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BM.39626 (ebl:BM.39626)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Ištar (EAE 50–68); CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.39626 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.39626 |
| Museum no. | BM.39626 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Ištar (EAE 50–68); CANONICAL > Technical > Commentary |
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) |
|---|---|
| 6' | If Venus approaches the Furrow and the south wind blows: there will be famine. |
| 8' | If Venus stands with the feet of Enmearra: defeat of Akkad. |
| 15' | If Venus becomes visible in the west and sets: attack of the enemy. |
| 5' | If Venus comes close to ulnu and sets: defeat of the king. |
| 2' | If Venus reaches the ziggurrat: this is its word. |
| 7' | If Venus approaches the Furrow: she will die. |
| 12' | If Venus becomes bright: the destinies of the land will change RI (means): RI (means):... will fall. |
| 4' | If Venus is located on the top of the head: ditto. |
| 11' | If Venus is seen in the sky: destruction of the land will become yellow-green. |
| 14' | If Venus rises in the east and is surrounded by a yellow halo: |
| 9' | If Venus is a ursurta-conqueror: if it is a strong cold, if it is the houses of... |
| 16' | If Venus does not return to its place: that land will be destroyed. |
| 13' | Exalted, exalted, exalted, exalted,..., |
| 10' | It is bright..., it is bright and is bright. |
| 3' | If Venus is dark: she will acquire abundance. |
| 1' | If Venus is dark: he will not acquire. All day long. |
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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