AD -329B (X103292)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -329B |
|---|---|
| ID | X103292 |
| Museum no. | BM 45858 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Year 7 of Alexan]der, king of all countries. Month IX, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [... cl]ouds were in the sky. The 2nd, clouds crossed the sky. Night of the 3rd, very overcast. [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [... Ni]ght of the 7th, very overcast; rain, but the sandal was not removed. The 7th, very overcast. [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [Saturn ...] became stationary, being [...] back to the west. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below [η Piscium ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [...] The 10th, in the afternoon, overcast, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 11th, beginning of the ni[ght, the moon was ... η Tauri ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [... the sandal was (not)] removed; clouds were in the sky. Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was [... α Tauri ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2/3 cubit [in front of] ζ Tauri; clouds crossed the sky. The 13th, 8° [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] clouds, I did not watch; very overcast; in the morning, rain DUL [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [... the moon] having passed 2/3? cubit to the east. The 17th, clouds crossed the sky. Night of the 19th, [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [... the moon] having passed to the east [...]. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below γ Virginis [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [Night of the 23rd, last part of the night,] the moon was 2/3 cubit behind α Librae. The 23rd, in the afternoon, [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [Night of the 26th, last part of the ni]ght, the moon was 2 2/3 cubits in front of Venus. The 26th, very overcast; in [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [...] The 27th, when Mars became stationary in the west, [it became stationary] 2 1/2 cubits behind α Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [...] dew. The 29th, fog [...] |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | [...] the Arabs made [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [Month XII₂, ...] Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Pisces [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Night of the 5th, beginning of] the night, the moon was [...] above γ Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... cl]ouds were in the sky. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of δ Cancri [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] thunder, rain DUL. The 9th, very overcast; in the morning lightning, thunder [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... clouds] crossed the sky. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind α Virginis [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... 2 rain]bows stretched in the east above one another. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 12° [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... beg]inning of the night, rain quickly much PISAN DIB, a rainbow [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [Night of the 16th, clouds] crossed the sky, rain DUL; last part of the night, the moon was 1+[x mm] behind β Scorpii [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [... Ma]rs was 2 cubits below β Geminorum. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind β Capricorni [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] having passed [...] to the east. The 22nd, clouds crossed the sky. The 24th, locusts [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] lightning, gusty south wind. The 28th, gusty south wind. The 29th, in [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] barley of the king’s kur-measure, 2 pānu [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [... for 1] shekel of refined silver. At that time, J[upiter was in Capricorn, ...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] to the 11th, the river level receded 2/3 cubit. Fr[om the 12th to ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | [MU 7.KAM {m}a-lik-sa-an]-⸢dar⸣-ri-is LUGAL KUR.⸢KUR⸣ GAN 30 [...] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA 2 DIR AN DIB GE₆ 3 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 7 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN še-ni NU TUH 7 ŠU₂.⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [GENNA ...] ⸢ana⸣ ŠU₂ LAL UŠ GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢SIG⸣ [MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu ...] | |
| 5 | [...] 10 ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂ DIR AN ZA GE₆ 11 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ [sin x MUL₂.MUL₂ N N ...] | |
| 6 | [...] TUH DIR AN ZA GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin [x is-le₁₀ N N ...] | |
| 7 | [GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI ŠUR]-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 2/3 KUŠ₃ DIR AN DIB 13 8 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢x⸣ DIR NU PAP ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina še-ri₃ AN ⸢DUL⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | [...] 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB 17 DIR AN DIB GE₆ 19 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | [...]⸢ana⸣ NIM DIB GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-⸢ABSIN⸣ [...] | |
| 11 | [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂] sin ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 2/3 KUŠ₃ 23 ina KIN.SIG [...] | |
| 12 | [... GE₆ 26 ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin ina IGI dele-bat 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ 26 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina [...] | |
| 13 | [...] 27 AN ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ ⸢is⸣-[le₁₀ UŠ ...] | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢na⸣-al-šu₂ 29 IM.DUGUD [...] | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [... {lu₂]}⸢ar⸣-ba-a-a DU₃{⸢meš⸣} [...] | |
| 3' | [DIR.ŠE ...] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina NIM ina zib{me} ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 5 SAG] GE₆ sin e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ ZA GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ina ⸢IGI MUL₂⸣-[ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ ...] | |
| 6' | [...] GU₃ U AN DUL 9 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina še-ri₃ GIR₂ GU₃ [U ...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ DIB GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-⸢ABSIN⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [... 2 TIR].⸢AN⸣.NA ele-nu a-ha-meš ina KUR GIB{meš} GE₆ 14 12 ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ AN ha-an-ṭiš PISAN MAH DIB TIR.AN.NA ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [... GE₆ 16 DIR] ⸢AN⸣ DIB AN DUL ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1+[x ...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SI-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢NIM⸣ DIB 22 DIR AN DIB 24 BURU₅ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢GIR₂⸣ ULU₃ ŠAR₂ 28 ULU₃ ŠAR₂ 29 ina ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | [...] še-im ša GUR₇ LUGAL 2 PI [...] | |
| 15' | [... ana 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qa-lu-u₂ i-nu-šu₂ ⸢MUL₂⸣.[BABBAR ...] | |
| 16' | [...] EN 11 ILLU 2/3 KUŠ₃ LAL-is ⸢TA⸣ 12 ...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
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