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BM.40089 (ebl:BM.40089)
CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.40089 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.40089 |
| Museum no. | BM.40089 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Extispicy |
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 13 | ... to a man's house |
| obverse 16 | ...... The 3rd, lightning flashed, I did not watch |
| reverse 5 | ............ a weapon |
| reverse 7 | ... and the right of the horn is split. End of... |
| reverse 20 | a man will carry off anything. |
| obverse 17 | ... are located... and are black for weapons |
| obverse 2 | ...... is not present and the kings will die and the land will rule. |
| reverse 14 | ... in the midst of a storm, in the midst of a storm, |
| reverse 3 | ... woman |
| reverse 8 | ...... snake, lightning flashes, enemy territory...... |
| reverse 18 | If on the top of the 'increment' there is a 'weapon'-mark and the left side of the 'finger' faces the 'finger' of the 'weapon'-mark: my army will take good fortune. |
| obverse 7 | ... will seize... |
| reverse 21 | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger': the troops and the enemy will be scattered in the field. |
| obverse 10 | ... will take place and in between them a field will be seized. The city will seize a robbery; he will go. |
| obverse 20 | ... is red: he will be seized. Property of the house |
| reverse 1 | ... to the palace |
| reverse 4 | ... his flesh.... |
| obverse 6 | ... he does not have. |
| obverse 11 | ...... are located and between them the plows ditto. |
| reverse 15 | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the top of the 'finger' of the 'weapon.' |
| obverse 3 | ... my right city is seized. My floods will take place. |
| obverse 15 | ... he will be smitten... |
| reverse 22 | If...... approaches the right: the flood will come. |
| obverse 12 | ... from the left to the middle of the right... and the Weapon |
| obverse 19 | ... his neck...... |
| obverse 5 | ...... a lightning flashes: the enemy will devastate the upper part of the land. |
| obverse 1 | ... a man in the street was seized by a dog |
| reverse 19 | If on the right of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark in the 'finger' of the 'finger': a 'weapon'-mark will appear. |
| reverse 2 | ......... |
| reverse 23 | If...... approaches the right and faces the left: the prince's land will not reach him. |
| obverse 9 | ... are located...: sacrifice of the prince. |
| reverse 24 | If... emerges and is faint: the flood will come. |
| obverse 21 | ...... the wall... |
| reverse 13 | ... The left side of the 'finger' is 'loose.' The man's lord does not know his 'hand'. |
| reverse 9 | ... will fall. Adad will devastate. |
| reverse 26 | If he stands...: the enemy will seize him and he will kill the enemy. |
| reverse 16 | ... is located and the left side of the niru-mark is seen: the prince will not conquer a land. |
| obverse 14 | ... of the right is split and placed in the base of a man: your army in the beginning of the field...... |
| reverse 12 | ...... and he will fall into it: Adad will devastate the man. |
| obverse 18 | ............ |
| reverse 25 | If... and there is a sandstorm: the flood will approach the city. |
| reverse 17 | If on the 'increment' there is a 'weapon'-mark and it faces the left side of the 'finger.' |
| obverse 4 | ... the gall bladder is located in the field. Adad will devastate. |
| reverse 11 | ... Adad will devastate |
| reverse 10 | ... the palace, the 'hand' of the 'finger' falls, the army falls. |
| obverse 8 | ... are placed and are black: not to approach the weapon. |
| reverse 6 | ... temple of the prince...... |
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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