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DT 054 (P424476)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 5. Pān tākalti; CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | DT 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P424476 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy > Bārûtu > 5. Pān tākalti; 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 4' 3' | ... her head... |
| obverse col 1' 2' | he placed(?) |
| obverse col 2' 4' | If the base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'loose': night and day. |
| reverse col 3' 11' | If ditto the 'increment' of the 'increment' is split and it is located on the right. |
| reverse col 4' 5' | ... is good |
| reverse col 4' 9' | ... as he said |
| reverse col 3' 8' | The middle of the 'finger' is 'bound.' |
| obverse col 2' 18' | If ditto a 'weapon'-mark is located on the 'increment' of the 'increment.' |
| reverse col 3' 4' | ...... |
| reverse col 3' 5' | Month XII, 15th day, eponym year of... |
| obverse col 1' 5' | ... and he will die in the land. |
| reverse col 3' 2' | If...... |
| reverse col 4' 6' | ............ |
| obverse col 2' 17' | alternatively, it is a kurru-offering. |
| obverse col 2' 13' | If the top of the 'finger' is split: he will die. |
| reverse col 3' 6' | If the 'increment' reaches the right.... |
| reverse col 4' 11' | ... speak |
| reverse col 4' 2' | ... ditto (is) its name |
| obverse col 2' 12' | If ditto, the head of the 'increment' is red: |
| reverse col 3' 13' | The 'increment' is thick. |
| reverse col 3' 1' | If....... |
| obverse col 2' 5' | Whoever ditto, may he not die. |
| reverse col 3' 10' | He places it on the right side of the niru-gate. |
| obverse col 1' 9' | ... you say: "Speak...." |
| reverse col 3' 3' | is white.... |
| reverse col 4' 7' | ... the niri niri niri |
| reverse col 3' 12' | The harvest of my land will devour the enemy. |
| obverse col 1' 10' | ... his... will be destroyed. |
| reverse col 4' 4' | ... its right and left hand will conquer. |
| reverse col 4' 10' | ... I am |
| obverse col 2' 3' | If the base of the 'increment' is 'bound.' |
| obverse col 2' 6' | Look upon me and write me! |
| reverse col 4' 8' | ... is strong, he is strong |
| obverse col 2' 15' | The 'increment' is curled. |
| obverse col 2' 8' | You recite the incantation as follows: |
| reverse col 3' 15' | If the king(?), the... goat(?) is like the... goat(?) |
| obverse col 1' 1' | ... |
| obverse col 1' 8' | ... he strews... over the calf and |
| obverse col 2' 9' | There is a hole in the top of the 'increment.' |
| obverse col 2' 16' | barley rations |
| reverse col 4' 12' | ... the army |
| reverse col 3' 16' | ..... of ditto. |
| obverse col 2' 7' | to the night like ditto. |
| reverse col 3' 9' | he will make complete, and he will enter into the right 'finger.' |
| obverse col 1' 3' | ... you recite... |
| obverse col 1' 6' | ...... |
| obverse col 1' 4' | .... you pound... and you pound. |
| obverse col 2' 11' | (If) he is ill before the name of Adad: |
| obverse col 2' 2' | If ditto a perforation is located on the base of the 'increment' of the 'increment.' |
| reverse col 3' 7' | If ditto he is ill, her dream is perfect. |
| obverse col 2' 10' | lord of the sacrifices: death. |
| obverse col 2' 14' | Night and day are overcast. |
| reverse col 3' 14' | You recite the incantation 'Stand of the stone' as in ditto. |
| obverse col 1' 7' | ... of ditto... |
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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