AD -307A (X103071)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -307A |
|---|---|
| ID | X103071 |
| Museum no. | BM 32372 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1'o 1'–o 2'2' | Venus, which had set, was not visible. That month, the river level [...] 1 cubit [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [Mo]nth IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month); sunset to moonset: 16° 30', measured. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 1+[x cubits] behind α Leonis [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2+[x cubits] above α Librae [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α Scorpii. Ni[ght ... Night of the 13th,] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | beginning of the night, the moon was 1 2/3 cubits behind β Capricorni. [... During the eclipse] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | none of the planets stood there [... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | 2/3 cubit [...] η Piscium. Night [...] |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'– | Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1/2 cubit [...] α Tauri. Night of the 22nd, beginning of the night, [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [Night of the 24th,] last part of the night, the moon was 4 1/2 cubits below α Geminorum, the moon being [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | ... The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 13°; the sun rose in a "box". There was a "fall of fire" in [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | Barley, 2 sūtu 2 1/2 qa; from the 19th to the 28th, 2 sūtu 1+[x qa; ...] |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | At that time, Jupiter and Mars were in Libra, Venus in the beginning of the month was in Leo, [at the end of the month in Virgo; ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month); sunset to moonset: 18°, measured; it could be seen while the sun stood there. The moon was 3 c[ubits] behind Venus [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind β Scorpii. [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of β Capricorni, [...] behind Sa[turn ... |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | 2/3 cubits [...] β Scorpii. Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 2° 40'. [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [Night] of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Tauri. Night of the 19th, beginning of the ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [...] α Geminorum. Night of the 22nd, first part of the night, rain? [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night,] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [the moon was] balanced 2/3 cubits [above ρ Leoni]s. Ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] 2? 1/2 [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢dele-bat ša₂ ŠU₂⸣ NU IGI ITU ⸢BI ILLU 1 KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢ŠU⸣ 1 16.30 na muš GE₆ 2 sin ar₂ LUGAL 1+[x ...] | |
| 3' | GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 2+[x ...] | |
| 4' | GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SI₄ 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆⸣ [... GE₆ 13 | |
| 5' | SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SI-MAŠ₂ 1 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | {d}UDU.IDIM{meš} gab-bi NU GUB{meš} [... GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin x] | |
| 7' | [MUL₂-KUR]-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ [...] | |
| 8' | GE₆ 26 ⸢ina ZALAG₂ sin⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢NIM⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin x] is-le₁₀ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 22 ⸢SAG GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI-u₂ 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin [...] | |
| 4' | x UŠ 28 13 KUR šamaš₂ ina NA₅ KUR IZI.ŠUB ina KI [...] | |
| 5' | KI.LAM še-im 2(BAN₂) 2 1/2 qa TA 19 EN 28 2(BAN₂) 1+[x qa ...] | |
| 6' | i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u AN ina RIN₂ dele-bat ina SAG ITU ina ⸢A⸣ [ina TIL ITU ina ABSIN ...] | |
| 7' | KIN 1 18 na muš ina šamaš₂ GUB IGI sin ar₂ dele-bat 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ ⸢GENNA⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | ⸢MUL₂⸣-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 13 2.40 ME [...] | |
| 11' | [GE₆] 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI is-le₁₀ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 19 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin x] ⸢MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 22 USAN AN ⸢x⸣ [... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂] | |
| 13' | [sin e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂]-⸢LUGAL⸣ 2/3 KUŠ₃ LAL₂ ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | [...]+2 1/2 qa [...] | |
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