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BM 032446 (P562007)

Omens, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE

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DesignationBM 032446
IDP562007
Museum no.BM 032446
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
GenreOmens

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.

LineMachine English (draft)
obverse 15'... it was small, sunset to moonset: 1° 50'...
obverse 3'..................
obverse 1'... saqû-offerings...
obverse 7'If the'strength' is surrounded by a black 'foot'-mark: the king will come out and... the enemy's attack.
obverse 13'................
reverse 3'... life
obverse 5'... the north wind which is set to the right: there will be famine....
obverse 4'... in the middle part of a saqu-vessel, there will be......
reverse 1'... evil
reverse 2'......
obverse 6'... below the ariktu-stone which is on the left of the Black Headed to the enemy land......
obverse 9'If the breast-bone is located on the right: who dwells in the city, your guard for....
obverse 14'... The 15th, it is black...
obverse 12'If the'strength' approaches his strews: the prince will be sent to his city and....
obverse 10'If the back of the left side of the 'finger' is split: the resident of the city of your guard...
obverse 8'If the breast-bone is black: there will be a famine of the enemy's enemy and a famine of the king....
reverse 4'... An
obverse 2'.........
obverse 11'If there is a mole on the left side, the land will be destroyed....

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