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VAT.9433.A (ebl:VAT.9433.A)
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| Designation | VAT.9433.A |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:VAT.9433.A |
| Museum no. | VAT.9433.A |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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 9' | If in Ululu (Month VI) the Crab becomes visible: the harvest of the grain will prosper. |
| obverse? col 1 4' | ...... |
| obverse? col 2 1' | If... from sunrise to sunset... |
| obverse? col 1 2' | ... you set up... of the enemy. |
| obverse? col 2 6' | If in Nisannu (Month I) the Kidney Star becomes visible: there will be frost in the land. |
| obverse? col 2 14' | If ditto to the north ditto: year 6... |
| obverse? col 1 3' | ... he shall rule |
| obverse? col 2 7' | If in Abu (Month V) a man becomes visible: he will become good. |
| obverse? col 1 8' | ... my brother will kill me. |
| obverse? col 2 10' | If in Nisannu (I) there is a mole in the morning: fish and birds will devour. |
| obverse? col 2 2' | If... from sunrise to sunset....... |
| obverse? col 2 12' | If the anomaly - a star flashes towards the west.... |
| obverse? col 1 6' | ....................... |
| obverse? col 1 9' | ... and |
| obverse? col 2 8' | If the Kidney Star reaches the Kidney Star: the land of Elam will become happy. |
| obverse? col 1 11' | ... his... |
| obverse? col 2 11' | If a meteor flashes in the west:.... |
| obverse? col 2 3' | ... faithfully(?)... he poured(?) his..., the IZI.KI.A.I. canal in that year... |
| obverse? col 2 5' | If in Nisannu (I) the Field becomes visible: the fifth year in Akkad. |
| obverse? col 1 7' | ... in that... evil will occur. |
| obverse? col 2 13' | If ditto to the south ditto: the third year. |
| obverse? col 1 5' | ... enters the city |
| obverse? col 1 10' | ... he will release |
| obverse? col 2 4' | If in Taritu (Month VII) Enmenabarhum becomes visible: the king will extend his days. |
| obverse? col 1 1' | ...... |
| obverse? col 1 12' | ... of Enlil |
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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