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CT 37, pl. 41, K 08627 + (P396376)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 37, pl. 41, K 08627 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P396376 |
| 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 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x x x | |
| 2' | mu x x x s,i [...] | year ... |
| 3' | _DISZ_ 2(gesz2) 3(u) _kimin_ mu-s,al-lat mu-pah-hi-rat# | If a man is covered with a bandage: he will become poor. |
| 4' | _DISZ gesztug_ 1(u) 5(disz)-sza2 _samag sa5 gar_-at musz-te-na-at | If her ears are swollen 15 times, she is covered in redness: she is constantly frightened. |
| 5' | mu-sap-pi-at | who smears |
| 6' | _DISZ_ 2(gesz2) 3(u) _min_ musz-te-na-at [ta]-ar-s,a-at | If 210 ditto a man is constantly frightened, he is constantly terrified. |
| 7' | _DISZ gesztug_ 1(u) 5(disz)-sza2 _samag sig7 gar_-at musz-te-na-at | If her ears are 15 in number: a yellow-green sāmû-disease will be present; she will become frightened. |
| 8' | u mu-sap-ha-at | and the šaphat |
| 9' | _DISZ gub3 min_ bi-szit _gesztug_-sza2 _zah2_ | If ditto a man’s left ear is swollen: he will be killed. |
| 10' | _DISZ gesztug_ 1(u) 5(disz)-sza2 _samag gar_-at x x x-u2 | If her ears are swollen 15 times: ... . |
| 11' | u la ma-ga-ru _gar_-szi | and it is not favourable. |
| 12' | _DISZ gub3 min_ x x u2 u ma-ga-ru _gar_-szi | If a kidney ditto ... and magaru-disease are present: |
| 13' | _DISZ sza3 gesztu_ 1(u) 5(disz)-sza2 x x x [...] | If the heart of the ear is 15 ... .... |
| 14' | _DISZ gub3 min#_ [...] | If ditto a sore .... |
| 15' | _DISZ_ x x x [...] | If ... .... |
| 16' | la ma-ga#-[ru _gar_-szi ...] | There will be no reopening of the case .... |
| 17' | _DISZ gub3 min_ szu-lu-[u2 u (la) ka-s,a-ru _gar_-szi] | If ditto a kidney is full of sulû-disease and it is not sealed: |
| 18' | _DISZ munus_ suq-tam _tuku_ [...] | If a woman has a stomach .... |
| 19' | _DISZ gid2-da_ [...] | If he is long: .... |
| 20' | _DISZ lugud2-da_ x [...] | If he is ill: ... .... |
| 21' | _DISZ dagal_ u x [...] | If wide and ... .... |
| 22' | _nig2_ x x [...] | ... ... |
| 23' | _DISZ dagal_ u _lugud2#_ [...] | If he is swollen and bloated .... |
| 24' | _DISZ_ bi-rit suq-[ti ...] | If a man ... between the legs .... |
| 25' | _DISZ nu [tuku?_ ...] | If he does not have |
| 33' | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 34' | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 35' | [...] | |
| 36' | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 37' | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 38' | x [...] | |
| 39' | _DISZ_ x [...] | If ... .... |
| 40' | _DISZ_ rip-[hi ...] | If riphu-disease .... |
| 41' | _DISZ_ rip-hi# [...] | If a riphu-mark .... |
| 42' | _DISZ_ rip-hi [...] | If a riphu-mark .... |
| 43' | _DISZ szu-min_-sza2 | If her hands |
| 44' | _DISZ szu-min#_-[sza2? ...] | If her hands ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [... _x]-mes [dingir]_-na-at | ... of the gods, |
| 2' | [_DISZ_] _tur-mesz dingir_-na-at | If the intestines are small: gods. |
| 3' | _DISZ_ sap-pa-at na-a-a-kat3 | If he is constantly afflicted with cramps: |
| 4' | _DISZ munus_ x x x-sza2 kab-ba-ra _dingir_-na-at | If a woman’s ... is thick: she is godly. |
| 5' | _DISZ sig-mesz sza3-bi nu du10-ga_ | If low-quality wool does not satisfy its interior: |
| 6' | _DISZ_ up-pi a-hi-sza2 bi-ni-tam _tuku_ szam-ma-hat | If a man’s hips have a bīnu-mark: šamma-ḫatu-disease. |
| 7' | _DISZ lugud2-mesz_ szam-ma-hat | If he suffers from mucus (syrup): |
| 8' | _DISZ_ kab-ba-ra _dingir_-na-at | If he is constantly afflicted with headache: |
| 9' | _DISZ#_ qat-ta-na ina-an-ziq | If he is seized by a hand: |
| 10' | [_DISZ_] a-hi-szu kab-ba-ra _dingir_-na-at | If his brother is a totalitarian: |
| 11' | _DISZ sig-mesz_ ina-an-ziq | If the wool is swollen: |
| 12' | _DISZ sa_ a-hi-sza2 _babbar-mesz_ ina-an-ziq | If her arms are covered in white hair: |
| 13' | [_DISZ] zi-mesz dingir_-na-at | If the omens of a god |
| 14' | _DISZ munus_ am-ma-tu-sza2 _sig2_ lah3-ma ina-an-ziq | If a woman’s arms are covered in hair and she is swollen: |
| 15' | _DISZ munus sa_ am-ma-ti-sza2 _zi_ me gar kur | If a woman’s hips are swollen: attack of the enemy. |
| 16' | _DISZ munus szu-min_-sza2 ba-'-la _e2_ dul-li _du3_ | If a woman’s hands are full: she will build a house. |
| 17' | _DISZ sig-mesz_ musz-tam-ri-s,a#-at | If wool is thick: he will become troubled. |
| 18' | _DISZ gid2-da-mesz_ | If he is long: |
| 19' | _DISZ lugud2-da-mesz_ i-szar2-ru3 _dingir_-na#-at | If the limbs are long: he will become rich. |
| 20' | _DISZ sza3_-szu2 u2-kal-la _nu si-sa2#-[si-sa2]_-at | If his heart holds back, he will not be satisfied. |
| 21' | _DISZ_ he-pi2 _ug7_ | If a person is seized by a fallow deer |
| 22' | _DISZ gisz-hur-mesz szu-min_-sza2 sza-ta-a a-hi-is-sa u2-x x | If her hands are full of reed bundles: ... her arms. |
| 23' | _DISZ_ ku-um-mu-da _zarah2_ sad-rat-su | If kummūdu-disease (appears) in the form of a moth: his illness. |
| 24' | _DISZ_ pe-ta-a _munus-bi_ nam-risz# _[gen-mesz]_ | If the eye of a woman is swollen: she will live long. |
| 25' | _DISZ_ ma-'-da a-hi-is-sa u2-[lap-pan?] | If a man’s hips are very stiff: |
| 26' | _DISZ gal_-a _dingir ti_ [...] | If a great illness .... |
| 27' | _DISZ_ kur-ra-a a-hi-is-sa u2-lap#-[pan] | If a mountain is covered in its flanks: |
| 28' | _DISZ_ ma-gal# _lugud2-mesz zarah2_ sad-rat-su# | If he is afflicted with massive swellings: he will become ill. |
| 29' | _DISZ_ sza2 1(u) 5(disz) pe-ta-a sza2 _gub3_ sza-la-a | If the right side of the lung is split open: |
| 30' | a-hi-is-sa mar-s,a ina-ziq | (Sum) Its limbs are swollen, it swells up (Akk) It is a bruised limb, it has slowed down |
| 31' | _DISZ_ sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) pe-ta-a sza2 1(u) 5(disz) sza-la-a ek-let-it nam-rat | If a man’s chest is swollen to the point where he is surrounded by a wall of 15 šalā: he will die. |
| 32' | _DISZ zag_ u _gub3_ pe-ta-a nam-risz _gen-mesz_ | If the right and left side of the Gall Bladder are open: they will go wild. |
| 33' | _sza3 e2_ asz-bat _du10_-ab | inside the house where he resides, good |
| 34' | _DISZ kur2-mesz diri-mesz kimin u4-mesz diri-mesz_ | If extra-strength kur’s (and) extra-long days |
| 35' | e-nu-a _igi_-sza2 _gar_-nu _kur_-ad2 | when her face became visible she gained dominion. |
| 36' | _DISZ_ ka-an-ni _diri-me ti_ ur-rak | If he is constantly affected by kannu-disease: he will recover. |
| 37' | _DISZ zag_ u _gub3_ ed-la _zarah2_ sad-rat-su | If the right and left sides of the lung are swollen: his illness. |
| 38' | [_DISZ] munus# szu-si szu-min_-sza2 _gid2-da-mesz sza3-bi du10-ga gar_-szi | If a woman's hands are long: her heart will be satisfied. |
| 39' | [...] _gir2#-min-mesz#_ [...] _da#-mesz_ ul i-tar-ra-as, | ... the feet ... he will not be able to walk. |
| 40' | [...] _igi_-mar | ... will be seen. |
| 41' | _DISZ_ [...] _e2 ku4_-bu _uku2_ | If ... he enters a house: he will become poor. |
| 42' | _DISZ_ [... i]-tar-ra-as, _ti_ | If ... is swollen: life. |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ munus gisz#_ [...] | If a woman .... |
| 2 | _DISZ munus_ hu-[x ...] | If a woman .... |
| 3 | _DISZ murub4#_ [...] | If the middle .... |
| 4 | _DISZ murub4_ [...] | If the middle .... |
| 5 | im-t,u2# [...] | (If) he slips through a hole, he will die. |
| 6 | _DISZ munus ubur-mesz_-sza2 [...] | If a woman’s breasts ... |
| 7 | _DISZ tur-mesz_ [...] | If small ... .... |
| 8 | _DISZ_ ma-aq-ta [...] | If maqtu-disease .... |
| 9 | _DISZ_ zaq-pa la [...] | If he is surrounded by a cloud, not ... . |
| 10 | _DISZ ki gaba_-sza2 szam-t,a# [...] | If her breast is swollen .... |
| 11 | _DISZ ubur_-sza2 sza2 _zag gid2_ [...] | If her hips are long .... |
| 12 | _DISZ_ sza2 _gub3 gid2 u3-[tu]_ | If the left side of the lung gives birth prematurely |
| 13 | _DISZ kir4 ubur_-sza2 _babbar-mesz_ la mu# [...] | If her breast-bone is white: not .... |
| 14 | _DISZ sig7-mesz nu min_ : [...] | If they are not yellow: ... .... |
| 15 | _DISZ_ da-'-mu [...] | If daʾmu-disease ... |
| 16 | _DISZ ge6_ u da-'-mu la [...] | If night and day are not ... |
| 17 | _DISZ tur-mesz_ [...] | If small ... .... |
| 18 | _DISZ_ s,a-pi-ir [...] | If he is covered in stapīru-disease: .... |
| 19 | _DISZ samag-mesz diri_ [...] | If there are samsû-diseases .... |
| 20 | _DISZ_ du-'-u2-[...] | If Du'û- |
| 21 | _DISZ munus sa [kir4_ ...] _sza3_ [...] | If a woman's hips are swollen ... .... |
| 22 | _DISZ munus_ qab!-[x ...] | If a woman ... |
| 23 | _DISZ#_ [...] | If ... .... |
| 24 | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 25 | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 26 | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 27 | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 28 | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 29 | _DISZ munus_ ina im#-[x ...] | If a woman ... in ... .... |
| 30 | _DISZ gub3#_ [...] | If an anomaly .... |
| 31 | _DISZ munus_ ina im-szi-sza2# [...] | If a woman ... in her sleep .... |
| 32 | _DISZ sig2 sa5 gar_-at# [...] | If red wool is present .... |
| 33 | _DISZ sig2 ge6 gar_-at _egir#_ [...] | If black wool is present: after ... .... |
| 34 | _DISZ munus_ im-szi-sza2 sza2 ana _ugu gal4-la gar#_ [...] | If a woman is pregnant and she is placed over a gall bladder .... |
| 35 | _DISZ munus_ a-bu-un-na-as-sa hab-szat mu-lam-mi#-[x ...] | If a woman is seized by her father's curse: ... .... |
| 36 | _DISZ_ nar-bat mu-szal-li-[x ...] | If Venus ... .... |
| 37 | _DISZ_ kas,-rat la mu-szal-li-mat# | If he is afflicted with a headache that cannot be dispelled: |
| 38 | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) kap-s,a#-at2 la mu-szal-li-mat# | If 15 kapṣat-vessels are missing: |
| 39 | _DISZ_ ana _gub3_ kap#-s,a-at mu-szal-li-mat | If he is swollen on the left: he will recover. |
| 40 | _DISZ_ szap-[x ...] a-li-da-at# | If ... ...: he will become poor. |
| 41 | _DISZ_ ku-up-pu-da-at a-li-da-at | If a man is swollen and he is ill: |
| 42 | _DISZ_ im-szi-sza2 ru-up-pu-szat a-li-da-at | If imšišātu-disease (appears) regularly: he will become poor. |
| 43 | _DISZ_ ana _an-ta_-nu sza2-qa-at la a-li-da-at# | If the upper part is high: I will not be able to see. |
| 44 | _DISZ samag babbar gar_-at _munus-bi giskim_-sza2 lem-ne-et# | If there is a white spot on the breast of a woman: its sign is evil. |
| 45 | _DISZ samag ge6 gar_-at _min sig5_-at | If there is a black spot: ditto it is good. |
| 46 | _DISZ giskim_-at a-bu-un-na-ti-sza2 _samag-mesz diri#-[mesz]_ | If the signs of her abundance are bright and surpassing: |
| 47 | _zarah2_ sad-rat-su# | herdsman of the stag |
| 48 | _DISZ_ ina _ugu_ a-bu-un-na-ti-sza2 _samag sa5 gar_-[at] | If a mole is located on her temples: he will get better. |
| 49 | _zarah2#_ sad-rat-su# | herdsman of the stag, |
| 50 | [... x]-na-at# | ... ...; |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ munus_ ar-ka-ta-sza2 kab-ba-ra [...] | If a woman’s chest is thick: .... |
| 2 | _DISZ_ qat-ta-na [...] | If he is constantly ill: .... |
| 3 | _DISZ_ ar-ka-as-sa kap-s,a-at [...] | If her chest is swollen: .... |
| 4 | _DISZ munus nundum-mesz_-sza2 kab-ba-ra# [... x]-at | If a woman’s breasts are thick: ... .... |
| 5 | _DISZ_ qat-ta-na mu-lam#-[mi]-na#-at | If he is covered in a bandage: |
| 6 | [_DISZ] munus_ kin-s,a-sza2 ba-'-la# [... x]-na-at | If a woman's hips are swollen ... ... |
| 7 | _DISZ# tur-mesz_ [...] x ina-ziq | If small ... he will die. |
| 8 | _DISZ#_ szad-da mu#-[x ... x]-na#-at | If he is stricken: ... .... |
| 9 | [_DISZ munus_ sza2]-pu-la-sza2 x [... x]-da#-at | If a woman's hips ... ... |
| 10 | [... x]-a-kat3 | ... he smote |
| 11 | [... _zarah2_ sad]-rat#-su | ... is swollen: his mood will change. |
| 12 | [... x]-lam | ... ... |
| 13 | [...] _du10-ga_ | ... is good. |
| 14 | [... x]-si# | ... ...; |
| 15 | [...] _du10#-ga_ | ... is good. |
| 16 | [...] mu-lap#-pi#-at | ... he smote |
| 17 | [...] lum-mu-na-at | ... is evil |
| 18 | [...] _gid2-da-mesz_ lum-mu-na-at : ep-pe-szet | ... long-lasting ... : to do |
| 19 | [...] _pesz4_-at mu-szal-li-mat | ... ..., the one who makes everything right, |
| 20 | [... x]-at# : ep-pe-szet na-a-a-kat3 | ... ... means "to do" nakat. |
| 21 | [...] _dingir_-na-at | ... is god. |
| 22 | [...] _sza3 hul tuku_-szi | ... has a bad heart. |
| 23 | [...] asz#-bat _bir_-ah | ... the dwelling of a biraḫ |
| 24 | [...] _usz2_ ar2-ni _ug7_ | ... dies: he will die of hunger. |
| 25 | [...] _zi# tuku : _zi_-at | ... he has ...: he will die. |
| 26 | [... x]-la a-hi-is-sa u2-szam#-t,a# | ... ... her arms he made sound. |
| 27 | [...] a-s,a-a-at | ... is seized |
| 28 | [... x]-as _dam_-sa3 _dam na_ it-ta-na-a-a-ak | ... her husband the wife of a man has sinned. |
| 29 | [... x]-at# ina ki-li i-qat-ti | ... ... in the street he passed. |
| 30 | [...] _x-mesz e2 du3 sumun_-bar _dingir_-na-at | ... ... built a house, a dwelling of the gods. |
| 31 | [... _x]-mesz# sza3-bi nu du10-ga_ | ... their ... are not good. |
| 32 | [... x]-pa#-szet ina la ku-UZU _gen-mesz_ | ... ... go without eating. |
| 33 | [... x]-ma# _sza3 hul tuku_-szi | ... ... and her evil heart |
| 34 | [... x]-ra# _sza3-bi nu du10-ga_ | ... its heart is not good. |
| 35 | [... x]-na# lum-mu-na-at | ... is evil. |
| 36 | [... x]-t,a# _uku2_-in | ... ... is dark. |
| 37 | [...] _umbin# szu-si-mesz gir3-min_-sza2 ur-ru-ra _til u4_-mi | ... the base of the 'finger' of her feet is long, the end of the day. |
| 38 | [... _x]-mesz_ ad-di-ra-na-at | ... I will give to you. |
| 39 | [...] _kimin : DISZ lugud2-da-mesz sza3-bi du10-ga_ | ... .... : If lugû-dameš-disease affects the heart |
| 40 | [...] _dib_-si ib-ri re-s,a _nu tuku_ | ... he seized; he has no rival. |
| 41 | [...] _kimin : DISZ babbar-mesz nu du10 sza3 tuku_-szi | ... .... : If white ones are not good: he will acquire a desire for it. |
| 42 | [... _sza3]-bi# du10-ga : DISZ sa5-mesz libir-ra_ | ... its interior is good. : If old redness |
| 43 | [... _x]-mesz# til u4_-mi | ... ..., end of the day. |
| 44 | [... x]-la#-at szi-in-ni a-s,a-at _kir4_ zaq-pat | ... ... of my hair, the womb of the breast is split. |
| 45 | [... x]-ta#-na <<la>> su-uq-tu s,ep-rat | “…> ... is a flood-wave, it is thick. |
| 46 | [...] um-s,a-ti _diri_-at | ... the limbs are thick. |
| 47 | [...] qer#-bet nam-rat | ... of the sanctuaries |
| 48 | [... _x]-babbar tuku_-szi _u4-me_-sza2 _gid2-da-mesz_ | ... has ...: her days will become long. |
| 49 | [...] _igi#_-sza2 ul ina-asz-szi | ... her eye does not have ... |
| 50 | [...] x x-na-at ap-pa-szu usz-szu-rat | (Sum) ... he raised his eyes. (Akk) The ... of his eye is raised. |
| 51 | [...] mi#-na-a-at | ... what is it? |
| 52 | [... x]-a?-at? | ... ...; |
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