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OT 22-23 Sm 1419 (P399909)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OT 22-23 Sm 1419 |
|---|---|
| ID | P399909 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| 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 | [_DISZ] samag# ina _sag-du lu2 _zag_ gar hul sza3 gig_ di-hu ana _igi_-szu2 _gar_ | If there is a mole on the head of a man: evil will be in his heart, illness will befall him. |
| 2 | _kimin_ du-us-su _kar_-ir | The 'increment' of his illness is severe. |
| 3 | _DISZ _gub3_ : _murub4_ sag-du gar_ ki-lum _gig_ isz-szar-rak-szu2 | If Gub3 (means): the middle of the head is located on the right side of the 'finger': the illness will be severe for him. |
| 4 | _DISZ sag-du_-su ma-la-a _hul gig_ uh-tam-mat,-su | If his head is full of sores: he will experience evil. |
| 5 | ma-la-a _il2-mesz_ | as many as there are ... |
| 6 | _DISZ an-ta_-nu u2-ru-uh _zag gar_ ina _szub ka tuku_-szi | If the upper part is swollen, the right side is located on the left: he will have difficulty breathing. |
| 7 | _DISZ min : ki-ta _gub3_ gar szub ka tuku_-szi | If ditto : the lower part is located on the left: he will have difficulty breathing. |
| 8 | _DISZ_ ina _gu2-tal2 _zag_ gar_ mu-kil ku-tal2-szu2 _ug7 sza3 hul igi_ | If it is located on the right side of the Gall Bladder: he will experience a defeat of his right lung; the people will experience sorrow. |
| 9 | _DISZ_ ina _gu2-hasz kimin sag-hul-ha-za sig3_-su-ma _ug7_-su | If he is swollen in the neck of a saghulhû-demon, and then he will die. |
| 10 | _DISZ_ ina _gu2-hasz : gu2-tal2 _gub3_ gar kimin si-sa2_ | If it is located on the neck of a man: he will become stable. |
| 11 | : _szub en inim_-szu2 | : fall of his adversary |
| 12 | _DISZ_ ina _ha-la gu2-tal2 gar_ tu-usz-szu _ugu lu2 szub_-ut | If it is located on the left side of the gall bladder: he will live and fall on a man. |
| 13 | : _en inim_-szu2 u2-s,a-mar-szu2 | : the owner of his word will make him see it. |
| 14 | [_DISZ] _gu2-tal2-mesz_-szu2 ma-la-a a-szu-usz-tu _ni2_-szu2 _szub-szub_-su | If his vertebrae are as many as the acuity of his aura, they fall on him. |
| 15 | [_DISZ_ ina] _sag sag-ki_-szu2 _gar_ sza2 u2-s,a-am-mar _kur_-ad2 | If there is a mole on his temple, he will achieve what he desires. |
| 16 | [_DISZ_ ina] _sag-ki _zag_ gar {munus}kalag-ga dib_-su qa-lal _lu2_ | If there is a mole on the right side of the 'finger': a strong woman will seize him; the man will die. |
| 17 | [_DISZ_ ina _sag]-ki gub3# gar {munus}kalag-ga en inim_-szu2 _dib_-bat | If it is located on the right side of the 'finger': a strong woman will seize his adversary. |
| 18 | [...] x _igi_ | ... ... will see .... |
| 19 | [_DISZ_ ...] _gar#_ ina {munus}kalag-ga e3_ | If ... is present: he will come out in a strong woman. |
| 20 | [...] x-su _diri-mesz_ i-nam-ziq | ... ... will be scattered. |
| 21 | [... i]-bi2-za igi_-mar | ... will see your face. |
| 22 | [...] x _ka_-szu2 _gar_-an | ... ... you set up his mouth. |
| 23 | [...] x _nu kur_-ad2 | ... ... did not reach ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ samag_ ina _ha-la sag kir4#?_ [...] | If there is a mole on the head of the lung .... |
| 2 | sza2 u2-s,a-am-m[a-ru ...] | who constantly seeks . . |
| 3 | _DISZ_ ina _ha-la _murub4_ kir4 gar_ ana _en inim#_[szu2 ...] | If it is located in the middle of the lung: for his adversary .... |
| 4 | _DISZ_ ina _ha-la suhusz kir4 gar_ qid-da [...] | If the base of the 'finger' is located in the split of the lung .... |
| 5 | _en nig2-gig_-szu2 [...] | until his illness ... |
| 6 | _DISZ_ ina _an-ta kir4 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ s,u2-mi-ra#-[ti-szu2 ...] | If it is located on the right side of a cystic duct: his dreams .... |
| 7 | _DISZ_ ina _an-ta kir4 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar_ s,u2-mi-ra#-[ti-szu2 ...] | If there is a hole in the upper part of the lung, its horns .... |
| 8 | _DISZ kir4_-szu2 _diri-mesz_ ina _ki-usz2_ [...] | If his cheeks are full of cystic ducts in the hips .... |
| 9 | _DISZ_ ina na-hi-ir _zag gar_ sza2 i-ta-nam#-[x ...] | If it is located on the right side of the Gall Bladder, which ... .... |
| 10 | _DISZ_ ina na-hi-ir _gub3 gar_ sza2 i-ta-nam-[x ...] | If it is located on the left side of a sore: he will get better .... |
| 11 | _DISZ_ ina _sza3_ na-hi-ir _zag gar_ a-szu-usz#-[tu _ni2_-szu2 ...] | If a sore is located on the right side of the lung: his fear .... |
| 12 | _DISZ_ ina _sza3_ na-hi-ir _gub3 gar sza3-[bi du10-ga_] | If there is a mole in the belly of a nahiru-disease: its inside will be good. |
| 13 | _DISZ_ ina _ugu_ na-hi-ir _zag gar_ s,u2-mi-[ra-tu ...] | If it is located on the right side of the lung: shumiratu-disease .... |
| 14 | _DISZ_ ina _ugu_ na-hi-ir _gub3 gar_ s,u2-mi-[ra-tu ...] | If it is located on the top of a nahhiru-mark: shumiratu-disease .... |
| 15 | _DISZ_ na-hi-ra-szu2 _diri-mesz_ [...] | If his nostrils are cloudy: .... |
| 16 | _DISZ_ ina bi-bi-en 1(u) 5(disz) _gar lu2-bi_ [...] | If there is a mole between them 15 times: that man .... |
| 17 | _DISZ_ ina bi-bi-en 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar lu2-bi_ [...] | If there is a mole in the middle of it: that man .... |
| 18 | _DISZ_ ina _ha-la_ bi-bi-en _gar_ sar [...] | If he is located in a shared plot: ... .... |
| 19 | _DISZ_ bi-[bi-na-szu2? ...] _na szub_-ut | If bibinašu-disease ... he falls. |
| 20 | [...] _ga tuku_-szi | ... he will acquire ... |
| 21 | [... i-szar2]-ru3 | ... will become great. |
| 22 | [... ina-an]-zig | ... he will rise. |
| 23 | [...] x _tuku_-szi | ... has ... |
| 24 | [...] gi# u | ... reed and |
| 25 | [...] ri | ... ... |
| 26 | [...] _gal2_-szi | ... there is .... |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| 2 | _DISZ_ ina# [...] | If in .... |
| 3 | _DISZ_ ina kir#-[ri ...] | If ... in the kirru-vessel .... |
| 4 | kir-[ri ...] | The kirru priestess ... |
| 5 | _DISZ gu2_ [...] | If the neck .... |
| 6 | _DISZ_ ina _gu2#_ [...] | If ... on the neck .... |
| 7 | _DISZ_ [...] | If .... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [... x]-al# _sza3# zag gar_ ni-x [...] | ... is located on the right: ... .... |
| 2 | [_DISZ_] pa#-pa-al _sza3 gub3# gar_ di [...] | If a cella is located on the left side of the lung: .... |
| 3 | [_DISZ_] ina _ugu li-dur 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ [...] | If it is placed 15 times on a thigh .... |
| 4 | _DISZ#_ ina _ugu li-dur 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar_ [...] | If it is located on a thigh, ... .... |
| 5 | _DISZ_ ina _ki-ta li-dur 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ ina [...] | If he is swollen on the lower side: you put 15 times in .... |
| 6 | _DISZ_ ina _ki-ta li-dur 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar_ [...] | If he is confined to the underworld: you put down 180 .... |
| 7 | _DISZ_ ina i-ta-at _min zag ni2_-szu2 x [...] | If ditto on the right side of his nose ... .... |
| 8 | _DISZ min min 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar asz2_-su kub-x [...] | If ditto, his skull is placed for 180 days ... .... |
| 9 | _DISZ_ ina _sza3 li-dur gar_ [...] | If it is located inside a lung .... |
| 10 | _DISZ_ ina _masz_-szi _sza3 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ ina _inim dingir ka_ x [...] | If it is found in a man's body for 15 days: in the word of a god ... .... |
| 11 | _DISZ_ ina _masz_-szi _sza3 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar dugud_-at _sag-du_ [...] | If it is located in the middle of a man's body, it is thick: the head .... |
| 12 | [_DISZ_ ina] im-szi _sza3 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ qa-lal _sag-[du_ ...] | If he is seized by imši-disease in 15 places: qalalû-spurge .... |
| 13 | [_DISZ_ ina im-szi] _sza3 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar dugud_-at _sag#-[du_ ...] | If he is seized by imši-disease in a man's belly: the head .... |
| 14 | [_DISZ_ ina] im#-szi _gar sza3 hul#_ [...] | If there is a mole on the surface of the 'finger': the heart of evil .... |
| 15 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ_ ina [...] | If in ... |
| 2 | x [...] | |
| 3 | _DISZ_ isz had [...] | If ... .... |
| 4 | _DISZ_ ki-s,a-al# [1(u) 5(disz) ...] | If the coils of the colon are 15 in number: .... |
| 5 | _DISZ_ ina ki-s,a-al 2(gesz2) 3(u) [...] | If in the kiṣal .... |
| 6 | _dingir_-szu2 a x [...] | his god ... ... |
| 7 | _DISZ_ ina ki-s,a-al 1(u) 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ x [...] | If in the kisal area there are 15 and 180 ... .... |
| 8 | _nu sze-ga_ [̣...] | is not favourable ̣ |
| 9 | _DISZ_ ki-s,a-al-la-szu _diri-mesz_ me-si-ir _na2# [dib_-su] | If his hips are swollen: a bandage will seize him. |
| 10 | _DISZ_ ina a-si-id _gir3 zag gar_ a-da-an da-ma-qi2-[szu2] | If he is torn apart by a finger on the shoulder: you give him a suppository. |
| 11 | _ki {d}utu_ uh2-hur : ap-pu-ti pisz-ti | “With Šamaš I have turned. (= Sagig XIII iii 16) means {f}āpîtu-disease. |
| 12 | _DISZ_ ina a-si-id _gir3 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar_ ub [...] iq | If he is seized by asidu-disease from a footstool: he will die ... .... |
| 13 | _du11-ga_ u _[sze]-ga#?_ [...] | Wording and pacification? ... |
| 14 | _DISZ_ ina a-si-id# [...] | If he is seized by asidu-disease: .... |
| 15 | x [...] | |
| 16 | _DISZ_ a-si-[...] _na#-bi_ x [...] | If ... .... |
| 17 | _DISZ_ ina _[murgu gir3 1(u) 5(disz) gar_] ina _kalag-ga_ [...] | If it is located on the neck of a dog, it is placed on the right side of the dog .... |
| 18 | _DISZ_ [ina] _murgu# gir3# 2(gesz2)# 3(u)# [gar] en? inim_-szu2 mim-mu _zah2_ dul# [...] | If he is located on the shoulder of a snake: his adversary will kill anything ... . |
| 19 | [_DISZ_] _murgu gir3_-szu2 _diri-mesz_ dul-la _diri#_ [...] | If the vertebrae are cloudy: work will be cloudy .... |
| 20 | _DISZ_ ina _igi gir3 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ im-t,u2-u2 _gar#_-[szu2 ...] | If it is located on the right side of a sore: he will experience distress; his condition .... |
| 21 | _DISZ_ ina _igi gir3 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar a2-asz2_-su# [...] | If it is located 180 degrees in front of a razor: his strength .... |
| 22 | _DISZ igi gir3 diri-mesz_ [...] | If a man’s eyes are cloudy: .... |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [_DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 ina _sag-du lu2 gar_ ni]-s,ir-tam _igi_-mar | If a pidû-mark is located on the head of a man: he will experience distress. |
| 2 | _e2-gal {m}an-szar2-du3-a_ | Palace of Ašardû |
| 3 | _man kur an-szar2{ki}_ | king of the land of Assyria |
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- 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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