AD -262 (X102620)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -262 |
|---|---|
| ID | X102620 |
| Museum no. | BM 45808+55518 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Astronomical Diary |
| Find spot | Babylon |
| Coordinates | 32.5434, 44.4222 |
English translation
By ORACC project adsd/adart1 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Ye]ar 49, Month V, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 10° 30'?. Night of the 2nd, the moon was [...] below γ Virginis [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | The 2nd, gusty north wind. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2/3 [cubit] behind α Virginis [... Night of the 5th, the moon was] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | 2 2/3 cubits in front of π Scorpii. The 5th, ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was [nn] cubits 20 fingers below ϑ Ophiuchi. [...] Night of the 8th, first part of the night, Venus was |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | 1 2/3 cubits above α Virginis, Venus having passed 8 fingers to the [east;] last part of the night, Saturn was [...] below ε Leonis [...] Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | 3 cubits below β Capricorni, the moon having passed 2/3 cubit to the east. The 8th, 9th, (and) 10th, ZI IR. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit 8 fingers in front of δ Capricorni. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 13° 10'. Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 7° 40'. The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 1° 30'. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 24°, measured (despite) mist. Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | 1 1/2 cubits behind η Piscium. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits 8 fingers behind α Arietis. The 17th, around noon, gusty wind. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [Ni]ght of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 2/3 cubits in front of η Tauri. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was 4 cubits above α Tauri, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits back to the west. Night of the 20th, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [last part of the night,] the moon was 1 cubit 8 fingers in front of β Tauri. The 20th, Jupiter’s first appearance in Leo; it was small, rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 11° 40'; (ideal) first appearance on the 19th; the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [Night of the 21st,] last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of η Geminorum. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was [nn] cubits below β Geminorum, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Venus was 3 fingers below Mars, Venus being back 2 fingers to the west; the north wind blew; |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [last part of the night,] the moon was 2/3 cubit above δ Cancri, the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was [nn] cubits below ε Leonis, it stood 1 cubit 20 fingers in front of Saturn to the west. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit 8 fingers in front of Saturnsic Night of the 27th, first part [of the night, [...] having passed to the east. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515– | [...] 20 fingers ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| 1 | ⸢MU⸣.49 NE 30 50 na GE₆ 2 sin SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-⸢ABSIN⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | 2 SI ŠAR₂ GE₆ 3 sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2/3 [KUŠ₃ ... GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin] | |
| 3 | ina IGI MUL₂-SIG-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ 5 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-[PA N] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ 20 ⸢SI⸣ [...] ⸢GE₆ 8 USAN dele-bat⸣ | |
| 5 | e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 8 U ana [NIM] DIB ina ZALAG₂ GENNA SIG ⸢SAG-A⸣ [...] GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin | |
| 6 | SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 3 KUŠ₃ sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB 8 9 10 ZI IR GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ | |
| 7 | 1 KUŠ₃ 8 U 12 13.10 ŠU₂ GE₆ 13 7.40 ME 13 1.30 na GE₆ 14 24 GE₆ a-kam₂ muš GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 8 | ⸢ar₂⸣ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 2 KUŠ₃ 8 U 17 AN.BAR₇ IM ŠAR₂ | |
| 9 | ⸢GE₆⸣ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin e is-le₁₀ 4 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 20 | |
| 10 | [ina ZALAG₂] sin ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 KUŠ₃ 8 U 20 MUL₂.BABBAR ina A IGI TUR 11.40 na-su ina 19 IGI SI GIN | |
| 11 | [GE₆] 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ | |
| 12 | [N] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 24 USAN dele-bat SIG AN 3 U dele-bat 2 U ana ŠU₂ LAL SI GIN | |
| 13 | [ina ZALAG₂] sin e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ 2/3 KUŠ₃ ⸢i sin⸣ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ⸢SAG-A⸣ [N] KUŠ₃ ina IGI GENNA 1 KUŠ₃ 20 SI ana ŠU₂ GUB GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI GENNA 1 KUŠ₃ 8 U GE₆ 27 ⸢USAN⸣ [...] NIM ⸢DIB⸣ | |
| 14 | [x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | 20 SI x x x⸣ [...] | |
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