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CT 20, pl. 25, K 12648 (P399962)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy; CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 20, pl. 25, K 12648 |
|---|---|
| ID | P399962 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy; CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary |
| 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 26 | ...... which came to the prince |
| col 3 15' | a man's house is burned with fire. |
| col 3 12' | If the Well-being comes close to the side of the gall bladder: the land will conquer your enemy. |
| col 2 4 | ... may... be long. |
| col 3 5' | If the 'path' on the right of the gall bladder....... |
| col 3 18' | If the Well-being is surrounded by a halo, and the head of the halo is seized: the enemy will devastate the land. |
| col 3 20' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger' of the 'well-being.' |
| col 3 25' | If the 'finger' has a 'foot'-mark: the gall bladder will devastate the prince's land. |
| col 4 2' | It is an inscription written in the name of the scribe. |
| col 2 15 | ..... and the boat will fall into the river. |
| col 2 25 | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger': a man will come close to his god. |
| col 3 9' | If the Well-being is located in the 'finger' of the gall bladder: its owner will be strong in a strong black and strong storm. |
| col 3 24' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger.' |
| col 2 3 | .... received. |
| col 2 23 | ... fearsomeness, fearsomeness, |
| col 2 20 | If there is a mole in front of Aur, a good word will come to the prince. |
| col 3 22' | You curse the enemy, you curse the enemy, and you curse the enemy. |
| col 2 7 | ... enemy land will be destroyed |
| col 2 13 | ... Anatu and hunger like ditto. |
| col 2 19 | If there is a mole on the... of his left...,.. will approach the prince. |
| col 3 17' | The black-headed ones... |
| col 3 10' | If the 'well-being' comes close to the side of the gall bladder: an omen for the prince. |
| col 3 1' | If a solar disk... like.... |
| col 2 9 | ... may.. be released |
| col 3 19' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'well-being', my troops will be scattered. |
| col 2 8 | ... red... |
| col 3 16' | If a...-mark is located from the bottom of the gall bladder and the head of the gall bladder is seized: the enemy will not reach the highest rank. |
| col 2 21 | ... I razed, destroyed, (and) burned the left of the weapon of the enemy. |
| col 2 5 | ... for the offering. |
| col 3 6' | If the middle of the 'finger' is swollen like the head of the 'finger': the enemy's land will be destroyed. |
| col 3 23' | If the Well-being is overturned and faces the gall bladder: a fire will afflict the man's house, and his eyes will be on the left. |
| col 2 1 | ... of |
| col 3 3' | If the king's.......... |
| col 3 11' | The 'finger' is thick. The 'paths' on the right of the gall bladder are 'loose'. The man will hear the prayer of the god. |
| col 4 1' | ... kish |
| col 2 24 | ... enemy land will be destroyed; there will be famine in the land. |
| col 2 18 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark, it is present. The word of a god to a man. |
| col 2 12 | ............ |
| col 2 22 | If there is a mole on the left side of the mouth of the evil-doer to the prince. |
| col 2 16 | ......,..., a boat |
| col 3 14' | If the Well-being(?) comes close to the side of the gall bladder and its horn meets the front of the gall bladder |
| col 2 6 | ... you take |
| col 2 17 | .... [...].... [...]... [...] |
| col 3 4' | The 'well-being' is like a 'hand'-mark. |
| col 2 11 | ...... will experience a strong defeat. |
| col 3 13' | If the'station' has a 'foot'-mark: 15 grains, as if it were the creation of a storm. |
| col 2 14 | ... will fall and fall; the prince's army will be scattered. |
| col 3 2' | You recite the incantation 'well-being' (and) 'well-being'. |
| col 3 7' | If the Well-being is like a 'hand'-mark and it is split over it: your army will come out of the wall. |
| col 2 10 | ...... |
| col 3 21' | If the 'finger' on the left of the gall bladder is split and their length is long: there will be no rebellion in the assembly. |
| col 3 8' | If the 'path' on the right of the gall bladder ditto: your army.... |
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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