AD -171D (X201714)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -171D |
|---|---|
| ID | X201714 |
| Museum no. | BM 77226 |
| 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 1[40 ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Night of the 11th, thin clouds were in the sky; the moon? [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | it stood 1 cubit in front of Saturn to the west. Ni[ght of the 12th, ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | the moon was 3 cubits in front of γ Virginis. The 12th, [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Night of the 13th, the moon was [...] in front of α [Virginis ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The 13th, clouds were in the sky, the north? wind blew. Night [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [... mea]sured. The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 1° [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] the south wind blew. Night of the 1[5th ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [... last part of the] night, the moon was [...] in front of α [Librae ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [...] The 15th, [sunrise to moonset?:] 5° 40' [...] |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111– | [... 1]6th?, clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] were in the sky; last part of the night, the moon [...] |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'– | [...] ... 2 cubits. The 16th, [...] |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 1b.e. 1–b.e. 1b.e. 1 | The 14th, equinox; I did not [watch.] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | MU 1 ⸢ME⸣ 40.KAM₂ ...] | |
| 2 | GE₆ 11 DIR SAL AN <ZA> sin [...] | |
| 3 | ina IGI GENNA 1 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB ⸢GE₆⸣ 12 ...] | |
| 4 | sin ina IGI DELE 3 KUŠ₃ 12 [...] | |
| 5 | GE₆ 13 sin ina IGI SA₄-[ša₂-ABSIN N N ...] | |
| 6 | 13 DIR AN ZA ⸢SI⸣ GIN ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | [x x] ⸢muš⸣ 14 1 ŠU₂ [...] | |
| 8 | [...] ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 15 [...] | |
| 9 | [... ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin ina IGI ⸢RIN₂⸣-[ša₂-ULU₃ N N ...] | |
| 10 | [...] 15 5.40 [...] | |
| 11 | [...] 16 DIR AN ZA [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] AN ZA ina ZALAG₂ sin [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢IGI⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ 16 [...] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | 14 LAL₂-ti₃ NU [PAP] | |
Sources & licences
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