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TBP 56 (P395394)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | TBP 56 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395394 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | _im-gid2-da 1(disz)-kam_ [...] | 1st tablet of ... |
| 2' | _DISZ_ a-na mu-di-e im x x [... i]-kab#-bit | If for a man, ... ... will seize .... |
| 3' | _DISZ_ musz2-te-zib _dingir-mesz_ [...] _us2#-mesz_-szu2 | If he is afflicted by the incantation of the gods .... |
| 4' | [_DISZ_] na#-az-zi-ir _ne sal_ [...] _dib_-su | If he is afflicted with a nazzir-disease: ... will seize him. |
| 5' | [_DISZ_ x]-x-il _egir_ x [...] _kur_-su | If ... after ...: his land. |
| 6' | [_DISZ_ ... x]-mar x x ul? x x x x | If ... ... not ... |
| 7' | [_DISZ_ ...] x-mar i-li-'-e-szu2 | If ... ... his mood: |
| 8' | [_DISZ_ ...] x-mar i-pal-la-hu-szu2 | If ... ...: they will fear him. |
| 9' | [_DISZ_ ... x]-mar# i-be6-lu-szu2 | If ... ... will rule him. |
| 10' | [_DISZ_ ... x]-mar#? i-sze-t,u2-szu2 | If ... he is seized by ...: |
| 11' | [_DISZ_ ... x]-mar#? i-mesz-szu-szu2 | If ... his eyes |
| 12' | [...] _dingir tuku_-szi | ... has a god. |
| 13' | [... _u4]-bi gid2-mesz sag-du_-su _dugud_-it | ... its length is long, its head is thick. |
| 14' | [...] kit _DISZ_ ana _ni2_-szu2 _min dingir tuku_-szi | ... ... If ditto: he has a god on his own. |
| 15' | [... x]-ki#-nu-tam _gen_-ak | ... ... you will go. |
| 16' | [... x]-szu2# ina-pu-usz | ... he performed ... |
| 17' | [...] _arhusz# gar_-szu2 | ... there will be ... for him. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 2' | _DISZ sza3#_ [...] | If the heart ... .... |
| 3' | _DISZ_ mu-us#-[x ...] | If mu-x ... |
| 4' | _DISZ_ na-sze-e x [...] | If našê-disease ... .... |
| 5' | _DISZ_ im-ta-na-[x ...] | If imtana-... .... |
| 6' | [_DISZ_] x-ta-na-x [...] | If ... .... |
| 7' | _DISZ_ [...] kil x [...] | If ... .... |
| 8' | _DISZ_ x [...] e [...] | If ... above .... |
| 9' | _DISZ_ be [...] x [...] | If ... .... |
| 10' | _DISZ_ kur [...] | If the land .... |
| 11' | _DISZ_ mi-x [...] | If ... .... |
| 12' | _DISZ kimin_ e-pi [...] | If a man’s hair is thick: .... |
| 13' | _DISZ_ nu-'-x [...] | If ... .... |
| 14' | _DISZ_ szar-ri-ir#? [...] | If a king |
| 15' | _DISZ_ na-ad-di-[in? ...] | If a man’s neck |
| 16' | _DISZ_ zu x [...] | If ... .... |
| 17' | _DISZ_ na [...] | If a man .... |
| 18' | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ_ at-mu-szu2 da-me-[iq ...] | If his limbs are swollen: .... |
| 2 | _DISZ_ mu-na-hi-isz _i-bi-za# [igi_-mar?] | If he sees a mole on his eye, |
| 3 | _DISZ_ mu-na-hi-isz la _min_ [...] | If he is constantly ill: ditto .... |
| 4 | _DISZ_ mu-qa-lil [...] | If muqallil .... |
| 5 | _DISZ_ ra-at-ti-it [...] | If he is constantly ill: .... |
| 6 | _DISZ_ mu-ut-te-ik-lem-mu [...] | If he suffers from muttēk-lemma-disease |
| 7 | _DISZ_ ana pa-ni it-ta-na-za-az | If he keeps standing in front of himself: |
| 8 | _DISZ_ ta-di-ir-tu ina _sza3_-szu2 ma-da-at x [...] | If tadīrtu-disease persists in his belly: ... .... |
| 9 | _DISZ_ ina _ugu na_ isz-tam-mar sal [...] | If it is seen on top of a man: .... |
| 10 | _DISZ_ nu-du-un-nu-szu la ha-bu-[us, ...] | If he is not frightened by his sleep .... |
| 11 | _DISZ_ ana IGI-szu i-t,a3-bu-szu ul usz-[x ...] | If his eyes are irritated: he will not ... .... |
| 12 | _DISZ_ a-ma-ra-ku ana tap-pi-szu2 x [...] | If I am ill: to his companion ... .... |
| 13 | _DISZ_ ana tap-pi-szu2 u2-s,a-mar [...] | If he sees a man’s partner .... |
| 14 | _DISZ_ mu-ut-ta-id _ni2_-szu2 _nu silim_ [...] | If he is afflicted with muttu-disease: his mood is not good .... |
| 15 | _DISZ_ mu-sza2-ni-ih [...] | If mushu-niḫi-disease .... |
| 16 | _DISZ_ mu-ta-szi-it, x [...] | If he is afflicted by mūtašitu-disease: ... .... |
| 17 | _DISZ_ za-ku ana da-[x ...] | If you are clear: for ... .... |
| 18 | _DISZ uzu-mesz_-szu2 _u4_-mi [...] | If his flesh .... |
| 19 | _DISZ_ [... x]-ta# dam#-[x ...] | If ... ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] _nu# kur_-ad2 | ... will not reach ... |
| 2 | [...] x _igi_-mar | ... will see ... |
| 3 | [... x]-ra _igi_-mar | ... will see .... |
| 4 | [... _szu] lugal kur_-su | ... hand of the king, his land |
| 5 | [...] _sza3-bi nu du10-ga_ | ... its inside is not good. |
| 6 | [...] i-hab-bil-szu | ... will kill him. |
| 7 | [...] x nu-ra-am _igi_-mar | ... ... will see light. |
| 8 | [_DISZ_ ...] x mi-nu-u2 hi-t,i hi-t,am _tuku_-szi | If ... ..., what is the fault of her fault? |
| 9 | [_DISZ_ u2]-qal#-lil _{munus}kalag-ga dib_-su | If a pregnant woman has had a stroke: |
| 10 | [_DISZ_ x] ul i-di _ti-la_ ur-rak | If he does not know ...: life will be long. |
| 11 | [_DISZ_] x-ad pi-ia _ninda_ nap-sza2 _gu7_ | If ... my mouth eats bread of naphtha: |
| 12 | [_DISZ_] ana mi-ni-i lul-lik i-had-du | If I am to go as he wishes, he will get better. |
| 13 | _DISZ_ lu-uh-liq a-ma-tam _tuku_-szi | If he is ill: he will have a word. |
| 14 | _DISZ_ lu-un-na-bit _sig5 igi_-mar | If a man is affected by lunnabitu-disease: he will see improvement. |
| 15 | _DISZ sza3_-szu2 hi-it-nu-qa i-te-risz i-na-hi-isz | If his belly is full of swollenness: he will become ill. |
| 16 | _DISZ_ mu-up-pisz _inim tuku_-szi | If he is afflicted with paralysis: he will have a claim. |
| 17 | _DISZ_ mu-t,a-pil _inim tuku_-szi | If he is afflicted with mutapil-disease: he will have a claim. |
| 18 | _DISZ_ ud-da-ha-as3 sza2-gi-szu2 i-szag-gisz-su | If he is constantly afflicted with headache: |
| 19 | _DISZ_ pa-li-ih li-tam i-leq-qe2 | If he is afraid of the lītu-demon, he will take it. |
| 20 | _DISZ_ u2-s,a-mar ul _kur_-ad2 | If he sees him, he will not prosper. |
| 21 | _DISZ_ u2-ub-ba-tam _sag-du_-su i-qal-lil | If a sore's head is thick: |
| 22 | [_DISZ_ ...] x x [...] | If ... .... |
Sources & licences
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