AD -167B (X201672)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -167B |
|---|---|
| ID | X201672 |
| Museum no. | BM 41111 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Year] 144 [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [...] Night of the 5thsic clouds [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | the moon was 8 cubitssic below η Tauri ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | all night very overcast; last part of the night, rain shower. The 4th, all day cl[ouds ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | rain shower, strong gusty wind. Ni[ght of the 5th,] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | clouds were in the sky; the moon was 3 cubits above [α Tauri,] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | the moon being ... [...] |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88– | Night of the 6th, cl[ouds ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | 2/3? cubit [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | The 7th, clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | Night of the 8th, clouds were in the sky ... [the moon was] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | 1 cubit [...] β Geminorum, the moon being 1+[x mm] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | low to the south. The 8th, clouds [...] the sky. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | the river level from the 6th? [...] |
| Reverse [6:8] r 7'7'– | [tot]al: 25 was the na na-gauge [...] |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | (traces) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [MU] 1 ME 44.KAM₂ [...] | |
| 2 | [x x] GE₆ 5 DIR [...] | |
| 3 | ⸢sin SIG⸣ MUL₂.MUL₂ 8 KUŠ₃ [x] [...] | |
| 4 | kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ <ina> ZALAG₂ AN UTAH 4 kal ME ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | AN UTAH IM ŠAR₂ KALAG ⸢GE₆⸣ 5 | |
| 6 | DIR AN ZA sin e [is-le₁₀] | |
| 7 | 3 KUŠ₃ sin ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | GE₆ 6 ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | 2/3 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 2' | 7 DIR AN ZA [...] | |
| 3' | GE₆ 8 DIR AN ZA ⸢x⸣ [x sin x] | |
| 4' | MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1+[x N] | |
| 5' | ana ULU₃ SIG 8 DIR ⸢AN⸣ [x x] | |
| 6' | ILLU TA 6 [x x x] | |
| 7' | ⸢PAP⸣ 25 na [x x x] | |
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