In Omens
Dreaming of a seal (Ziqīqu)
Dream omens from Nineveh: what it means to dream of receiving or losing a seal.
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| Designation | Sm.801 |
|---|---|
| Museum no. | Sm.801 |
| Collection | Kuyunjik |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Other (Dreams, Birds, etc.) > Ziqīqu |
| Provenience | Nineveh |
| Findspot | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
| CDLI no. | P426449 |
| Source | electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich — MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified |
| Lines | 95 (90 with machine English) |
Machine draft. English generated by model atf-en-best-v2 (montycrypto/atf-to-english) (version d871547f92875415dbbc7f4a37fd65e35f8ac97d) on 2026-10-05, line by line from the ATF. Not a scholarly translation.
The transliteration is not reproduced here because the source (electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich) is not marked as republishable; read it at the source link above.
| Line | English (machine draft) |
|---|---|
| col 1 | |
| 1' | He gave his name to him |
| 2' | If a tree(?)... its name |
| 3' | ... bronze... |
| 4' | If a small bull... his name |
| 5' | If a seal gives birth to a man: he will become an heir. |
| 6' | If a seal (or) a lapis-lazuli seal gives him, the gods... |
| 7' | If a seal (or) a carnelian gives him, the sons (and) the daughters... |
| 8' | If a seal has become dilapidated, sons (and) daughters... |
| 9' | If a seal gives birth to a man's flesh: his heart... |
| 10' | If a seal (or) a fox's tongue (or) a snake's tongue... |
| 11' | If a seal (gloss: new break) gives its name or a son, it is a good heir. |
| 12' | If a seal gives birth to alam-stones: the sons will become happy. |
| 13' | If a seal is given to the king, his (personal) god will listen to his prayers. |
| 14' | If a seal gives birth to good quality silver, the son will become good. |
| 15' | If the Seal of the Field (is) given to him: he will acquire a son. |
| 16' | If a seal that has not been sold, the son of a ubû-priest will have the usufruct of it. |
| 17' | If a seal is located and he is smashed, either his son or his daughter will die. |
| 18' | If a seal (gloss: new break) gives him the name and seed. |
| 19' | If a seal... gives him...,.. will come to an enemy. |
| 20' | If the Seal of his hand is located and he is ill: his son will die. |
| 21' | If a seal... gives him... |
| 22' | If a seal... his (own) name... |
| 23' | If a seal... his body... |
| 24' | If a seal... his... he constantly trembles upon his owner. |
| 25' | If a seal... his son |
| 26' | If a seal... his father will give him, his father's house will... his head. |
| 27' | If a seal... his father's hands... |
| 28' | If a seal... gives him |
| 29' | If a seal....... |
| 30' | |
| col 4 | |
| 1' | If evil... |
| 2' | If a sow... |
| 3' | If the hand of his hand... |
| 4' | If a forest... its tree |
| 5' | If a small halo... its barley |
| 6' | If a bow (has) his name: sesame will prosper. |
| 7' | If a sow gives birth to a pig: he will die. |
| 8' | If a sow gives birth to a fistfight: year and seed will be born. |
| 9' | If he gives his wine, he will hear a favorable word. |
| 10' | If he gives his first-fruit beer, his god will anger him. |
| 11' | If the eunuch's beer is not hands, he will forfeit his hand. |
| 12' | If a sow gives birth to a man: he will die in the east. |
| 13' | If he is ill for a mountain: he will conquer his midst. |
| 14' | If he gives his oil, he will become satisfied. |
| 15' | If oil is good: he will give it back. |
| 16' | If an ox gives birth to an ox |
| 17' | If an anomaly gives birth to a ram: its reign will be long. |
| 18' | If an anomaly gives birth to a bird: he will die. |
| 19' | If oil (and)... oil (and)... (appears): he will die. |
| 20' | If he gives oil (and) lion's oil: he will become a widow. |
| 21' | If oil (and) dog's hair are shaved off: he will die. |
| 22' | If an anomaly gives birth to a dog: |
| 23' | If oil (and) donkeys are scattered: he will recover. |
| 24' | If he gives his horse oil: |
| 25' | If he gives his horse's oil, he will not succeed. |
| 26' | If he gives his donkey's oil, he will die in the ground. |
| 27' | [If] he gives oil, a barge will give him. |
| 28' | If oil (gloss: new break): he will die. |
| 29' | If an anomaly gives birth to a herdsman: his daughter will die. |
| 30' | If an anomaly gives birth to a gazelle: his daughter will die. |
| 31' | If he is surrounded by a halo of oil: his life will be long. |
| 32' | ... death in a man's house... |
| 33' | ... and... |
| col 5 | |
| 1' | |
| 2' | ... will see... |
| 3' | ... his god |
| 4' | |
| 5' | |
| 6' | ... he will be well. |
| 7' | ...... water will be dissolved. |
| 8' | ... a reed mat... she has a... |
| 9' | ... they shall seize him |
| 10' | ... of the lamassu. |
| 11' | ... his... is visible |
| 12' | ...... if his wife dies |
| 13' | If......: he will not become satisfied. |
| 14' | If......: he will die. |
| 15' | If water... his days are long |
| 16' | If he gives his first-fruit beer, he will recover. |
| 17' | If wine gives birth to him, his days will be long. |
| 18' | If the water of the canal irrigates him: he will die. |
| 19' | If water is poured: he will become poor. |
| 20' | If water is poured: he will experience rejoicing. |
| 21' | If water is seized: he will recover. |
| 22' | If water I have seized, Adad will devastate him. |
| 23' | If water... his body is filled with ritual rites. |
| 24' | If a...-plant... his body.... |
| 25' | If...... |
| 26' | ... his... |
| 27' | ........... will give him a firm positive answer. |
| 28' | If......: he will die. |
| 29' | ... he will give his name. |
| 30' | .... he receives.... |
| 31' | ... received..., received by god and king of his land. |
| 32' | |