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K 10417 (P398676)

CANONICAL > Divination > Teratological, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationK 10417
IDP398676
Museum no.BM —
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreCANONICAL > Divination > Teratological
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 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.

LineMachine English (draft)
3'If an ox - its right eye..........
5'If an ox... in its behind: that ox will be eaten and the halo will be destroyed.
8'If an ox's tail is covered in its horn: it will be covered over it, variant: it will be covered over it.
6'If an ox - its limbs are flattened on its right side: the owner of the ox will die.
14'If an ox is located on its left 'finger': owner of the ox will have no claim.
2'If an ox's right horn is short: the owner of the ox will experience loss.
10'If an ox carries its tail and it carries a lion like a lion: the owner of the ox....
9'If an ox's tail is pointed and its sheep's face is covered in front of it: the owner of the ox will see....
12'If an ox is like a donkey in a man's house: the owner of the ox will experience hardship.
7'If the eyes of an ox are narrow and white: he will have mercy on the owner of the ox.
11'If the flesh of his flesh is swollen and he is swollen: that animal stall will be scattered.
13'If a man's right foot is covered with a thigh: the owner of the ox's property will recover.
4'If an ox - its face is surrounded by a lullaby: a reign of long days.

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