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JCS 68, 202-217 (P498483)

Divination, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE

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Designation	JCS 68, 202-217
ID	P498483
Museum no.	BM 034584 (+) BM 035349
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Language	Akkadian
Period	Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
Genre	Divination
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)
102	“IGI.GU.LA2 A.GIG means : he will become frightened.
126	May he bless.
42	21 days of barley : 22 days of barley :......
52	(If) he receives (it): he will not eat garlic.
91	26... : alternatively...
4	You recite this incantation 'Alas!' for.
58	The field, sesame, water, water,...,
113	alternatively, illness has swollen.
59	He shall not stand in a dowry, he will die.
64	The river will not cross a river for 4 days.
16	24 is not favourable. : alternatively, you take to the heavens.
38	... whatever he does...
54	If he does not pay, he will not come out.
31	If in Ululu (Month VI) on the fourth day a ghost will come out.
48	The 13th, 14th, 16th, 21th, 25th, (and) 26th, (and) 29th days are good.
76	He listens to his prayer:
6	If he does not come out to a..., he will place a nigutu-prayer to the king.
112	: a sick man is seized and his property is placed; a man is killed.
44	: to smite : shatu-disease : : Sin that is not good
69	Where there is a severe illness, I will not stand a ruibtu-demon.
23	25 : he will not be satisfied. : alternatively, he will not approach a woman; in the garden of Anunnaki
90	22 grains of kingship : 23 grains of kingship.
67	(If) there is a mole on the right side of the pig: 5 days will be long for the garden.
93	29... of red wool : alternatively, it is favourable.
47	In Ululu (Month VI), ditto.
128	If in the month of Kislimu (IX) of the great hero Nergal
73	(If) he does not enter : he should cut off his brickwork. May Gazbaba cut off(?)
39	17 share of joy...
45	date palm for the god
18	your father, the name of Anu and Enlil
96	If in Arasamnu (Month VIII), on day 4, the gods will give the barley : 3 grains will not be given.
12	20 river(s), ditto;
75	may he enter to the god.
53	(If) he does not eat sikillu-juniper, he eats (it): he will acquire heart’s desire.
29	If in Abu (Month V) a man is stricken and that man will conquer
41	May he bless Nisaba.
94	May a gift be given to him, his days will be long.
15	in a man's house
78	He does not fear the gods, his utterance is favourable to Ura.
66	flesh of an ox, flesh of an m.
125	alternatively to ama and Ninurta
34	(If) he eats ghee: he will recover.
36	The right day is favourable; alternatively, it is in front of the west wind.
46	amau will conquer
99	He sees a libation. : 6...;
20	You recite the incantation 'O Ea'.
8	15 days. : alternatively, may the throne be loosened.
10	16th day, eponym year of igû.
95	In the month Arasamna of the lord of the gods Marduk
11	built.
98	May his hands be straight. The 4 qû-vessels are not thick.
3	The 5th day is favourable.
104	and......
83	The 11th day is favourable. The 12th day is unfavourable.
120	(If) the 29th to the 30th he does not go out and his libation does not place.
1	In the month Nergal of Ningizida, the owner of the earth
108	May he bless ama, the holy stela.
97	Alternatively, may he prostrate himself before the moon. May he prostrate himself. May he prostrate himself.
35	11th day.
51	I shall not receive the tribute in the steppe; I shall not receive the tribute.
72	The oath is not eaten; the oath is seized.
24	May water be taken out. May he not eat groats.
82	May he enlarge her; all year, illness not come close.
89	of his house barley they shall cut off...
77	The 7th kalamu-offerings are not eaten: illness of Ura and queen.
106	13 is favourable.
131	Written and checked according to its original.
105	12 silver (is) the price of a merchant.
25	26 is not favourable. : alternatively, it is favourable.
62	(If) a bird is seized: ewes will not eat dates.
81	The 9th, it is favourable. alternatively, it is favourable for the Kidney Star.
22	One year has passed from the aputu-tax.
56	He should not eat kalû-sheep, (or) he should not eat emmer wool.
21	That which cannot be altered or faulty is faulty, and it is good.
33	8 hectares of arable land, 10 hectares of land.
119	alternatively, it is a igû-priest that does not come out.
55	to the well he did not restore, an evil curse he imposed upon him
13	(If) he does not cross the river: he will seize him. : BAL (means) : he will die.
49	If in Taritu (Month VII) of ama it is all right:
68	Igisigsig, the gardener of Enlil, is his strength.
87	: to guard. : 21 mgar of barley
61	(If) his body is not swollen: the bird will afflict him.
129	If in Kislimu (Month IX), on the day of the month of Kislimu, a ghost will be seized.
7	he caused him to live.
9	may he afflict him : his evil will seize him.
63	"Riqittu" = Shumma alu 25 unknown means "inner."
5	The 10th day is favorable. : The 13th day is unfavourable.
116	26 gods... : alternatively, the igu-demon
110	'Let me be sated, let me be sated.'
92	(If) he does not pay, he will go before a man his (personal) god.
65	(If) he does not go to the DuRURU temple: he will be killed; he will be killed.
50	If in Taritu (Month VII), on the day of disappearance of the day: alternatively, he will give (them) to ama.
122	.........
26	You place the foundation of the heart of the gods to a person.
2	If in Abu (Month V), on day 4, the sun is covered: the god will be satisfied.
27	The 28th is unfavourable. : alternatively, it is favourable.
80	May the goddess Ura his father seize the throne.
74	May he be reconciled with his woman.
84	14 AB.SZE.GE.DA (means) : 16 is not favourable.
40	May the sun not become stable; alternatively, may he prostrate himself before Ura.
28	Its midst is good.
88	: barley rations
85	he enters(?) to the god. aulla means :
114	20 ABGI.DA :
103	GI.GU2.GU2 means : knot...
100	(If) a man's heart is happy : 7 days.
124	Its midst is sweet. 24 is sweet.
14	Alternatively, may a robbery be established in a man's house.
17	The good king of the heavens, perfect one of Marduk,
115	24 good quality omens.
37	May he prostrate himself before Adad. May he prostrate himself.
30	If in Ululu (Month VI) of Itar, lady of the lands
130	May he prostrate himself before ama. May he prostrate himself.
79	The 8th day is favourable. May he restore it.
43	29 bags of kasû-beer;
32	3 days. : 5 days. :
107	The king's scepter : alternatively,
57	(If) the 3rd is not good: he will not approach a woman; that woman will recover.
101	ABGI.DA : 10 dates, I did not eat
71	The 6th day is favourable. The sun will not be favourable.
60	(If) he does not eat a fish, he will live on him.
86	: in the body...... he will conquer
123	alternatively, a gate not coming out; with a woman not going out
117	(If) a man gives birth to a man : 27 qû.
19	The lower part is elevated. It is favourable.
118	(gloss: new break)
121	u-kn (means) : ullû.
70	...............
109	The report of god and king is unfavourable.
132	Tablet of Marduk-akin-zeri, son of Zru-aplu-iddina, descendant of Muezib.
127	He shall pay the barley and silver.
111	18 ABGI.DA (means) : 20 DIB-ti (means) : illness will become severe.

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