AD -170C (X201703)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -170C |
|---|---|
| ID | X201703 |
| Museum no. | BM 40057 |
| 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 141, month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 11°, measured. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 10'; measured (despite) mist. The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 1° 10'; mist, I did not watch. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Night of the 16th, sunset to moonrise: 15°; last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of γ Capricorni, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [Ni]ght of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was [x]+1/2 cubits behind δ Capricorni, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | the moon being 2 cubits low to the south. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [...] clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. The 19th, the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] ... blew. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 5 cubits [above α] Tauri, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | the moon having passed a little to the east; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | the north wind blew. The 24th, Mercury’s |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | first appearance in the east in Gemini; it was bright (and) high, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | ???ng of Mercury to sunrise: 16°; (ideal) first appearance on the 22nd; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | the north wind blew. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | MU 1 ME 41.KAM₂ SIG 1 14 11 ŠU₂ ⸢muš⸣ | |
| 2 | GE₆ 15 10 NINDA ME a-kam₂ muš 15 1.10 na a-kam₂ NU PAP | |
| 3 | GE₆ 16 15 GE₆ ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SUHUR-IGI | |
| 4 | 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 5 | ⸢GE₆⸣ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SUHUR-ar₂ | |
| 6 | [x]+1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 7 | [x] ⸢DIR AN⸣ ZA SI GIN 19 SI GIN | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢x⸣ GIN | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin e [is]-⸢le₁₀⸣ | |
| 2' | 5 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana⸣ NIM DIB | |
| 3' | SI GIN 24 GU₄.UD ina NIM | |
| 4' | ina MAŠ.MAŠ IGI KUR NIM-a | |
| 5' | 16 na-su in 22 IGI | |
| 6' | SI GIN GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
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