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Šumma izbu no. 2, K 04042 (P395372)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Šumma izbu no. 2, K 04042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395372 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 10' | If a woman gives birth to a woman and its neck is not there: the owner of the house will die and he will die. |
| 11' | If a woman gives birth to and its right hand is not present: a severe illness. |
| 1' | If a woman gives birth and the head of a lion is located: a strong king will be present in the land. |
| 8' | If a woman gives birth and the head of the goose is located on the throne without its word: a throne will fall. |
| 2' | If a woman gives birth and the head of a lion is located: there will be famine in the land. |
| 6' | If a woman gives birth and the head of the snake is present: attack of Ningizida of the land. |
| 3' | If a woman gives birth and it is provided with a dog's head: that city will die. |
| 5' | If a woman gives birth and the head of a pig is located: the population of that house will prosper. |
| 4' | If a woman gives birth and the head of the 'finger' is located: he who has no word: he will seize the throne. |
| 7' | is well. Gilgamesh of the land, lord of the king, will be present in the land. |
| 9' | If a woman gives birth to and its neck is swollen: the king's hand will become happy. |
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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