AD -372D (X103724)
Astronomical Diary, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | AD -372D |
|---|---|
| ID | X103724 |
| Museum no. | BM 33759 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 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 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2/3 cubit [...] γ Geminorum, the moon was 2+[x cubits] behind Venus [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] ... The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 11° 30’. The 28th, clouds [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] 4 1/2 qa; wool, 3 minas. At that time, Jupiter was in the Chariot, [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [Month VIII, ... Night of the 5th, first part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [...] β Capricorni. Night of the 7th, first part of the night, the moon was [...] behind δ Capricorni [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] being back to the west. The 12th, in the afternoon, clouds crossed the sky, gusty wind. Night of the 13th, overcast. [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [Night of the 15th, first part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [in front of] β Tauri, 2 cubits above Jupiter. The 15th, 18° 30' [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... Night of the 18th,] last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of the rear stars of Cancer [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind γ Virginis [...] |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'– | [... The 2]6th, all day overcast, gusty wind [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] rain [...] PISAN DIB, Ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] Night of the 9th, first part of the night, the moon was 1 2/3 cubits below α Leonis, the moon being ... [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... Night of the 10th, first part of the night, Jupiter was] 2 2/3 cubits [below β Tau]ri. Night of the 11th, first part of the night, the moon was [...] below β Virginis [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Night of the 13th, first] part of the night, the moon was 1 2/3 cubits below α Virginis ... [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Mercury] was 1/2 cubit in front of η Tauri, Mercury being [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [... Night] of the 18th?, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of ϑ Ophiuchi [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... Fr]om the 18th to the 22nd, the river level [...] 4 fingers [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...The 2]7th?, moonrise to sunrise: 22°; the moon was 3 cubits above Venus [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...; se]same, at the end of the month, 2 pānu; w[ool, ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ... MAŠ].⸢MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin ar₂⸣ dele-bat 2+[...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢NIM⸣ NIM 27 11.30 KUR 28 DIR [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 4 1/2 qa SIG₂ 3 ma i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina ⸢GIGIR⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] [...] | |
| 5' | [APIN ... GE₆ 5 USAN sin] ⸢ar₂⸣ SI-MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 7 USAN sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢SUHUR⸣-[MAŠ₂ ...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ LAL 12 ina KIN.SIG DIR AN DIB IM ŠAR₂ GE₆ 13 ŠU₂ [...] | |
| 7' | [GE₆ 15 USAN sin ina IGI ŠUR]-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 KUŠ₃ e MUL₂.BABBAR 2 KUŠ₃ 15 18.30 [...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆] 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂{me} ar₂{me} ša₂ ALLA 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-⸢ABSIN⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] 26 kal ME ŠU₂ IM ⸢ŠAR₂⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN ⸢x⸣ PISAN ⸢DIB GE₆ x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] GE₆ 9 USAN sin SIG LUGAL 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆ 10 USAN MUL₂.BABBAR SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂]-SI 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 11 USAN sin SIG GIR₃-ar₂-[ša₂-UR.A N N ...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 13 ⸢USAN⸣ sin SIG SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ x [...] | |
| 5' | [... GU₄.UD ina] IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-MUL₂.MUL₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GU₄.UD [...] | |
| 6' | [... GE₆] 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-šil ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢TA⸣ 18 EN 22 ILLU 4 ⸢SI⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] 27 22 KUR sin e dele-bat 3 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 9' | [... ŠE].GIŠ ina TIL ITU 2 PI ⸢SIG₂⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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