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LBAT 1555 (P364304)
Astrology, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | LBAT 1555 |
|---|---|
| ID | P364304 |
| Museum no. | BM 041619 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Astrology |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 8' | If a planet stands in front of the moon: in that year there will be deaths. : If a planet stands in front of ama. |
| 1' | ...... 16th day... |
| 10' | If a planet and a planet rise and stand there: there will be a strong weapon of Erra in the land. |
| 6' | If a planet stands in the horn of the moon: there will be famine in the land of Amurru. : If a star.... |
| 12' | If the Scales and the Sun rise, and Erra eats the land: there will be famine in the land. |
| 3' | .... you do not sit (there). I am afraid and... |
| 14' | If the Kidney Star and the Kidney Star rise and approach Nergal :.... |
| 7' | If a planet stands in Gemini: in that year the animals of the land will fall. Ditto; the land will be destroyed.... |
| 5' | If the Scorpion stands in the midst of the moon: in that year a cloud will rage in the land. |
| 13' | If a planet and the Sun rise and disappears: there will be famine in the land. |
| 4' | ... the Arrow stands in front of it (means): there will be famine. |
| 11' | If a planet and a planet rise and pass it: there will be a weapon of Erra and Anu in the land. |
| 16' | ... there will be a severe flood in the land; the harvest of the old man will be strong. |
| 15' | If the Arrow approaches Jupiter:... a reign of long days. Erra will eat in the land. |
| 9' | If a planet and a planet are present: deaths will occur in the land. : If a planet and a planet rise and are strong: there will be death in the land. |
| 2' | ... his face/face(?) |
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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