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BM 044486 + BM 045126 (P558316)
Omens, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 044486 + BM 045126 |
|---|---|
| ID | P558316 |
| Museum no. | BM 044486 + BM 045126 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Omens |
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) |
|---|---|
| col 1' 4' | If in Taritu (Month VII) a god gives birth to a man. |
| col 2' 10' | If in the month of |
| col 2' 11' | If in the month of |
| col 2' 12' | If in the month of |
| col 2' 13' | If in the month of |
| col 1' 2' | If in Kislimu (Month IX), it is said in the heart of his god for good deeds |
| col 1' 5' | If in Arasamnu (VIII) a god and a lamassu are present |
| col 1' 1' | If in Nisannu (Month I)... good(?) |
| col 1' 14' | I will conquer.... |
| col 1' 6' | If in abau (Month XI) his name is named for good fortune |
| col 1' 15' | ... will expand |
| col 1' 9' | ... |
| col 2' 9' | If in the month of |
| col 1' 7' | If in Addaru (XII) he is stricken: he will conquer. |
| col 1' 10' | ... ZARAH/HUL... in a man's body. |
| col 1' 12' | ... came out |
| col 2' 2' | (Saying) “(Saying) “Alas, my god!” |
| col 2' 14' | In the month of |
| col 2' 4' | If in the month of |
| col 2' 5' | If in the month of |
| col 2' 6' | If in the month of |
| col 2' 7' | If in the month of |
| col 2' 8' | If in the month of |
| col 2' 3' | ...... |
| col 1' 11' | .... |
| col 1' 3' | If in Simanu (Month III): that land will become happy. |
| col 1' 13' | ... they will see.... |
| col 1' 8' | ...... |
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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