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BM 036748 (P557473)
Astrology, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 036748 |
|---|---|
| ID | P557473 |
| Museum no. | BM 036748 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 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 col 1 23' | ... PN |
| obverse col 1 5' | ... on the 11th day of Simanu |
| obverse col 1 16' | ...... he heaped up the mountain |
| obverse col 2 23' | If... |
| reverse col 3 15' | If the fog of the land overwhelms the gods....... |
| reverse col 3 11' | If the fog of the land overwhelms....... |
| obverse col 2 2' | If on the 15th day....... |
| obverse col 2 8' | If on the 15th day a lion |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... now their mouths from |
| obverse col 2 5' | On the 1st day... |
| reverse col 3 10' | If the storm enters,.... |
| obverse col 2 1' | ... Bel-umu-liir |
| obverse col 2 17' | If from the 8th month from the 14th day... |
| reverse col 3 3' | If the flood afflicts the land.... |
| reverse col 4 10' | ... in the netherworld I did not make whole. |
| reverse col 3 1' | If Adad thunders |
| obverse col 1 15' | ... in Nisannu (I) an eclipse of the moon will take place. |
| reverse col 3 2' | If it... he will enter.... |
| reverse col 4 3' | The gods of heaven and earth determined the deeds of mankind. |
| obverse col 2 20' | If on the 15th day.... |
| obverse col 1 3' | ... an eclipse will take place. |
| reverse col 3 17' | If Adad thunders: rain. |
| obverse col 1 6' | .... these... their mouths |
| reverse col 3 9' | If Adad thunders |
| obverse col 1 22' | ... nth day |
| obverse col 2 14' | On the 16th day... |
| obverse col 1 17' | Adad roared. |
| reverse col 3 13' | If Adad thunders,... rain |
| obverse col 1 13' | ... Nisannu (Month I), the 15th day of Du'uzu, the day of Ululu (Month VI) |
| obverse col 2 21' | If on the 16th day.... |
| reverse col 4 1' | ... the land will be destroyed. |
| obverse col 1 20' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 18' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 19' | If the flood afflicts the land.... |
| reverse col 3 7' | If the flood afflicts the land.... |
| reverse col 3 12' | If in Abu (Month V), from the 1st day to the 30th day... |
| reverse col 3 18' | If it is favourable, the king.... |
| obverse col 2 22' | If on the 20th day.... |
| obverse col 2 19' | are located and 3?... |
| reverse col 3 5' | If Adad thunders |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... life... |
| reverse col 4 9' | ... who reveres Bel and Bltiya |
| obverse col 1 18' | ... upon |
| obverse col 2 12' | If from the 7th day of the month from the 14th day... |
| obverse col 1 1' | ... x nanny goats |
| obverse col 2 11' | If on the 1st day the king... |
| reverse col 3 21' | rain and floods... |
| obverse col 1 2' | ... 5/7 days |
| obverse col 1 8' | ...... 6 Ub(?)... |
| reverse col 4 7' | ... and the Field set. |
| obverse col 1 19' | ... like |
| obverse col 1 21' | ... the name(?) |
| obverse col 2 15' | If on the 20th day he sees.... |
| obverse col 2 4' | If on the 20th day a lion |
| reverse col 3 22' | If......... |
| obverse col 2 9' | If on the 16th day... |
| obverse col 1 10' | ... these... their mouths |
| obverse col 1 7' | ... an eclipse will take place: ZI....... |
| obverse col 1 11' | ... an eclipse will take place on the 30th. |
| reverse col 4 4' | The upper part is elevated; there will be famine; there will be famine. |
| reverse col 3 6' | If he ascended,... |
| reverse col 3 16' | If in Ululu (Month VI) from the 1st day to the 30th day... |
| obverse col 2 3' | If on the 16th day... |
| obverse col 2 10' | If on the 20th day a son.... |
| reverse col 3 4' | If in Simanu (Month III), from day 4, until day 4,. |
| reverse col 3 14' | If it is favourable, the king....... |
| obverse col 2 13' | If on the 15th day... |
| obverse col 2 16' | If on the 11th day....... |
| obverse col 1 4' | ...... the work of a man |
| reverse col 4 2' | These are the words when the moon is seated |
| reverse col 4 5' | ... they have been constantly frightened. |
| obverse col 2 6' | If from the 6th day of the month from the 14th day.... |
| reverse col 4 11' | ... may he guard... of Babylon |
| obverse col 1 9' | ... of the month Duuzu, the 18th day of Ululu |
| reverse col 3 20' | If in Taritu (Month VII), on day 4,... |
| reverse col 4 6' | The... of Anu, the Ina'u, the Pabilsag, the one of Enlil |
| reverse col 3 8' | In Du'uzu from day 4, until day 4,. |
| obverse col 1 12' | ... the Leopard,... 6 U, the Lion |
| reverse col 4 8' | n (sheep) slabs, with a roof beam and a roof beam |
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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