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AAT pl. 38 (Rm 105) (P395310)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AAT pl. 38 (Rm 105) |
|---|---|
| ID | P395310 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse 22' | If its stars do not appear above and below, the king... |
| obverse 1 | If the Field becomes visible in Nisannu (I): that star will become bright and.... |
| reverse 8' | If its stars are lower: the land Elam and the land Akkad. |
| reverse 10' | The Westland will complete the 7th year of Subartu. |
| reverse 17' | If its stars are yellow-green and its stars are yellow-green: in Subartu and the Westland. |
| obverse 12 | If a star stands in front of the south: the Scorpius, the Niru, Ea; in Ululu (VI) and he will stand. |
| reverse 28' | (As for) the one who gave wide understanding (lit. “who gave wide understanding”), |
| obverse 13 | If that star is bright and faces the enemy's eye: the lands will prosper. |
| obverse 18 | If the Scorpion becomes visible in Arasamna and Arasamna (VIII): that star will become bright and see the king of that land. |
| reverse 26' | If in Nisannu (Month I), the Field and the Pleiades appear.... |
| obverse 7 | If the Bristle becomes visible in Simanu (Month III). |
| obverse 3 | If the Pleiades become visible in Ayyaru (XII): that year.... |
| reverse 24' | If his stars do not appear below, and the upper stars become visible: the king... |
| obverse 23 | If in Nisannu (I) the Field, the.... |
| obverse 28 | If in Simanu the Shepherd of.... |
| reverse 25' | (If) he is frightened and the land... |
| reverse 23' | They will be sated and the rains.... |
| obverse 21 | If a fox becomes visible in Du'uzu (Month IV): in Duuzu (Month X), if that star is bright and appears: the king of that land will take away his enemy's land. |
| reverse 18' | The 'third year' rains in the sky; floods will be cut off in the river; there will be famine. |
| obverse 27 | (If) there is a grievous curse on the land: there will be evil and evil. |
| obverse 25 | If in Ayyaru (II) the Pleiades (and) the Pleiades (and) the Great Gods - |
| reverse 1' | If the Field becomes visible in Nisannu (I) and it does not appear on the west side: in the land of Amurru. |
| obverse 30 | In Duuzu the Arrow... |
| obverse 2 | If that star is faint and its month is overcast and appears.... |
| reverse 4' | If he sees a man and he sees a ghost: there will be famine in the land. |
| reverse 2' | If he sees a man and he is stricken: the third year will be completed in the land. |
| reverse 21' | If its stars are very red: in the land of Elam and the land of Akkad a field will prosper. |
| obverse 14 | If that star becomes visible on the day and is seen: the lands will not prosper. |
| obverse 6 | If the Bristle... all year. |
| obverse 17 | If that star is bright and appears: the king of that land will die. |
| reverse 7' | If his stars are above Enmudu: the land of Subartu and the Westland will be plundered. |
| reverse 27' | Tablet 51, day: “Anu and Enlil, the palace of Ashurbanipal.” |
| obverse 4 | The great gods of the land... for good deeds |
| obverse 29 | If on his return... |
| reverse 5' | If the Yoke Constellation is seen with it: alternatively, the Yoke Constellation is seen with the Yoke Constellation. The lands will be destroyed. |
| obverse 24 | If, at an inappropriate time, he is seized, he will not be seized, or he will not be seized, the canals and canals will not bring their flood. |
| reverse 3' | If he sees and he goes down: the land will become happy. There will be deaths. |
| reverse 6' | If the lower part of Eridu becomes visible: alternatively, its lower part: Eridu will become visible. |
| obverse 11 | If that star becomes visible on the day and is seen in the middle of the 'finger' and the 'finger': the barley will not prosper. |
| obverse 20 | If a man... a zibanitu-plant... in a month.... |
| obverse 10 | If that star is bright and appears: attack of the land and the harvest of the barley will prosper. |
| obverse 15 | If the Great One, vizier Mullissu and Zarpanitu (is seen in) Tartu (Month VII). |
| reverse 15' | If his stars are under the protection of the sun: his stars will be above their faces. |
| reverse 11' | If his stars are lower, he will conquer Elam and Akkad for the fifth year. |
| obverse 5 | If that star becomes visible, and its month will pass by, and.... |
| reverse 9' | If its stars rise above, variant: ewes will destroy Subartu and the Westland. |
| obverse 9 | If the Arrow becomes visible in Duuzu (Month IV) and the Bow becomes visible in Abu (Month V). |
| reverse 20' | If its stars are very red: in Subartu and the Westland will prosper. The harvest will prosper. |
| obverse 19 | (If) the Bristle... reaches its position: if that star is bright and sees the king of that land: kings of that land will conquer his enemies. |
| obverse 22 | If that star becomes visible on the day that the king of that land will devastate his enemy. |
| obverse 16 | If the Bristle becomes visible in that month: if that star is bright and becomes visible: the king of that land will extend his life. |
| obverse 8 | If that star becomes visible and its month is divided and appears: the king of that land... his land.... |
| reverse 19' | If his stars are yellow-green and his stars are yellow-green: their heads will... in the land of Elam and Akkad. |
| reverse 12' | year 5 of Akkad: “The land of Akkad will be destroyed and the land of Elam will devastate.” He marched before his troops. |
| reverse 13' | If his stars are dark: his stars will be bright; their heads will be scattered in Subartu and the Westland. |
| reverse 16' | In the land of Elam and the land of Akkad the fifth year of Erra and Adad will devour their people. |
| obverse 26 | (If) there is a favorable sign about the land: there will be reconciliation. |
| reverse 14' | The land of Elam, the fifth year of Erra and Adad will eat their people. |
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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