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CT 28, pl. 12, K 07178 (P397086)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 28, pl. 12, K 07178 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397086 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar sig5_ pa# [...] | ... is present for 15 days: good, appearance .... |
| 3' | [...] _sze_ [...] _te_ 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar dingir te_ [...] | ... barley ... reaches ...: 180 is its inverse; a god approaches .... |
| 4' | _DISZ sze_ ina _sig7-igi-min#_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar sag-mesz#_ [...] | If barley is located on the right side of his eyes: head .... |
| 5' | _DISZ sze_ ina _sig7-igi-min#_ 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar szu_ [...] | If barley is located on the surface of the 'finger' for 180 days: hand .... |
| 6' | _DISZ sze_ ina _ub igi!_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 lu ina# s,u#-lip-ti lu ina kib-ri# [...] | If barley is seen at the right side of his eye, either in a splinter or in an uhūlu-vessel .... |
| 7' | [...] _sze_ ina _kimin_ [...] 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar szu-bi#_ [...] | ... barley, in the middle of ... ... it was placed for 180 days; its hand ... |
| 8' | [...] _pa igi_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 lu _an-ta_-nu# lu _ki-ta_-nu _gar_ [...] | ... ... is seen on the right: either upper or lower .... |
| 9' | [...] ina _kimin_ [...] 2(gesz2)# 3(u)-szu2 _gar szu#_ [...] | ... in the middle of ... it made a total of 180 ... ... |
| 10' | [...] ina _sag-du kir4_-szu2 _gar_ [...] | ... is located on the top of his nose .... |
| 11' | [...] _sze_ ina _kir4_-szu2 lu 1(u) 5(disz) lu 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ [...] | ... the barley in its course is either 15 or 180 ... |
| 12' | [...] _sze_ ina _sza3_ na-hi-ri-szu2 lu 1(u) 5(disz) lu 2(gesz2) 3(u) [...] | ... barley, whether 15 or 180 ... in his nostrils, |
| 13' | [...] _sze_ ina _nundum_-szu2 _an-ta_ lu qer-bi-nu lu# [...] | ... the barley in its upper part is either inside or ... |
| 14' | [...] ina _nundum_-szu2 _an-ta_ u3 _ki-ta_ [...] | ... in its base, upper and lower ... |
| 15' | [...] _ugu_ li-iq _ka_-szu2 lu 1(u) 5(disz) [...] | ... on top of his mouth, or 15 ... |
| 16' | [...] _ugu#_ su-uq-ti-szu _an-ta_ [...] | ... above his head ... |
| 17' | [...] _murub4#_ su-uq-ti-szu2 [...] | ... the middle of his limbs ... |
| 18' | [...] sza2 su-uq-ti-szu2 [...] | ... of his body ... |
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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