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BM.38164 (ebl:BM.38164)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.38164 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.38164 |
| Museum no. | BM.38164 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial |
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) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 2 7' | On the 14th day the Numuda in the sky... |
| obverse col 2 1' | If in Taritu (Month VII), on the 14th day an eclipse. |
| obverse col 2 8' | He... with him. The Numuda... |
| reverse col 3 12' | ... you recite the incantation... in your hands. |
| obverse col 2 10' | ... Mutabal, the warrior,... |
| obverse col 2 18' | his men are frightened.... |
| reverse col 3 8' | If in Nisannu (I) on the 14th day an eclipse takes place and a god in its eclipse is located on the upper side of the south. |
| reverse col 3 2' | If the Moon is dark in the place of the stars of the Scorpion: decision for the Euphrates. |
| reverse col 3 16' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 13' | (and) the city Mutabal seized. |
| obverse col 2 19' | is killed, son of the king... |
| obverse col 2 11' | ... the evil... that he made go out to the city... |
| obverse col 2 4' | You take a bath in your hands, and you give a decision in Mutabal. |
| obverse col 2 6' | of Mutabal, his people, son of the king |
| reverse col 3 14' | ... after the omens, a cloud which in its eclipse |
| reverse col 3 13' | ... king of Agade dead... |
| obverse col 2 20' | came out to its right... |
| reverse col 3 4' | If the Moon at the horn of Anunitu reaches the decision for the Tigris and the decision for Agade. |
| reverse col 3 10' | ... in his ear... |
| reverse col 3 3' | If the Moon is dark in the position of the Stag: decision for Sippar. |
| obverse col 2 15' | If in Arasamnu (VIII) on the 14th day an eclipse. |
| obverse col 2 12' | Barzipa... Subartu |
| reverse col 3 11' | ...... entered the eclipse; in its horns... |
| obverse col 2 21' | If in Kislimu (Month IX), on day 14, an eclipse. |
| reverse col 3 15' | ... 1/3 of each, they returned and entered his evil. |
| reverse col 3 6' | If the Moon in the position of the Humankind: decision for Akkad and Kulaba. |
| reverse col 3 5' | If the Moon at the side of the Swallow reaches the decision: the Euphrates and the decision for the Sea. |
| obverse col 2 3' | If a star approaches its right horn and.... |
| obverse col 2 5' | Its hand is the warrior of Enlil, the liar(?) |
| reverse col 3 7' | If... is dark: the stars which when the moon is eclipsed, and decisions... |
| obverse col 2 16' | The lower part is elevated |
| obverse col 2 2' | The lower part is elevated |
| obverse col 2 14' | ... the warrior in front of the cities. |
| obverse col 2 17' | ... a cloud which flares up in its horns... |
| obverse col 2 9' | aqu on the left: Numuda.... |
| reverse col 3 9' | ... the left side of the 'finger' is swollen. In the hand of evil... |
| reverse col 3 1' | If the Moon becomes visible with the stars: the Stag will become dark; decisions for the Tigris. |
Sources & licences
- 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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