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K 06238 (P396401)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 06238 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396401 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| col 1' 9' | If the 'path' approaches the left of the gall bladder: the enemy's troops will not reach its midst. |
| col 1' 16' | In the middle of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark, a 'foot'-mark. |
| col 1' 8' | If the 'path' is short to the right: the campaign of your troops will not reach its goal. |
| col 1' 10' | If the 'path' on the right is located on the 'path': the prince's weapons will prevail over his enemy's weapons. |
| reverse col 6'? 1' | The middle of the 'path' is effaced and... on the right. |
| col 1' 5' | He shall give the god to a man, and he shall take the barley. |
| reverse col 6'? 2' | The upper part is elevated. The right side of the lung is split. The middle of the 'finger' is split. |
| reverse col 6'? 3' | If the upper part of the middle surface of the right lung is split and a 'foot'-mark approaches the right. |
| col 1' 12' | If the 'path' ditto and a 'foot'-mark is located between them: the prince will fall in his palace. |
| col 1' 11' | If the 'path' ditto and there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder: reeds will be scattered. |
| reverse col 6'? 6' | If a man is seized by a 'path' and a 'foot'-mark and a 'foot'-mark: unfavorable. |
| col 2' 1' | If... |
| col 2' 2' | If... |
| col 2' 3' | If... |
| col 1' 17' | The middle of the 'path' has a 'foot'-mark and a'strength' is present. |
| reverse col 6'? 8' | ...... |
| col 1' 19' | If the 'path' ditto and the upper part is elevated to the left of the 'weapon'-mark: there will be peace. |
| col 1' 2' | Whoever breaks the contract shall pay you back. Whoever breaks the contract shall pay back your silver. |
| col 1' 1' | The 'path' is present. The left surface of the 'finger' is split. |
| col 1' 15' | The one who says to him: |
| col 1' 6' | If the Path... on the right.... |
| col 1' 3' | O lord of divination, be at peace with you! |
| col 1' 14' | If a 'path' ditto and the upper part is elevated to the right: the prince's good fortune will diminish him. |
| col 1' 22' | Total: 17 liqtu of esagil. |
| reverse col 6'? 5' | The upper part is elevated. The right side of the lung is split. The 'well-being' is elevated. |
| col 1' 23' | If there is a mole on the left side of the'station': the 'path' is present. |
| col 1' 4' | If the 'path' and its left 'paths' are spl[ead]: the 'path' of a man will be spl[ead with the god]. |
| reverse col 6'? 7' | her angry gods turn her back and her enemy will devastate. |
| reverse col 6'? 4' | The upper part is elevated. The right side of the lung is split and the barley is overturned. |
| col 1' 7' | If the Path to the Left....... |
| col 1' 13' | If the 'paths'...... behind it: the angry gods will return to the land. |
| col 1' 20' | You set up a ritual assemblage. |
| col 1' 18' | (If) he is frightened and he is ill for 3 minas: attack of the city. |
| col 1' 21' | If the 'path' is thick: my troops will fall on her way. |
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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