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CT 28, pl. 28-29, 1882-05-22, 0196a (P452591)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 28, pl. 28-29, 1882-05-22, 0196a |
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| ID | P452591 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | ||
| 1' | _DISZ_ x [...] | If ... .... |
| 2' | _DISZ gin7 ku3-sig17_ [...] | If gold .... |
| 3' | _DISZ sa5 ge6 sig7 babbar?_ [...] | If it is red, black (and) white: .... |
| 4' | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) _igi_-szu2 _sa5_-ma2 e-di-ih tal2-lak-ti ina _gen_ nam!-risz e-pi2 : | If the right side of his eye is red: he will become ill; the journey will be painful; : |
| 5' | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) _igi_-szu2 _ge6_-ma2 e-di-ih lu-up2-nu _us2-us2_-szu2 : | If, at 15° before him, he is blinded by a black cloud: the lupnu-demon will follow him : |
| 6' | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) _igi_-szu2 _babbar_-s,a e-di-ih lu-up2-nu u _nu_ ma-ga-ru _gar_-szu2 : | If 15 of his eyes are white: he will be blinded by lupnu-disease and niphtalyx. |
| 7' | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) _igi_-szu2 _sig7_-qa2 e-di-ih he-pi | If 15 of his eyes are yellow-green: he will become ill with a broken eye. |
| 8' | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) _igi_-szu2 _gid2_ i-szar2-ru3 : | If 15 of his eyes are long: he will become rich. : |
| 9' | _DISZ_ sze17-ir-a-an _igi_-szu2 zaq-pu : tar-s,u _szu dingir kur_-su : la ma2-ga-ru _gar_-szu2 | If he sees him with šēr-ir-an: he will become poor; variant: hand of a god; his land will be destroyed. |
| 10' | _DISZ_ sze17-ir-a-an IGI-szu2 _du8_-at-ru3 ina _nu-uru_-szu2 _ug7_ | If šēru-disease affects his eyes: he will die in his city's environs. |
| 11' | _DISZ_ pa-nu-szu ha-an-t,u _nig2-tuku_ : _szesz_-szu2 _gal ug7_ | If his face is swollen: wealth. : (If) his brother is ill: he will die. |
| 12' | _DISZ min_-ma _igi_-szu2 sza2 _gub3_ sa-ri-qat _egir ad_-u2 _sig5_ : | If ditto and his right eye is full of sariqatu-marks: after the father is good. : |
| 13' | _DISZ min_-ma _igi_-szu2 sza2 _gub3 min_ ina _nu-uru_-szu2 : ina _uru_-szu2 _sig5_ tak-la _igi_ : | If ditto and his left eye is swollen: in his city : he will become good in his town. : |
| 14' | _DISZ min_-ma _igi_-szu2 sza2 _gub3 min_ ina _e2 gin-na_ ku-ni _hul_ | If ditto and his left eye is swollen: evil. |
| 15' | _DISZ min_-ma _kir4_-szu2 pi-iq _dam-mesz_-szu2 _ug7-mesz_ ka-bat _sag-du_ | If ditto and his cheeks are swollen, his wifes are sick: the head of the slave will die. |
| 16' | _DISZ min_-ma _gesztu_-szu2 : _igi_-szu sza2 _zag_ kap-s,a-at2 ina-mir : _sig5_-iq | If ditto and his ears : his right eye will be swollen : he will be good. |
| 17' | _DISZ min_-ma _gesztu_-szu2 : _igi_-szu sza2 _gub3 min_ e-kil : ek-lisz _gen-gen_ | If ditto and his ears : his right eye is swollen, variant: he is covered in sweat. |
| 18' | _DISZ min_-ma _gesztu-min_-szu2 : _igi-min_-szu sza2 1(u) 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u) kap-s,a _e2 ad_-szu2 ana _ku3-sig17 bur2_ | If ditto and his ears : his eyes which are 15 and 180 kapṣa of his father's house are covered with gold. |
| 19' | _DISZ min_-ma _sig2_-su _sa5_ : tar2-rip-at _kam2 szu dingir-kam2 szu lugal kur_-su | If ditto and his hair is red : variant: the hand of a god; hand of the king of his land. |
| 20' | _DISZ min_-ma _sig2_-su _sal-la nig2-tuku_ sa-dir-szu2 : _nig2-tuku tag4_-szu2-ma ina _sza3 hul gen-gen_ | If ditto and his hair is covered in a tuft of hair: he will acquire wealth; variant: wealth will seize him and go into an evil heart. |
| 21' | _DISZ min_-ma _sig2_-su ap-par-rat lu-up2-nu sa-dir-szu2 | If ditto and his hair is swollen and he is covered with a bandage: sadirsu-disease. |
| 22' | _DISZ min_-ma _sig2#_-[su] _gin7 az_ lum-mu-mat _sig5_-iq | If ditto and his hair is swollen like a lizard: he will become good. |
| 23' | _DISZ min_-ma _szu-min_ u _gir3-min_-szu2 _gid2#_ i-szar2-ru3 : | If ditto and his hands and feet are long: he will become rich. : |
| 24' | _DISZ_ pa-ni ba-ni _u4-mesz lugud2-da-mesz sze_ u _ku3-babbar tuku_-szi : | If a man’s face is long: he will acquire barley and silver. : |
| 25' | _DISZ sa5 dingir_-ni i11-szar3 _nig2-tuku_ u2-szam-ad2 : | If a man’s face is red: he will accumulate wealth. : |
| 26' | _DISZ ge6_ usz-ta-mat,-t,a _nu_ ma-ga-ru _gar_-szu _kimin u4-mesz_-szu2 i-s,u _dumu-mesz_ x [x x] | If he is constantly affected by a black spot: there will be no remission of his claim; his days will be short; his sons .... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _DISZ_ pa-ni _babbar_ lu-up2-nu sa-dir-szu2 _lu3-lu3_ | If the surface of the 'finger' is white: a man’s illness will be severe. |
| 2 | _DISZ sig7 e2-bi bir_-ah ma-ga-ru _gar_-szu2 _u4-mesz_-szu2 i-s,u _til u4_-me _usz2 nam-erim : usz2_ ar2-ni _ug7_ : | If it is yellow-green: the house will be scattered and a flood will take place. His days will be short; at the end of the day, he will die of hunger : death of a dead man. : |
| 3 | _DISZ_ du-um u da-ba-ba sza2-lit, ina bi-ir _a ug7_ : | If a man and a woman are stricken by a flood in the middle of a river: : |
| 4 | _DISZ_ tur-ru-up _dingir_-ni : _usz2_ bu-bu-ti _ug7_ : | If he is afflicted with ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’-disease : he will die of blood of a dead person : |
| 5 | _DISZ_ na-mi-ir _dingir_-ni : | If he is surrounded by a cloud: the gods will revolt against him. |
| 6 | _DISZ_ szu-ur ta-a-a-ar2-tum qi-bi-i u3 _ra_ he-pi2 esz-szu2 | If he is afflicted with a stroke of the nose, a snare, or a broken nose: new break. |
| 7 | _DISZ_ bi-ib-ri-e pa!(GAD)-ni ba-ni _u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-da-mesz_ | If a man’s face is full of bibrītu-disease: his days will be long. |
| 8 | _DISZ_ pa-ni-szu2 u2-kap-pir2 ina di-bi-ri _gen-mesz_ : | If his face is swollen: he will go to the quay. : |
| 9 | _DISZ ge6_-ma mi-na-at pa-ni-szu2 sza2-qu-u2 ana _szesz-me_-szu2 ih-ta-at,-t,i | If he is black and his face is dark: he will become hostile to his brothers. |
| 10 | _DISZ_ ina _igi lu2_ szi-tu-u2 _szub-szub lu2-bi sig5 : uku2_ | If a man is stricken in front of another man: that man will prosper; variant: he will die. |
| 11 | _DISZ_ ina _igi lu2 gu-mesz sig7-mesz szub-mesz_ mim-mi-szu2 : _nig2-szu_-szu2 _e2-gal ti_-qe2 | If they fall in front of a man: his possessions will take the palace. |
| 12 | _DISZ_ ina _ugu_ pa-ni-szu2 _zag_ um-s,a-tum _dingir_-ni _lu2-bi uku2_ | If on top of his face the right side of his nose is full of umsatu-disease: his personal god will become poor. |
| 13 | _DISZ gub3 min na-bi sig5 igi : u4-mesz_-szu2 qer-bu | If ditto a man’s left eye is yellow-green: his days will be dark. |
| 14 | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) tir-ku lum-na-ni : | “If 15 tirkû-vessels are swollen— |
| 15 | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) _tag_-tum _u4-mesz_-szu2 i-s,u : | If he is ill for 15 days: he will die. |
| 16 | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) pi-in-du-u2 _lugal_ ina _hi-gar gaz_-szu2 : | If 15 ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ means the king will be killed in a rebellion. : |
| 17 | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) e-ri-mu _na-bi sig5_ i-kal-la : | If 15 erīmu-disease-jaundice (appears): he will eat good food. |
| 18 | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) i-ba-ru lam-na-ni ba-a-a-szi | If 15 ibāru-stones are piled up: |
| 19 | _DISZ_ ha-lu-u2 _u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-da-mesz_ : | If he is ill: his days will be long. : |
| 20 | _DISZ_ 1(u) 5(disz) s,ir-szu la-la-ni ba-a-a-szi : | If the patient’s chest is full of lalānu: |
| 21 | _DISZ igi alam gar nig2-tuku u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da-mesz : DISZ_ ku-sa-rik-ki _gar_ i11-szar3 _usz2 {gisz}tukul ug7 : u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-mesz_ | If a man’s face is surrounded by a halo, his days are long: : If he is covered with kusarikku-marks: Ištar will kill him, and the people will die of weapons. : His days will be long. |
| 22 | _DISZ_ la-bi _gar_ ga-mi-ru-tam _du3_-usz | If he is ill: you make a gamirûtu-disease. |
| 23 | _DISZ_ gam-lim _gar_ ul-ta-ma-s,a-ma _e2 du3_-usz : _DISZ_ ar2-i-i _gar egir-min_-szu2 _nu gar-mesz_ | If a sore is located on the right side of the lung, and then he builds a house. : If arî-colocynth is located behind his vertebrae: they will not be placed. |
| 24 | _DISZ ur-gi7 gar u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2_ [...] mu#-s,al#-li# par#-[x ...] _uku2_ | If a dog gives birth to a lion: his days will be short; .... |
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