AD -180D (X201804)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -180D |
|---|---|
| ID | X201804 |
| Museum no. | BM 34702 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Year 131, month XII, night of the 11th, the moon was 1 cubit 6 fingers below Saturn, the moon [having passed] 1/2 cubit to the ea[st.] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | The 11th, clouds were in the sky; in the afternoon, overcast, rain DUL. Night of the 12th, clouds were in the sky; the moon was [...] behind α Tauri. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | The 12th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew; in the afternoon, rain shower. Night of the 13th, clouds crossed the sky [...;] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | first part of the night, slow rain, a little PISAN DIB. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 1° 30'; clouds, I did not watch; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | all day clouds were in the sky, dew. Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 4° 10'; clouds, I did not watch; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | all night very overcast. [The 1]4th, sunrise to moonset: 8° 10'; clouds, I did not watch; all day very overcast. Night of the 15th, [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | ..., measured; all night very overcast; first part of the night, [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | the moon was 4? fingers in front? of Mars, it was set towards its inside. The 15th, all day very [overcast ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | ... the north? wind blew. Night of the 16th, very overcast. The 16th, clouds [...] the sky |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | ... 2 1/2 cubits behind β Librae. The 17th, clouds [...] the sky ??? |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was 4 cubits above α Scorpii, the moon being 1/2 cubit to [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above ϑ Ophiuchi. [The 19th,] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | the north wind blew; in the afternoon, very overcast. Night of the 20th, beginning of the night, clouds [...] the sky, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | rain DUL. The 20th, thin clouds were in the sky. The 21st, thin clouds were in the sky. Night [of the 22nd,] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of β Capricorni. The 22nd, clouds were in the sky; in the af[ternoon,] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | thin clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. Night of the 23rd, middle part of the night, very overcast. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | The 23rd, very overcast, the south wind blew. Night of the 24th, clouds were in the sky; beginning of the night, rain [...;] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind δ Capricorni, the moon being 2 cubits high to the north. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | The 24th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. Night of the 25th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind bl[ew.] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | The 25th, in the morning, the north wind blew; all day clouds were in the sky. |
| Obverse [20:22] o 2121– | [Ni]ght of the 26th, last part of the night, clouds were in the sky. The 26th, moonrise to sunrise: 18°, measured (despite) clouds; |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [all day?] clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, overcast, rain [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [The 2]7th, clouds crossed the sky; around noon, rain DUL. Night of the 28th, clouds [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [The 2]8th, all day very overcast, the south wind blew; in the afternoon, very overcast, rain DUL, [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [...] around noon, clouds were in the sky. That month, the equivalent was: [barley,] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | in the beginning of the month, 2 pānu 3 sūtu; in the middle of the month, 2 pānu 2 sūtu; until <the end> of the month, 2 pānu 1 sūtu; dates, 1 kurru [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | 4? pānu ...; in the middle of the month, 4 pānu 1 sūtu; until the end of the month, 4 pānu; mustard, 2 kurru 2 pānu [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] 2 pānu; sesame, 3 sūtu 4 1/2 qa; wool, 2 1/2 minas |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | were sold for [1 shekel] of silver. At that time, Jupiter was in Leo; Venus, in the beginning of the month, [was in Aquarius;] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [the xth, Venus] reached Pisces; Mercury, in the beginning of the month, ??? Pisces; the 8th, Mercury’s |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [first appearance in the west in Pisces; the xth,] Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Aries; I did not watch; Saturn, in the beginning of the month, was in Aries, |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | [at the end of the month,] in Taurus; Mars was in Libra; |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [the xth,] Mars’ acronychal rising. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | The river level from the 11th to the 23rd receded 1 cubit 4 fingers, total: 28 was the na na-gauge; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | from the 25thsic to the 28th, it rose 5/6 cubit, total: 23 was the na na-gauge. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | MU 1 ME 31 ŠE GE₆ 11 sin SIG GENNA 1 KUŠ₃ 6 SI sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢NIM⸣ [DIB] | |
| 2 | 11 DIR AN ZA ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂ AN DUL GE₆ 12 DIR AN ZA sin ar₂ is-le₁₀ [N N] | |
| 3 | 12 DIR AN ZA ULU₃ GIN ina KIN.SIG AN UTAH GE₆ 13 DIR AN DIB [x x] | |
| 4 | ina USAN.ZAL.LA AN ne₂-hi PISAN i-ṣa DIB 13 1.30 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | |
| 5 | kal ME DIR AN ZA AN na-al-šu₂ GE₆ 14 4.10 ME DIR NU PAP | |
| 6 | kal ⸢GE₆⸣ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 14 8.10 na DIR NU PAP kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ GE₆ 15 [x x] | |
| 7 | ⸢x x x x⸣ muš kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina USAN.ZAL.LA [x x] | |
| 8 | ⸢sin ina IGI AN⸣ 4 SI ana ŠA₃-šu₂ kun-nu 15 kal ME ŠU₂.[ŠU₂ x x] | |
| 9 | ⸢x x x x x⸣ SI GIN GE₆ 16 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 16 DIR AN [x x] | |
| 10 | ⸢x x x x⸣ ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 17 DIR AN [x x x] | |
| 11 | GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin e SI₄ 4 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana [x x x x] | |
| 12 | GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 2 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ 19 | |
| 13 | SI GIN ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ GE₆ 20 SAG GE₆ DIR AN [x] | |
| 14 | AN DUL 20 DIR SAL AN ZA 21 DIR SAL AN ZA GE₆ 22 | |
| 15 | ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ 22 DIR AN ZA ina ⸢KIN⸣.[SIG] | |
| 16 | DIR SAL AN ZA ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 23 MURUB₄-ti₃ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ | |
| 17 | 23 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 24 DIR AN ZA SAG GE₆ AN [x] | |
| 18 | ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SUHUR-ar₂ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM | |
| 19 | 24 DIR AN ZA ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 25 DIR AN ZA SI ⸢GIN⸣ | |
| 20 | 25 ina še-ri₃ SI GIN kal ME DIR AN ZA | |
| 21 | ⸢GE₆⸣ 26 ina ZALAG₂ DIR AN ZA 26 18 KUR DIR ⸢muš⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [kal ME] DIR AN ZA ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ ŠU₂ ⸢AN⸣ [x] | |
| 2 | 27 DIR AN DIB AN.BAR₇ AN DUL GE₆ 28 DIR [x x] | |
| 3 | 28 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN ⸢DUL⸣ [x x] | |
| 4 | [x x x] AN.BAR₇ DIR AN ZA ITU BI KI.LAM [še-im] | |
| 5 | ina SAG ITU 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) ina MURUB₄ ITU 2(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) EN <TIL> ITU 2(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) ZU₂ 1(GUR) [GUR x x] | |
| 6 | 4(BARIG) x ina MURUB₄ ITU 4(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 4(BARIG) PI kas₃ 2(GUR) GUR 2(BARIG) [x x] | |
| 7 | [x x] 2(BARIG) PI ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 3(BAN₂) 4 1/2 qa SIG₂{hi.a} 2 1/2 MA.NA a-[na] | |
| 8 | 1 GIN₂] ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ ep-šu₂ i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina A dele-bat ina SAG ⸢ITU⸣ [ina GU] | |
| 9 | [x dele-bat] zib{me} KUR-ad₂ GU₄.UD ina SAG ITU ina zib{me} 8 ⸢GU₄.UD⸣ [ina zib{me]} | |
| 10 | [IGI x] GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina HUN ŠU₂ NU PAP GENNA ina SAG ITU ina HUN | |
| 11 | [ina TIL ITU] ina MUL₂.MUL₂ AN ina RIN₂ | |
| 12 | [x] AN ana ME E-a | |
| 13 | ILLU TA 11 EN 23 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI LAL PAP 28 ⸢na⸣ | |
| 14 | TA 25 EN 28 5/6 KUŠ₃ GIN PAP 23 na | |
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