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Babyoniaca 008-010, pl. 1-2 (P394227)
CANONICAL > Technical > Astronomy > I.NAM.GIŠ.HUR.AN.KI.A, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Babyoniaca 008-010, pl. 1-2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394227 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Technical > Astronomy > I.NAM.GIŠ.HUR.AN.KI.A |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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 6' | In ebetu (X), on the 1st day, ditto. |
| obverse 30 | ... is located on your left. |
| reverse 11' | Ditto; on the 15th day: 200 ditto. |
| reverse 8' | In abau (Month XI), on the 4th day ditto. |
| reverse 1' | ... to the land of the moon |
| obverse 28 | 0;00 40 times 30 00 5 times 12 00 10 00 |
| obverse 1 | If the Moon on the 4th day is 3 45... |
| reverse 19' | When Nanna entered the Eanna |
| obverse 7 | On the 27th day...... |
| obverse 31 | ... of the 225th is split and |
| obverse 12 | 0;00 00 00 00 00 00 |
| reverse 13' | (If) a man's neck is swollen: he will die. |
| obverse 4 | On the 15th day:... |
| obverse 21 | ... 9 times 3 27. 27. |
| obverse 32 | ...... 225 16 |
| reverse 5' | Ditto; on the 15th day ditto; on the 220th day ditto; on the 4th day ditto; |
| reverse 12' | If on the day of disappearance of the moon a stone is spotted |
| obverse 3 | If on the4.7th day he is ill:... |
| reverse 18' | The day of the offspring of the moon is favourable |
| obverse 26 | 0;05 52 (?), it is placed on 0;05 58. |
| reverse 14' | The stone (for) the regular offerings the day (for) the offerings of Sin, the first-born son of Enlil |
| obverse 24 | The day of the moon's disappearance is to be taken to the path of ama. |
| reverse 16' | If the day reaches the normal length |
| reverse 9' | Ditto; on the 15th day ditto; 220 ditto; |
| obverse 15 | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to him. |
| obverse 22 | ... stand and decide the verdicts of the land. |
| obverse 29 | 6(?) days(?) |
| obverse 9 | On the day of disappearance of the moon... he established... |
| obverse 20 | In... the... of Sin and ama you multiply 3 times 3 |
| obverse 13 | (If) the Moon (has) 30 times 30 (or) 15 (or) 15 times 4 (or) 60 (or) 60 (or) Anu carries (it). |
| reverse 22' | (Property of) Gabbi-ilni, chief scribe. |
| obverse 19 | Its first appearance on the 3rd. |
| obverse 18 | (If) on the 25th day (and) on the 15th day (and) on the 25th day: he will recover. |
| reverse 7' | Ditto; on the 15th day ditto; on the 240th day ditto; on the 960th day he shall return the money tenfold to its owner. |
| reverse 4' | In Kislimu (Month IX), on the 4th day ditto. |
| obverse 5 | abatu... |
| obverse 27 | 50 days elapsed, month 600 days elapsed, year: |
| reverse 21' | Tablet of Nabû-zuqup-ukin, son of Marduk-umu-iqia. |
| reverse 20' | One-twelfth of a year, a message to Iam-gishhuranki: |
| obverse 8 | On the 28th day... he will recover. |
| obverse 11 | For the 7th day: he will pay attention. |
| obverse 6 | On the 20th day... |
| reverse 3' | Ditto; on the 15th day ditto: 190. |
| reverse 15' | Bubuli,... nau-disease |
| obverse 10 | In... he sat down, his name |
| reverse 2' | If in Arasamna (VIII) on day 190 ditto: 190 times 4 760. |
| obverse 16 | (day) 14: 10 tutab. |
| reverse 17' | You are frightened, you are frightened. |
| obverse 25 | its days(?) are 5 55, its reeds are 5 58, it is black. |
| reverse 10' | In Addaru (XII), on the 1st day: 210 days. |
| obverse 2 | When you see the moon(?) |
| obverse 23 | ...... will give to the land. |
| obverse 17 | 22 (lines) upper, lower, lower, lower, |
| obverse 14 | the 13th day, the 12th day; |
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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