BPO 4, 201 D, BM 035122 (P496524)
Astrology, Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BPO 4, 201 D, BM 035122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P496524 |
| Museum no. | BM 035122 + Sp 2, 0755 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Astrology |
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? 23' | ... to the Yoke... |
| obverse? 16' | If Jupiter reaches the Scorpion and stands on it.... |
| obverse? 20' | ... of the land Elam he plundered |
| obverse? 24' | ... weapons |
| reverse 18' | ... Adad will devastate... |
| reverse 21' | If Jupiter comes close to the horizon: ullat and ani will not come close. In the land of Amurru ditto. |
| obverse? 21' | ... UDUN... |
| reverse 8' | ... and guard... Nergal... |
| reverse 13' | If Jupiter... Lugalera and Meslamtaea |
| obverse? 6' | If Jupiter stands in the middle of the Scorpion:.... |
| reverse 17' | ... not to be forgotten, not to be forgotten... |
| obverse? 18' | ... unrivaled(?) |
| obverse? 2' | If Jupiter stands...:.... |
| reverse 6' | If Jupiter stands at the left of the Twins: Eridu will be diminished. |
| reverse 24' | If Jupiter reaches the horn: in the land of Elam a weapon... |
| obverse? 5' | If Jupiter stands on the horn of the Scorpion: hunger... |
| reverse 5' | If Jupiter approaches the right of the Twins: in Akkad. |
| reverse 14' | (If) ditto in the west |
| reverse 25' | ...... which is favourable in the land |
| reverse 19' | If Jupiter reaches the culmination: ullat and ani will reach their strife. In the land Elam ditto. |
| obverse? 7' | If Jupiter... the Scorpion stands there: fish.... |
| reverse 12' | in Subartu and Guti ditto. |
| reverse 7' | If Jupiter... Lugalera and Meslamtaea |
| obverse? 17' | If Jupiter reaches the star and in.... |
| obverse? 22' | ... weapons |
| obverse? 12' | If Jupiter becomes stationary to the Scorpion and stands in its position.... |
| obverse? 3' | If Jupiter reaches the horn of the Scorpion:.... |
| reverse 23' | If Jupiter reaches the culmination: in Akkad weapons.... |
| reverse 9' | If Jupiter... Lugalera and Meslamtaea |
| reverse 26' | The Marduk star in front of the star |
| obverse? 10' | If Jupiter approaches the Scorpion: pregnant women... |
| obverse? 4' | floods in the Euphrates... |
| obverse? 15' | If Jupiter reaches the Scorpion and... in the horn |
| reverse 16' | ... the land will be destroyed : in Akkad... |
| reverse 11' | If Jupiter... Lugalgira and Meslamtaea |
| obverse? 19' | ... of the land Akkad he smote, a tukultu-tree |
| obverse? 13' | If Jupiter reaches Scorpius and.... |
| reverse 10' | In the district of Elam ditto. |
| reverse 4' | If Jupiter passes behind the Great Twins: in the land of Elam ditto. |
| obverse? 11' | If Jupiter stands in the midst of the Scorpion: a strong cloud.... |
| obverse? 8' | If Jupiter... and Scorpius in the middle of.... |
| obverse? 25' | ... the king of Akkad |
| reverse 22' | If Jupiter... towards the radiance of the sun. The king of Akkad.... |
| reverse 3' | They smashed the teqetu-disease, the kids...... |
| reverse 15' | If Jupiter turns into a rainbow: ullat and ani will pass by; in the land of Uruk. |
| reverse 2' | If Jupiter becomes visible in front of the Great Twins: there will be no people in Akkad. |
| obverse? 9' | (If) they are pregnant:... their heart |
| reverse 1' | If Jupiter enters the Orion:... gods. |
| obverse? 14' | in the land...... |
| reverse 20' | If Jupiter comes close to a rainbow: ullat and ani will not come close to the side of Subartu and Guti. |
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- 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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