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CM 43, pl. 44-45 (P396403)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CM 43, pl. 44-45 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396403 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse 37' | If...... is dark: the king will be happy. :.......... |
| reverse 21 | If in Nisannu (I) on the 28th day an eclipse takes place and.... |
| obverse 33' | If the sun is dark: the animals of the land will be scattered : her possessions will be scattered. : the animals of the land.... |
| reverse 7 | If from the 1st day to the 30th day it is dark: he will die.... |
| reverse 30 | If Adad thunders in the sky on the 20th: that day Mars will rage and the day will be strong. |
| reverse 29 | The 28th day: the land of Akkad, the 29th day: the land of Amurru |
| obverse 39' | If an anomaly... the star |
| reverse 42 | If in the west...... rain |
| obverse 12' | ... and the sun in a black machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj machiaj |
| reverse 15 | ... on the 14th day, the 30th day (and) the 28th day are placed(?) |
| obverse 35' | If in... day : in the middle of a month, there will be death of Guti. |
| obverse 25' | If the sun at its appearance wears a crown: in the land he will experience famine. |
| reverse 14 | If on the 29th day ama heard the Anunnak gods and ama: |
| reverse 56 | ... ama thundered |
| reverse 49 | If Adad reaches the Moon:.... |
| obverse 8' | If on a day that is not overcast, rain will diminish the land. |
| reverse 2 | If in Nisannu (I) on the 28th day the sun is dark: the king will die and he will recover. |
| obverse 11' | (If) the sun sets and its land becomes eclipsed: there will be an eclipse and the king will die and the land will recover. |
| reverse 32 | If... thunders and the sun rises: the king's land.... |
| obverse 5' | If the day becomes dark: the house will be cloudy. Adad will devastate. |
| reverse 17 | If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king will be angry with his land and his people. |
| obverse 4' | If the day reaches the hand of Adad: rain will rage. |
| obverse 10' | (If) there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder and the sun is dark: he will reach the highest rank. |
| obverse 30' | ... he will defeat the enemy's enemy. : Adad will devastate. |
| reverse 44 | (If) in the morning watch (the sun) sets: the sun set on the right and the sun rises:... ama... |
| reverse 37 | ... he will be satisfied. |
| obverse 36' | If......... is dark: the king... |
| reverse 25 | If the day is dark and the sun is dark: Enlil will die. |
| reverse 35 | If Adad - in the middle of the day (means) : after the day it thunders.... |
| obverse 14' | If the storm blows: the land of Subartu, the land of Elam, the land of Amurru. |
| obverse 40' | If in Nisannu (Month I), on the 26th day: he will recover. |
| reverse 1 | If an eclipse takes place and Jupiter and Jupiter become visible:... for the king. |
| obverse 7' | If on a day not overcast it rains: the harvest will not prosper. |
| obverse 22' | If ditto and the north wind blows: the weapon of Guti will be scattered. |
| reverse 46 | (If) it is a new moon (and) it is bright: 14°, it is strong... against its stars... |
| reverse 54 | ... ama thundered |
| obverse 13' | If the day reaches the south: he will eat food. The king of Akkad will have mercy. |
| reverse 38 | ... its left horn... |
| obverse 16' | If the day is dark and the north wind blows: hunger for Nergal, small goats |
| reverse 52 | If Adad... the sun is dark.... |
| obverse 38' | If the day reaches its normal length and....... |
| reverse 55 | ... Shamash... the ground(?) |
| obverse 6' | If the day reaches its normal length: a rain shower. |
| obverse 9' | If he is stricken in his unfavorable intestines: the earth will not prosper; he will not prosper. |
| obverse 23' | If the sun rises and is red: the land will become red; the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse 43 | If Adad afflicts him with a lightning flash and his hand is surrounded by a lightning flash. |
| obverse 1' | If the day reaches its normal length: rain in the sky. |
| reverse 16 | If the Moon is black and the sun comes out of its hands.... |
| reverse 34 | If Adad thunders in the land: storm.... |
| obverse 29' | ... (If) he sees..., he sees..., he sees... anything, he sees... |
| reverse 33 | If Adad is ill, ama is ill, he is ill for his servants. |
| obverse 3' | If the day is dark and it is dark: Enlil will eat food in the land. |
| reverse 24 | If the storm is dark and Adad eats it (the storm) Adad.... |
| reverse 3 | In that year, there will be an enemy attack, and the land will be scattered, and... will be scattered. |
| obverse 24' | If the sun rises and is surrounded by a rainbow: the moon....... |
| reverse 12 | If the sun rises: the gods will die in the body of the land. |
| reverse 22 | (If) Tukulti-Ninurta goes behind him: the star is not surrounded by the heavens. |
| reverse 19 | (If) there is evil and the king... |
| reverse 10 | If in Nisannu (Month I), there will be a severe illness in the land.... |
| obverse 27' | If ditto and the wind blows: there will be famine in the west. |
| reverse 26 | If.... and Adad strews.... |
| reverse 11 | If in the beginning of year 2 it is dark: the king... over his land. |
| reverse 31 | there will be famine; there will be illness in the land. |
| reverse 47 | (gloss: new break) |
| reverse 13 | (If) they are stricken: she will die. |
| obverse 20' | If ditto and the north wind blows: the cattle-pen will diminish. |
| obverse 31' | ...... [...]... [...] |
| obverse 19' | If a solar disk is surrounded by a reed wall: the enemy will devour her. |
| reverse 20 | If an eclipse takes place in Nisannu (I): in the south, it will take place and in the east: attack of Elam against Akkad. |
| obverse 44' | From the 1st day to the 30th day... |
| reverse 57 | ......... |
| reverse 36 | ... it thundered. The third year... |
| obverse 41' | (If) he dies: in the hand of.... |
| obverse 34' | If the sun becomes bright: a reign of abundance. |
| reverse 6 | ...... is dark: rejoicing....... |
| obverse 15' | If the day is dark and the north wind blows: attack of locusts. |
| obverse 18' | If the day is dark and the wind blows: annihilation. |
| obverse 17' | If the storm is dark and the wind blows: the weapon of Guti will destroy the land. |
| reverse 41 | ... the extispicy in black... |
| obverse 43' | If he does not reach him, an eclipse... |
| reverse 50 | If on the day of disappearance of the moon Adad.... |
| reverse 23 | The king of Elam will die for 1 year. |
| reverse 4 | If on the 28th day the sun is dark: the king's reign will end; Adad.... |
| reverse 51 | If Adad... Ur-Amma |
| reverse 53 | When Adad roars |
| reverse 18 | If the sun on the day of the moon is seen in a black eclipse and nobody.... |
| reverse 28 | ... black, Elam, an eclipse... Akkad, an eclipse |
| obverse 28' | If ditto and he sees a ghost: there will be an eclipse. |
| reverse 27 | If Adad roars, ama... an eclipse |
| reverse 5 | (If) the harvest of the prince will increase (or): Adad. |
| obverse 21' | If ditto and the north wind blows: the Weapon of Guti (means) the first year. |
| obverse 26' | (If) the sun at its appearance wears a crown: the king will conquer the lands. |
| reverse 9 | If the sun at its appearance.......... |
| reverse 48 | If Adad thunders in the middle of the moon:....... |
| reverse 8 | If... is dark: Dilduri and Illil will... with him. |
| reverse 58 | ... in the land of Akkad |
| obverse 42' | If on the 26th day: the king of the land, Adad.... |
| obverse 2' | If it is dark and Adad eats it: Adad will devastate the harvest of the land. |
| obverse 32' | If the sun is bright: the king of the land will reach the highest rank. |
| reverse 45 | (If) there is a 'weapon'-mark in the east, and it is seen with the 'weapon'-mark, and it is seen with the 'weapon'-mark.... |
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- 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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