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BM.47462 (ebl:BM.47462)
CANONICAL > Divination > Physiognomy > Alamdimmû > 2. Nigdimdimmû; CANONICAL > Divination > Terrestrial > Šumma ālu, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.47462 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.47462 |
| Museum no. | BM.47462 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Physiognomy > Alamdimmû > 2. Nigdimdimmû; CANONICAL > Divination > Terrestrial > Šumma ālu |
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 29 | 46 lines...: the city was placed on a pedestal;... |
| obverse 4 | If ditto, ditto: he will die. |
| obverse 23 | If ditto the kingship ditto: he will kill with weapons. |
| obverse 28 | If ditto they are torn out: that day will diminish. |
| reverse 27 | If a man is seized by... in. |
| reverse 1 | If ditto his mouth is swollen: |
| reverse 15 | (If) ditto (a man, ditto) on the left (and) on the left (and) on the left (and) on the left (and) on the left (and) on the left (and) on the left (and) on the left (and) on the left (and) |
| obverse 26 | If ditto: he will become rich; he will become rich. |
| reverse 14 | If ditto a tukkultu-plant is located on the right, ditto in a tukkultu-plant. |
| reverse 12 | If ditto a 'foot'-mark of his right 'foot'-mark is tied on his right, he will go on a campaign. |
| obverse 20 | If ditto he sees a dark spot: death. |
| reverse 4 | If a man is stricken in his mouth: his wife will kill him. |
| reverse 2 | If ditto his mouth is dark: his days will be long. |
| reverse 19 | If ditto, ditto and his life has been long: |
| reverse 3 | If ditto, ditto, he is ill, |
| reverse 13 | (If) ditto: his left foot is swollen. |
| reverse 25 | If ditto: he will experience happiness. |
| obverse 21 | His mouth is clean, his mouth is clean. |
| reverse 30 | Written according to its original and collated. |
| obverse 10 | If ditto a gate is located on its back: he will die. |
| obverse 24 | (If) ditto.... |
| obverse 12 | If ditto: he will become satisfied. |
| obverse 30 | If ditto his face is swollen: that man will die.... |
| obverse 7 | If ditto (a man) ditto (a man’s tongue) screams: he will not become satisfied. |
| obverse 22 | If ditto (it is) unceasing: that man will be seized. |
| reverse 16 | If a man is seized by fever: he will die. |
| reverse 26 | If ditto a widow is seized by his wife. |
| reverse 24 | If ditto a judge gives birth to a man |
| obverse 6 | If ditto, ditto: he will be satisfied. |
| obverse 9 | If ditto a man's mouth is swollen:.... |
| obverse 29 | If ditto (a man), he will die. |
| obverse 18 | If ditto he is sick: the enemy's land.... |
| obverse 25 | (If) ditto: he will recover. |
| reverse 7 | If ditto his ears are swollen: |
| reverse 8 | If ditto his right hand hurts him: |
| reverse 20 | If ditto a sorcery (gloss: break): death. |
| reverse 23 | If ditto: he will become numerous. |
| obverse 15 | If ditto (a man) ditto (a man), there will be frost,... |
| reverse 9 | If ditto his left side.... |
| obverse 14 | If ditto: he will become satisfied. |
| obverse 3 | If ditto, ditto he is sick, he will die. |
| obverse 1 | If a man is seized by his tongue: he will not be satisfied. |
| reverse 6 | If ditto his right horn is pointed: he will recover. |
| reverse 22 | If ditto he is well: that day is favourable. |
| reverse 10 | If ditto his right hand is swollen: rejoicing. |
| reverse 11 | If ditto his left hand hurts him: he will become happy. |
| obverse 27 | If ditto his tongue is long: he will become rich and he will become rich. |
| obverse 17 | If ditto....... |
| reverse 17 | If ditto and its tongue does not come out, |
| obverse 19 | If ditto he sees a lion:.... |
| obverse 8 | If ditto (a man) his tongue is swollen: he will not guard his mouth. |
| reverse 18 | If ditto (a man), he will die. |
| obverse 5 | (If) ditto (a man, ditto): he will die. |
| obverse 16 | If ditto he has seized him, he will say: |
| obverse 13 | If ditto (a man) has a mouth, he will not be satisfied. |
| reverse 28 | If there is salt and reed in the midst of the city: that city will become very sick. |
| obverse 2 | If ditto (a man)...... |
| reverse 21 | If ditto (a man), he will live. |
| reverse 5 | If ditto he has a throne on his right cheek: he will die. |
| obverse 11 | If ditto a man's mouth is swollen: he will become satisfied. |
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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