wall |
| obverse col 2' 12' | The wording of an i.e., an i.e., an oath, |
| reverse col 3' 16' | "It is located on the top of the left side of the 'finger' of the weapon and it faces upward. |
| reverse col 3' 11' | Anything that is good 3 and not good. |
| reverse col 3' 4' | If there is a mole on the right or of the face of a man or of a man's eye: he will not prosper. |
| reverse col 3' 14' | If your mother asks you |
| obverse col 2' 14' | If the'station' is surrounded by a 'path.' The'strength' is thick. The 'well-being' is present. The gall bladder is thick. The enemy's.... |
| obverse col 2' 4' | If diu-disease is seen: there will be diu-disease. |
| reverse col 3' 2' | He is frightened and his utterance emerges. Great praise of the king. |
| reverse col 3' 1' | The 'path' is present.... |
| obverse col 2' 18' | You recite the incantation '... in a favorable case,' in a favorable case. |
| obverse col 2' 10' | The 'hand' of the 'finger' is 'loose.' As he said, |
| obverse col 1' 6' | ... his |
| reverse col 3' 10' | You crush it like a weapon. |
| reverse col 3' 17' | "Why... to good...?" |
| obverse col 2' 16' | The 'finger' is 1 cubit. The 6th, the 'finger' is located in the 'finger.' |
| reverse col 3' 13' | If there is a mole on the left side, and there are similarities. |
| obverse col 1' 3' | ...... |
| obverse col 1' 12' | ...... |
| reverse col 3' 9' | [If] there are [favorable] omens, they will not be good. |
| obverse col 2' 6' | The 'well-being' of the 'increment' is present on the 'increment.' |
| obverse col 1' 5' | ... his foundation(?) |
| reverse col 3' 7' | (If) 2 (gloss: new break): 3 (gloss: not good). |
| obverse col 2' 9' | You should not give his sign... in his heart. |
| reverse col 3' 6' | You recite 3 (times): it will be good for 3 times. |
| reverse col 4' 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 1' 9' | ... your |
| reverse col 4' 1' | ...... |
| obverse col 1' 8' | ...... |
| obverse col 2' 11' | If ditto (and) he does not give birth to a 'weapon'-mark: he will recover. |
| obverse col 2' 17' | The 'finger' is thick. The'strength' is thick. The'strength' is present. |
| obverse col 2' 3' | If the Well-being... and in its top |
| obverse col 2' 7' | (If) its eyes are located on the right and are yellow-green: he will die. |
| obverse col 2' 8' | The good 'hand' which is in it is located on the 'finger.' |
| reverse col 3' 15' | (If) a Weapon on the right is seen above: not good. |
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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