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LBAT 1263 (P364053)
Astral sciences, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | LBAT 1263 |
|---|---|
| ID | P364053 |
| Museum no. | BM 034603 + 1881-06-25, 0089 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Astral sciences |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 col 4 7' | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 10°... |
| reverse col 1 4' | Month VII, the 28th, solstice. |
| obverse 18' | Night of the xth, first part of the night, Mercury was 4 cubits below Geminorum. Night of the 15th, |
| reverse col 4 5' | The 14th, moonrise to sunrise: 1° 40'... |
| obverse 17' | Year 154, kings ama and Anu, his son. |
| obverse 1' | Year 129, king Seleucus. Around the 26th, Jupiter’s acronychal rising. Until the 20+xth, Jupiter’s acronychal rising |
| obverse 6' | was in Taurus; it was bright, rising of Venus to sunrise: 9° 30'; (ideal) first appearance on the 13th. |
| reverse col 1 1' | barley...; |
| obverse 7' | Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, Venus was 20 fingers below Tauri. Night of the 5th, last part of the night, Venus was |
| reverse col 3 4' | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°, measured |
| reverse col 1 14' | around the 1 33th, the ni[ght?] |
| reverse col 3 10' | 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 13° 50' |
| reverse col 2 15' | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 10°. |
| reverse col 1 10' | it became stationary 4° after sunset |
| reverse col 1 11' | Month X, the 13th, eponym year of |
| reverse col 4 4' | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 10'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| obverse 11' | Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east. Night of the 8th, last part of the night, Venus was |
| reverse col 3 7' | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 5° 30', measured (despite) clouds; |
| reverse col 2 6' | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: x+30', measured. |
| reverse col 1 5' | and the west wind blew. |
| obverse 22' | Night? of the 19th?, last part of the night, Mercury was below... |
| reverse col 3 3' | 16° of night |
| reverse col 4 1' | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15+x°... |
| reverse col 1 9' | 200(?) (ninda), when I watched I did not see |
| reverse col 4 8' | Month XII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 25°... |
| reverse col 3 6' | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 3°, measured (despite) clouds. |
| obverse 23' | Night of the xth, last part of the night, Mercury... |
| reverse col 1 6' | (If) he is stricken: he will make a rebellion. |
| reverse col 3 2' | The 15th, moonrise to sunrise: 1°. |
| reverse col 2 4' | (If)... wool |
| reverse col 2 13' | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 30', measured. |
| reverse col 2 9' | The 16th, sunrise to moonset: 11°, measured |
| obverse 13' | 23 cubits below Virginis. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, Venus was 12 cubits above Virginis. |
| obverse 4' | Year 17 of Seleucus (being) king. |
| reverse col 3 1' | 14... |
| obverse 9' | Night of the 23rd?, last part of the night, Venus was 5? cubits below Geminorum. Night of the 28th, last part of the night, Venus was |
| reverse col 1 2' | sunset to moonrise: 11° 30' |
| obverse 12' | 5 cubits below Leonis. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Venus was 4 fingers above Leonis, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. |
| reverse col 1 8' | [Night of the 15th,] |
| reverse col 1 7' | around the 20th, |
| reverse col 3 5' | Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 12°, measured; it was low to the sun. |
| obverse 2' | behind the 4 eyes of Sagittarius which were in the sky, became stationary in Gemini. |
| reverse col 4 6' | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 3° 50'; |
| reverse col 4 10' | (If) on the 1st day he sees (the moon), he sees (the moon) and the eclipse, which in the first year Demetrius (is) king. |
| reverse col 2 5' | 11+x... horns, not visible |
| obverse 21' | it was bright, rising of Saturn to sunrise: 15°... |
| reverse col 3 9' | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 6°, measured |
| reverse col 4 3' | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 11° 50'; clouds... |
| obverse 19' | Month IV, the 10th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Cancer; it was bright (and) high, |
| reverse col 2 3' | 28... |
| reverse col 2 16' | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 20° 30', measured. |
| obverse 5' | Year 152, king Demetrius. Month I, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 8° 20'; Venus’ last appearance on the 3rd; Venus’ last appearance in the west in the end of Taurus. |
| reverse col 1 12' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 8' | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 14°, measured. |
| reverse col 4 9' | measured despite clouds; it could be seen while the sun stood there |
| reverse col 2 11' | Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 17°; earthshine, measured; it could be seen while the sun stood there. |
| reverse col 2 7' | The 15th, moonset to sunrise: 1°, measured. |
| reverse col 1 13' | Night of the 29, solar eclipse which was omitted |
| reverse col 4 11' | set up. |
| obverse 3' | 3 1/2 cubits below Venus, 12 cubits back to the west. |
| obverse 8' | Night of the 8th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit 4 fingers below Geminorum, Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east. |
| reverse col 2 12' | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 7°. |
| obverse 10' | 12 cubits below Cancri. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, Venus was |
| obverse 14' | 12 cubits above Librae. Night of the 9th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 12 cubits below Librae. |
| reverse col 2 10' | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°, measured. |
| reverse col 4 2' | Month XII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 18°... |
| obverse 15' | 4 fingers, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits above Scorpii. |
| reverse col 3 11' | clouds, I did not watch |
| obverse 16' | 1 cubit above Ophiuchi. The 20+xth, sunrise to moonset: 8°. Around the 26th, Venus' last appearance in the east in the beginning of Aquarius... |
| reverse col 2 14' | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 7° 30', measured |
| obverse 20' | in the west, very overcast,... |
| reverse col 2 8' | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 6°. |
| top 1' | By the command of Bl and Bltiya may it come to an end. |
| reverse col 1 3' | Year 142, kings in all lands. |
| reverse col 2 1' | 15... |
| reverse col 2 2' | 15... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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