AD -283A (X102831)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -283A |
|---|---|
| ID | X102831 |
| Museum no. | BM 33805 |
| 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 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Year 28, Seleucus. Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), [sunset to moonset:] 12+[x]°, [cloud]s?, I did not watch [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 3° 10', I did not watch. Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: [x]+50'; I did not watch. [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 30'; I did not watch. The 15th, Saturn’s [last appearance] in Scorpius. [The nnth, Jupiterd’s] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | last appearance in Scorpius; I did not watch. The 27th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west omitted [...] watch. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 30th, Mars’ first appearance in Libra; rising of Mars to sunrise: 19°; (ideal) first appearance on the 21st. That month, the equivalent |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [(for 1 shekel of silver was): barley, ...] dates, 3 pānu; mustard, 1 kur; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | cress, [x]+1 pānu; sesame, 4 sūtu; wool, 4 minas. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88– | At that time, Jupiter and Saturn, which had set, were not visible; Mercury’s last appearance in the west, omitted; |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Venus was in Sagittarius; the 30th, Mars’ first appearance in Libra. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 17°; it could be seen while the sun stood there. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33– | Year 28, Seleucus. |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | Year 28, kings Seleucus and Antiochus. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | MU 28.KAM₂ {m}se DU₆ 1 12+[x na] ⸢DIR⸣ NU PAP [...] | |
| 2 | 13 3.10 ŠU₂ NU PAP GE₆ 14 [N] 50 ME NU PAP [...] | |
| 3 | GE₆ 15 30 NINDA GE₆ NU PAP 15 GENNA ina GIR₂.TAB [ŠU₂ x MUL₂.BABBAR] | |
| 4 | ina GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ NU PAP 27 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB [...] PAP | |
| 5 | 30 AN ina ⸢RIN₂⸣ IGI 19 na in 21 IGI ITU BI KI.LAM | |
| 6 | [x x x] ZU₂.LUM 3 PI kas₃ 1 GUR | |
| 7 | sah-[le₁₀ x]+1 PI ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 4(BAN₂) SIG₂{hi.a} 4 MA.NA | |
| 8 | i-nu-⸢ši⸣ MUL₂.BABBAR u GENNA ša₂ ŠU₂-u₂ NU IGI GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ŠU₂-šu₂ ⸢DIB⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | dele-bat ina PA 30 AN <ina> RIN₂ IGI | |
| 2 | APIN 1 17 na ina šamaš₂ GUB IGI | |
| 3 | MU 28.KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | MU 28.KAM₂ {m}se-lu-ku u {m}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su ⸢LUGAL⸣{meš} | |
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