MUL.APIN · astronomical compendium
English translation published; full edition not obtained
Edition identified
Hermann Hunger and John Steele, The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN (Routledge, 2019), ISBN 9781315168722.
Access
Publisher record located. Access inquiry sent on 29 October 2026; response pending.
What was actually reviewed
Publication description reviewed. No line-by-line reading of the full edition completed.
Located passage or record
Publisher contents; no translated passage used for a close reading here.
What the reviewed material says
The publisher describes star lists, celestial phenomena, calendrical material and commentary. That description identifies the contents of an available edition; it is not enough to report precisely what an individual Akkadian line says.
Survival and uncertainty
The compendium has multiple manuscripts. Each proposed reconstruction or calendar rule needs the edition’s witness notes.
What needs doing next · P1 · access request pending
Obtain the edition already requested, then read specific star-list and calendar passages. Do not commission a duplicate whole-work translation before checking the existing one.
Sources
Follow the edition, primary text, museum documentation or publication record below. An accessible source link does not mean its complete contents have been reviewed.