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BM 042276 (P461209)
Commentary, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 042276 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461209 |
| Museum no. | BM 042276 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Commentary |
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) |
|---|---|
| 7' | ... the star hears... and alternatively, the star... |
| 14' | ... Erra... good horns of the land of the evil of Amurru |
| 13' | If a star passes from the west to the east :... :.... |
| 1' | ...... is eclipsed...... |
| 12' | (If) a star flashes from the east to the south and Entabarum disappears and in the west : |
| 17' | ...... because of ama stands (there) :...... ama will rise and star... |
| 4' | ... his... of the land, to slander...... |
| 11' | If... does not do..., his field will conquer : if he does not do... his field, he will not conquer. Further,... |
| 8' | ...... means "to be strong"................... |
| 19' | (If) a star... from the tree(?) to the tree(?) is good : from the tree to the tree will not be good : from the tree(?) |
| 9' | ... the pregnant women who are in their wombs... : because of the sound of the planets Adad roars |
| 24' | ...... he (Ningirsu) opened his head towards his own body |
| 3' | ...... : the star will be bright and....... |
| 21' | ... : alternatively, the Fish speaks to the Crook. :... in Abu (Month V) the Bow becomes visible :... |
| 16' | ... :...... a star from the north to the west all day flashes and falls upon the land and...... |
| 2' | ...... the star... |
| 18' | (If)... is seen(?) and the White Star sets and the Star stands (i.e., the Moon) : that... |
| 25' | ... coming out...... |
| 5' | ......... |
| 20' | ...... :... in Nisannu the Arrow becomes visible. :... |
| 10' | If a star enters from the west and enters inside Lisi : if ditto enters inside Niru : if ditto enters inside Sin : |
| 6' | ... his heart has seen... : the city which the enemy captured...... |
| 22' | ... alternatively, Venus... in the region of Mars: it will change (or): it will change (or): it will change. |
| 23' | ... he sees... and :.... |
| 15' | ...... a star flashed towards ama and it set on its right and left. : |
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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