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ACh Suppl. Ishtar 37 (P425586)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ACh Suppl. Ishtar 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P425586 |
| 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 1' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 4' | (and) the people, their sons, will pay the silver; the land will increase by a third. |
| reverse col 3 19' | The gods will be reconciled with Akkad. |
| obverse col 2 1' | If the Field in Ululu (Month VI) ditto in ama. |
| obverse col 1 4' | ... is favourable |
| obverse col 1 7' | ... is favourable |
| obverse col 2 22' | The harvest of the land will prosper. |
| reverse col 3 20' | The Bristle becomes visible in the path of Ea. |
| obverse col 2 10' | (If) he seized the land of the great woman |
| obverse col 2 8' | there will be rains in the land. |
| obverse col 2 26' | If the Kidney Star in Addaru (XII) ditto in the east. |
| reverse col 3 13' | the land of Elam has risen |
| obverse col 2 5' | If the Pleiades in Taritu (Month VII) ditto in the east. |
| reverse col 3 16' | If the Field reaches the 6th month: the campaign of Anu will take place and will come. |
| reverse col 3 6' | (If) they kill him: destruction of Elam and his people... |
| reverse col 3 25' | ...... : |
| reverse col 3 17' | The gods will be reconciled with the land of Elam. |
| obverse col 2 15' | If the Kidney Star in Kislimu ditto in the west. |
| reverse col 3 7' | There will be famine, barley and straw. They will die and in the land.... |
| reverse col 3 3' | There are no favorable omens in the land.... |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... the heart of the land will become happy. |
| obverse col 1 9' | ... there will be abundance in the land. |
| obverse col 2 18' | The king sends a curse to the king. |
| reverse col 3 11' | If the Kidney Star rises in the path of Anu: the land will become confused. |
| obverse col 2 3' | If the Kidney Star in Ululu (Month VI) ditto in the west. |
| reverse col 3 14' | If the Twins, the 6th month, the path of Ea becomes stationary and disappears. |
| obverse col 2 25' | The king to the king... |
| obverse col 2 14' | (If) he is ill: there will be barley and straw in the land. |
| reverse col 3 8' | If an ox or a ram gives birth to a donkey, he will not live. |
| obverse col 2 12' | The harvest of the land will prosper. |
| obverse col 2 20' | The harvest of the land will prosper. |
| reverse col 3 21' | (If) the Field in the path of Anu becomes visible: the king of Elam will not acquire an opponent. |
| obverse col 2 23' | If the Kidney Star in abau (Month XI) ditto in the west. |
| obverse col 2 4' | ... the heart of... will become happy. |
| reverse col 3 2' | came out. The people of Elam |
| obverse col 2 11' | If the Kidney Star in Arasamna (VIII) ditto in the west. |
| obverse col 1 8' | ... will dwell |
| reverse col 3 10' | (and) the land of Elam he has caused to die |
| obverse col 2 7' | If a fog rolls in Taritu (Month VII) ditto in the west |
| obverse col 1 10' | ... the north |
| obverse col 1 6' | ... the angry gods, |
| reverse col 3 24' | ... is unceasing |
| obverse col 1 3' | ... he will see a light. |
| reverse col 3 9' | If the Field rises in the path of Ea: the land of Amurru will become confused. |
| reverse col 3 5' | he will go. The king of Elam in his palace he will restore. In his battles |
| obverse col 2 19' | If the Kidney Star in ebetu (X) ditto in the west. |
| obverse col 2 16' | (If) there are rains: the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| obverse col 2 6' | ... the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| reverse col 3 23' | ............ in front of her... |
| reverse col 3 22' | (If) the Bristle appears in the path of Enlil: the king of Akkad will not acquire an opponent. |
| reverse col 3 15' | The gods will be reconciled with the land of Amurru. |
| obverse col 1 11' | ... there will be |
| obverse col 1 2' | ... peace |
| obverse col 2 17' | If the Kidney Star in ebetu (X) ditto in the west: |
| obverse col 1 5' | ... favorable... |
| obverse col 2 24' | (If) they are dead: Adad will die. |
| obverse col 2 9' | If the Bristle in Arasamna (VIII) ditto in the east. |
| reverse col 3 1' | If the Kidney Star... guard... |
| obverse col 2 13' | If the Kidney Star in Kislev (IX) ditto in the west: |
| obverse col 2 21' | If the Kidney Star in abau (XI) ditto in the west: |
| reverse col 3 18' | If the Kidney Star becomes eclipsed in the 6th month: the campaign of Enlil will become stationary. |
| reverse col 3 12' | If the Bristle rises in the path of Enlil: Akkad will prosper. |
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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