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AfO Beih 27, pl. 27 (P398961)
CANONICAL > Divination > Physiognomy, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AfO Beih 27, pl. 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P398961 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Physiognomy |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [... _x]-da_ | ... ...; |
| 2 | [... x]-ru3 | ... ... |
| 3 | [... x]-kap | ... ... |
| 4 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ gir3 gu4 gar ninda_ i-szeb-bi _sze_ u _ku3-babbar tuku_ ana _egir u4_ [...] | If an ox's nose is swollen and eats bread: he will have barley and silver; in the future, .... |
| 2 | ki-s,al-lu _gal_-ma _sa_ ina _ugu zukum szu-si-mesz#_ [...] | There is a large kisallu-bowl and a 'foot'-mark on the top of the 'finger' .... |
| 3 | _DISZ gir3 sur2-du3{muszen} gar e2 ad_-szu2 _gaz gir3-min_-szu2 raq#-[x ...] | If a bat flies (and) kills its father's house: its feet ... . |
| 4 | _DISZ min_ sze-pi-ti _gar nig2-tuku_ ana _egir u4_-mi i-sza2-ru-ur _uku2_ | If ditto: šēpitu-disease is present: wealth will accumulate in the future; he will become poor. |
| 5 | _gir3 sahar_ ki ni ni ti ina a-sza2-bi-szu i-tar-rak u _gen#_ [...] | The foot of the earth, like a nīnu-disease, lingers in its midst and you ... .... |
| 6 | _DISZ gir3# bal-gi#{ku6} gar nig2-tuku ha-la dingir_ u _lugal gu7_ | If a spear is placed on a balgi fish: wealth, the share of god and king will be eaten. |
| 7 | [...] _szu-si-mesz gir3-min_-[szu2 na]-pa#-ar#-qu3-da kas,3-ba2 ki-s,ir _szu-si-mesz_-szu2 [...] | ... the fingers of his feet are twisted, the knot of his fingers ... |
| 8 | [...] da#-asz2#-szi# [...] x x x x _gen#?_ [...] | ... ... I am ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] _u-mesz#_ [...] | ... plants ... |
| 2' | _DISZ u-mesz gu4#_ [...] | If ... oxen .... |
| 3' | _DISZ u-mesz sag musz#_ [...] | If a snake ... its head .... |
| 4' | _DISZ u-mesz gir3-min_-szu2 _gim#_ [...] | If the muscles of his feet are like .... |
| 5' | _DISZ u-mesz gir3-min_-szu2 x [...] | If the muscles of his feet ... .... |
| 6' | _DISZ# szu-si ugu-dul-bi_ [...] | If a man’s left thigh .... |
| 7' | ana _igi_-szu2 _[gen_-ak ...] | went in front of him ... |
| 8' | _DISZ# szu-si kur-gi{muszen} gar_ x [...] | If fingernail of a geese is located: ... .... |
| 9' | _DISZ szu-si uz-tur{muszen} gar nig2-gur11_-szu2 x [...] | If fingernail of a vulture is placed: its property ... .... |
| 10' | _DISZ szu-si-mesz_-szu2 ma-gal _gid2-mesz_ in? [...] | If his fingers are long: in? .... |
| 11' | _DISZ szu-si-mesz_-szu2 ma-gal _lugud2-da-mesz_ x [...] | If his fingers are very stiff: ... .... |
| 12' | _DISZ sa szu-si gir3 zag_-szu2 _gal_-tum _zi-zi#_ [...] | If fingernail of a dog's head is swollen .... |
| 13' | _DISZ sa szu-si gir3 zag_-szu2 _gal_-tum _zi-zi#_ [...] | If fingernail of a dog's head is swollen .... |
| 14' | _DISZ sa szu-si zag_-szu2 _min_-tum _zi-zi_ x [...] | If fingernail of his right temple ditto: zizi ... .... |
| 15' | _DISZ sa szu-si gub3_-szu2 _min gal_-tum _zi-zi_ [...] | If fingernail of his left hand is swollen: ... .... |
| 16' | _DISZ sa gir3 szu-si 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _zi-zi#_ [...] | If fingernail of a finger is swollen 15 times .... |
| 17' | _DISZ sa gir3 szu-si 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _zi-[zi_ ...] | If fingernail of a finger is swollen for 180 days . |
| 18' | 3(u)# [...] | 30 ... |
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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