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CT 20, pl. 19, K 10459 (P398702)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 20, pl. 19, K 10459 |
|---|---|
| ID | P398702 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| col 2' 10' | If the 'paths' are 3 and the middle of the middle surface of the 'finger' are split on the right of the lung and on the left of the 'finger.' |
| col 2' 3' | If the 'path' is elevated to the right of the 'finger.' The right.... |
| col 2' 4' | After this, he will die :... and the lung will be weakened. |
| col 2' 5' | The 'path' is elevated to the right of the 'finger.' There is a hole in the middle of the palace and the 'finger.' |
| col 1' 2' | ... he will be seized. |
| col 1' 5' | ...: he will die from illness. |
| col 2' 2' | If the 'path' towards the right... |
| col 2' 9' | If the 'paths' are two, and the 'paths' are located inside them. |
| col 2' 7' | The 'path' approaches the right and left. The upper part is elevated. |
| col 2' 6' | The 'path' is elevated to the left of the 'path.' The 'path' is present in its middle. The 'finger' is split on the left. |
| col 1' 6' | ... the city wall will be well. |
| col 1' 7' | ...... |
| col 1' 3' | ... will die. |
| col 1' 4' | ... his illness is long and he will die. |
| col 2' 8' | The 'paths' are 2 and are located on the right and left. The base of the left surface of the 'finger' of the lung is split. |
| col 2' 12' | to go to the road. The city will be well. |
| col 2' 1' | If the 'paths' are 1 5 'litres'.... |
| col 2' 11' | If the 'paths' are 4 and Sagittarius' is located in its middle: there will be a 'well-being.' |
| col 1' 1' | ... and |
| col 2' 13' | If the 'path' is short and '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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