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K 08721 (P397734)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 08721 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397734 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 16' | If a meteor rises on the bank of the river: a hostile enemy will come out. |
| 2' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the left side of the 'weapon'-mark and the 'weapon'-mark on the left side of the 'weapon'-mark: the enemy will come close to the prince. |
| 18' | If on the top of the 'finger' a 'weapon'-mark: evil. |
| 10' | If on the right side of the 'weapon'-mark there is a 'weapon'-mark and the 'increment' is seen on the left side. |
| 8' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the 'weapon'-mark, its 'weapon'-mark will go out to the troops. |
| 30' | The'strength' is 15 fingers. |
| 15' | There is an insurrection over them, it is favourable. |
| 22' | There is a 'foot'-mark in the left side of the 'finger.' |
| 20' | If the back of the lung is 15 fingers, it is 1 finger, and it is split. |
| 25' | If a 'weapon'-mark is located on the left of the gall bladder: ewes and reeds will come into the palace. |
| 29' | If the 'well-being' of the front of the 'finger' of the lung does not approach the 'finger.' |
| 6' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark of 'weapon'-mark on the left side of the 'weapon'-mark: the troops of the enemy will be plundered. |
| 11' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the right side of the 'weapon'-mark and the gall bladder emerges: my enemy will kill me. |
| 27' | The'strength' on the left of the 'finger' are split. The rest of the prince's troops will go to the god. |
| 1' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the right side of the 'weapon'-mark: the prince will dwell in his land. |
| 7' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the 'weapon'-mark, you will seize the enemy's 'weapon'-mark. |
| 24' | If there is a mole on the right side of the 'finger': the'strength' will enter the palace. |
| 9' | If a Weapon is a frightened Weapon: you will kill the enemy who is frightened by you. |
| 17' | If the vertebrae are 15 in number: he will recover. |
| 23' | If a 'foot'-mark is located on the right side of the gall bladder: the 'path' is good. |
| 28' | The 'well-being' of the front of the 'finger' is present. |
| 31' | If the left 'finger' of the lung is split: he will be a servant. |
| 12' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the right side of the 'weapon'-mark and it faces the upper front, the king's speech will change. |
| 13' | If on the right side of the gall bladder there is a Weapon-mark and its eyes are wide and are faint: the dwelling(s) of that name. |
| 26' | If the left 'finger' of the lung is split between the 2 'finger' and 1 the 'finger' is thick: attack of the enemy. |
| 14' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the right side of the 'weapon'-mark and its eyes are wide and there is a 'weapon'-mark: the king's son will seize his father's son. |
| 19' | If the left 'finger' of the lung is split and is split: he will become satisfied. |
| 5' | If a Weapon's Weapon is afflicted upon it, a ewe is a lion's head. |
| 21' | If the back of the lung is 15 fingers, it is 2 fingers and it is smashed. |
| 3' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the side of the 'finger' on the 'finger': his eyes will widen and he will see the gall bladder. |
| 4' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the top of the 'weapon'-mark and it faces the 'weapon'-mark: the 'weapon'-mark 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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