AD -165A (X201650)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -165A |
|---|---|
| ID | X201650 |
| Museum no. | BM 32844 |
| 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/adart2 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:1] o A1o A1–o A1o A1 | [Y]ear 146, [king] Antiochus, [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o A2A2–o A2A2 | Saturn’s acronychal rising; clouds were in the sky. Night of the 3rd, the moon was [... Night of the 5th, the moon was] |
| Obverse [2:3] o A3A3–o A3A3 | 1 1/2 cubits [in front of] δ Cancri; the south wind [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o A4A4–o A4A4 | 2?, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. The 7th, clouds [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o A5A5–o A5A5 | Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind γ Virginis [... Night of the 11th?, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits [behind α Virginis?,] |
| Obverse [5:6] o A6A6–o A6A6 | the moon being 1/2 cubit low to the south, in front of [Jupiter? ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o A7A7–o A7A7 | slow thunder, one section of α rain[bow ... Night of the 13th,] |
| Obverse [7:8] o A8A8–o A8A8 | beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of δ Scorpii [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o A9A9–o A9A9 | Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 4° 30' [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o A10A10–o A10A10 | The 16th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind bl[ew ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o A11A11–o A11A11 | The 18th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o A12A12–o A12A12 | Venus being 6 fingers back to the west. The 23rd?, clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o A13A13–o A13A13 | having passed to the east. The 25th, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 20+[xth, ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o A14A14–o A14A14 | in 13° daytime more than one third of the disc [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o A15A15–o A15A15 | [The 2]9th, very overcast, south and east winds blew [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r A1'r A1'–r A1'r A1' | [... Ni]ght of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was in fr[ont of ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r A2'A2'–r A2'A2' | [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon ...] stood 1 cubit in front of Mars to the west, the moon being [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r A3'A3'–r A3'A3' | [...] low to the south. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 13°, measured. ??? [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r A4'A4'–r A4'A4' | [ba]rley, 2 kurru 2 sūtu; dates, 3 kurru 3 pānu 4? sūtu [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r A5'A5'–r A5'A5' | around the 1st, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Leo; Saturn was in Scorpius; Mars [...] |
| Reverse [5:7] r A6'A6'–r B1'B1' | the assembly of Esangil for performing from the property [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r A7'A7'–r A7'A7' | for Bēl and Bēltiya against this setting? which [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r B2'B2'–r B2'B2' | [...] before in month XII ... [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r A8'A8'–r A8'A8' | The 20th, the storm god devastated and 5 date-pa[lms ...] |
| Reverse [10:12] r B3'B3'–r A9'A9' | [...] ... this ... [...] |
| Reverse [11:13] r A9'A9'–r B4'B4' | Month VI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 9° 40'; mist, when I watched I did not see it. The 1st, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, the moon was below [... Night of the 4th,] |
| Reverse [13:15] r A10'A10'–r B5'B5' | beginning of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit in front of ϑ Ophiuchi [... high to the north; in the morning watch,] |
| Reverse [15:17] r A11'A11'–r B6'B6' | a "torch" crossed (the sky) from the south to the north, and its light [...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r B7'B7'–r B7'B7' | [...] last part of the night, Mars was 8 fingers above α Leonis. The 11th, sunset to setting of Jupiter: 12° [...] |
| Reverse [18:19] r A12'A12'–r A12'A12' | The 12th, the north wind blew. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 2° 40'. Night of the 14th, ... 5°? [...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r B8'B8'–r B8'B8' | [...] The 14th, equinox; I did not watch; around the 14th, Jupiter’s last appearance in Libra [...] |
| Reverse [20:21] r A13'A13'–r A13'A13' | [the moon] was 3 cubits [... α/β] Arietis, the moon being 3 1/2 cubits [low] to the south [...] |
| Reverse [21:22] r B9'B9'–r B9'B9' | [... Ni]ght of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits above α Tauri, the moon being a little [...] |
| Reverse [22:23] r A14'A14'–r A14'A14' | [Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was ... ζ Tauri,] the moon being 2 fingers high to the north. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon [...] |
| Reverse [23:24] r B10'B10'–r B10'B10' | [... nn] cubits ..., the moon being 5 cubits low to the south [...] |
| Reverse [24:26] r A15'A15'–r C1C1 | low to the south. The 21st, the north wind blew. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moo[n] |
| Reverse [26:27] r C2C2–r C2C2 | was [... behind δ ] Cancri [... Mars] |
| Reverse [27:28] r C3C3–r C3C3 | was [...] below ρ Leonis, [Mars being ...] |
| Reverse [28:30] r C4C4–r B11'B11' | back to the west. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the m[oon was] 2 cubits [in front of α Leonis?.] |
| Reverse [30:32] r A16'A16'–r C5C5 | [the moon] having passed [1 cubit?] to the east. The 23rd, the ??? wind blew. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [32:33] r C6C6–r C6C6 | 2 cubits be[low?] ρ Leonis, the moon [having passed] 1/2 cubit [to the east,] |
| Reverse [33:35] r C7C7–r A17'A17' | it was 2 1/2 cubits below Mars, the moon being a little to [...] |
| Reverse [35:36] r C8C8–r C8C8 | The 24th, sunset to setting of Saturn: 14°. <Night> of the 25th?, [last part of the night, the moon?] |
| Reverse [36:37] r C9C9–r C9C9 | was 2 cubits [bel]ow? β Virginis, the moon? being [...] |
| Left [0:1] l.e. A1l.e. A1–l.e. A1l.e. A1 | Year 146 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| A1 | ⸢MU⸣ 1 ME 46.⸢KAM₂⸣ {m}an-ti-ʾu-uk-[su ...] | |
| A2 | GENNA ana ME E ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA GE₆ 3 sin [... GE₆ 5 sin ina IGI] | |
| A3 | MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢ULU₃⸣ [...] | |
| A4 | 2 sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB 7 DIR [...] | |
| A5 | GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-⸢ABSIN⸣ [N N ... GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN] | |
| A6 | 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ina ⸢IGI⸣ [MUL₂.BABBAR ...] | |
| A7 | GU₃ U ne₂-hi 1-en bu-tuq {d}⸢TIR⸣.[AN.NA ... GE₆ 13 | |
| A8 | SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-⸢MURUB₄-ša₂⸣-[SAG-GIR₂.TAB N N ...] | |
| A9 | GE₆ 14 4.30 ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| A10 | 16 DIR AN ZA ULU₃ ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| A11 | 18 DIR AN ZA SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| A12 | dele-bat 6 SI ana ŠU₂ ⸢LAL⸣ 23 ⸢DIR AN ZA⸣ [...] | |
| A13 | ana NIM DIB 25 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 20+[x ...] | |
| A14 | ⸢ina⸣ 13 ME al-la šal-šu₂ ⸢HAB-rat⸣ [...] | |
| A15 | 29 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢ULU₃ u⸣ KUR GIN{⸢meš⸣} [...] | |
| A16 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| A1' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | |
| A2' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ...] ina IGI AN 1 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB sin [...] | |
| A3' | [... ana] ULU₃ SIG 27 13 KUR muš 29 [...] | |
| A4' | ⸢še-im⸣ 2(GUR) GUR 2(BAN₂) ZU₂.LUM.MA 3(GUR) GUR 3(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) [...] | |
| A5' | in 1 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina A ŠU₂ GENNA ina GIR₂.TAB AN [...] | |
| A6' | ⸢UKKIN⸣ ša₂ E₂.SAG.GIL₂ ana DU₃-eš TA NIG₂.GA [...] | |
| B1' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ⸢DIB⸣ [...] | |
| A7' | ana {d}EN u {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ ana UGU GAR-an MU-a-ti₃ ša₂ [...] | |
| B2' | [...] ⸢ina⸣ IGI-ma ina {itu}ŠE ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| A8' | U₄ 20.KAM₂ {d}IM RA-iṣ u₃ 5 {giš}⸢GIŠIMMAR⸣ [...] | |
| B3' | [...] ZI DA MU-a-ti₃ ṢU [...] | |
| A9' | KIN 30 9.40 a-kam₂ ki PAP NU IGI 1 SI ⸢GIN⸣ [... GE₆ 4 | |
| B4' | [...] ⸢a-kam₂⸣ ki PAP NU IGI 1 SI GIN GE₆ 2 sin SIG [...] | |
| A10' | SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 2/3 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| B5' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 2/3 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| A11' | IZI.GAR TA ULU₃ ana SI DIB-ma UD.DA-su [...] | |
| B6' | [... ana] SI NIM EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL IZI.GAR TA ULU₃ ana SI [...] | |
| B7' | [...] ina ZALAG₂ AN e LUGAL 8 U 11 12 na MUL₂.BABBAR [...] | |
| A12' | 12 SI GIN 13 2.40 ŠU₂ GE₆ 14 5 x⸣ [... sin x MUL₂-x] | |
| B8' | [...] 14 LAL₂-ti₃ NU PAP in 14 MUL₂.BABBAR ina RIN₂ ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...] | |
| A13' | ša₂-SAG-HUN 3 KUŠ₃ sin 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃⸣ [SIG ... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin x ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ N N] | |
| B9' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 17 [ina] ZALAG₂ sin e is-le₁₀ 2 KUŠ₃ sin ⸢i⸣ [...] | |
| A14' | sin 2 SI ana SI NIM GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin [...] | |
| B10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x N] KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [...] | |
| A15' | ana ULU₃ SIG 21 SI GIN GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| C1 | [MU 1 ME 46.[KAM₂ ... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| C2 | [ar₂] MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-[ULU₃ N N ... AN] | |
| C3 | SIG MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-ar₂-LUGAL [N N AN N N] | |
| C4 | ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [ina IGI LUGAL] | |
| B11' | [...] sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢NIM DIB⸣ [...] | |
| A16' | ⸢ana⸣ NIM DIB 23 SI GIN GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| C5 | 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ⸢SIG⸣ | |
| C6 | [MUL₂-TUR]-ša₂-ar₂-LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ [ana NIM DIB] | |
| C7 | SIG AN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana [x x] | |
| A17' | [x x x x x x x] [...] | |
| C8 | 24 14 na GENNA <GE₆> 25 [ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| C9 | ⸢SIG⸣ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 KUŠ₃ sin [...] | |
| C10 | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| A1 | MU 1 ME 46.KAM₂ | |
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