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BBR pl. 62-63 K 05408a + (P396014)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy; CANONICAL > Technical > Ritual texts, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BBR pl. 62-63 K 05408a + |
|---|---|
| ID | P396014 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy; CANONICAL > Technical > Ritual texts |
| 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 14 | You speak the name of tuhhu. |
| obverse 30' | ... Anu, Enlil and Ea to |
| reverse 5 | ...... which after the priest reaches the god and the goddess of the lord of the sacrifice. |
| reverse 22 | I have given you a firm positive answer to your great divinity. |
| reverse 28 | ama and Adad, the gods, judge |
| obverse 27' | ... this you have done. I have done it on top of... |
| reverse 18 | You recite the incantation in front of the 'hand' of the gods. |
| reverse 4 | ... the haruspex gave to Kittu, daughter of Anu. |
| obverse 22' | ... not... An |
| obverse 20' | ... the sage, the one who reveres the gods, |
| obverse 13' | When the king enters the battle, his face is set |
| reverse 10 | You recite the incantation 'From the... of ama and Adad.' |
| reverse 21 | Relentless one, perfect one, perfect one of the pure cedar, |
| reverse 30 | By my command, my hand, and whatever he does, the curse, the curse, and the insurrection of his heart, |
| reverse 15 | You put a hem, a black garment and a hem and place it on the top of the hem. |
| obverse 14' | In the morning, in the morning, ama, the haruspex, the scribal art he loves. |
| left 1 | ... his name(?) and... |
| reverse 20 | ama, lord of judgments, Adad, lord of the intercession, gave you the pure cedar |
| reverse 29 | ... the meal of the morning, ama and Adad come before you. |
| obverse 26' | ... with oil of... you purify........ |
| obverse 15' | You pour (the mixture) into a libation bowl (made) of ghee and mixed (the mixture) together. |
| obverse 11' | He lifts the water of a lahanu-vessel and gives (it) in front of the urtu-vessel. |
| reverse 11 | The sapararu-demon has been performed for the abode of the gods. |
| obverse 3' | According to the word of my hand, whatever he does, |
| obverse 25' | ...... and you recite...... |
| obverse 10' | In my first regnal year, in whatever he does, |
| reverse 3 | [...].... of the land to Ea, king of the Apsu. |
| obverse 33' | [...]... [...]... [...] |
| reverse 2 | ... the cultic rites to Gula, lady of decisions. |
| obverse 12' | After it you strew a censer |
| obverse 18' | ... abu-iddina, abu-iddina, mashtakal-plant in fire |
| reverse 7 | You pour a censer of juniper into a censer and sit on a churn. |
| reverse 23 | May the great gods decide a case for me. |
| obverse 2' | May the gods ama and Adad stand and |
| obverse 6' | The pure water of the holy amannu-tree which... the hand of the land aur, the land of cedar, between cedar and cypress |
| reverse 6 | a bowl of water is poured and he fills it with water. |
| obverse 8' | Aê, goldsmith, sons of Anu, purifies you, and |
| obverse 9' | ... their... they were snatched up. In whatever I commanded, the gods ama and Adad stood there and |
| reverse 17 | a lanu-vessel (made of) wool, and the water from the appu-vessel is separated and |
| obverse 31' | ... in his mouth... to Anu and... |
| obverse 4' | (If) he sees a black horn: he will recover. |
| reverse 25 | By my command, my hand, whatever he does, |
| reverse 24 | You will hear my case; the verdict of ama and Adad will be set up. |
| obverse 28' | ... of Adapi, you speak awe-inspiring brilliance. |
| obverse 16' | (If) he strews a date palm, he strews cedar in his mouth, and Nisaba |
| obverse 1' | ...... case... |
| reverse 12 | You put a kallu-vessel of flour in your left hand and you place (it) on the top of the bowl. |
| obverse 17' | He strews in his mouth, and he strews his hands in the water. |
| reverse 27 | ama, lord of judgments, Adad, lord of judgments, ama and Adad who dwells in the pure heavens |
| reverse 9 | ... of 1,000... a bowl for water... flour |
| obverse 32' | ... you speak... and truth... |
| obverse 21' | You set up a jug of leather on a leather bag. You set up a jug of jugs on a leather bag. |
| obverse 29' | ... Anu, Enlil, Ea |
| reverse 26 | he smote a cedar tree and took (it) before a censer |
| reverse 1 | ... he approached? Anu and to the garment of the owner of the sacrifice. |
| reverse 13 | You recite the inscribed name and place (it) upon the throne. |
| reverse 16 | You strew black and red wool. |
| obverse 7' | Your ikittu, suplu-juniper, and ballukku-wood, from the abode |
| obverse 5' | ama, lord of judgments, Adad, lord of judgments, |
| reverse 19 | You give water to the hands of the god. |
| obverse 19' | ...... in the truth field of ama and Adad will come and |
| reverse 8 | You pour a censer of juniper on a censer and you recite the incense-offering. |
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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