AD -168B (X201682)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -168B |
|---|---|
| ID | X201682 |
| Museum no. | BM 35605 |
| 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 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] The 15th, sunrise to moon[set:] 10° [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... 1] 1/2 cubits [in front of α Tauri], the moon being 4 cubits [high to the north ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | Night of the 19th, all night very overcast [gusty] north wind [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] the moon was 3 cubits [6 fingers] below α Geminorum [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] back to the west. The 22nd, the north wind blew. Night of the 23rd, last part of the [night, the moon was in front of] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Mer]cury’s last appearance in the east in the beginning of Libra; I did not watch. Night of [the 24th, last part of the night, the moon] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] 2 1/2 cubits [behind γ Virginis]. The 25th, very overcast; in the afternoon, a little rain shower [x x] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] [Jupiter] was 8 fingers [above] ρ Leonis. The 27th, Saturn’s [first appearance] in Libra [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] dates, 2 kurru 3 sūtu; mustard, 3? kurru cress, 2 pānu 2 sūtu; sesame, 1 pānu 1 sūtu [x x] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... Saturn was in Lib]ra, Mars, until the middle of the m[onth], was in Libra; [around] the 16th, Mars’ [last appearance] in the beginning of S[corpius ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] ... [...] merry-making was set up in the land [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] ... clouds were in the sky |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... Night of the 17th, last part of the ni]ght, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... clouds] were [in the sky]. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was [1 1/2 cubits] in front of β [Virginis] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... which was set to the west] blew. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Virginis |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... the north wind] blew, cold. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [... the 2]4th, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... the 26th], moonrise to sunrise: 16°, measured (despite) clouds; clouds were in the sky |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... clouds we]re in the sky, the north wind blew. That month, the equivalent (for 1 shekel of silver) was: barley, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... cr]ess, 2 pānu 2 sūtu; sesame, in the beginning of the month, 1 pānu 4 1/2 qa, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... first appear]ance [...], at the end of the month, it was in Capricorn; Saturn was in Libra |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] the na, from the 25th until the end of the month, it rose 2/3 cubit, total: 25 was the na gauge |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] by a message of the king [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] a great [...] of Bēl to this zazakku] [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] who is called [Ammam]iʾita |
| Reverse [14:16] r 15'15'– | [...] held [and taken] in[to] the temple [courthouse ...] |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 1r.e. 1–r.e. 1r.e. 1 | [...] year 143 [...] |
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' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... 15 10 UŠ ⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... ina IGI is-le₁₀ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 [KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆] 19 kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI [...] | |
| 5' | [...] sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 3 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 6' | [... ana] ŠU₂ LAL 22 SI GIN GE₆ 23 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [sin ina IGI] | |
| 7' | [... GU₄].⸢UD⸣ ina NIM ina SAG RIN₂ ŠU₂ NU PAP GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| 8' | [... GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂]-⸢A⸣ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 25 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina KIN.SIG AN UTAH i-ṣa [x x] | |
| 9' | [... MUL₂.BABBAR e] MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 8 SI 27 GENNA ina RIN₂ [IGI x x] | |
| 10' | [...] ZU₂ 2(GUR) GUR 3(BAN₂) kas₃ 3(GUR) ⸢GUR⸣ [sah]-⸢le₁₀⸣ 2(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ 1(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) [x x] | |
| 11' | [... GENNA ina] ⸢RIN₂⸣ AN EN MURUB₄ ⸢ITU⸣ ina ⸢RIN₂⸣ [in] 16 AN ina SAG ⸢GIR₂⸣.[TAB ŠU₂ x x] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ ni-gu-tu₂ ina KUR GAR-[at₂ x x] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ DIR AN ZA | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 17 ina] ⸢ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI⸣ LUGAL 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢ZA⸣ SI GIN GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI GIR₃-ar₂- | |
| 4' | [ša₂ A ... MAR] ⸢GAR⸣ GIN GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ | |
| 5' | [... SI] GIN ŠED₇ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 6' | [...] 24 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 7' | [... 26 16 KUR DIR muš DIR AN ZA | |
| 8' | [... DIR] ⸢AN⸣ ZA SI GIN ITU BI KI.LAM še-im | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢sah⸣-le₁₀ 2(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ ina SAG ITU 1 PI 4 1/2 qa | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢IGI⸣ ina TIL ITU ina MAŠ₂ GENNA ina RIN₂ | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢na⸣ TA 25 EN TIL ITU 2/3 KUŠ₃ GIN PAP 25 na | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢piš⸣ ina {kuš}ši-piš-tu₂ ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢GAL⸣-u₂ ša₂ {d}EN a-na {lu₂}za-zak-ku a₄ | |
| 14' | [... am-ma]-⸢mi⸣-i-ta-a MU-šu₂ MU-ar₂ | |
| 15' | [...] E₂ DINGIR{meš} ⸢DIB⸣-[uʾ] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] MU 1 ME 43.[KAM₂ ...] | |
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