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K 09048 (P397881)
CANONICAL, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 09048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397881 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL |
| 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 12' | Assurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria |
| obverse 21' | ...... |
| obverse 16' | If the Well-being enters the middle of the 'finger'.... |
| obverse 13' | ... in good health, your right side, your days |
| reverse 4' | Be present in his dream, be present... |
| obverse 18' | If the Well-being is over the Well-being... |
| obverse 14' | The 'well-being' is like....... |
| obverse 4' | If the Well-being is overturned and its base is smashed up: the army will conquer the enemy's hand. |
| obverse 5' | If ditto there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder and it is covered behind it. |
| obverse 6' | (If) your city woman goes out to the enemy |
| reverse 8' | The mighty king who does not have a claim |
| obverse 7' | If the Well-being becomes dark: there will be famine in the land and the land will be scattered. |
| reverse 5' | The 'well-being' is like a 'weapon'-mark. The middle of the 'well-being' is 'loose.' |
| reverse 14' | son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria |
| reverse 1' | If the Well-being... |
| obverse 20' | If ditto....... |
| obverse 11' | Whoever enters into my army,... |
| obverse 17' | If ditto.... |
| obverse 9' | If the base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'bound': the troops will seize the 'kispu'-mark. |
| obverse 22' | If....... |
| obverse 3' | If ditto a man's tongue is located on the left side of the gall bladder: death by weapon of a prince will fall. |
| reverse 13' | son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
| obverse 12' | If ditto a 'well-being' has a 'well-being' and its'strength' is exhausted. |
| obverse 1' | ......, property of the palace |
| obverse 8' | If ditto, the top of the 'finger' is smashed: her gods will die. |
| reverse 7' | If the Well-being is like a prince's adze: Gilgame. |
| reverse 2' | ...... |
| obverse 15' | or small...... |
| obverse 10' | The'strength' of the lung is split. The'strength' is effaced. The'strength' is 1 50.... |
| reverse 11' | The one who destroys the city (and) destroys (them) |
| reverse 6' | The weapon |
| obverse 2' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger'.... |
| reverse 10' | The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is located in its middle. |
| reverse 9' | The 'well-being' enters the top of the gall bladder. |
| obverse 19' | On the day.... |
| reverse 3' | The 'well-being' is like a 'well-being'.... |
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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