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BM.108864 (ebl:BM.108864)
ARCHIVAL > Letter > Extispicy Query, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM.108864 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.108864 |
| Museum no. | BM.108864 |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | ARCHIVAL > Letter > Extispicy Query |
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 3 | he has no opponent. |
| reverse 1 | ............ |
| reverse 7 | (month) Addaru, 17th day, |
| obverse 10 | The top of the finger he has shaved off(?) |
| obverse 2 | a tavern has, |
| obverse 8 | the barley of the pure umelam |
| reverse 6 | ... his head |
| reverse 8 | offering of a sizkur offering |
| reverse 2 | The 'finger' of the lung is 'loose.' |
| bottom 12 | and her righteous body I shall remove. |
| reverse 5 | The shepherd... did not(?) know(?) |
| obverse 4 | a frightened one, a lament and a supplication |
| obverse 7 | the well-being of the extispicy is well. |
| bottom 11 | on the throne of the weapon |
| obverse 6 | a strong one |
| obverse 1 | If a lamb is seen before Zababa at night |
| obverse 9 | the umelam-plant is removed. |
| reverse 3 | he returned to the weapon |
| obverse 5 | The gate of the palace is well. |
| reverse 4 | The awe-inspiring radiance of the lung is released. |
Sources & licences
- 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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