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LBAT 1526 (P364274)
Astral sciences, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | LBAT 1526 |
|---|---|
| ID | P364274 |
| Museum no. | BM 034031 |
| 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 2 | (and) the sanctuaries of the gods will come forth and Bel will go to Elam. |
| reverse 15 | If the Moon on the 12th day is seen with the sun: Enlil will speak to the land. |
| obverse 2 | The sagdu-priest takes the head. |
| reverse 17 | ... [...]... [...]... [...] |
| reverse 12 | (If) at his appearance his son does not seize the throne: the land will acquire another lord and he will recover. |
| obverse 14 | The king will stay in his palace for a month; he will guard the path of the enemy against the land. |
| obverse 4 | There will be unfavorable omens in the land. |
| obverse 17 | he will rule the land's sahaptu-plant. |
| reverse 5 | If Jupiter stands in the north: the king of Amurru will die. |
| reverse 11 | If Mars enters the Scorpion(?): the prince will die from a scorpion's attack. |
| obverse 7 | Joy of the troops. The king will become happy. |
| reverse 3 | In those 30 years they have become hostile. The gods will return them to their place. |
| obverse 5 | If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: the gate of the land will become stable. |
| obverse 1 | If on the 12th day the moon and sun are seen together: end of the reign. |
| obverse 8 | In the steppe he is stricken. |
| reverse 10 | If a star enters the moon: the king of Akkad will die. |
| reverse 7 | If Jupiter stands inside the horn of the moon: in that year the king will die. The king will die. |
| reverse 14 | If the Moon becomes visible in Tebet (X) on the 30th day: attack of Akkad. |
| obverse 6 | The land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably. |
| obverse 3 | If on the 13th day the moon and sun are seen together: he will not make a claim. |
| obverse 12 | he will take to the land. The throne of the great gods will be established. |
| reverse 1 | If on the 20th day the moon and sun are seen together: a barbarian will die and the land will rule. |
| obverse 11 | If on the 15th day the moon and sun are seen together: a strong enemy will attack him. |
| obverse 10 | (If) he sees a mountain: the king will... his enemy. |
| reverse 13 | The dwelling of the land is not rejoicing. Itar (and) ama, the great gods |
| reverse 9 | If Venus enters the moon: the king of Akkad will die. |
| obverse 9 | If the moon and sun are seen together: a strong enemy. |
| reverse 16 | ... it is small: ditto. |
| obverse 15 | The enemy will go very quickly.... |
| top 1 | Tablet of Marduk-balassu-iqbi, son of the Ema temple of |
| reverse 4 | If Jupiter stands in front of the moon: the king will die. |
| reverse 6 | If Jupiter stands in the horn of the moon: the king of Akkad will die. |
| obverse 16 | If on the 17th day the moon and sun are seen together: the foot of Elam.... |
| obverse 13 | If on the 16th day the moon and sun are seen together: the king will send evil messages to the king. |
| reverse 8 | If on the left side of the ulpa’e-star he enters the moon: the king of Akkad will die. |
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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