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BM 040149 (P557761)
Astrology, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 040149 |
|---|---|
| ID | P557761 |
| Museum no. | BM 040149 |
| 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 col 3 4' | If 2 red stars stand in its left side: wild animals will be seized. |
| reverse col 3 5' | If a star is surrounded by a star and comes out from its midst: there will be famine for the people. |
| reverse col 3 26' | ... evil before... |
| reverse col 3 28' | ... his lord constantly sought out... |
| obverse col 2 21' | ... the Great Isle, it was bright, it was bright, year: “Eribtu was good.” |
| reverse col 3 18' | ... Mars is Mercury and the donkeys are destroyed |
| reverse col 3 7' | a king will take away her, and he will take the case. |
| reverse col 3 29' | ..., day and night,... |
| obverse col 2 13' | ... is surrounded by a halo of abundance: an eclipse will take place. |
| obverse col 2 29' | If a star emerges from its right horn and is swollen: Ninurta will devastate. |
| reverse col 3 22' | ... will return. |
| reverse col 3 25' | ... Enlil will swear to the land, but he will not return. |
| reverse col 3 20' | ... rain DUL |
| reverse col 3 13' | If the Scorpion stands in its left horn: the king of Akkad and the king of Mari will make an attack. |
| reverse col 3 15' | ...... ditto: evil...... |
| obverse col 2 24' | ... ama has conquered; in the sky the moon was eclipsed. |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... the gods... to... |
| obverse col 2 16' | ...... three stars stand and stand there... |
| obverse col 2 31' | ... there will be... in the land, the owner of the captives.... |
| obverse col 2 5' | The king will die in his city. :... |
| reverse col 3 6' | If a star is surrounded by a star and stands in its midst: attack of the palace. |
| obverse col 2 22' | ... Ninsiana stood by him (and) he was happy in the land. |
| reverse col 3 10' | If the Moon? is surrounded by a star: until the middle of the night it stands 4 and 5 cubits: the king of the land will conquer. |
| obverse col 2 19' | ... stand on its left:... will be placed. That year, rain will be imposed. |
| reverse col 3 1' | If two stars stand in front of it: the moon will rage towards the land and he will be killed. |
| obverse col 2 6' | ... stands on the left: the strong king will prevail in the land. |
| obverse col 2 14' | ... or on the fourth day ditto, on the second day 2 stars stand 1 to its right, 1 to its left. |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... stands...: the strong king will fall in the land. |
| obverse col 2 27' | If a star comes out from its right horn and reaches Mars: he will die. |
| obverse col 2 4' | ... king of the world |
| obverse col 2 3' | ......... in the king's reign... |
| reverse col 3 16' | ... who constantly seeks out justice and peace in the land. |
| reverse col 3 11' | If stars stand on top of the moon: the king will die and will not acquire a rival. |
| reverse col 3 21' | ... oil of juniper |
| reverse col 3 17' | ... it is... in the land. Its field will not prosper. |
| reverse col 3 3' | If 2 stars... in her womb: |
| obverse col 2 28' | Year...... of the loss of sesame and dates. The harvest of the grain will increase in the land. |
| reverse col 3 8' | If a star becomes eclipsed and stands on its right horn: a hostile enemy will frighten the land, and cities will dwell in its environs. |
| obverse col 2 26' | ... in the month Ayyaru |
| obverse col 2 33' | ...... of |
| obverse col 2 30' | ...... plant |
| reverse col 3 12' | If ditto a star rises: the land will be plundered. The cities will be plundered. |
| obverse col 2 10' | ... from the midst of heaven to its left ditto. |
| obverse col 2 11' | ... upper...... |
| reverse col 3 19' | ... an eclipse |
| reverse col 3 27' | ... that he will become happy. Ditto: abundance;... |
| obverse col 2 8' | ... Sin,... watch of the city. |
| obverse col 2 32' | ... there will be in the land, Girra and |
| reverse col 3 9' | If the Moon is surrounded by a star and it emerges from its left: to the great king the hand of evil. |
| reverse col 3 24' | ... will come. |
| obverse col 2 20' | ... is surrounded by a cloudy halo, it is good for him. |
| reverse col 3 23' | ... will bring... to his lord. |
| obverse col 2 9' | If... stars...: the moon will become angry with the land. |
| reverse col 3 14' | ... and the evil star... |
| obverse col 2 1' | ......... |
| obverse col 2 18' | ... his right and left are present. That year, the good woman |
| obverse col 2 23' | its... is seen in front of a small field |
| obverse col 2 25' | ... stands in front of it: an eclipse of the king of the land will widen his understanding. |
| obverse col 2 17' | ... his eyes are surrounded by a halo, and his eyes are dark. |
| obverse col 2 15' | ... an eclipse will take place |
| reverse col 3 2' | If the stars are dark: the king will die and the land will be destroyed. |
| obverse col 2 12' | ... and shekels (= umma lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu lu |
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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