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CT 31, pl. 27, K 03984 (P395342)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 31, pl. 27, K 03984 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395342 |
| 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 4 | If ditto the vertebrae are surrounded by a Weapon and the lower part is elevated:.... |
| obverse 14' | There is a 'foot'-mark in the surface of the 'path.' The 'path' is 'loose.' |
| obverse 6' | If the vertebrae... and.... |
| obverse 9' | If on the top of the back of the gall bladder there is a 'foot'-mark: your army will fall in... |
| reverse 1 | There is a 'weapon'-mark on the top of the 'weapon'-mark. The upper part is elevated. The enemy's hand in the 'weapon'-mark. |
| obverse 7' | If the vertebrae... |
| reverse 6 | If the vertebrae are 2 in number.... |
| obverse 15' | If the 'path' is swollen: attack of the city for the enemy. |
| obverse 2' | ...... and... |
| reverse 9 | [The'strength' is present...]. |
| obverse 19' | If the vertebrae... towards the... of the enemy's land.... |
| reverse 7 | The vertebrae are 3 in number. |
| obverse 4' | If the vertebrae are smashed and... |
| obverse 18' | If the Well-being reaches the middle of the 'finger':. |
| obverse 12' | If the vertebrae are smashed, my inscriptions.... |
| obverse 3' | If the vertebrae... and.... |
| obverse 17' | If on the top of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark.... |
| reverse 11 | The vertebrae are 7 in number.... |
| obverse 5' | If the'strength' of his field is split and.... |
| obverse 11' | If the vertebrae are swollen: famine will come out. |
| reverse 5 | If ditto the vertebrae are in opposition: the brother will become more important than the prince........ |
| reverse 10 | If the 6th part of the'strength' becomes visible: the enemy....... |
| reverse 8 | The vertebrae are 4 in number. |
| obverse 13' | The vertebrae are recessed.... |
| reverse 12 | Assurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria... |
| obverse 10' | If there is a 'foot'-mark on the left side of the gall bladder: evil for a man. |
| obverse 8' | If the'strength' of the 'finger' is dark: the lord of the'strength'.... |
| reverse 3 | If on the left side of the gall bladder... |
| obverse 16' | If he is ill and he sees a enemy: my enemy will seize.... |
| reverse 2 | If on the top of the Seal of the Weapon is located and the lower part is elevated: my hand in the Weapon of the enemy.... |
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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