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K 08041 (P397454)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 08041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397454 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| 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 8 | If ditto... his days are long |
| obverse 12' | If ditto... to a god...: that king will be good. |
| obverse 21' | That man will die : |
| reverse 5 | If...... he is frightened, he will die. |
| obverse 2' | ..... is smitten. |
| reverse 12 | to that field Nisaba her kubû-offering |
| reverse 11 | If ditto he sees a hole in the middle of a hole: he will recover. |
| reverse 2 | If a tibih chariot is set, its heir will be plundered. |
| obverse 19' | If a field is seen on the left side of the 'finger': that man will die. |
| reverse 10 | ... the farmer(?) |
| reverse 7 | If ditto... that one |
| obverse 11' | If a dais... to a god... the king will have mercy on it. |
| reverse 1 | If a lightning flashes on his feet: he will die. |
| reverse 9 | If ditto that of... is visible |
| obverse 23' | In the kiln and threshing floor |
| obverse 9' | If ditto to a god, in front of a god... the king... a favorable word. |
| obverse 22' | If a field in the middle of the city of Adad is seized: that man will die. |
| obverse 8' | If ditto a dais to a god ditto in front of a god... the king will hear his prayers. |
| obverse 14' | The evil tongue has been piled up with the king. The king will conquer his enemies. |
| obverse 15' | If a man is stricken in the centre of the city and returns (it) to the field. |
| obverse 1' | If... in... |
| reverse 14 | with that enemy will fall, and he will fall. |
| obverse 3' | If there is a mole on the throne, he will achieve whatever he wants. |
| obverse 5' | If there is a mole on the... of the throne, no one... |
| obverse 7' | If ditto a dais to a god: in front of a god... |
| reverse 6 | If there is a mole inside the field of two heads: there will be famine in that city. |
| obverse 6' | The god took away his supplication, whatever he said, |
| reverse 15 | ... will seize... from the ground(?) |
| obverse 10' | If a dais... the king's... a god is placed on him. |
| obverse 17' | .......... |
| reverse 17 | If... comes close: that field will be abandoned. |
| obverse 20' | If there is a mole in the field of the city, white reeds will be seen. |
| reverse 4 | If... dies |
| reverse 3 | That man will die. |
| reverse 13 | If on the sign of the field white... is located in the field: there will be famine. |
| reverse 16 | ... the land of Mesira is seen. |
| reverse 18 | If a man a garden in the centre of the city |
| obverse 16' | (If) a enemy does not seize a man:... will not be satisfied. |
| obverse 13' | If a god's hand seizes the throne and either in its midst or in its midst... |
| obverse 4' | If there is a mole on the throne, whatever is his own will conquer in that year. |
| obverse 18' | If... goes to his... |
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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