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Boissier Choix 1, 063-064 (P395266)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Boissier Choix 1, 063-064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395266 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy |
| 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 5' | They were frightened, they were frightened by my utterance. |
| reverse 8' | If there are a'station' on the right of the'station': there will be deaths in the land. |
| obverse 13 | If there is a mole on the top of the'station': there will be a 'weapon'-mark. |
| obverse 3 | If from the base of the 'finger' the 'finger' reaches the 'weapon'-mark: the gods will hear it. |
| obverse 1 | If from the top of the'station' the 'weapon'-mark to the 'weapon'-mark and the 'weapon'-mark rises: there will be an attack in the land. |
| reverse 7' | They have become frightened, they have become frightened. Two times... |
| obverse 2 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the top of the'station': a 'weapon'-mark to the 'weapon'-mark and it appears a 'weapon'-mark. |
| obverse 24 | ... in the base of a man... |
| reverse 19' | The 'path' is present. The 'path' is present. |
| reverse 9' | If there are a'station' on the left of the'station': there will be deaths in the land. |
| obverse 10 | If a man is seen on the top of the'station': the'station' will be scattered. |
| obverse 22 | (If) a man is seized by... and a black.... |
| reverse 21' | Written and checked according to its original. |
| reverse 6' | If in the right of the'station' there are'strengths' there are 4'strengths', 2 'well-beings' are white, 2 'well-beings'. Night... |
| reverse 10' | If there are a'station' on the right of the'station' there are 'well-beings' in them. Nights: Nergal will devour Adad. |
| obverse 14 | or a heir will die if he sees him: |
| obverse 6 | If between the'station' and the 'path' of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark: until the 3rd, the wife of a man will be killed; her wife will be killed. |
| reverse 11' | There will be deaths in the land. The people will be put to shame. |
| obverse 16 | If the middle of the 'finger' is white: the man will seize the throne. |
| reverse 16' | There is a hole in the left side of the'station' between the'station' and the 'path.' |
| reverse 2' | If in the right of the'station' there are 4 reeds: the king will go on the road.... |
| obverse 23 | ... a man will die and....... |
| reverse 20' | It is the sixth tablet of the series. |
| obverse 8 | or that of your guards will kill the enemy. |
| obverse 9 | If between the'station' and the'station' of the 'finger' the 'finger' reaches the 'finger.' |
| reverse 14' | If a man is stricken with ribs: a god will eat food. |
| obverse 12 | If the 'path' is white: its 'heart' is white. The 'heart' is red. |
| obverse 25 | ... he will recover. |
| reverse 17' | There is a 'foot'-mark between the'station' and the 'path' and a 'foot'-mark. |
| obverse 11 | (If) he goes to the path of Mercury, lion or Mercury, a snake, (or) a Weapon: he will reach the enemy. |
| obverse 15 | (If) an eclipse takes place: it is favourable for the king. |
| reverse 18' | alternatively, the haruspex is dead in the body of his god. |
| reverse 3' | On a day when...... in a man's house... |
| obverse 4 | There is a 'foot'-mark between the'station' and the 'path.' |
| obverse 26 | ... god... |
| obverse 5 | There is a 'foot'-mark between the'station' and the 'path.' |
| reverse 12' | If in the right side of the'station' there are 'well-beings': their heart will be happy. |
| reverse 15' | (If) in the right side of the lung between a man and a 'foot'-mark is located: fall of a man. |
| obverse 20 | If that lung is white: the wife of a man... |
| obverse 19 | If a man's wife... in the base of the'station' there is a'station': a man's wife... |
| obverse 21 | If there is a mole on the top of the'station': he will die and.... |
| reverse 4' | If in the right of the'station' there are 4 'well-beings': the king will go on a campaign.... |
| obverse 18 | If the middle of the 'finger' is white: the king.... |
| obverse 7 | If between a man's and a niru-mark there is a hole and a hole: the city will be destroyed. |
| reverse 1' | ......... |
| reverse 13' | If the top of the'station' is split: an eclipse. |
| obverse 17 | If a Perforation is located inside the middle of a man's'station': attack of a 'well-being'. |
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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