AD -276 (X102760)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -276 |
|---|---|
| ID | X102760 |
| Museum no. | BM 45772 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] The 26th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in Aquar[ius ...] |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | [... for 1] shekel of silver. At that time, Jupiter was in [Gemini ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [Month XI, ... Night of the 3rd,] the moon was 2 cubits below β Arietis. Night of the 5th, the moon was [...] behind η [Tauri ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Saturn] was 4 fingers in front of Venus. The 12th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Aquarius; 12 [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was] 8 fingers [...] α Virginis. The 15th, Mars’ acronychal rising. From the 15th to the 10+[xth, ...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] 2 1/2 cubits. Night of the 26th, clouds crossed the sky. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15° [...] |
| Reverse [6:8] r 7'7'–r 8'8' | [...] barley, 2 pānu 4 sūtu; dates, 2 pānu, in the middle of the month, 1 pānu 4 sūtu; mustard, [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [Month XII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ...] Night of the 3rd, clouds crossed the sky. Night of the 4th, the moon was 2 [cubits] behind α Tauri [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] (erased) |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night,] the moon was 3 cubits in front of α Leonis. Night of the 10th, beginning [of the night, ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] 26 GU₄.UD ina ⸢GU⸣ [ŠU₂ ...] | |
| 2' | [...] GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ep₂-šu₂ i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina [MAŠ.MAŠ ...] | |
| 3' | [ZIZ₂ ... GE₆ 3 sin SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 5 sin ar₂ ⸢MUL₂⸣.[MUL₂ ...] | |
| 4' | [... GENNA] ina IGI dele-bat 4 SI 12 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina GU IGI 12 [...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin x] ⸢SA₄⸣-ša₂-ABSIN 8 SI 15 AN ana ME E-a TA 15 EN 10+[x ...] | |
| 6' | [...] 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 DIR AN DIB 27 15 KUR [...] | |
| 7' | [...] še-im 2(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) ZU₂ 2 PI ina MURUB₄ ITU 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) kas₃ [...] | |
| 8' | [ŠE 30 ...] GE₆ 3 DIR AN DIB GE₆ 4 sin ar₂ is-le₁₀ 2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | [... GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆] sin ina IGI LUGAL 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 10 SAG [GE₆ ...] | |
| 11' | [...] [...] | |
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