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TBP 38c (P396735)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | TBP 38c |
|---|---|
| ID | P396735 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] ina ku-r[i ...] | ... in the desert ... |
| 2' | [...] ina sa-ar-ra-t[i ...] | ... in the scribal art ... |
| 3' | [...] ina ki-na-a-t[i ...] | ... in truth ... |
| 4' | [...] _zag# gar zarah2 nu tuku_-szi la szu2-a-x [...] | ... is located on the right, has no radiance, not ... ... |
| 5' | [...] a-hi-szu2 _gub3 gar zarah2 tuku_-szi [...] | ... his left arm is present: he will have a seizure .... |
| 6' | [...] ina# ti-s,i-it _kiszib-la2_-szu2 _zag gar_ ni-mil-szu sza2-rik2-szu2 _dingir#_ [...] | ... is located on the right side of his seal: his awe-inspiring radiance, the god .... |
| 7' | [...] ina# ti-s,i-it _kiszib-la2_-szu2 _gub3 gar_ ina _nu sig5-mesz u4_-me-szam _gen-gen#_ [...] | ... stands in the middle of his seal; in the absence of favorable signs, he will go for a long time .... |
| 8' | [...] ina# _kiszib-la2_-szu2 _zag gar_ ni-mil-szu2 sza2-rik2-szu2 _dingir#_ [...] | ... is located on his left hand: his anger, his wailing ... the god .... |
| 9' | [...] ina# _kiszib-la2_-szu2 _gub3 gar_ ina _nu sig5-mesz u4_-me-szam _gen#-[gen_ ...] | ... stands in its seal: in the absence of good signs, you will go for a long time ... |
| 10' | [...] ina# _szu-si_-szu2 _zag gar_ mim-ma _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen]_ | ... is located on its right horn: he will acquire anything valuable for himself. |
| 11' | [...] ina# _szu-si_-szu2 _gub3 gar_ mim-ma _szesz-mesz_-szu2 x [...] | ... stands in its horn: all of his brothers ... .... |
| 12' | [...] ina# su-ha-ti-szu2 _zag gar_ mim-ma _tuku_-u2 ana _igi_-szu2 _gen#_-[ak] | ... is located on his right shoulder. He will do whatever he deems best. |
| 13' | [...] ina# su-ha-ti-szu2 _gub3 gar_ mim-ma _e3_-u2 _gur_ [...] | ... stands in its midst: whatever comes out .... |
| 14' | [...] ina# _sa-ad zag gar_ mim-ma _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen?]_ | ... is located on the right side of the 'finger.' Anyone who has anything is going to see him. |
| 15' | [...] _sa-ad gub3 gar nig2-tuku_ ana _igi_-szu2 _gen#_-[ak] | ... there is a 'foot'-mark on the right side of the 'finger.' Wealth goes in front of it. |
| 16' | [... _sa]-ad#_-szu2 _zag_ u _gub3 gar_ he-pi2 [...] | ... its top is located on the right and on the left: broken .... |
| 17' | [...] _gaba#_-szu2 _zag gar_ i11-szar2-ru3 _gig_ ki-a-am _ug7_ [...] | ... is located on the right side of his breast: he will become poor; the illness will be as follows: the people .... |
| 18' | [...] _gaba#_-szu2 _gub3 gar gig_ x [...] | ... is located on its breast: illness ... .... |
| 19' | [... _gaba_-szu2 _zag_] u _gub3 gar_ [...] | ... its breast-bone is located on the right and left .... |
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
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