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BPO 2, text 09 K (P397561)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BPO 2, text 09 K |
|---|---|
| ID | P397561 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial |
| 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 4' | If that star becomes visible and is seen with the surface of the land and the surface of the barley: the king will reach the highest rank. |
| obverse 8' | If there is a star on the day and is seen with the earth: the lands will not prosper. |
| obverse 18' | ........ |
| obverse 19' | ... did not bring their floods(?) |
| obverse 3' | If the Wagon becomes visible in Duuzu (Month IV) and the Bow becomes visible(?) in (the month) Abu. |
| obverse 15' | If a Field becomes visible in Duuzu (Month IV): that year will be bright. The king of that land will make his enemy's attack. |
| obverse 14' | If the Scales... in a month.... |
| obverse 22' | (If) the great gods are inflicted and afflict the land with evil, evil, evil, evil, and famine will take place. |
| obverse 16' | If there is a star on the day and it appears: the king of the land will defeat his enemy. |
| reverse 4' | If he sees a man and he goes down: the land will become happy. There will be deaths. |
| obverse 6' | If a star stands on the left side of the south: the Scorpius, Niru, Ea, in Ululu (VI) and the god. |
| reverse 2' | If the Field becomes visible in Nisannu (I) and the Westland does not see (it) in the Westland. |
| obverse 1' | If Orion becomes visible in Simanu (Month III) and that star becomes visible.... |
| obverse 17' | If in Nisannu (I) the Field. |
| obverse 9' | If the Well-beings, vizier of Ninlil and Zarpanitu, appear in Taritu (Month VII). |
| reverse 3' | If he sees a man and he is stricken: the third year will come to the land. |
| reverse 8' | If his stars are above: Subartu (and) Amurru will complete the fifth year. |
| reverse 5' | If he sees a snare and he sees a snare: there will be famine in the land. |
| obverse 5' | If there is a star on the day and becomes visible on the ground of the land and the reeds of the barley will not prosper. |
| reverse 7' | If the lower part of the Bristle becomes visible: alternatively, its lower part is the Bristle. The enemy will make an attack. |
| obverse 21' | (If) there is a favorable sign on the land: favorable, favorable, ominous omens will come. |
| obverse 11' | If there is a star on the day of disappearance and is seen: the king of that land will die. |
| obverse 2' | If a star becomes visible and its month is divided and appears: the king of that land... his land.... |
| obverse 7' | If that star becomes visible and is seen with the earth: the lands will prosper. |
| reverse 6' | If with him the Yoke Constellation is seen with him: alternatively, the Yoke Constellation will rage. |
| obverse 13' | (If) the Kidney Star... its enemy - if that star is visible daily: the king of that land will make the kings of that land prosper. |
| obverse 12' | If the Scorpion becomes visible in Arasamnu (VIII): in ebetu (X): that star will become bright and become visible. The king of that land will be entrusted with it. |
| reverse 1' | If the Field becomes visible in Nisannu (I) and it is not seen in the east: in Elam. |
| obverse 10' | If Venus becomes visible in that month: that star will become visible and become visible. The king of that land will live long. |
| obverse 20' | If in Ayyaru (II) the Old Man star is ditto the great gods: |
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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