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CT 30, pl. 32, Sm 1257 (P397457)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 30, pl. 32, Sm 1257 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397457 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse 22 | If a sheep is provided with a horn and a white horn: it is favourable. |
| obverse 14 | is long and his tail is long. |
| obverse 26 | ...... |
| obverse 3 | If a sheep... is red (and) its ears are 14 in number. |
| obverse 10 | If a sheep is located on the base of the 'increment': its 'increment' will not become stationary. |
| obverse 7 | The'strength' is present. The'strength' is absent. |
| obverse 18 | (If) his eyes are dark: he will die. |
| obverse 11 | If a sheep is located on the site of the kurkurru-vessel: there will be frost and famine. |
| obverse 25 | ... 2? shekels each |
| obverse 19 | If a sheep is located on the right side of the gall bladder and its eyes are yellow: he will die. |
| obverse 13 | If a sheep is located on the right side of the throne and its feet are swollen: he will die. |
| obverse 20 | If a sheep is located on the site of the Gall bladder and its horns are long. |
| obverse 1 | If a sheep gives birth to a kurru-mark, a kurru-mark and a fingernail: he will die. |
| obverse 24 | If he does not pay, he will not pay back his penalty. |
| obverse 21 | If a sheep is located on the site of the Gall bladder and its horns are short: he will have famine, famine, and famine. |
| obverse 23 | If a sheep gives birth to a horn and its horn is dark: the land will stand in peace. |
| obverse 5 | It is located on the right of the gall bladder. |
| obverse 2 | If a sheep gives birth to a 'weapon'-mark, 'weapon'-mark,' 'weapon'-mark and fingernail are in the middle of the lung: its interior is 10 in number. |
| obverse 17 | If a sheep is swollen: a dog will thrive. |
| obverse 4 | If a sheep is surrounded by a fingernail: its middle 'finger' is thick. |
| obverse 9 | If a sheep is surrounded by a lion's neck: there will be famine. |
| obverse 15 | If a sheep is swollen and a dog is located on the top of the gall bladder. |
| obverse 6 | If he sees a sheep: his eyes will be scattered. |
| obverse 12 | If a sheep is located on the threshing floor and its feet are bent towards its right and left: he will recover. |
| obverse 16 | (If) his veins are short: he will recover. |
| obverse 8 | If a sheep is located on the left side of the gall bladder: its horns will diminish. |
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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