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Boissier Choix 065-070 (P421750)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Boissier Choix 065-070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P421750 |
| 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 |
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) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 5 | The left surface of the 'finger' is 'loose.' |
| obverse col 2 21' | There is a 'well-being'-mark on the right. |
| reverse col 4 9' | (If) he is ill: he will die. |
| reverse col 4 7' | That illness will occur in the halo of the day. |
| obverse col 2 16' | If your body is surrounded by a halo, it is surrounded by oil on the right and on the left. |
| reverse col 4 5' | If ditto he is ill, he will die and he will not acquire fever. |
| obverse col 2 11' | If your base... oil is black on the right and on the left. |
| obverse col 1 16 | or in his foundation he sat down, and he has left. |
| reverse col 3 13 | If it is favourable to that person, he will die. |
| obverse col 1 14 | If the Well-beings or inside it, or in its top, or in the flesh it is seen. |
| obverse col 1 33 | There will be peace and peace in the field. |
| reverse col 4 17' | That illness will kill the reeds of his enemies. |
| obverse col 1 29 | The city is destroyed, and it sits on the king's place. |
| obverse col 1 19 | who said and gave their sign |
| obverse col 2 14' | If your lung is well: there will be... famine. |
| reverse col 4 27' | he gave to him, and he gave him a curse, a curse of heaven and earth. |
| obverse col 1 7 | The left surface of the 'finger' is 'loose.' |
| obverse col 1 12 | There is a hole in the middle surface of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 1 20 | If the Well-being is either inside it or inside it, or inside it, |
| obverse col 1 35 | The'station' and the 'path' are present. |
| reverse col 4 18' | If there is a mole on the right side of the gall bladder: 2 weapons will be thrown. |
| reverse col 3 20 | If he is ill: he will die. |
| obverse col 1 4 | ... the front of the palace is split. |
| reverse col 4 31' | in his palace he established. |
| obverse col 1 8 | If your 'well-being' is dark and your face does not see you. |
| reverse col 4 1' | ... on the 1 50th day the gall bladder is 3 fingers and its horns are 1 |
| obverse col 1 6 | The left surface of the 'finger' is 'loose.' |
| reverse col 4 21' | (If) 15 eyes are visible: that patient will die. |
| reverse col 3 24 | ... |
| reverse col 3 25 | ... |
| obverse col 1 25 | alternatively, a man and a 'foot'-mark are in the left side of the gall bladder. |
| reverse col 4 2' | ... the middle of the 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' That patient will die for 3 days. |
| obverse col 1 36 | The base of the'station' is 'loose.' The middle of the 'path' is visible and the 'well-being' is present. |
| obverse col 2 6' | If your base is well: the... of the meal will be well. |
| reverse col 4 12' | If ditto a man ditto and between a man and a 'foot'-mark of flesh is smashed. |
| reverse col 4 29' | I have sent to him. That tablet |
| obverse col 2 18' | If your body is surrounded by a 'well-being': the sheep's tongue is surrounded by a 'weapon'-mark. |
| obverse col 2 8' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 4 | If your body is surrounded by a 'well-being': his right and left will die. |
| reverse col 3 3 | The upper part is elevated. The right lung is split. |
| obverse col 1 31 | (If) he is a enemy, he will kill me and kill my men. |
| reverse col 3 11 | If ditto and there are 2 'foots' in the 'well-being.' |
| obverse col 2 13' | ... is split on the right and on the right. |
| reverse col 3 19 | If ditto and the flesh is surrounded by a 'finger': there will be a 'finger' on the right. |
| reverse col 4 30' | he wrote, collated, and |
| reverse col 3 6 | The right and left sides of the 'finger' are split. |
| reverse col 4 14' | If ditto and the top of the gall bladder is like a pig: he will receive back to the left. |
| obverse col 2 20' | If your body is swollen: a donkey will not prosper. |
| reverse col 4 16' | If ditto a man ditto and the head of the gall bladder is surrounded by a bump and is black: he will die. |
| reverse col 4 19' | they are present. That illness will occur in the halo of the day. |
| obverse col 1 26 | If the'station' and the 'path' are destroyed and are located on the left of the gall bladder: the prince will die. |
| obverse col 1 32 | If the front of the 'finger' is split: the throne will be 6 or 7. |
| obverse col 2 22' | The upper part is elevated. The lung of the colon is split. |
| obverse col 1 41 | If your body is surrounded by a 'well-being': the 'well-being' is present. |
| reverse col 3 17 | If ditto and it is not favourable: 2 feet will be present. |
| obverse col 1 37 | There is a second (time) in his dream, and he will recover. |
| obverse col 1 34 | If ditto a mole is broken |
| reverse col 3 1 | If your body is swollen: a donkey will not prosper. |
| reverse col 3 2 | There is no 'well-being' in the 'well-being'. The right is 'loose.' |
| reverse col 4 22' | These are the names of two mouths |
| reverse col 4 11' | If ditto and a man is stricken in the base of the'station': he will die. |
| obverse col 1 1 | If fate and fate |
| obverse col 1 38 | Its good and evil are torn out. |
| obverse col 1 9 | If he sees anything, he will recover. |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... is covered in a reed mat. The right is well. |
| obverse col 1 30 | If the 'well-being' is performed on the 'well-being'. |
| reverse col 4 20' | If ditto a man ditto and with the Well-being 2 weapons: there will be famine. |
| obverse col 1 39 | If your skin is swollen: the head of the gall bladder is swollen. |
| obverse col 1 2 | of Mutabilti before you. |
| obverse col 1 23 | You throw it in the halo of the left side of the halo. |
| reverse col 4 8' | If a Perforation is located on the 'well-being': there will be famine. |
| obverse col 1 17 | You strew 15 times in a halo. |
| obverse col 2 1' | If your body is surrounded by a halo, it is surrounded by a halo on the right. |
| obverse col 1 11 | The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is present. |
| reverse col 4 24' | in the left of the gall bladder a 'foot'-mark and the 'finger'... |
| reverse col 3 21 | (If) the feet of his dwellings are stricken: |
| reverse col 4 15' | That illness will kill the Anunnaki, his enemies. |
| obverse col 2 7' | (If) they are black: she will become stable; she will become stable. |
| reverse col 4 6' | If ditto and in the right side of the gall bladder 3 weapons are located: |
| reverse col 3 16 | (If) they are stricken: she will die. |
| reverse col 4 23' | If it is performed on the 'well-being' of the 'well-being' and the'station' is thick. |
| obverse col 2 19' | You set up a censer of juniper in an unfavorable place. |
| obverse col 2 3' | (If) their hands are well: he will reach the highest rank. The army will sit on the right. |
| obverse col 2 4' | The right side of the gall bladder is split. |
| reverse col 3 15 | After he has died, |
| obverse col 1 13 | who said and gave their sign |
| obverse col 1 28 | If ditto a man and a 'foot'-mark are located on the left of the gall bladder. |
| obverse col 1 21 | Relenting, as much as there are, flesh that is in it. |
| obverse col 1 40 | ........ |
| reverse col 4 26' | Beloved of the great gods of ama and Adad, |
| reverse col 3 8 | Its reeds are very sick. |
| obverse col 1 22 | or he sat on his father's body, |
| reverse col 3 26 | ... |
| obverse col 1 3 | The left surface of the 'finger' is as if it were Mars. |
| obverse col 1 43 | (If) there is a mole on the left side of the gall bladder: there will be famine. |
| obverse col 2 9' | The base of the 'finger' is 'loose.' The top of the 'finger' is thick. The coils of the colon are 'loose.' |
| obverse col 2 10' | You pound... on the right. |
| reverse col 4 13' | (If) he is ill with an oath: he will die. |
| obverse col 1 18 | If in the middle of the 'finger' a 'foot'-mark is located on the left side of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 12' | (If) the right and left side of the lung are split: my troops and enemy troops will die. |
| reverse col 4 25' | Tablet of Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| reverse col 4 10' | If ditto and the 'path' ditto and a 'foot'-mark is located there: that illness will die. |
| reverse col 3 7 | If there is a mole on the... of the 'well-being' and your feet are 15 in number. |
| reverse col 3 18 | (If) his bed is dark and he is ill: two arrows are located. |
| reverse col 3 9 | If ditto and your skins are 1 50, my person will die. |
| reverse col 3 14 | I will live for a long time. |
| reverse col 3 23 | If there is a mole on the... of the 'well-being' and the flesh is seen in the'strength.' |
| reverse col 4 4' | ... Ihiltu: he will prosper like a reed. |
| obverse col 1 24 | If a man is seized by famine and famine: he will die. |
| obverse col 1 10 | The base of the 'finger' is 'loose' in the lung. |
| obverse col 2 17' | It is favourable in an unfavorable case. The breast-bone is on the right and on the left. |
| obverse col 2 5' | If the right side of the 'finger' of the lung... |
| reverse col 3 5 | is not favourable. In an unfavorable case, it is favourable. The right and left of the gall bladder are split. |
| reverse col 3 10 | its weight is very high. |
| reverse col 3 22 | If the middle of the 'finger' is like a man's or a 'foot'-mark of ditto. |
| obverse col 1 15 | Relentless one, as many as there are, |
| obverse col 1 42 | (If) my troops go on a campaign: he will die. |
| obverse col 2 15' | (If) he is ill: there will be famine. |
| obverse col 1 27 | You recite the incantation 'It is good, it is good, my gods will go to the enemy.' |
| reverse col 4 3' | ...... at its beginning to the widening of the right. |
| reverse col 3 12 | He who eats bread and water |
| reverse col 4 28' | the wisdom of ama and Adad acquired, and |
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- 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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