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BM 038536 (P557613)
Astrology, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 038536 |
|---|---|
| ID | P557613 |
| Museum no. | BM 038536 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse 21' | ... illness... there will be... in the land |
| reverse 11' | ............. |
| obverse? 10' | ... a star stands inside it. Year 3 of the enemy's land in... |
| obverse? 3' | If its left horn is covered in the sky: there will be frost in the land. : there will be frost in Akkad. |
| reverse 2' | ... to the land Elam... |
| reverse 18' | ... the enemy will fall in the land |
| obverse? 14' | ... her supplication, the second year... |
| reverse 3' | ... to the land Elam... |
| obverse? 20' | ... stands at its right side. The 3rd, the west wind... |
| obverse? 8' | ... the heavens, the omens of the land, small... |
| reverse 15' | ... its right is bright; the king and his people... one country. |
| obverse? 13' | ... an eclipse in the watch... ama |
| obverse? 4' | If its right horn is seen with the appearance of a small mountain : there will be deaths in the land. |
| obverse? 6' | ... omens of the lands, small... |
| obverse? 7' | ... the report of the lands was performed... |
| obverse? 17' | ... stands at its right side: the throne will be destroyed. |
| reverse 20' | ......... :... |
| reverse 7' | ... the land of Akkad... |
| reverse 9' | ... the one who loves the prince. |
| obverse? 11' | ... in the land... there will be famine... |
| obverse? 12' | ... in the land... there will be famine... |
| obverse? 15' | ... an eclipse of the watch... |
| reverse 16' | ... rain, there was evil in the land... |
| obverse? 18' | ... stands at its right side. The third year, the land of Guti... |
| obverse? 16' | ... her eyes are dark: the third year: the land will eat food. |
| reverse 1' | ... to the land |
| reverse 6' | ... land of the west... |
| reverse 14' | ... its left is dark: the king of the land will not exercise kingship; he will conquer the land.... |
| obverse? 2' | If its right horn is red: there will be truth in the land. |
| reverse 17' | ... Mars was destroyed; there was evil in the land... |
| reverse 19' | ... there will be deaths and? illness in the land... |
| reverse 5' | ... the land of Akkad |
| obverse? 5' | (If) its left horn is seen with the eye: there will be death in the land (or): the king of Akkad will die. |
| reverse 4' | ... the Westland... |
| reverse 10' | ... who loves my heart... |
| reverse 23' | ... life,... |
| obverse? 9' | ... the heavens, the offerings of the land, were performed... |
| reverse 24' | ...... to the netherworld |
| obverse? 19' | ... stands at its right side. The third year... the oxen.... |
| reverse 13' | ... he will pay back the sesame. |
| reverse 22' | ... life before... |
| reverse 12' | ... I built... |
| reverse 8' | ... life of the prince... |
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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