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AfO Beih 27, pl. 16 K 06455 (P396548)
CANONICAL > Divination > Physiognomy, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AfO Beih 27, pl. 16 K 06455 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396548 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Physiognomy |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | [... x]-ha [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [... x]-su _nu gi#_ [...] | ... ... not reed ... |
| 3' | [...] u3 mit-ha-ru _ki-tusz_ ne-ih# [...] | ... and the companion, the dwelling, reverence ... |
| 4' | [...] _gar na bi kur_ i-<<KUR>>-be-el [...] | ... will take place; that land will rule .... |
| 5' | [...] _gar na bi asz-te ad_-szu2 _kur_-ad2-ma _im-ri-a_ [...] | ... is located. That man, the throne of his father will be conquered and a flood .... |
| 6' | [...] _murgu# gir3-min_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar_-nu _hul dib_-su | ... the shoulders of the feet are placed 15 times: evil will strike him. |
| 7' | [... a]-di# _murgu gir3-min_ 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar_-nu _nig2-szu nig2-gur11 tuku_-szi# [...] | ... until the shoulders of the feet are 180, possessions and property ... |
| 8' | [...] 1(u) 5(disz) 1(u) 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_-nu _nig2-gur11 dagal_-esz# | ... 15 15 and 190 are placed, the property is wide. |
| 9' | [... x]-s,i 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(u) 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_-nu _nig2-gur11 bir_-ah# | ... 215 and 220 are present. The property is split. |
| 10' | [... x]-hir#-ti 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-da_ [...] | ... x-hirti, 15 times it is present, its days are long ... |
| 11' | [... x]-hir#-ti 2(gesz2) 3(u)!-szu2 _gar u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da_ [...] | ... x-hirti, it was present for 180 days; its days were long ... |
| 12' | [... 1(u)] 5(disz)-szu2 _gar_ at-mu-szu2 _ugu dingir_ u _lugal du10-ga_-ab _u4_ [...] | ... is located on the right: his aura will be good for god and king. |
| 13' | [... x]-li#-szu2 lu sza2 _zag_ lu sza2 _gub3 gar uku2_-[in] | ... his ..., either on the right or on the left, he will become poor. |
| 14' | [...] sza2# 1(u) 5(disz) lu sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) ki-da-nu _gar amasz#_ [...] | ... of 15 or of 180 kidānu is present: the sheepfold .... |
| 15' | [...] GA _dib_ [...] | ... passed ... |
| 16' | [...] sza2 1(u) 5(disz) lu sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u)# [...] | ... of 15 or of 180 ... |
| 17' | [...] _kalag-ga#_ [...] | ... is strong ... |
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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