SpTU 5, 269 (P348856)
Astronomical, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 5, 269 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348856 |
| 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 1'1'–o 1'1' | [...] ... 15 to the west [...] exceeds by 2. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | ... 2 ... [...] west in front of |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | ... of sunrise [...] minimum latitude .... above that which you seized |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | you have observed and you have ... it .... your .... |
| Obverse [5:7] o 6'6'– | 1 00 exceeds 40 by 20. [...] (that) it appeared or set. |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | On the day of the setting you observe the culminating stars and you will discover the region of which constellation it stands in. You count the planets that appear or set at sunset, from the setting of the Sun until the appearance of the planet, or until its setting, and on the day of its setting you observe the culminating stars above its setting and you will discover the region of which (constellation) it stands in. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Mars: after the first stationary point, its maximum latitude is 1/2 month (after) its appearance. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | In 2 months it rises acronychally (as the sun sets). After the second stationary point, its maximum latitude is 2 months (after) its minimum latitude. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | 3 months after the first stationary point its ... is slight. |
| Reverse [8:14] r 99–r 1414 | From the setting of the Arrow, one month 14 days to the standing of the Sun (the solstice). From the standing of the Sun, 20 days to the appearance of the Arrow. From the appearance of the Arrow, 2 months 13 days to the equinox of Tašritu (Month VII). From the equinox of Tašritu, 3 months 3 days to the standing of the Sun (solstice) of Ṭebetu (Month X). From the standing of the Sun of Ṭebetu, 3 months 3 days to the equinox of Nisannu (Month I). From the equinox of Nisannu, 1 month [...] to [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] KAM 15 ana ŠU₂ [...] ⸢UGU⸣ 2 DIRI | |
| 2' | AŠ TU TI [...] ZA | |
| 3' | DIŠ x x NAM 2 x [...] ŠU₂ ina IGI | |
| 4' | x x BE ša₂ {⸢d⸣}UTU.E₃ {⸢d⸣}UTU.E₃ [x] šup-lu x x x UGU ša₂ DAB{bat} | |
| 5' | ta-ta-mar u tal-ta-x-šu₂ x x x-ut-ti-ka | |
| 6' | 1 UGU 40 20 ⸢DIRI⸣ [...] IGI{ru(KU)} lu-u₂ ŠU₂{u₂} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₄-um ŠU₂{e} ziq-pi IGI-ma ina KI mi-ni-i lu-maš | |
| 2 | ki-i GUB{zu} tam-mar UDU.IDIM ša₂ i-na {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A IGI{ru} | |
| 3 | lu-u₂ ŠU₂{u₂} TA UGU ŠU₂{bi} ša₂ {d}UTU a-di UGU a-mar ša₂ {d}UDU.IDIM | |
| 4 | u₃ EN UGU ri-bi-šu₂ ŠID-ma u₄-um ŠU₂{e} | |
| 5 | ina UGU ri-bi-šu₂ ziq-pi IGI-ma <ina> KI mi-ni-i ki-i GUB{zu} tam-mar | |
| 6 | {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu EGIR UŠ{tu₂} IGI{tu₂} NIM-šu₂ 1/2 ITI IGI-šu₂ | |
| 7 | ina 2 ITI ana <u₄>-me E{a} <EGIR> UŠ{tu₄} 2{tu₄} NIM-šu₂ 2 ITI SIG-šu₂ | |
| 8 | 3 ITI ar₂-ki UŠ{tu₂} IGI{tu₂} ZI{ah}šu₂ TUR{ir} | |
| 9 | TA ŠU₂ ša₂ {mul₂}KAK.BAN 1{en} ITI 14 U₄ ana GUB ša₂ 20 <TA> GUB ša₂ 20 | |
| 10 | 20 U₄ ana IGI.DU₈.A ša₂ {mul₂}KAK.BAN TA IGI.DU₈.A ša₂ {mul₂}KAK.BAN | |
| 11 | 2 ITI 13(|IGI.3(DIŠ)|) U₄ ana LAL₂{tu₂} ša₂ DU₆ TA LAL₂ ša₂ DU₆ 3 ITI | |
| 12 | 3 U₄ ana GUB ša₂ 20 ša₂ AB(AD) TA GUB ša₂ 20 ša₂ AB 3 ITI | |
| 13 | 3 U₄ ana ⸢LAL₂⸣{tu₂} ša₂ BAR(GAG) TA LAL₂{tu₂} ša₂ BAR 1{en} ITI⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | ana [...] | |
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