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NABU 2013/094 (P462142)
Astrology; Literary, Parthian · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | NABU 2013/094 |
|---|---|
| ID | P462142 |
| Museum no. | BM 038604 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Parthian · c. 141 BCE–224 CE |
| Genre | Astrology; Literary |
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 30 | If a sun disk... |
| obverse 26 | If the sun emerges and....... |
| reverse 28' | son of Aaredu, the small |
| reverse 18' | If the sun comes out on the 28th day and he is all day long: he will reach the highest rank. |
| reverse 5' | If the sun reaches the 17th day and... |
| obverse 6 | If the sun emerges in the evening watch: attack of the land.... |
| reverse 2' | If the sun... |
| obverse 20 | If the sun sets and comes out and emerges: the king of the Westland will kill his enemies in a rebellion.... |
| reverse 26' | ... Saturn was in Aquarius, which was set to the west side |
| reverse 27' | Copy of Babylon |
| reverse 6' | If the sun becomes eclipsed on the 18th day and all day long: there will be famine in the land. |
| obverse 3 | If the sun emerges in a black spot and the enemy afflicts it: Enlil will be angry with the people.... |
| obverse 14 | If the sun rises in the middle watch: the king... to the king.... |
| obverse 1 | If the sun comes out in a black spot and it appears: the land will see its light; there will be famine in the land. |
| reverse 16' | If the sun becomes eclipsed on the 26th day and the whole day is covered by a lunar eclipse.... |
| obverse 9 | If the sun rises in the evening watch and Ninurta stands in front of it. |
| reverse 7' | If the sun becomes eclipsed on the 19th day and all day bright: an eclipse will take place. |
| reverse 8' | If a star rises on the 20th day and comes out and stands with it: an eclipse of the king of Akkad. |
| reverse 20' | If the sun... all day long... |
| obverse 29 | The property of the king of the land... |
| obverse 27 | If the sun... the stars.... |
| reverse 21' | If the sun on the day of disappearance of the moon ditto and all day long:.... |
| reverse 12' | If the sun rises on the 25th day and it is bright: there will be an attack of the enemy in the land. : The king of Akkad. |
| reverse 3' | If on the 20th day... |
| obverse 10 | If the sun rises in the middle watch and the stars stand in front of it.... |
| reverse 25' | If the 20th, in the day of disappearance of the moon, ditto and it is dark in the day: that day.... |
| reverse 4' | If on the 20th day.... |
| obverse 13 | If the sun rises in the morning watch and stands in front of ulpae. |
| obverse 22 | If the sun sets and goes out and the people... |
| reverse 11' | If the sun on the 23rd day, on the 25th day and all day long: that day.... |
| obverse 17 | If the sun is seen in the morning watch.... |
| obverse 11 | If the sun rises in the middle watch and.... |
| obverse 15 | If the sun is seen in the morning: a reign of long days.... |
| reverse 10' | If the sun reaches the 22nd day and the whole day is covered with a lunar eclipse.... |
| obverse 12 | He will conquer all lands. He will conquer... with his brother. |
| reverse 19' | If the sun rises on the 29th day and he is all day long: he will reach the highest rank. |
| reverse 13' | he will receive a penalty on the 25th day and he will be well. That day... |
| obverse 16 | If the sun becomes visible in the middle watch... |
| obverse 23 | If the sun is surrounded by a halo and emerges.... |
| obverse 2 | ... great urubatu-plants... |
| reverse 9' | If a solar disk becomes eclipsed on the 21st day and it is surrounded by a lunar halo and it is black: an eclipse. |
| obverse 19 | If the sun rises and is black: a uarra-demon will shekel; in Alakku 2 kurru days.... |
| obverse 4 | He said to Erra: "The people of the land will be at peace." That land will not." |
| obverse 25 | If the sun sets and... and.... |
| reverse 17' | If the sun becomes eclipsed on the 27th day and the whole day a solar eclipse takes place: an eclipse of the king of Akkad.... |
| reverse 23' | If the Sun ditto in a riqû-day: he will be well. On that day, the Westland ditto: he will reach the highest rank. |
| reverse 1' | If the 20th day... |
| obverse 8 | If the sun rises in the evening watch:.... |
| reverse 22' | If the sun is covered in a cloudy day: ditto and all day long... |
| reverse 14' | If the sun [becomes stationary] on the 25th day and the whole day is covered with a lunar eclipse: the king of Akkad. |
| obverse 21 | ... the prince(s) of the lands smashed and... the land looked and he and his friends killed him with a weapon and... |
| obverse 28 | If 20.......... |
| reverse 24' | If the 20th, on a day of disappearance, ditto and disappears: that day.... |
| obverse 7 | If the sun emerges in the middle watch: the great king(?) will... for the 3rd year. |
| obverse 18 | If the sun in... is seen: the king of the land... |
| obverse 5 | If the sun emerges in a black spot and stands there: the king will be happy. ditto. |
| obverse 24 | the land of Amurru |
| reverse 15' | If the sun becomes eclipsed on the 25th day and all day long: an eclipse of the king of Akkad. |
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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