AD -266B (X102662)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -266B |
|---|---|
| ID | X102662 |
| Museum no. | BM 45758 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | 2/3 cubit in front of [γ] Virginis [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | The 28th, at 57° daytime before sunset, [solar] eclip[se ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | for 1 shekel of silver [...] |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | many sick people and [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 13°; measured (despite) clouds [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | 2 cubits. The 8th, in the afternoon, clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Venus was 1/2 cubit above α Librae ... [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | clouds, I did not watch; clouds were in the sky; middle part of the night, the moon [... Night of the 16th,] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind γ Geminorum [... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | 2 cubits [in front of] α Leonis. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind ρ [Leonis ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of α Virginis [... Night of the 27th,] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind β/δ Scorpii, it stood 2 cubits 8 fingers behind Venus to the east [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | Night of the 29th, beginning of the night, clouds were in the sky. The 29th, overcast, gusty south and east winds blew [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | 1 pānu 3 sūtu; sesame, 3 sūtu 3 qa; wool, 3 1/2 minas for 1 shekel of silver [...] |
| Obverse [14:16] o 15'15'–o 16'16' | That month, the river level was as before?. That month, many sick people died ... [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | Month IX, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 17°; it was bright; earthshine; it was low to the sun. The 1st, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Sagittarius [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | Month XII₂, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 21° [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | stood to the west; first part of the night, Jupi[ter ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | clouds crossed the sky, rain shower [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | beginning of the night, the moon was in front of ε [Leonis ...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | around the 10th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the west in Aries [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | moonrise to sunset: 11° 50'; clouds, I did not watch [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ina ⸢IGI⸣ [DELE]-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2/3 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 2' | 28 57 ME ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ AN.⸢KU₁₀⸣ [šamaš₂ ...] | |
| 3' | a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ep₂-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 4' | {lu₂}GIG{meš} MAH u₃ [...] | |
| 5' | {itu}APIN 1 13 na DIR muš [...] | |
| 6' | 2 KUŠ₃ 8 ina KIN.SIG DIR AN ⸢ZA⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | dele-bat e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | DIR NU PAP DIR AN ZA MURUB₄ ⸢sin⸣ [... GE₆ 16 | |
| 9' | ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [... GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI] | |
| 10' | LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-[TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL ...] | |
| 11' | GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [... GE₆ 27 | |
| 12' | ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SAG-GIR₂.TAB 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ dele-bat 2 KUŠ₃ 8 SI ana NIM ⸢DU⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | GE₆ 29 SAG GE₆ DIR AN ZA 29 ŠU₂ ULU₃ u KUR ŠAR₂{me} GIN{me} [...] | |
| 14' | 1(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 3(BAN₂) 3 qa SIG₂{hi.a} 3 1/2 MA.NA a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.⸢BABBAR⸣ [ep₂-šu₂ ...] | |
| 15' | ITU BI ILLU ana IGI ITU BI {lu₂}GIG{meš} MAH UŠ₂{meš} i-šal ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | {⸢itu}GAN 1 17 na KUR₄ AGA a-pir ana šamaš₂ SIG 1 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ⸢PA ŠU₂⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x x x KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | {itu}DIR.ŠE 1 21 na [...] | |
| 3' | ana ŠU₂ GUB USAN MUL₂.[BABBAR ...] | |
| 4' | DIR AN DIB AN UTAH [...] | |
| 5' | SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI ⸢SAG⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | in 10 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina LU [ŠU₂ ...] | |
| 7' | 11.50 ME ⸢DIR NU PAP⸣ [...] | |
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