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BM 038445 (P563813)
Omens, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 038445 |
|---|---|
| ID | P563813 |
| Museum no. | BM 038445 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Omens |
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) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 3 22' | If a barge gives birth to heads: he will acquire a name. |
| reverse col 3 27' | If a ewe gives birth to a man |
| obverse col 2 20 | (If) he is ill with a fever: he will give birth to... |
| obverse col 2 11 | If flesh...: his health.... |
| obverse col 2 3 | If he gives birth to an m... |
| reverse col 3 1' | If fever... |
| reverse col 3 17' | Disregard that the tablet is deficient or faulty. |
| reverse col 3 18' | Written and checked according to the tablet. |
| obverse col 2 19 | He should not eat meat, (or) he will give (it) to him. |
| obverse col 2 15 | He should not eat meat, (or) he will recover. |
| reverse col 3 11' | (If) a pig gives birth to a lion's chariot, he will be ill for a lawsuit. |
| obverse col 2 4 | If Nikkal gives birth to him,.... |
| reverse col 3 25' | If............. |
| obverse col 2 12 | (If) he is ill: he will give birth to a black meat. |
| reverse col 3 10' | You libate a reed basket (made) of tamilu-juniper. |
| obverse col 2 25 | If... is black: his health... |
| obverse col 2 18 | He should not eat meat, (or) he should not eat meat, his days will be long |
| reverse col 3 28' | ... |
| reverse col 3 2' | If reeds... |
| reverse col 3 6' | You give him a plow, a suckling son. |
| obverse col 2 7 | If the Scorpion's (eye)...... |
| obverse col 2 13 | (If) he is ill: he will not die. |
| reverse col 3 23' | If a sow gives birth to a burimatu-plant: the palace will be plundered. |
| reverse col 3 29' | ........ |
| obverse col 2 5 | If Nikkal-tirra gives birth to him, its wife... |
| reverse col 3 9' | You pound a pure plow, give it to man and woman. |
| reverse col 3 24' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 8 | If a sow gives birth to an ox:....... |
| reverse col 3 13' | Hand of a Basket-of-tablets: xxx xxx xxx |
| reverse col 3 15' | You pound a reed mat (and) give (it) to him. |
| reverse col 3 5' | You give his ox or bull to the silver. |
| obverse col 2 24 | If... his (personal) god is good.... |
| reverse col 3 3' | You give him a... reed basket |
| reverse col 3 16' | You pound a reed mat.... |
| obverse col 2 21 | (If) he is ill, he is ill, he is ill, he is ill, he is ill, he is ill,... |
| reverse col 3 14' | You give him a... plow, a... stall, (and) a maritu-vessel. |
| obverse col 2 16 | (If) meat............. |
| reverse col 3 12' | You pound a chariot with a mashû-vessel (and) give (it) as a gift. |
| reverse col 3 26' | If a sorcerer... his hands |
| obverse col 2 6 | If... his heart is not satisfied.... |
| obverse col 2 23 | If he gives birth to a pig:....... |
| reverse col 3 7' | (If) he gives birth to a chariot, his (personal) goddess will sit down for a favorable woman. |
| reverse col 3 8' | You give him a clean plow, and he will experience rejoicing. |
| obverse col 2 10 | If the head of the pig is swollen: his food will be piled up.... |
| reverse col 3 21' | If he gives birth to a man :. |
| obverse col 2 17 | (If) he does not... meat, he does not... meat |
| reverse col 3 20' | If a tablet gives birth and...... |
| obverse col 2 22 | If his mind... the bread... |
| obverse col 2 2 | ..... |
| reverse col 3 19' | Written and checked according to its original. |
| obverse col 2 9 | If a sow gives birth to a sheep:....... |
| obverse col 2 14 | (If) he is ill: he will recover. |
| reverse col 3 4' | He shall pay the silver (and) his son(?) for the silver. |
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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