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BM 042941 (P558125)
Astrology, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 042941 |
|---|---|
| ID | P558125 |
| Museum no. | BM 042941 |
| 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 3' | The Scales(?)... a scepter and fog |
| obverse 5 | If in Ab (V) a planet rises: there will be frost in the land. |
| reverse 25' | ......, the opening (of the door), tablet of Ilu-x-zeri |
| obverse 26 | ... will die, he will recover. |
| obverse 24 | If...... in that year the king of the land will send a great... to the land. |
| reverse 16' | (If) he does not see a karê-mark....... |
| obverse 9 | If in Kislimu (Month IX) a planet rises: Nergal will devour the land. |
| bottom 1 | ..., son of Sin-tabnu |
| obverse 23 | It shall increase by 1/2 shekel per shekel. |
| top 1 | ... may he be well. |
| reverse 5' | If the Field is very dark: the enemy will prosper. |
| obverse 2 | If in Ayyaru (II) a planet rises: that land will see a enemy. |
| reverse 6' | If the Field reaches the Apsu: there will be a severe famine in the land. |
| obverse 20 | If the Scales become dark: the third year.... |
| obverse 16 | If a planet rises: the path of Ea will not prosper. |
| reverse 11' | If the top of the 'finger' of the 'finger' is covered in the sky: in that year there will be famine in the land. |
| obverse 1 | If in Nisannu (Month I) a planet rises |
| reverse 24' | ... ukudu stands inside his horns |
| obverse 8 | If in Arasamna (VIII) a planet rises...: new break will come. |
| reverse 22' | If the Moon at its appearance stands in front of ukudu: the kings of the land will conquer. |
| reverse 18' | (If) on the day of disappearance of the moon ulpaea is not present(?): Mercury will become visible and will not return. |
| reverse 9' | If the Field is dark: the third year. |
| obverse 13 | If in the month of Addaru (XII) the sun rises:. |
| obverse 17 | If the Kidney Star (is) the Yoke (is)... sesame of ama. |
| reverse 15' | (If) he sees a sheep: he will die. |
| reverse 23' | ... ukudu, Mercury |
| obverse 4 | If in Duuzu (IV) a planet rises: there will be deaths. |
| obverse 29 | The king(?) died(?) (and) a fate was decreed |
| reverse 17' | If the Field stands all day: the king will die. |
| reverse 19' | (If) on the 2nd day he does not see it and is seen on the second day: his days will be long and he will not see it. |
| obverse 25 | ... new break |
| reverse 12' | If the Bow is seen and is seen: all day long. |
| reverse 10' | does not approach the people's quarters. |
| obverse 7 | If in Taritu (Month VII) a planet rises: the king of the land will not approach him. |
| reverse 7' | (If) in that year there will be famine in all lands. |
| reverse 13' | ... is located and Adad... is located. |
| reverse 26' | ...... son of Li-GANu |
| obverse 14 | If a sheep reaches the path of Enlil:... wild goats. |
| obverse 19 | If the Well-being is dark: the bird will be scattered in the sky (and) Adad. |
| obverse 10 | If in ebtu (Month X), the sun rises:... will die. |
| obverse 3 | If in Simanu (Month III) a planet rises: the land will eat grain. |
| obverse 18 | If the Kidney Star reaches the Kidney Star: the land....... |
| reverse 21' | ama-ea does not ascend, the troops... when a month is not visible, when a month is not clear, if a month is not clear, |
| reverse 8' | If the...-star becomes dark: the king's son will see. |
| reverse 2' | ... unnun and small... |
| reverse 4' | If a planet... and rains... and rains.... |
| reverse 20' | If the stars in the sky are not visible: the land will eat as much as there will be. |
| obverse 27 | ... reign of the king, long-lasting reign. |
| obverse 6 | If in Ululu (Month VI) a planet rises: he will pay attention. |
| obverse 21 | If the Scales are dark: in the land there will be an insurrection (and) insurrection. |
| obverse 12 | If in Addaru (Month XII) a planet rises:... wild animals |
| obverse 11 | If in abau (Month XI) a planet rises...: the land will expand. |
| obverse 15 | If a planet rises: there will be... of Anu. |
| reverse 14' | ... Mercury becomes visible. |
| obverse 28 | ... will be well, and his land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 22 | .......... |
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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