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BM.45680 (ebl:BM.45680)
CANONICAL > Divination > Physiognomy, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.45680 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.45680 |
| Museum no. | BM.45680 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Physiognomy |
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 col 1 9' | ... will place(?) |
| obverse col 1 5' | ... is good. |
| obverse col 2 22' | ... to... his mouth(?) : in a sickness |
| obverse col 1 4' | ... will become full of... |
| obverse col 3 3' | If a man... |
| obverse col 3 4' | If a man... |
| obverse col 1 16' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 10' | If in the middle of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark....... |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... the lower side on the left...... |
| obverse col 1 15' | ... ak(?) |
| obverse col 3 15' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... |
| obverse col 2 18' | If the tongue is located on the top of the middle surface of the 'finger': he will seize his mouth in the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 9' | If the right side of the gall bladder is located on the lower side:.... |
| obverse col 1 12' | ... mountain(?) |
| obverse col 3 7' | If with 1 cubit 1 5... |
| obverse col 3 8' | If with 1 cubit on the right... |
| obverse col 3 9' | 1 cubit in front of Tauri, 15?... |
| obverse col 3 12' | If in a man’s limbs(?) 1 cubit... left |
| obverse col 2 3' | If the right horn is located on the right: the sons of a god will not have....... |
| obverse col 2 19' | If a pig is located on the nose of the lower tongue: famine. |
| obverse col 3 5' | If in the street... |
| obverse col 2 11' | If he is stricken in the middle of the night, he is covered in red (and) his mouth.... |
| obverse col 2 6' | There is a 'foot'-mark on the left of the gall bladder. The 'god'....... |
| obverse col 2 1' | ... from the right... |
| obverse col 2 4' | If there is a 'weapon'-mark on the left side of the gall bladder: the sons of a god will have.... |
| obverse col 2 13' | You set up a 'weapon'-mark in his tongue. |
| obverse col 3 13' | If with 1 cubit on the right and left... |
| obverse col 2 14' | You put a 'foot'-mark on the right tongue. |
| obverse col 1 10' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 11' | ... his intelligence I did not conquer. |
| obverse col 3 14' | If in....... |
| obverse col 1 3' | ... you place(?) |
| obverse col 3 10' | 1 cubit in front of Leonis... |
| obverse col 2 27' | ... is located on the left side of the 'finger.'... is dark. |
| obverse col 2 23' | (If) his tongue is red and his tongue is swollen: he will die. |
| obverse col 2 24' | (If) he is stricken in the middle of his tongue: there will be an eclipse of the right. |
| obverse col 1 6' | ... IL2/luh? : ziq/LIL2 |
| obverse col 3 11' | If in a man’s limbs(?) 1 cubit... 1 15 |
| obverse col 1 1' | ... his eye(?) |
| obverse col 3 16' | ... |
| obverse col 3 2' | If a man... in his body |
| obverse col 3 6' | If in the street... |
| obverse col 1 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 7' | ...... ditto |
| obverse col 2 20' | If on the top of the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark: his mouth will be seized. |
| obverse col 3 1' | If in....... |
| obverse col 2 25' | it is favourable in the left side of the halo. |
| obverse col 1 8' | ... his... |
| obverse col 2 15' | (If) a 'weapon'-mark is located on the left side of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 1 17' | ... he took away. |
| obverse col 2 26' | ... is located on the right side of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 16' | If the right tongue is located on the lower part of the 'finger': a god will die. |
| obverse col 1 13' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 21' | If on account of the portion of the upper part of the 'finger' there is a 'foot'-mark: that year will not prosper. |
| obverse col 2 17' | If there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger': the god will not seize him. |
| obverse col 2 5' | If the right side of the gall bladder is located: his sons will... |
| obverse col 2 7' | If there is a mole on the right side of the 'finger' of the 'finger.' |
| obverse col 2 8' | If it is located on the left side of the 'finger': happiness.... |
| obverse col 2 12' | If he is stricken in the middle of the sky, he will be stricken with famine: his mouth will be scattered. |
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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