SpTU 1, 095 (P348516)
Astronomical, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 1, 095 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348516 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Astronomical |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| flake [0:2] flake 1'flake 1'–flake 2'2' | [...] on the 15th day of Nisannu (I) [...] middle of the Goatfish [...]. |
| flake [2:4] flake 3'3'–flake 4'4' | (If) on the 15th day of Ayyaru (II) with the rising [...] and the Great One are in balance:1 in Arahsamnu (VIII) in the evening with the setting of the Sun [...]. |
| flake [4:6] flake 5'5'–flake 6'6' | (If) on the 15th day of Simanu (III) with the rising of the Sun the feet of the Leopard, the Field, and the Swallow are in balance: in Kislimu (IX) in the evening with the setting of the Sun, ditto. |
| flake [6:8] flake 7'7'–flake 8'8' | (If) on the 15th day of Duʾuzu (IV) with the rising of the Sun the horn of the Stag, Annunitu, and the middle of the Fish are in balance: on the 15th day of Ṭebetu (X) in the evening with the setting of the Sun, ditto. |
| flake [8:11] flake 9'9'–flake 11'11' | (If) on the 15th day of Abu (V) with the rising of the Sun Naṣrapu, the Shoulder, the Old Man, bright Fire that is in front of Enmešara, and the middle of the Hireling are in balance: on the 15th day of Šabaṭu (XI) in the evening with the setting of the Sun, ditto. |
| flake [11:14] flake 12'12'–flake 14'14' | (If) on the 15th day of Ululu (VI) with the rising of the Sun a culminating star2 stands 1/2 double-hour behind Šaššugu and the [...]-star, the Twins, (and) Orion are in balance: on the 15th day of Addaru (XI) in the evening with the setting of the Sun, ditto. |
| flake [14:16] flake 15'15'–flake 16'16' | [...] on the 15th day of Tašritu (VII) with the rising of the Sun a culminating star stands 5 UŠ behind the Crab, and [...] the Arrow [...] ... [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| flake | ||
| 1' | [...] {⸢iti}BARA₂ U₄ 15-[KAM₂ ...] | |
| 2' | MURU₂ {mul}SUHUR.[MAŠ₂ ...] | |
| 3' | ina {iti}GU₄ U₄ 15-KAM₂ KI KUR [...] | |
| 4' | u {mul}GU.LA šit-qu-lu ⸢ina {iti}APIN ina li-la-a-tu₂⸣ KI ŠU₂ ša₂ {d}⸢UTU⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | ina {iti}SIG₄ U₄ 15-KAM₂ KI KUR ša₂ {d}UTU še-pe-e-ti {mul}U₄.KA.DU₈.A {mul}1(IKU){gana₂} u | |
| 6' | {mul}SIM.MAH šit-qu-lu {iti}GAN ina li-la-a-ti KI ŠU₂ ša₂ {d}UTU |ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃| | |
| 7' | ina {iti}ŠU U₄ 15-KAM₂ KI KUR ša₂ {d}UTU SI {mul}LU.LIM {mul}a-nu-ni-tu₄ | |
| 8' | u MURU₂ {mul}KU₆ šit-qu-lu ina {iti}AB U₄ 15-KAM₂ ina li-la-a-ti KI ŠU₂ ša₂ {d}UTU |ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃| | |
| 9' | ina {iti}NE U₄ 15-KAM₂ KI KUR ša₂ {d}UTU {mul}na-aṣ-ra-<pu> {mul}qu₂-ma-ri {mul}ŠU.⸢GI⸣ | |
| 10' | {d}GIRA₃ ZALAG₂ ša₂ IGI {d}EN.ME.ŠAR₂.RA u MURU₂ {mul}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ šit-qu-lu | |
| 11' | ina {iti}ZIZ₂ U₄ 15-KAM ina li-la-a-ti KI ŠU₂ ša₂ {d}UTU |ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃| | |
| 12' | ina {iti}KIN U₄ 15-KAM₂ KI KUR ša₂ {d}UTU 1/2 DANNA EGIR {mul}MES.GAM₃.A ziq-pi GUB{az}ma {⸢mul⸣}[...] | |
| 13' | {mul}MAŠ.TAB.BA {mul}SIPA.ZI.AN.NA šit-qu-lu ina {iti}ŠE U₄ 15-⸢KAM₂⸣ | |
| 14' | ina li-la-a-ti KI ŠU₂ ša₂ {d}UTU |ŠU.BI.AŠ.AM₃| | |
| 15' | [...] {⸢iti⸣}[DU₆] ⸢U₄ 15-KAM₂ KI KUR ša₂ {d}UTU 5 UŠ EGIR {mul}⸢AL.LUL ziq-pi GUB⸣{[az}ma ...] | |
| 16' | [...] {⸢mul}KAK.SI.SA₂⸣ [...] x [...] | |
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