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MUL.APIN, text N (P496531)
Astral sciences, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | MUL.APIN, text N |
|---|---|
| ID | P496531 |
| Museum no. | BM 033724 + BM 033779 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Astral sciences |
| 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 col 2 6' | If in Ululu (VI) on the 10th day the Kidney star and the Eagle become visible. |
| reverse 10' | If 55 days pass from the rising of the Arrow to the rising of the Bristle |
| reverse 4' | If Pabilsag, Zababa, and the Lions rise |
| obverse col 2 2' | In Du'uzu on the 15th day the Arrow, the Snake, and the Lion become visible. |
| reverse 3' | If the Scorpion rises, the Old Man rises and the Old Man and the Shepherd sets. |
| reverse 6' | If a fox and the Eagle rise and |
| reverse 11' | 60 days pass from the rising of the Arrow to the rising of the U.PA. |
| obverse col 2 4' | If in Abu on the4.5th day the Bow and the King become visible. |
| obverse col 2 7' | If in Ululu (VI) on the 15th day the Bow of Enlil becomes visible. |
| reverse 13' | If a cold wind blows on the Furrow: 20 days will come to the land of the Scales. |
| reverse 1' | If the Field, the Wolf, and the Field rise and the Hired Man set. |
| reverse 2' | If the Scorpion and the Lion stand there and the Prince and the Bristle set. |
| reverse 5' | the Arrow, the Bow and the Crook set |
| obverse col 2 9' | If in Taritu (VII) on the 15th day the Scales, the Bull of Heaven, |
| obverse col 1 1' | (If) your left horn is a fox |
| obverse col 2 10' | (If) and the Lion becomes visible and are 3 minas: the day-time watch is 3 minas. |
| reverse 9' | If the Fish reaches the Old Man: the Furrow and the Furrow set. |
| obverse col 2 5' | If in Ululu (Month VI), the... star.... |
| reverse 8' | If the Snake, the Entanada... |
| reverse 12' | From the rising of U.PA 10 days to the rising of the Furrow. |
| obverse col 1 2' | like the stars of Enlil, |
| obverse col 2 12' | If in Elulu (Month VI), on the 15th day: he will die. |
| obverse col 2 8' | If in Ululu (Month VI), the Furrow becomes visible |
| obverse col 2 3' | 4 minas of guard, 2 minas of black guard |
| obverse col 1 3' | If a star - its light is dark: the heavens will stand and stand there. |
| reverse 7' | If the Field, the Field, and the Stag rise and |
| obverse col 2 11' | In Arasamna on the 15th day the Scorpion becomes visible. |
| obverse col 2 1' | In Duuzu on the 4.5th day the Twins and the Scorpius appear. |
| reverse 15' | If from the rising of the Fox to the rising of the Fox: |
| reverse 14' | If from the rising of the Scales the Moon to the rising of the Lion |
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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