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CT 28, pl. 24, 1882-03-23, 0038 (P452534)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 28, pl. 24, 1882-03-23, 0038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P452534 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] i-[szar2-ru3] | ... he will surpass |
| 2' | [...] i-szar2-ru3 | ... will become great. |
| 3' | [...] _uku2#_-in | ... is dark: |
| 4' | [... ina _{gisz}]tukul gaz_ | ... with a weapon kill |
| 5' | [... x]-tam _gen_-ak | ... you will go ... |
| 6' | [...] _ninda gu7_ | ... he will eat bread. |
| 7' | [...] _tuku_-szi | ... has ... |
| 8' | [...] x ud-ma | ... the day |
| 9' | [...] _sumun#_-bar | ... a wild cow |
| 10' | [... x]-ma | ... and |
| 11' | [...] _zah2#_ | ... a pig |
| 12' | [...] _nig2#?-tuku_ | ... wealth |
| 13' | [...] _zah2#_ | ... a pig |
| 14' | [...] _gaz_ | ... will be destroyed. |
| 15' | [...] x-u2 | ... ... |
| 16' | [...] _tuku#_-szi | ... has ... |
| 17' | [...] _mesz_-szi-na | ... their ... |
| 18' | [...] _dara4_ | ... yellowish-green |
| 19' | [... ina _{gisz}]tukul gaz_ | ... with a weapon kill |
| 20' | [...] x x x | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | _be#_ [...] | If ... .... |
| 2' | _be kir4#_ [...] | If the 'station' .... |
| 3' | sza2 x [...] | who ... |
| 4' | _be kir4_ la-bi [...] | If the breast-bone is thick .... |
| 5' | sza2 _sag-du_-szu2 [...] | whose head ... |
| 6' | _be kir4_ ha-risz s,a-[x ...] | The breast-bone is thick .... |
| 7' | _be kir4_ sza2-ru-uh# [...] | If the breast-bone is thick .... |
| 8' | szar-hu [...] | “The šarḫu-priestess’ |
| 9' | _be kir4_-szu2 _gid2-da_ x [...] | If its surface is long ... .... |
| 10' | _be kir4_-szu2 _lugud2-da nig2-tuku_ [...] | If its breast-bone is thick: wealth .... |
| 11' | _be kir4_-szu2 _gim {gisz}erin2 gar_ pu-[x ...] | If its breast is placed like cedar: ... . |
| 12' | _murub4 kir4_-szu2 i-[x ...] | the middle of his nose ... ... |
| 13' | _be kir4_ ka3-pi-ip# [...] | If the breast-bone is thick .... |
| 14' | _be_ ap-par-ri# [...] | If an anomaly .... |
| 15' | _igi_ szit-x [...] | before Šit... ... |
| 16' | _be_ ap-par#-[ri ...] | If an anomaly .... |
Sources & licences
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