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BM.46553 (ebl:BM.46553)
CANONICAL > Divination > Hemerology > Babylonian Almanac, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.46553 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.46553 |
| Museum no. | BM.46553 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Divination > Hemerology > Babylonian Almanac |
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) |
|---|---|
| col 3 20 | : the heart is not. |
| col 7 16 | 19 men...; |
| col 2 3' | The 19th, your prayer is placed to the Shepherd of Heaven. |
| col 1 16' | The 1st day is favourable. |
| col 2 16' | ebtu-seeds, emmer-seeds |
| col 3 9 | 2 ditto: Ea and Ninurta will be established. |
| col 2 12' | 28 horses, regular offering |
| col 8 15 | son of Munnabiti |
| col 1 9' | Tu-waar, |
| col 3 5 | ...... and |
| col 2 14' | 30 (pieces of) soup. |
| col 1 7' | 1 pigeon for ama |
| col 6 5 | Seal of the seal. |
| col 8 8 | 3...... |
| col 8 13 | Copy of Borsippa. |
| col 6 19 | 2...; |
| col 7 6 | 11 (times) a woman, not surrounded by a stone |
| col 3 4 | ... and |
| col 3 22 | 13 large eagles, I did not watch(?) |
| col 1 12' | : at your feet |
| col 4 18 | a plant of ama |
| col 5 3 | The 7th, horns, I did not know; it is not good. |
| col 3 19 | The 11th, a lawsuit will not succeed. |
| col 8 1 | The 24th, your wife is good. |
| col 5 23 | 28...... |
| col 7 2 | 7 ditto. |
| col 7 18 | ... fate will not approach. |
| col 1 10' | 1 fish to the river: Tu-waar. |
| col 2 11' | 27 ditto. |
| col 3 16 | 8 kings of the world. |
| col 5 5 | 9 dashatu-vessels; |
| col 4 23 | (and) 2 (for) your libation. |
| col 6 18 | On the first day...... |
| col 3 21 | 12 qû of grain. |
| col 4 12 | 29...; |
| col 8 11 | of month XII |
| col 3 17 | 9 oxen, regular offering |
| col 8 16 | ama-arru-uur, small steward |
| col 5 8 | 12... |
| col 3 6 | x wall...; |
| col 7 20 | to a man not approach |
| col 3 3 | ...... |
| col 4 24 | 3 ditto. |
| col 2 9' | The 25th, your sukku-offering is placed in the east. |
| col 8 3 | 25...; |
| col 7 4 | If ditto he goes down to the river and |
| col 7 22 | It is favourable. |
| col 8 9 | ...... |
| col 5 7 | The 11th, a ration is placed for ulpa’e. |
| col 4 17 | If he sees a swollen pig: |
| col 8 10 | 1st tablet. |
| col 5 4 | The 8th, your libation will take place in the east. |
| col 2 6' | 22 male donkey(s), regular offering |
| col 5 2 | 6: the heart of happiness |
| col 2 8' | The 24th day is favourable for ama. |
| col 2 20' | you will be seized. |
| col 1 11' | You crush lapis lazuli in your garment. |
| col 7 14 | 17......; |
| col 3 10 | : Ninlil |
| col 2 19' | oil from a threshing floor and... of a female kid |
| col 6 21 | 4 ditto. |
| col 3 23 | 14 cloaks; |
| col 5 6 | 10...; |
| col 8 2 | ...... |
| col 4 10 | 27 good quality beer loaves; |
| col 7 1 | 6 oxen, regular offering |
| col 1 19' | 4 red days. |
| col 1 18' | 3 fishes: he should not eat garlic; he will experience blackness. |
| col 3 12 | 4 ditto: Anu and Itar will place. |
| col 2 1' | 17... for Sin, Ningal and Gula. |
| col 1 5' | May the king, the nobleman and the great lord write to me. |
| col 2 17' | you have taken them away. |
| col 2 10' | 26 ditto. |
| col 1 3' | ama |
| col 5 1 | It is not favourable. |
| col 3 11 | 3 ditto: your god will be present; |
| col 2 7' | The 23rd, your prayer is placed for Ninurta. |
| col 3 25 | 16: Hulla |
| col 1 21' | 6 red days |
| col 8 6 | 28...... |
| col 6 2 | 30 qrû-vessels of Nisaba |
| col 2 15' | (In) Ayyaru (Month I), the 1st day |
| col 7 7 | 12...; |
| col 7 15 | 18 to...; |
| col 1 4' | strong seal... |
| col 1 15' | The bright day of the month |
| col 4 21 | The bright day of the month |
| col 6 3 | The month of Dumuzi, the day 4, |
| col 4 4 | 22 reed-bed goats, |
| col 1 8' | 1 female eagle for ama |
| col 7 13 | 16...... |
| col 7 21 | The 21st, your libation is set for your god. |
| col 1 20' | The 5th, equinox; I did not see the equinox. |
| col 4 11 | 28...; |
| col 4 3 | 21: Daatu; |
| col 1 17' | 2 fingers, not crossed |
| col 4 6 | The 24th, to the god... |
| col 4 9 | 26 is not favourable. |
| col 4 22 | On the 1st day: he will recover. |
| col 2 2' | The 18th, you place the tumuli on the Bristle. |
| col 4 15 | a type of stone |
| col 2 4' | (If) the Sun reaches the Old Man: |
| col 4 7 | Relenting of a god is his punishment. |
| col 1 14' | As much as you say, |
| col 6 6 | By your life and your right and left |
| col 3 18 | 10 is the guarantor. |
| col 3 14 | 6 barleycorns, not given; he will be repaid. |
| col 4 16 | and uum stone,... reed, |
| col 3 27 | 18 baskets of barley, |
| col 6 22 | 5 kings of the world. |
| col 7 19 | Ditto: he will reach the highest rank. |
| col 4 19 | he brought, he swore. |
| col 8 5 | 27...; |
| col 3 15 | The 7th is favourable. |
| col 4 1 | 20 barley-bearing barge with dust from the house of the god. |
| col 3 28 | 19 is not favourable. |
| col 7 24 | 23 earth-hides |
| col 8 14 | Nabopolassar |
| col 4 2 | On account of(?) the barley you enter into your.... |
| col 1 22' | 7 reeds |
| col 6 4 | a type of stone |
| col 4 25 | 4 aaru of pnu-seeds: new break. |
| col 7 23 | 22 ditto. |
| col 7 17 | 20... of the bed |
| col 4 13 | (If) the Moon is surrounded by a lunar halo: he will become good. |
| col 3 13 | 5 kings of the world. |
| col 3 7 | Month XII, |
| col 2 5' | The 21st, your prayer is placed for ama. |
| col 8 4 | 26...... |
| col 3 8 | On the first day you place a libation bowl for Enlil. |
| col 4 20 | you pour (it) into (the mixture) |
| col 4 5 | The 23rd, the north wind blew. |
| col 8 12 | from the 2nd gate |
| col 1 23' | 8 kapû-measures of enemy territory; |
| col 4 14 | (In) Simanu (Month III), the 1st day |
| col 7 3 | 8 akalu-vessels of libation-oil; |
| col 2 13' | 29th day, eponym year of Nabû-nair. |
| col 2 18' | You pour (it) with oil. |
| col 3 24 | 15 is the guarantor. |
| col 6 1 | 29 is not favourable. |
| col 7 5 | 10 full-grown loaves; |
| col 3 26 | 17 is not favourable. |
| col 6 20 | 3... |
| col 4 8 | The 25th, a wife that has not bowed down, |
| col 1 6' | You libate drunk beer before ama. |
| col 1 13' | The god, the king, and the great gods |
| col 8 7 | 29...; |
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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