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BM 047728 + BM 047932 (P558577)
Astral sciences, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 047728 + BM 047932 |
|---|---|
| ID | P558577 |
| Museum no. | BM 047728 + BM 047932 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Astral sciences |
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) |
|---|---|
| 8' | If Venus on the 14th day ditto, on the 15th day ditto, on the 16th day. |
| 18' | ... their lands will be destroyed, and evil will be seen. |
| 2' | If Venus in Ayyaru (II), Sin and.... |
| 17' | If Venus rises in Ayyaru (II) and sets: hand of the king of Elam and king of Akkad. |
| 13' | If Venus in Ayyaru (VIII) rises in the east and the Great Twins, the Small Twins. |
| 1' | If Venus in Ayyaru (Month I) |
| 6' | ... stands on it: the king of the land will not raise a claim... |
| 12' | If there is a mole and its halo is white: the king of Elam will see a great woman. |
| 19' | If Venus reaches its normal length in Ayyaru (XII): ditto its normal length: enemy. |
| 7' | If Venus ditto on the 14th day ditto on the 15th day ditto on the 16th day.... |
| 16' | If Venus rises in Ayyaru (II) in the middle of the sky: the king of Elam, king of Akkad, king of Gtium. |
| 5' | (If) Venus appears in Ayyaru (Month II) and its radiance is not present |
| 14' | And he is a thief: the king of Elam will die and will not live. |
| 10' | If Venus in Ayyaru (Month I) rises in the east and is surrounded by a halo: the king of Elam will experience joy. |
| 11' | If there is a mole and its halo is red: the king of Elam will see abundance. :.... |
| 15' | If Venus rises in Ayyaru (II) in the east and ditto: the king of Akkad will die and will not live. |
| 9' | If Venus ditto on the 14th day ditto on the 15th day ditto on the 16th day... |
| 3' | The Twins ditto: before Venus, the star.... |
| 4' | If Venus stands in Ayyaru (II) at the left of Niru ditto at the left of Nergal. |
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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