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AfO 38/39, 073 fig. 6 + (P461223)
Commentary, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 38/39, 073 fig. 6 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P461223 |
| Museum no. | BM 042961 + BM 042964 + BM 045821 + BM 046215 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Commentary |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse 19 | 48 times 15 : 12 : 12 times 3 : 36. |
| reverse 1' | If on the 17th day it stands 2 36. 5 stu : 6 U. |
| top 1 | By the command of Bl and Bltiya may it go well. |
| obverse 15 | Alternatively, 8 times the length is 1 36, and 12 times the length is 1 : 24. |
| obverse 20 | whose second front is 4 : 4 times 12 : 48 : 48 times 15 : 12 : |
| obverse 5 | 16 times 12 3 12 : 3 12 times 3 45 |
| obverse 3 | (If) it is bright and 3 12 : 3 12 times 3 45, and 12 |
| reverse 5' | If on the 21st day it stands 1 48. 3 double-hours. |
| reverse 2' | If on the 18th day it thunders 2 24 times 4: a shriek. |
| obverse 9 | 3 minas. The black watch is 4 (times). |
| reverse 10' | If on the 26th day it stands 3 oxen: 1 blackANN. |
| reverse 15' | The atu-disease and the wording of the mouth of the 3rd day are 3 45. |
| reverse 16' | Tablet 14, eyes of the moon... |
| reverse 12' | If on the 28th day it stands 7 30': he will stand 7 30' and stand 7 30': black. : 2 55 is black. : 5 |
| reverse 6' | If on the 22nd day it stands 1 36. 3 dru 6 U. |
| obverse 21 | 12 times 3 36 : 0;03 00 00. |
| reverse 4' | If on the 20th day it stands 2 oxen: 4 jugs. |
| obverse 7 | On the 1st day: he will stand 12 times on his left. |
| reverse 8' | [If on the 24th day] it stands 1 12 (times) 2 double-hours. |
| reverse 14' | 5 double-hours, 18° per day ditto. |
| obverse 4 | 12 times the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), 12 days. |
| obverse 8 | (Problem 4:) The reciprocal of 3 45 is 16. The reciprocal of 15 is 4. |
| obverse 2 | [4] omens, first-fruits offerings of 30 shekels, and |
| obverse 10 | 4 times 3 : 12 : 12 times 0;01 |
| obverse 17 | From the 8th to the 30th, a field of 2 shekels is the length. |
| obverse 1 | If the Moon stands on the 1st day: 3 45. Whoever sees it will be 3 45. |
| reverse 11' | If on the 27th day the moon stands 1 5 (times): the 'increment' of the 'increment' of the 'increment' is black. : 'The 'increment' is 2 45. : The 'increment' is black. |
| obverse 23 | (If) the moon stands on the fourth day: the moon will stand there. 30 : 2.... |
| reverse 7' | If on the 23rd day it stands 1 24. 2 tables: a jug of 4 U. |
| obverse 6 | The 1st day is 12°; alternatively, the 16th day is favourable. |
| reverse 17' | If the Moon rejoices and becomes dark: eclipse of the king of Akkad. |
| reverse 13' | (If) on the 29th day it stands 3 45°: black. |
| reverse 9' | If on the 25th day one stands there: 2 reeds will stand there. : 2 reeds. |
| obverse 11 | the second day stands 7 30. : reciprocal 7 30 |
| obverse 22 | it rises and rises 12 : 12 times 24. |
| obverse 18 | The 3rd day stands on the 15th : first appearance on the 15th. 4 : 4 times 4 : 16 : 16 times 3 48. |
| obverse 12 | 32 times 3 : 1 36 |
| obverse 13 | The second day is favourable. The moon stands 4 U. That which is 2 : 7 30. 8 : 8 times 12 1 36. |
| obverse 14 | 1 36 times 7 30 : 12 : 12 times 2 24. |
| obverse 16 | The second day is a libation ritual. It stands 4 U. |
| reverse 3' | If on the 19th day it stands 2 12 fingers : 4 dru 12 U : 48 is black. |
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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