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KAL 01, 051 (P461325)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAL 01, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461325 |
| Museum no. | VAT 10493 + VAT 10543 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] _x-min_ [...] | ... ditto ... |
| 3' | [...] x x-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) ana x [...] | ... 15 to ... |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 6' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] x ti az x x [...] | ... ... |
| 8' | [...] x x _dagal_ me-le#-e _nag?_ x x | ... ... broad ... you drink ... |
| 9' | [...] 1(u) 5(disz) ka-szit-tu | ... 15 kašittu |
| 10' | [...] x 2(gesz2) 3(u) la ka-szit-tu | ... 190, not completed |
| 11' | [...] x 1(u) 5(disz) _kalag_-an | ... ... 15 strong ones |
| 12' | [...] x x 2(gesz2) 3(u) me-nisz-tu | ... 210, meštu-disease |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | x x [...] | |
| 2' | _en#_-szu2 _dagal#_ [...] x | its owner is wide ... ... |
| 3' | i#-kas,#?-s,a-as, [...] x | he will bind ... |
| 4' | [... _x]-mesz_ | ... ...s |
| 5' | [...] x _a-gar3 e2-gal ti_-qe2 | ... ... you will take the palace field. |
| 6' | [...] ina _mu_ 4(u)-kam2 usz2_ | ... died in the 40th year. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ alam#_ [...] ina# _mu 3(u)-kam2 usz2#_ | If a figure ... dies in 30 days |
| 2 | _DISZ alam_ sza2 _igi_ [...] ina _mu 4(u)-kam2 usz2_ | If the image before ... dies in the 40th year: |
| 3 | _DISZ alam_ sza2 _igi#_ [...] _igi#-min masz-da3 gar_ ina _mu 4(u)-kam2 usz2_ | If a figure with a face ... is placed in front of a gazelle: in 40 years he will die. |
| 4 | _DISZ alam_ sza2 _igi-du8_ x _igi-min muszen gar_ ina 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) _mu-mesz usz2_ | If a statue of a gatekeeper ... a bird's eye is located: for 133 years he will die. |
| 5 | _DISZ_ i-rud i-gas,#-s,a-s,a i#-rat-tu-tu _egir_-su! me-hu-u pa-na-su# _im_ | If an anomaly - he is constantly swollen, he constantly has cramps, his back hurts him, his face is cloudy. |
| 6 | _DISZ_ alam#-dim2-mu-u _libir-ra_ sza2 _e2-sag-gil2-gin-a nu du8-mesz_-szu2 | If the old alammû-figures of Esagil are not removed: |
| 7 | _dub 1(disz)-kam2_ alam-<dim>-mu-u2 | 1st tablet of Alam-dimmû. |
| 8 | _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu ina _sag-du na 1(u) 5(disz)_ sah-ru _u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da_ ina-ziq | If a tiranu-mark is located on the top of the 'finger': 15 times his days will be long; he will die. |
| 9 | sza2 e-le-nu _sig2_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 tur-ru-kat2 | that is above the wool, 15th time he will be small. |
| 10 | _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu# ina _sag-du na 2(gesz2) 3(u) sah-ru# _u4#-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da sza3-bi du10#-ga_ sza2 _ugu#_-nu _sig2_ 2(gesz2) 3(u)#-[szu2 ...] | If tiranu-disease is present at the top of the 'finger' for 180 days, it keeps persisting for a long time, its interior is good: that which is on top of it is wool, 180 days ... |
| 11 | _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu ina _sag-du na_ 1(u) 5(disz) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sah-ru# im-t,u2-u _gar_-szu2 sza2 _ugu#_-[nu] | If a tiranu-mark is located on the top of a man's head: he will experience a loss; his illness will be imposed upon him. |
| 12 | _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu ina _sag-du_ 1(u) 5(disz) pu-uh-hu-ru [...] | If tiranu-stone on the head is 15 in number: ... |
| 13 | sza2 e-le#-nu _sig2_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 szul-x [...] | which is above the wool, 15th grade ... ... |
| 14 | _DISZ_ ti-[ra]-nu ina _sag-du na_ 2(gesz2) 3(u) pu-uh-[hu-ru _na bi_] | If a tiranu-mark is located on the top of the 'finger': that person will experience a loss. |
| 15 | ina _uru!_-szu2# szal-mesz _du-mesz_ sza2 _ugu_-nu [...] | In his city, the scattered people who were on top of him ... |
| 16 | ina _bar_-ti#? _sig2_ usz-szu# [...] | In the outer ... of the wool, its foundations ... |
| 17 | _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu# ina _sag-du_-szu2 [...] | If tiranu-stone on his head .... |
| 18 | sza2 _ugu_-nu _sig2 sag-du_-szu2 [...] | Whose head is covered in red wool .... |
| 19 | _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu ina _sag#-du# na#_ [...] | If a tiranu-mark is located on the head of a man .... |
| 20 | sza2 li ka sza2 _ugu#_-nu# [...] | Whose mouth ... ... |
| 21 | x x-ma x 2(gesz2)# 3(u)# [...] | ... 180 ... |
| 22 | _DISZ_ ti-ra#-nu ina _sag-du na#_ [...] | If a tiranu-mark is located on the head of a man .... |
| 23 | sza2 x x ur li! [...] | who ... ... |
| 24 | _DISZ_ ti#-[ra]-nu# ina _sag#-[du na_ ...] | If a tiranu-mark is located on the head of a man .... |
| 25 | sza2 li? ka# sza2 [...] | The one who ... the mouth(?) of |
| 26 | _sig2_ x x [...] | wool ... ... |
| 27 | _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu [...] | If tirānu-disease .... |
| 28 | x x [...] | |
| 29 | _sig2#_ x [...] | wool ... ... |
| 30 | _DISZ_ ti-ra#-[nu ...] | If tiranu-disease .... |
| 31 | sza2 [...] | of ... |
| 32 | _DISZ#_ [...] | If ... .... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ sag-du#_ [...] x-ma | If the head ... ... and |
| 2 | _DISZ sag-du# [{gisz}apin gar_ i-szar2-ru3 sza2 ana] _egir#_-szu2 _gid2-da_-ma | If the head of a plow is located: he will become rich; that which is long after it. |
| 3 | _DISZ sag-du_ x [...] _usz2_ | If the head ... .... |
| 4 | _DISZ sag-du_ lu-lim# _[gar e2]_-szu2# _zah2_ | If the head of a pig is located on the top of his house: he will be killed. |
| 5 | _kur# nu# zu#_-u i-kab-ba-as | a foreigner who does not know it will be defeated. |
| 6 | _DISZ sag-du muszen gar sig5 ninda_ i-nab-bu-bu | If a bird puts its head on a good bird: he will eat bread. |
| 7 | _DISZ sag#-[du] uga#{muszen} gar u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-mesz_ im-man-gar | If the head of a raven is located: his days will become long. |
| 8 | [sza2 _sig2?] sag-du_-szu2 _ge6_-ma _nundum-mesz_-szu2 _babbar-mesz_ | whose head is black and whose lips are white |
| 9 | _[DISZ] sag#-du sur2#-du3{muszen} gar_-ni ina _la_-szu2 _usz2_ | If the head of a falcon is located on his neck: he will die. |
| 10 | sza2 _sig2! sag-du_-szu2 mi-s,a-tu4 | whose head is covered in hair |
| 11 | _DISZ# sag-du sur2-du3{muszen} gar_ ina _la_-szu2 _usz2_ | If the head of a falcon is located on its back: he will die. |
| 12 | _DISZ sag#-du su-tin{muszen} gar u4-bi gid2-mesz_ | If the head of a bat is placed: its days will be long. |
| 13 | _DISZ sag#-du gu4 gar gam_ sza2 ina _du_-szu2 _gu2_-su _szub-mesz_ | If the head of an ox is swollen: he will die. If his neck twitches while walking: |
| 14 | _DISZ sag#-du# ansze gar uku2 gu2 gid2_-ma# _sag-du_ ma-gal _bar#_ | If a donkey's head is swollen, the neck is long and the head is very thin: |
| 15 | _DISZ sag-du ur-gi7 gar nig2-szu_-szu2 _izi gu7#_ | If a dog’s head is placed: his possessions will be eaten by fire. |
| 16 | _DISZ sag-du szah gar_ ina _kur nu zu_-u _usz2#_ | If a pig's head is located: he will die in a land that is not his. |
| 17 | _DISZ sag-du na gim_ u2-si _szub_ hi hi _ninda ama gu7_ | If a man’s head falls like a finger: he will eat bread from the mother. |
| 18 | _DISZ sag-du na gim_ u2-si _szub ninda lugal gu7_ | If a man’s head falls like a finger: the king's bread will be eaten. |
| 19 | _DISZ sag-du na gim_ u2-si _szub ninda e2-gal gu7#_ | If a man’s head falls like a finger: he will eat the food of the palace. |
| 20 | _DISZ sag#-ki# na gim sag-ki gu4# szub# ugu en inim_-szu2 _gub_ | If a man's forehead is like the forehead of an ox: he will stand over his adversary. |
| 21 | _DISZ sag-du# na bur3-mesz sa5 sig5 e2? ad#?_-szu2 asz asz tu2 | If a man’s head is covered with bur3-meš-disease: good for his father's house; |
| 22 | _DISZ sag-du na sze-mesz sa5 sza3-hul2-la_ | If a man’s head is full of red barley: he will rejoice. |
| 23 | _DISZ sag-du na dag#? sa5#_ ina _gir3-min#_-szu2 _e2_-szu2 _bir#_-ah | If a man’s head is covered with a red spot on his feet: his house will be scattered. |
| 24 | _DISZ sag-du# na# en?_ masz-tu _[sa5] sag#-du#_-su _hal_ | If a man's head is covered with a mashtu-mark: his head will be reduced. |
| 25 | _[DISZ] sag#-du_ x x _tuku? a2#_ ti? ka? _usz2_ | If a man’s head has ...: he will die. |
| 26 | _[DISZ] sag#-du {d}nin#-kilim# gar_ x x a x x x-szu2 _gar_-x | If the head of Ninkilim is present: ... his ... will be placed. |
| 27 | [...] x _a_ {m}sa-a-si | ... son of Sasi |
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