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BM 040021 (P557749)
Astrology, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 040021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P557749 |
| Museum no. | BM 040021 |
| 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? 15' | ... and tablet... |
| reverse? 18' | If in Duuzu (Month IV) |
| reverse? 12' | If in abau (Month XI) |
| reverse? 9' | If in Arasamna (Month VIII) |
| obverse? 15' | If Adad... |
| reverse? 17' | If in Simanu (Month III) |
| obverse? 14' | If Adad |
| reverse? 1' | If in Nisannu (Month I) |
| obverse? 8' | If from Adad... |
| reverse? 5' | If in Duuzu (Month IV) |
| obverse? 4' | If... from Adad |
| reverse? 14' | If in Nisannu (Month I) |
| reverse? 6' | If in Ab (V)... |
| obverse? 13' | If Adad |
| reverse? 13' | If in Addaru (Month XII) |
| obverse? 2' | If from Adad... |
| obverse? 3' | In the month of... |
| reverse? 7' | If in Ululu Month VI... |
| reverse? 10' | If in Kislimu (Month IX) |
| obverse? 6' | If from Adad... |
| obverse? 17' | If Adad |
| obverse? 9' | in the land of... |
| obverse? 16' | If Adad |
| reverse? 8' | If in Taritu (Month VII) |
| reverse? 2' | ...... |
| obverse? 12' | in the land.... |
| obverse? 5' | If ditto (a man) from Adad |
| reverse? 16' | If in Nisannu (Month I) |
| reverse? 3' | If in Nisannu (Month I) |
| reverse? 4' | If in Simanu (Month III) |
| obverse? 10' | rain... |
| obverse? 18' | If Adad |
| obverse? 11' | If from Adad... |
| reverse? 11' | If in Tebetu (Month I)... |
| obverse? 7' | Its ritual:... |
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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