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K 09513 (P398162)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 7. Ubānu, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 09513 |
|---|---|
| ID | P398162 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 7. Ubānu |
| 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 7 | (If) he is a so-and-so, he will kill an evil woman and kill your troops. |
| reverse 10 | If the base of the 'finger' of the lung is 'bound' in the base of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 9' | If in the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'finger'-mark from right to left, my troops will go out in the 'finger' of the enemy's army. |
| obverse 2' | If in the base of the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'finger'-mark: the enemy's land will set its dwellings. |
| reverse 1 | If in the middle of the middle of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark: the enemy will fall. |
| reverse 2 | If there is a mole in the middle surface of the 'finger' two-thirds of the 'finger' and he approaches the left side of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 7' | If in the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'finger'-mark from its base to its top, and the top of the 'finger' of the 'finger' of the 'finger' of the 'finger' reaches the 'finger.' |
| reverse 3 | You curse the enemy, you curse the enemy, you curse the enemy, |
| obverse 6' | If in the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'finger'-mark from its base to its top, and the top of the 'finger' will be smashed. |
| obverse 11' | If in the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'finger'-mark from left to right: the enemy's troops will come out in famine. |
| reverse 6 | (If) he is seized and your troops are seized: you cross the river; water will not prosper; the west wind will not approach his body. |
| obverse 1' | If in the middle of the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark in the middle of the 'finger.' |
| reverse 4 | If the 'finger' of the 'finger' is split: the enemy will take your city and your property. |
| reverse 8 | If there is a mole in the middle of the palace of the land and the 'finger': a 'finger'-mark which is in front of my army will be good. |
| reverse 5 | If there is a 'finger'-mark in the beginning of the land, the 'finger' is 'bound,' the'strength' is 'loose.' |
| reverse 9 | Your troops will come out and kill the enemy. |
| obverse 10' | If in the middle of the middle of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark, a 'foot'-mark is located on the top of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 5' | If the middle surface of the 'finger' of the lung is 'bound,' the owner of the 'finger' will seize the city. |
| obverse 8' | ... your city......... |
| obverse 4' | If the middle surface of the 'finger' of the lung is 2 fingers: attack of a prince. |
| obverse 3' | The middle of the 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' The prince will seize the 'finger.' |
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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