AD -270A (X102701)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -270A |
|---|---|
| ID | X102701 |
| Museum no. | BM 41946 |
| 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 [1:2] 2'2'–2'2' | [... first] part of the night, Venus was 1 1/2 cubits above α Scorpii. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moo[n ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [...] 2 1/2 cubits. The 27th, <moonrise to sunrise>: 24° 50'. Night of the 28th, last part of the night, Mars was [...] below [γ Virginis ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] 4'4'–4'4' | [... 1 sh]ekel of silver. At that time, Jupiter was in Sagittarius; Venus was [in Scorpius ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] 6'6'–6'6' | [Month VII, ... Night of the 3rd, the moon] stood 2 cubits 8 fingers in front of Venus to the west. Night of the 5th?, [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] 7'7'–7'7' | [... Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moo]n was 1 1/2 cubits behind η Piscium [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] 8'8'–8'8' | [...] Night of the 15th, last part [of the night, ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat e SI₄ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 27 24.50 <KUR> GE₆ 28 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG [DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN ...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢GIN₂⸣ KU₃.BABBAR ep₂-šu₂ i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina PA dele-bat [ina GIR₂.TAB ...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 6' | [DU₆ ... GE₆ 3 sin] ina IGI dele-bat 2 KUŠ₃ 8 U ana ŠU₂ GUB GE₆ 5 [...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆] ⸢sin⸣ ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 15 <ina> ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [...] |
Sources & licences
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