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BM 054219 (P461253)
Commentary, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 054219 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461253 |
| Museum no. | BM 054219 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| left 1 | KA5.A (means) 3(?) : brother that is in the house. |
| reverse 15' | mgal (means) : mmtu (means) : mmtu. |
| reverse 22' | as far as the arati (means) : the atu (means) : |
| bottom 12' | ... to go out(?) |
| reverse 19' | bird of the upû-bird (means) : a qardi bird |
| reverse 21' | (gloss: new break) |
| reverse 23' | Who... : a-susztu (means) : who... |
| obverse 4' | “What has he done?” (= Marduk II l. 35) (stems from) “to be done” (= Marduk II l. 35) (stems from) “to be done.” |
| reverse 17' | DUG.GA (means) : word. |
| reverse 20' | ditto for Enlil the lord of the black-headed (people) |
| reverse 18' | and the silver for his field (means): in the middle (of the night) |
| obverse 10' | it is not a 3rd time |
| reverse 24' | who... : a daughter in the father's house |
| obverse 3' | aBAL.BAL (means) : dumû-disease. |
| obverse 9' | KA5.A 6u (means) : meal not for Belia(?) |
| obverse 11' | Almata mrtu (means) : a.KAL biltu (means) : sick. |
| reverse 27' | ... barley rations... : |
| reverse 26' | the strong verdict(?) : speak... the house |
| left 2 | (If) he sees a locust: his mouth will be destroyed. |
| obverse 5' | (If) he is a thief, he will die : the carpenter will do his work. |
| reverse 28' | Its ritual for Enlil |
| obverse 7' | (If) a lord has a hole: he will die : he will die. |
| obverse 2' | uuttu (means) : DIN buluu (means) : a dog for a case(?) |
| obverse 6' | the lord of the strength of his heart (means) : terror. |
| reverse 14' | an ox or a herdsman |
| bottom 13' | The nrudi ritual for my lord : the goose to... |
| obverse 1' | (If) he sees a man : he will die. |
| reverse 25' | : upon him (means) : a urratu-disease. |
| obverse 8' | In my city that I swear I am good. |
| reverse 16' | (If) he sees a snake in a leather (or): he sees a snake (or): he will die. |
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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