AD -170G (X201707)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -170G |
|---|---|
| ID | X201707 |
| Museum no. | BM 47650 |
| 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 [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Month VIII, night of the 20th, all ni[ght ... last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | ⸢x⸣ [mm] in front of γ Virginis, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | it stood 4 cubits [in front of Saturn] to the west. Ni[ght? of the 21st, ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 21st, clouds were in the sky, the north wind [blew. Night of the 22nd,] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | all night clouds were in the sky; last part of the ni[ght, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [behind α Virginis.] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | The 22nd, clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 3 1/2 cubits in front of α [Librae?.] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | The 2[3rd ...] |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111– | below ... [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | The 25th, clouds [...] the sky [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind α Scorpii [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | The 26th, [moonrise to sunrise:] 21° [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | all day clouds [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | Night of the 24thsic [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | MU 1 ME 41.KAM₂⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | APIN GE₆ 20 kal ⸢GE₆⸣ [... ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| 3 | ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN ⸢x⸣ [N ina IGI GENNA] | |
| 4 | 4 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB ⸢GE₆⸣ 21 ...] | |
| 5 | 21 DIR AN ZA SI [GIN GE₆ 22 | |
| 6 | kal GE₆ DIR AN ZA ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN] | |
| 7 | 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ 22 DIR AN ZA [...] | |
| 8 | GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ⸢RIN₂⸣-[ša₂-ULU₃] | |
| 9 | 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ 23 [...] | |
| 10 | GE₆ 24 [...] | |
| 11 | ⸢SIG x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | 25 DIR AN [...] | |
| 3' | i-ṣa ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ⸢SI₄⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | 26 21 [KUR ...] | |
| 5' | kal ME DIR [...] | |
| 6' | GE₆ 24 [...] | |
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