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BM.39697 (ebl:BM.39697)
CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Ištar (EAE 50–68), Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.39697 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.39697 |
| Museum no. | BM.39697 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Celestial > Enūma Anu Enlil > Ištar (EAE 50–68) |
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 4' | If Venus becomes visible in the path of Ea: the king of Amurru will not acquire an opponent. |
| reverse 4' | If the Pleiades on the day of disappearance of the star(s): an eclipse will take place. |
| reverse 7' | If Venus enters the Moon on the day of disappearance of the moon: he will get well. |
| obverse 2' | If Venus becomes stationary 6 months in the path of Anu and stands there: gods will be reconciled with the land of Elam. |
| reverse 5' | ... (gloss: new break) ditto |
| reverse 3' | If the Bristle.... |
| reverse 6' | If the Pleiades are 1 month (and) 2 months in the middle of the moon and do not come out. |
| obverse 5' | If Venus becomes visible on the path of Anu: the king of the Westland will not acquire an opponent. |
| obverse 3' | If Venus becomes stationary 6 months in the path of Enlil and stands there: gods will be reconciled with Akkad. |
| obverse 7' | If Venus in ama and ama goes on the path of Enlil and is good for Akkad. |
| obverse 8' | If Venus in ama and ama stands in the path of Anu and is good for the land Elam. |
| reverse 1' | .................. |
| reverse 2' | If Venus reaches the equinox: the Itar/Itar will destroy the evils in the land. |
| obverse 1' | If Venus becomes stationary 6 months: the king of Ea will die and stand there. |
| obverse 10' | If Venus does not change(?) its position: the king of Elam will go with him. The land of Elam will dwell in a peaceful dwelling. |
| reverse 8' | If Venus is red in front of her, and |
| obverse 6' | If Venus becomes visible in the path of Enlil: the king of Akkad will not acquire an opponent. |
| obverse 9' | If Venus in ama and ama stands in the path of Ea and is good for the Westland. |
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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