AD -168D (X201684)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -168D |
|---|---|
| ID | X201684 |
| Museum no. | BM 35525 |
| 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 | [Night of the 1]9th, last part of the night, the moon was [n cubits] above μ Geminorum, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 19th, clouds [...] the sky |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [Night] of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits [6 fingers] below α Geminorum. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [Night] of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [nn] cubits in front of δ Cancri. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below ε Leonis, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [n] cubits. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of ρ |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Leonis, 1 cubit 8 fingers in front of Jupiter. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The 23rd, Mercury’s] last appearance in the east in Libra. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was 5 cubits below ϑ Leonis, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind β Virginis. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind γ Virginis. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313– | Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 1b.e. 1–b.e. 1b.e. 1 | 2 1/2 cubits behind α Virginis |
| Bottom [1:2] b.e. 22–b.e. 22 | last part of the night, Jupiter was 6 (var. 8) fingers above ρ Leonis. |
| Bottom [2:4] b.e. 33– | The 27th?, moonrise to sunrise?: 21°. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | That month, the equivalent (for 1 shekel of silver) was: barley, 1 kurru 2 pānu; |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | dates, 2 kurru 3 sūtu; mustard, 4 kurru (var. 3?); |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | cress, 2 pānu 4? sūtu; sesame, 1 pānu 2 (var. 1) sūtu; wool, 6 minas. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | At that time, Jupiter was in Leo; Venus was in Libra, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | at the end of the month, in Scorpius; around? the 23rd, Mercury’s |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | last appearance in the east in Libra; around? the 29th, Saturn’s first appearance in Libra; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | around the 16th?, Mars’ last appearance in Libra (var.: in the beginning of Scorpius). That month, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [the river] level receded 1/2? cubit, total: 34 was the na (gauge). |
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 x) GE₆] 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-[MAŠ.MAŠ] | |
| 2 | n KUŠ₃] sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 19 DIR AN [x x] | |
| 3 | [GE₆] 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 3 KUŠ₃ 6 SI] | |
| 4 | [GE₆] 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-[ša₂-ULU₃] | |
| 5 | [n] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG SAG-A | |
| 6 | [n] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂ TUR | |
| 7 | (MUL₂-TUR)-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR | |
| 8 | 1 KUŠ₃ 8 U 23 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina RIN₂ ŠU₂ | |
| 9 | GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIŠ.KUN-A | |
| 10 | 5 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ | |
| 11 | 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 12 | GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN | |
| 13 | 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 2 | ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR e MUL₂-TUR 6 U | |
| 3 | 27 21 KUR | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ITU BI KI.LAM ŠE 1(GUR) 2(BARIG) PI | |
| 2 | ZU₂ 2(GUR) GUR 3(BAN₂) kas₃ 4(GUR) GUR | |
| 3 | sah 2(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) SIG₂ 6 MA.NA | |
| 4 | i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina A dele-bat ina RIN₂ | |
| 5 | ⸢ina TIL ITU⸣ ina GIR₂.TAB in 23 GU₄.UD | |
| 6 | ⸢ina NIM⸣ ina RIN₂ ŠU₂ in 29 GENNA ina RIN₂ IGI | |
| 7 | ⸢in 16 AN ina RIN₂ ŠU₂ ITU BI | |
| 8 | ⸢ILLU⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP 34 na | |
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