SpTU 5, 268 (P348855)
Astronomical, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 5, 268 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348855 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Eclipses of the Moon. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [Year 2 of] Artaxerxes, in Ayyaru (Month II) it passed by. In Tašritu (VII), (after) 5 months, it passed by. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | [...] ... in the daylight of sunrise. Year 3, in Ululu (VI) it passed by. 55° before sunset. In Addaru (XII) it passed by. 76° in the daylight of sunrise. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | [...] it passed by. Year 3, in Ululu (VI) ... it passed by, in Addaru (XII) it passed by. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | [...] solstice. Equinox on intercalary Addaru (XII) 10. On Nisannu (I) 29, it made its (last) setting. On Simanu 13 (II), it stood (in solstice). |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | [...] (day) 17 it made its (last) setting 3 cubits in front of the Scales. On Tašritu (VII) 14, [...] 3 cubits behind the Scales (and) above […] it became stationary in the Scorpion. It retrograded to the east. Addaru (XII) was intercalary. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | It become stationary in the head of Scorpion. It retrograded to the west. On Ululu (VI) 29, it made its (last) setting in the Scorpion. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | [...] on Šabatu (XI) 2, it became stationary behind the 4 front ones of Pabilsag. It retrograded to the west. Addaru (XII) was intercalary. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | [...] (day) 28 it became stationary in the region of Pabilsag's Arrow. It retrograded to the east. [...] it made its (last) setting [...] of Pabilsag. On Kislimu (IX) 13, it made its (first) appearance at the end of Pabilsag. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [...] (day) 25 : it made its (last) setting in the west in front of the Hireling. Addaru (XII) was intercalary. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | [...] (day) 2 : it made its (first) appearance in the east in the Hireling. On Arahsamnu (VIII) 28 (or): 24 […]. : On Ṭebetu (X) 28 : it made its (first) appearance in the west in the Great One. |
| Obverse [14:17] o 1515– | [...] (day) 13 (or): 10 it made its (last) setting in the west in Pabilsag. (Day) 24 (or) : 21 : it made its (first) appearance in the east in Pabilsag's Arrow. Addaru (XII) was intercalary. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [(Year 2, Mars.) Duʾuzu] (day) 15, it made its (first) appearance 5 cubits in front of ... of the Lion. It stood [...] ... |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] intercalary Addaru (XII/2) until (day) 6, when it became stationary to the east, it became stationary in front of ... . |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | (day) 15 …. In Ayyaru (II) until (day) 18, when it became stationary to the west, it became stationary 2/3 cubit towards Lisi, not reaching (it). From (day) 26 it retrograded to the east. Addaru (XII) was intercalary. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | Year 4, on Ayyaru (II) 1, it made its (last) setting behind ... of the Shepherd. On Abu (V) 12, it made its (first) appearance 2 degrees in front of the Lion’s Tail. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Year 2, Saturn. On Tašritu (Month VII) 28, it appeared 5 degrees in front of the Scales. On Šabatu (XI) 1, it became stationary 1 cubit, 8 fingers above the Scales. It retrograded to the west. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Year 3, Ayyaru (II) 26, it became stationary in front of the south of the Scales. On Simanu (III) 2 it retrograded to the east. On Ululu (VI) 5, it made its (last) setting 2 cubits in front of the Scales. I did not watch. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | On Tašritu (VII) 19 it made its (first) appearance 6 fingers behind the south of the Scales . ON Ṭebetu (X) 20, it became stationary 7 degrees in front of the Scorpion's head. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Year 4, on Simanu (III) [(day) x], when it became stationary to the west it became stationary in front of the south of the Scales. In Tašritu (VII) from (day) 4 …. I did not watch. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | On Arahsamnu (VIII) 13, it made its (first) appearance in front of the Scorpion's head. It was high. It (should have) appeared on (day) 11. … [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Year 2, Mercury. On Abu (V) 15, it made its (first) appearance in the east behind the King. : On Ululu (VI) 9, it made its (last) setting in the east in the head of the Lion. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | …. I did not watch. On Arahsamnu (VIII) 1 in the west (gloss: break). (Day) 16, it made its (last) setting in the west in Pabilsag. On Kislimu (IX) 1 it made its (first) appearance in the east behind Lisi. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] it made its (last) setting [in the east] in the Goatfish. It made its (first) appearance in the west in the Great One. : On Addaru (XII) 10, it made its (last) setting in the west in the Swallow. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | […] it made its (first) appearance in the east in the Tails. On (day) 28, it set in the Swallow's band. : Year 3, on Nisannu (I) |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616– | [...] it made its (first) appearance [in] the west in front of the Twins. : On Simanu (II) 14, it made its (last) setting in the west in front of the King. On Duʾuzu (IV) 11 in the east [...]. |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | [...], it made its (last) setting in the east, in the Lion's head. On Ululu (VI) 24, it made its (first) appearance in [...] the Scorpion. |
| Top [1:3] t.e. 22–t.e. 33 | [...] (day) 7, it made its (last) setting in the west in front of Pablisag's arrow. (Day) 26, [...] in (gloss: new break) […] finger(s) behind [...]. : On Kislimu (IX) 8, [...] in the east (or): .... |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | AN.GE₆ 30 | |
| 2 | [MU 2 {m]}⸢ar⸣-tah-ša₂-si-iš GU₄ BE DIB DU₆ 5 ITI ⸢DIB⸣ | |
| 3 | [...] n+1 ME NIM MU 3 KIN DIB 55 ana ⸢ŠU₂⸣ 20 ; ŠE DIB 1.16 ME ⸢NIM⸣ | |
| 4 | [...] DIB MU 3 KIN BE DIB ŠE BE DIB | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢GUB⸣ DIRI.ŠE DIRI.ŠE 10 LAL₂ BAR 29 ŠU₂ SIG 13 GUB{⸢iz⸣} | |
| 6 | [...] 17 3 KUŠ₃ ina IGI RIN₂ ŠU₂ DU₆ 14 3 KUŠ₃ ar₂ RIN₂ e-lat | |
| 7 | [...] GIR₂.TAB UŠ ana NIM LA₂{is} ŠE DIRI | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢SAG⸣ GIR₂.TAB UŠ ana ŠU₂ LA₂ KIN 29 ina GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢ZIZ₂⸣ 2 ar₂ 4-AM₃ IGI-MEŠ ša₂ PA UŠ ana ŠU₂ LA₂ ŠE DIRI | |
| 10 | [...] 28 KI šil-tah PA UŠ ana NIM LA₂ | |
| 11 | [...] ša₂ PA ŠU₂ GAN 13 ina TIL PA IGI | |
| 12 | [...] 25 ina ŠU₂ ina IGI HUN.GA₂ ŠU₂ ŠE DIRI | |
| 13 | [...] 2 ina NIM ina HUN.GA₂ IGI APIN 28 24 | |
| 14 | [...] AB 28 ina ŠU₂ ina GU IGI | |
| 15 | [...] 13 10 ina ŠU₂ ina PA ŠU₂ 24 21 ina NIM ina šil-tah ; PA IGI ŠE DIRI | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ŠU 15 5 KUŠ₃⸣ ina IGI AB₂ UR.A IGI ⸢ina MU NE GUB⸣ | |
| 2 | [... DIRI].⸢ŠE⸣ DIRI].⸢ŠE⸣ EN 6 ana NIM ki UŠ{u₂} ina ⸢IGI ŠA⸣ x x x ⸢UŠ⸣ | |
| 3 | 15 x x x DIRI U ŠE GU₄ EN 18 ana ⸢ŠU₂⸣ ki ⸢UŠ{a⸣} 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ | |
| 4 | ⸢ana SI₄⸣ la₃ KUR UŠ ⸢TA 26 ana NIM LA₂ ŠE DIRI | |
| 5 | ⸢MU⸣ 4 GU₄ 1 ar₂ ⸢ŠU⸣ x x x x ša₂ SIPA ŠU₂ NE n+12 ina IGI GIŠ.KUN A ; 2 UŠ IGI x ⸢DU₃⸣ | |
| 6 | MU 2 {⸢d⸣}GENNA DU₆ 28 5 UŠ ina IGI RIN₂ IGI ⸢ZIZ₂ 1 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI⸣ | |
| 7 | e-lat RIN₂ UŠ ana ⸢ŠU₂ LA₂ MU⸣ 3 GU₄ 26 ina IGI RIN₂ ša₂ U₁₈ UŠ | |
| 8 | ⸢SIG 2 ana NIM LA₂ ⸢KIN 5 2 KUŠ₃⸣ ina IGI RIN₂ ŠU₂ ⸢NU⸣ PAP DU₆ 19 6 SI | |
| 9 | ar₂ RIN₂ ša₂ ⸢U₁₈⸣ IGI ⸢AB⸣ 20 7 UŠ ina IGI SAG(KA) GIR₂.TAB ⸢UŠ⸣ | |
| 10 | MU 4 SIG [x] ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ{a} ina IGI RIN₂ ša₂ U₁₈ UŠ DU₆ ina 4 x [x] x x x NU PAP | |
| 11 | APIN 13 ina IGI SAG GIR₂.TAB IGI NIM ina 11 IGI SI ... ⸢UŠ⸣ x [...] x | |
| 12 | MU 2 GU₄.U₄ NE 15 ina NIM ar₂ LUGAL IGI KIN 9 ina NIM ina SAG⸣ UR.A ŠU₂ | |
| 13 | x ⸢NU PAP⸣ APIN 2 ina ŠU₂ {{ hi-pi₂ }} 16 ina A ⸢ŠU₂ ina⸣ PA ŠU₂ ⸢GAN⸣ 1 ina NIM ar₂ SI₄ IGI | |
| 14 | [...] x [x] ⸢SUHUR⸣.MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ ZIZ₂ 14 ina ŠU₂ ina GU IGI ŠE 10 ina ŠU₂ ina SIM ŠU₂ | |
| 15 | [...] x ⸢ina NIM⸣ ina ⸢KUN-ME⸣ IGI 28 ina NIM ina DUR SIM ŠU₂ MU 3 BAR [(x)] | |
| 16 | [...] ŠU₂ ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ IGI SIG 14 ina ŠU₂ ina IGI LUGAL ⸢ŠU₂ ŠU⸣ 11 ina NIM [...] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] x ina NIM ina SAG(KA) UR.A ŠU₂ KIN 24 ina [x x] GIR₂.TAB IGI | |
| 2 | [x] 7 ina ŠU₂ ina IGI šil-tah PA ŠU₂ 26 ina {{ hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} U ar₂ | |
| 3 | [...] GAN 8 ina NIM ŠU₂ [...] | |
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