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CT 41, pl. 13, K 08023 + (P397443)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 41, pl. 13, K 08023 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P397443 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse 2' | ... he will recover. That house will die. |
| reverse 30' | If there is a mole on the right side of the city, in that city death will take place and its deaths will be favourable. |
| reverse 32' | ... to a man's house... that house |
| reverse 1' | ... he has... |
| reverse 15' | (If)... gives birth to a pig: that.... |
| reverse 24' | If a fish gives birth to a pig: that house will be scattered. |
| reverse 5' | ...... house... |
| reverse 16' | ... gives birth to...: that part will become old. |
| reverse 12' | ... he will take a fish from the source to the river. That boat will devastate. It will return to its place. |
| reverse 23' | If a fish gives birth to in a spring: that house will be destroyed. |
| reverse 4' | ... : end of the day : in a man's house... |
| reverse 14' | ... the square-side is seen. That square-side is surrounded by a flood.... |
| reverse 7' | ... will come and enter a man's house. |
| reverse 11' | ... he will become fisherman from the river. He will conquer that field. |
| reverse 21' | If a fish gives birth in a man's house: that house will be destroyed. |
| reverse 13' | ... gives birth to a man |
| reverse 9' | ...... that reed... |
| reverse 10' | ... he constantly seeks out the sea : that sea : |
| reverse 6' | ...... |
| reverse 27' | If a sow gives birth to a man in a man's house. |
| reverse 18' | ... there will be famine in the street. That street is surrounded by a flood. The city... |
| reverse 29' | If he sees a snake: he will become good. |
| reverse 17' | ... is seen in the city. That city is bright.... |
| reverse 31' | ... 1 U5... 10+9. |
| reverse 22' | If a fish enters a man's house: that house will be destroyed. |
| reverse 8' | ... he has seen. That city will be destroyed and their... will be placed. |
| reverse 25' | If a sow appears in a man's house: that house will be destroyed. |
| reverse 26' | If a sow rages in a man's house: he will die. |
| reverse 3' | ... : AMBAR (means) : that river... |
| reverse 20' | If a fish is seen in the temple: that temple will be abandoned. |
| reverse 28' | If there is a mole on the left side of the throne: in the month of ebtu a man will see a man. |
| reverse 19' | (If) he sees a fish in a raging cloister: he will not reach the city; that property will be destroyed. |
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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