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BM 032226 (P557133)
Omens, Late Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–100 BCE
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| Designation | BM 032226 |
|---|---|
| ID | P557133 |
| Museum no. | BM 032226 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Late Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–100 BCE |
| Genre | Omens |
| 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 45 | ... in that month, the king will die and... |
| reverse 21' | ... is dark, swollen: the people of the land(?)... to the temple |
| reverse 17' | If the Scales becomes dark: the third year will kill locusts, and the harvest and... will devour the land. |
| obverse 43 | ........... |
| reverse 26' | ... is dark: in the land(?)... |
| obverse 31 | If the Bristle... : Nikkaltu and... |
| obverse 7 | ..., ama, judge of the great gods |
| obverse 30 | If the Star... and Amurru, son of |
| obverse 25 | If the... star and ulpa’e are in opposition: there will be famine. |
| obverse 14 | ... Kabta, lord of wisdom |
| obverse 8 | ..., wife of the great hero |
| obverse 3 | ... Enlil, lord of the lands |
| obverse 11 | ... Erra, the creator of the gods |
| reverse 22' | ... exalted... the people... |
| obverse 33 | If the... and Erekigal |
| reverse 18' | ... year 5 of the land of Amurru, and the land of Akkad... the land of the West... year 3 of the land of Subartu |
| obverse 21 | ... Haya, the plowman |
| obverse 32 | If the... star... the great lord |
| reverse 32' | ... a star... |
| obverse 15 | ... Ninurta, great steward |
| obverse 38 | If the... and Ihara |
| obverse 27 | If the... star... Alamu, vizier of the moon |
| obverse 28 | If the... star... Dumuzi, shepherd of Uruk |
| obverse 6 | ... great... |
| obverse 19 | ... Ningirsu |
| obverse 2 | ... great Antu of heaven. |
| reverse 25' | If the Wagon is dark: the sixth year... |
| obverse 17 | ... ditto... of the hero not to be altered. |
| reverse 9' | (No translation possible) |
| obverse 9 | ... Adad, canal inspector of heaven and earth |
| obverse 18 | ... beloved of her brothers. |
| reverse 7' | ... and... the third(?) year... the land |
| obverse 10 | ... ala, great prince |
| reverse 24' | If the Orion is dark: an eclipse of the moon and the sun in the land will take place. There will be hostilities.... |
| obverse 46 | If a star comes close to the Fish: Eertu will devour fish in the land. |
| reverse 33' | ... the land of Akkad |
| obverse 29 | If the Star... Ea |
| reverse 23' | If the... star is dark: the 10th year.... |
| reverse 5' | ... he destroyed(?) the land of Subartu |
| reverse 20' | ... is dark: the flood will come and(?) the harvest of the land(?) will prosper. City |
| obverse 53 | ... harvest, barley and sesame... |
| obverse 35 | The... and Papsukkal, vizier of Anu |
| obverse 5 | ... great |
| reverse 6' | (No translation possible) |
| reverse 3' | ......... |
| obverse 36 | If... and..., the great lady |
| reverse 28' | ... is dark: the king will die and he will die. |
| reverse 8' | ... the king(?)... |
| obverse 47 | If a star comes close to a planet: destruction of the land. |
| obverse 1 | ... great Anu of the heavens |
| reverse 11' | ......... |
| reverse 19' | If the Kidney Star is dark: the bird of heaven (and) Adad will be seized. |
| obverse 49 | If a star comes close to the Old Man: no one will die and the king will die and the throne will seize. |
| obverse 48 | If a star rises and comes close to the Ninmah: there will be abundance. |
| reverse 30' | ......... |
| obverse 51 | If a star comes close to Enmearra: the land will become happy. |
| obverse 50 | If a star comes close to the Pleiades: destruction of people. |
| reverse 12' | ...... the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| obverse 22 | ... Nisaba, life-giving plant |
| obverse 20 | ... Babu, great lady |
| obverse 37 | If the... star and Ninazu |
| obverse 24 | If the... star... Gula(?) lady of life |
| obverse 52 | ... Anunitu, u |
| obverse 4 | ... Ninlil, great lady of the Ekur |
| obverse 26 | If the...-na and Ninmah are Ninhursaga |
| obverse 40 | The...-Ud(?) and Ningirim |
| reverse 31' | ... 6th month...... |
| reverse 15' | ... cows, sheep,... people... |
| obverse 13 | ... Venus |
| obverse 23 | ... Ab'u, lady of the wine |
| obverse 39 | If a... star... a great lord, Pabilsag |
| reverse 10' | (If)... is dark: the land will be destroyed, and the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse 29' | ... that land, locusts...... |
| obverse 16 | ... of Ninnippur, whose greatness is good |
| obverse 12 | ... Mami, son of Apsu |
| obverse 42 | If a star comes close to Jupiter: in that year the king of Akkad will die and the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| reverse 13' | ...... there will be deaths. |
| reverse 16' | ... of the land that...,... of the land that... |
| reverse 27' | If the Field is dark: Adad will devastate. Month XII, 10th day, eponym year of... |
| obverse 41 | ...... he will rebel and he will die. |
| reverse 14' | ... walls... the harvest of the land will prosper. |
| obverse 44 | If a star comes close to the Great Twins: the king will die and an enemy will take place. |
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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