TCL 06, 30 (P363702)
Scholarly or scientific, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 06, 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363702 |
| Museum no. | AO 06477 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Scholarly or scientific |
| 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 | Concerning Mercury. (From one) appearance at sunrise to the (next) appearance at sunrise. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | From 1° Lion to 16° Goatfish you add 1 46. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | (Once) 16° Goatfish is passed, you multiply by 0;20 and you add. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | From 16° Goatfish to 30° Bristle you add 2 21;20. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | (Once) 30° Bristle is passed, you multiply by 0;20 and you subtract. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | From 30° Bristle to 1° Lion you add 1 34;13 20. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | (Once) 1° Lion is passed, you multiply by 0;07 30 and you add. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | You ... the distance from appearance to appearance and you add 3;20 29 04 20 to it and |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | you predict the dates. Mercury in its sunrise appearances from 10° Hireling to 20° Bristle, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | in its sunrise disappearances will pass by, ditto. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Concerning Mercury. (From one) appearance at sunset to the (next) appearance at sunset. From 6° Crab to 26° Scales you add 2 40. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | (Once) 26° Scales is passed you multiply by 0;20 (and) you subtract. From 26° Scales to 10° Fish you add 1 46;40. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | (Once) 10° Fish is passed you multiply by 0;06 (and) you subtract. From 10° Fish to 6° Crab you add 1 36. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | (Once) 6° Crab is passed you multiply by 0;40 (and) you add. You ... the distance from appearance to appearance and |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | you add 3;30 39 04 20 to it and you predict the dates. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Mercury in its sunset appearances will pass by. From 30° Furrow to 5° Scorpion |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | in its sunset disappearances it will pass by, ditto. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | Concerning Saturn. From 10° Lion to 30° ...: slow arc. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | From 30° ... to 10° Lion: fast arc. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | In the slow arc. With the Sun, its velocity is 0;05° per day. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | [After] the appearance, for 30 days its velocity is 0;05° per day. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [(For) 3 months], the velocity is 0;02 30° per day, and (then it reaches) a stationary point. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [(For) 52];30 days it retrogrades (at) 0;04 13 40° per day, and (then it reaches) opposition. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | (For) 60 days it regrogrades at 0;03 20° per day, and (then it reaches) the secondary stationary point. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | (For) 3 months, the velocity is 0;03 35 30° per day. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | (For) 30 days before its disappearance, the velocity is 0;05° per day, and (then it reaches) disappearance. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | For 1 UŠ it retrogrades 7;33 07 30°. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | In the fast arc. With the Sun, the velocity is 0;06° per day. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | After the appearance, for 30 days the velocity is 0;06° per day. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | (For) 3 months, the velocity is 0;04° per day, and (then it reaches) the first stationary point. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | (For) 52;30 days it retrogrades at 0;05 04 24° per day, and (then it reaches) opposition. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | (For) 60 days it retrogrades at 0;04° per day, and (then it reaches) the secondary stationary point. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | (For) 3 months the velocity is 0;04 18 40° per day. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | (For) 30 days before its disappearance, the velocity is 0;06° per day, and (then it reaches) disappearance. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | For 1 UŠ it retrogrades 9;03 45° and (then it reaches) a stationary point. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Concerning Saturn. 4 25 years (equals) 4 16 appearances, 9 (sidereal) rotations, (or) 54 00° longitudes. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Concerning Saturn. 25 24 05 maximum, 22 41 25 minimum, 12 difference. This is of the dates. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Concerning Saturn. 14 04 42 30 maximum, 11 04 02 30 minimum, 12 difference. Of the longitudes |
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 | ⸢ša₂ {d⸣}GU₄.U₄ IGI ša₂ KUR a-na IGI ša₂ KUR | |
| 2 | TA 1 A EN 16 MAŠ₂ 1.46 TAB | |
| 3 | 16 MAŠ₂ DIB{iq} GAM 20 DU-ma TAB | |
| 4 | TA 16 MAŠ₂ EN 30 MUL₂.MUL₂ 2.21.20 TAB | |
| 5 | 30 MUL₂.MUL₂ DIB{iq} GAM 20 DU-ma LA₂ | |
| 6 | TA 30 MUL₂.MUL₂ EN 1 A 1.34.13.20 TAB | |
| 7 | 1 A DIB{iq} GAM 7.30 DU-ma TAB | |
| 8 | bi-rit IGI ana IGI GIŠ-AM-ma 3.30.39.04.20 KI-šu₂ TAB-ma | |
| 9 | ME-MEŠ E{bi} GU₄.U₄ ina KUR IGI-su TA 10 HUN EN 20 MUL₂.MUL₂ | |
| 10 | ina KUR ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB{iq} KI-MIN | |
| 11 | ša₂ GU₄.U₄ IGI ša₂ ŠU₂ ana IGI ša₂ ŠU₂ TA 6 ALLA EN 26 RIN₂ 2.40 TAB | |
| 12 | 26 RIN₂ DIB{iq} GAM 20 DU LA₂ TA 26 RIN₂ EN 10 ZIB 1.46.40 TAB | |
| 13 | 10 ZIB DIB{iq} GAM 6 DU LA₂ TA 10 ZIB EN 6 ALLA 1.36 TAB | |
| 14 | 6 ALLA DIB{iq} GAM 40 DU TAB bi-rit IGI ana IGI GIŠ-AM-ma | |
| 15 | 3.30.39.04.20 KI-šu₂ TAB-ma ME-MEŠ E{bi} | |
| 16 | GU₄.U₄ ina ŠU₂ IGI-su DIB{iq} TA 30 ABSIN EN 5 GIR₂.TAB | |
| 17 | ina ŠU₂ ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB{iq} KI-MIN | |
| 18 | ša₂ GENNA TA 10 A EN 30 GU TUR{tu₂} | |
| 19 | TA 30 GU EN 10 A GAL{tu₂} | |
| 20 | ⸢ina⸣ TUR{tu₂} KI 20 ša₂ ME 5 ZI-šu₂ | |
| 21 | [ar₂] IGI 30 ME ša₂ ME 5 ZI-šu₂ | |
| 22 | 3 ITI-ME] ša₂ ME 3.20 ZI-ma UŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 52.30 ME ša₂ ME 4.13(RI).40 GUR-ma ana ME.A | |
| 2 | 1{šu} ME ša₂ ME 3.20 GUR-ma UŠ ar₂ | |
| 3 | 3 ITI-ME ša₂ ME 3.35.30 ZI | |
| 4 | 30 ME ina IGI{at} ŠU₂-šu₂ ša₂ ME 5 ZI-ma ŠU₂ | |
| 5 | a-na 1 UŠ 7.33.07.30 GUR | |
| 6 | ina GAL KI 20 ša₂ ME 6 ZI | |
| 7 | ar₂ IGI 30 ME ša₂ ME 6 ZI | |
| 8 | 3 ITI-ME ša₂ ME 4 ZI-ma UŠ IGI | |
| 9 | 52.30 ME ša₂ ME 5.04.24 GUR-ma ana ME.A | |
| 10 | 1-šu ME ša₂ ME 4 GUR-ma UŠ ar₂ | |
| 11 | 3 ITI-ME ša₂ ME 4.18.40 ZI | |
| 12 | 30 ME ina IGI{at} ŠU₂-šu₂ ša₂ ME 6 ZI-ma ŠU₂ | |
| 13 | ana 1 UŠ 9.03.45 GUR-ma UŠ | |
| 14 | ša₂ GENNA 4.25 MU-MEŠ 4.16 IGI-MEŠ 9 BAL-MEŠ 54 KI-[MEŠ] | |
| 15 | ša₂ GENNA 25.24.05 LA₂ 22.41.25 SIG 12 TAŠ an-na-a ša₂ ⸢ME-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 16 | ša₂ GENNA 14.04.42.30 LA₂ 11.04.02.30 SIG 12 TAŠ ša₂ KI-MEŠ | |
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- 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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