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1883-01-18, 0499 unpublished unassigned ? (P452710)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 1883-01-18, 0499 unpublished unassigned ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P452710 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial |
| 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 8 | ...... |
| obverse 3 | ... dead... |
| obverse 9 | ... the horns... |
| reverse 2' | The king of the city and his people is well, and he is well. |
| obverse 4 | If the Moon comes out as if it were a dark spot:.... |
| reverse 3' | If in Simanu (III) on the 14th day an eclipse takes place and. |
| reverse 4' | ... you bring... into your hands. |
| obverse 12 | ...... |
| obverse 7 | If an eclipse takes place: a star will diminish and.... |
| reverse 9' | If the Moon is dark in the position of Scorpius: decision for the city of Mutabal and Babylon. |
| reverse 7' | On account of the evil of his father, he will die. The hand of a king who is not suited to the throne will seize the throne. |
| obverse 11 | ... his...... |
| reverse 6' | the king of Akkad, his son, shall kill him, and the son who killed his father, ama will attack him. |
| obverse 1 | ...... |
| obverse 5 | If the Moon is dark and like a report of heaven: an eclipse will take place and... greatly. |
| reverse 10' | ... the north wind... the Westland |
| obverse 6 | ... the gods of the lands... |
| reverse 8' | ... his(?) |
| reverse 5' | ... decision. The king of Uruk... |
| obverse 2 | ......... |
| obverse 10 | ... the west wind... |
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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