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K 07931 (P397383)
CANONICAL > Technical > Astronomy > Astrolabe (Three Stars each), Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 07931 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397383 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Technical > Astronomy > Astrolabe (Three Stars each) |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse 22 | If a red star which... |
| reverse 17 | If in Simanu the UD.KA.DUH.A star enters and the Shepherd of Anu rises. : If in Duuzu the Eagle enters and the Eagle rises. |
| reverse 22 | ... kayanutu |
| obverse 4 | If a star stands behind it: Orion, Papsukkal, vizier of Anu and Itar. |
| reverse 5 | (If) the position... is wide:. |
| reverse 11 | If in Simanu the Shepherd of Papsukkal (means) : |
| reverse 13 | If in Taritu the Stag of Ningirsu (means): in the month of Arasamna the Scorpion of Ihara. |
| obverse 10 | If a red star which is in front of Ea all year: attack of enemy lands. |
| obverse 24 | 10 stars of Anu |
| obverse 14 | If a star stands behind it: the Scorpion, Ihara. |
| reverse 12 | If in Abu the Bow, Itar of Elamite daughter :. |
| reverse 16 | If in Nisannu (Month I) the Field enters and the Field rises: in Ayyaru the Scorpion enters and the Bristle rises. |
| reverse 3 | If a star stands in front of the Breast of the Kidney Star, Zababa : The red star which stands in front of.... Damu. |
| obverse 13 | This star goes at the front of the stars of Anu |
| obverse 18 | If a star stands behind it: the Old Man, Enmearra, KUR.GAL. |
| obverse 12 | If the Field, which stands at the side of the east: enemy attack. |
| obverse 11 | 10 stars of Ea |
| reverse 15 | If abau (Month XI) the Bristle. |
| reverse 25 | Tablet(?) of Nabû-zuqup-ukn, son(?) of Marduk-umu-iqia(?) |
| obverse 21 | If the Great Twins which stand in front of Anu: Lugal-irra and Meslamtaea |
| obverse 16 | ... a planet |
| reverse 26 | ... his... and his... |
| obverse 25 | ... the one who..., the one who... |
| reverse 10 | If in Nisannu (Month I) the Field is bright and emerges: the enemy will seize the harvest of the land. |
| reverse 24 | ... of the mouth(?) of Enlil |
| reverse 19 | If in Taritu the Field enters and the Field rises: (variant:) in Arasamna the Bristle enters and the Scorpion rises. |
| reverse 21 | If in abau (Month XI) the Bow enters and the Scorpius rises (means): in Adaru (Month XII) the Kidney Star enters and the Fish rises |
| obverse 27 | ... holy |
| reverse 14 | If in Kislimu the UD.KA.DUH.A-star (means) : in Kislimu the Eagle (means) Zababa. |
| obverse 26 | ...... |
| obverse 3 | If a star stands behind it: Isle, the crown of Anu. |
| reverse 20 | If in Kislimu (Month IX) the star of the Shepherd enters and the Arrow rises: : in Kislimu (Month IX) the Eagle enters and the Eagle rises. |
| reverse 6 | (If) a red star which stands in a rainbow: the Arrow will stand in front of the Arrow and to the Arrow, the south wind. |
| obverse 2 | If a star stands behind it: the Pleiades. The great gods will make good for the price of barley. |
| reverse 4 | If a star is a bright star which stands on the left side of...: U.PA will become confused. |
| obverse 15 | If a star which stands in the east in front of the Scorpion: enemy attack. |
| obverse 9 | If a star stands in the left side of Ea: a planet. |
| obverse 29 | ...... |
| reverse 2 | ... who has... |
| obverse 19 | If a star stands between the Old Man and Anu: the Sirius.... |
| reverse 18 | If in Abu (Month V) the Bristle enters and the Bow rises: (variant:) in Ululu (Month VI) the Bull of Heaven enters. |
| obverse 7 | If the stars which stand on the south side: the Yoke Constellation, the Crab, Ea. |
| obverse 1 | If the Field which stands on the left side of the horizon to the south: a star... the top of a star. |
| obverse 28 | ...... |
| obverse 5 | If a star stands behind it: the Arrow, Ninurta, will good for the seed of sesame. |
| obverse 6 | If a star stands behind it: the Bow, Itar, Elamatu, daughter of Suen(?) and An. |
| reverse 7 | If a red star which stands in the east behind the stars of the night |
| reverse 23 | ...... |
| obverse 23 | ..... |
| obverse 20 | If a star stands...: Latarak. |
| reverse 1 | ... |
| reverse 9 | x stars of Enlil; 13 stars between the sky |
| obverse 17 | If a star stands in front of you: this aprû-mark and thorn. |
| obverse 8 | If the stars which stand on the left side of Ea: Ninmah. |
| reverse 8 | (If) the Yoke Constellation, Marduk, rises and stands: attack of Elam. |
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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