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1880-07-19, 0277 unpublished unassigned ? (P452023)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 1880-07-19, 0277 unpublished unassigned ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P452023 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy |
| 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 10 | The upper part is elevated on the right of the Weapon. |
| obverse 9 | If the right of the 'finger' of the lung is seen on the front of the 'finger.' There is a 'weapon'-mark on the right in the 'weapon'-mark of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 16 | If the top of the 'finger' is surrounded by a 'foot'-mark.... |
| reverse 7' | he married, and he brought him to his aid. |
| obverse 11 | If the right of the 'finger' of the lung comes close to the side of the 'finger' of the lung: the enemy will attack and your enemy.... |
| obverse 7 | The top of the 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| obverse 13 | If between the 'finger' of the lung and the 'increment' there is a 'foot'-mark on the right and the lower part is elevated: rains will diminish and the harvest of the land. |
| obverse 15 | If the top of the 'finger' of the lung is split and the lower part is elevated: the son of a merchant will return to the land. |
| reverse 1' | If....... |
| obverse 12 | If the upper front on the left side of the gall bladder is split and kills it. |
| obverse 4 | If a eagle is located on the right side of the 'finger': the gods will reach my army. |
| obverse 3 | The back of the lung is split on the right. The lower part is elevated. |
| reverse 4' | Tablet of Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| obverse 1 | If the top of the right lung is located on the lower side of the gall bladder: the enemy will kill me. |
| obverse 2 | If the upper part is elevated in Mercury: the enemy will be killed. |
| obverse 6 | If the upper part is elevated: the enemy's army will... in the beginning of its field. |
| reverse 5' | Beloved of the great gods, whom ama and Adad gave him wide understanding, |
| reverse 3' | The 10th tablet of a series. |
| reverse 6' | The curse of the adlu-priest of heaven and underworld, the wisdom of ama and Adad |
| obverse 8 | If the upper part of the 'finger' of the lung is split and.... |
| obverse 5 | The 'increment' is 'loose.' The right side of the gall bladder is split. The enemy's army... in the top of the field. |
| reverse 8' | That tablet he wrote, he wrote, and in his palace he established it. |
| obverse 14 | The upper part is elevated. The upper part is elevated. The flood will come and.... |
| reverse 2' | If the middle of the 'finger' of the lung is split and is not located in its field: the enemy will... in front of.... |
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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