AD -179E (X201795)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -179E |
|---|---|
| ID | X201795 |
| Museum no. | BM 45846 + 46062 |
| 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]+1 cubit. The 4th, in the after[noon, ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... η ] Piscium [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... beginning] of the night, the moon was [...] in front of α Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] overcast, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 13th, [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] The 14th, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 15th, ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Venus was x]+1 finger [... γ Capricorni,] Venus having passed 4 fingers to the east [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... the moon was] 4 cubits [...] Leonis, the moon being 1/2 cubit [back] to the west [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] ... last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of α Vir[ginis ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] cubits. Night of the 24th, clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°, measured; the moon was [...] behind ... [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] cress, 1 pānu 4 sūtu; sesame, [...] |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'–o 13'13' | [...Venus was until the midd]le of the month, in Capricorn, at the end of the month, [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [Month IX, ...] ... beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] 1 1/2 cubits [... γ ] Virginis [...] |
| Obverse [14:16] o 15'15'– | [...] ... 1 cubit, the moo[n being ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] the moon was [...] in front of β Vir[ginis ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] ... 3 cubits; last part of the night, the moon was [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits [... γ Virgin]is, [it stood ...] behind Jupiter [to the east ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... last] part of the night, the moon was [...] above α Librae [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] 1/2? cubit. The 19th, in the morning, clouds crossed? the sky [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] cubits. The 20th, very overcast, α gusty south wind ble[w ...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] the moon was 2 2/3 cubits in front of β Capricorni. The 20+[xth, ...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... The 2]5th, Venus’ last appearance in the west in Pisces. Night of the 26th (and) the 26th, [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... the moon was] 5 cubits [below] α Arietis; all night [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] That month, the equivalent was: barley, 2 pānu 4 sūtu; da[tes, ...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...Venus'] last appearance in the west in Pisces; around the 29th, Venus’ [first appearance] in the east in Ar[ies ...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... the river level] receded [...], total: 31 was the na na-gauge; until the 15th, it rose? 4? fingers [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] entered; offerings in the temple [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [...] ... Night of the 2nd, the moon [...] |
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]+1 ⸢KUŠ₃ 4 [ina] ⸢KIN.SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... MUL₂]-⸢KUR⸣-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu [...] | |
| 3' | [... SAG] GE₆ sin ina IGI is-le₁₀ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ŠU₂ DIR AN ZA GE₆ 13 [...] | |
| 5' | [...] 14 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 15 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [... dele-bat x MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂] 1 SI dele-bat 4 ana NIM ⸢DIB⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [... sin SIG ...] A 4 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [LAL ...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-[ABSIN N N ...] | |
| 9' | [...] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 24 DIR AN ZA ina [...] | |
| 10' | [...] 27 15 KUR muš sin ar₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] sah-le₁₀ 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ [...] | |
| 12' | [... dele-bat ina] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ ITU ina MAŠ₂ ina TIL ITU [...] | |
| 13' | [GAN ...] ⸢x⸣ SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ [...] | |
| 14' | [... DELE]-⸢ša₂⸣-IGI-ABSIN 1 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x ŠU₂ x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] sin ina IGI GIR₃ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] [x] 3 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ sin [...] | |
| 4' | [... sin x DELE-ša₂-IGI]-⸢ABSIN⸣ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR [N N ana NIM GUB ...] | |
| 5' | [... ina] ZALAG₂ sin e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ [N N ...] | |
| 6' | [...] 1/2 KUŠ₃ 19 ina še-ri₃ DIR AN ⸢DIB⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [...] KUŠ₃ 20 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ ŠAR₂ ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ 20+[x ...] | |
| 9' | [...] 25 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina zib{me} ŠU₂ GE₆ 26 26 [...] | |
| 10' | [... sin SIG] ⸢MUL₂⸣-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ kal GE₆ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ITU BI KI.LAM še-im 2(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) ⸢ZU₂⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [... dele-bat ina] ŠU₂ ina zib{me} ŠU₂ in 29 dele-bat ina NIM ina ⸢HUN⸣ [IGI ...] | |
| 13' | [...] LAL PAP 31 na EN 15 4 U ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | [...] KU₄-ub NIDBA ina E₂ [...] | |
| 15' | [...] [x] ⸢GE₆⸣ 2 sin [...] | |
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