AD -183C (X201833)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -183C |
|---|---|
| ID | X201833 |
| Museum no. | BM 45870 + 45904 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | in the afternoon, clouds [...] the sk[y ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | Saturn was in Pisces; Mars was in Leo; ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | of silver of the heads brought out. Th[at] month, [...] |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | That month, I heard as follows: the command[er ...] ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 21° 50'; clouds, I did not watch [...] south? 1? cubit, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Night of the 4th, the moon was 5 cubits below ϑ Leonis, the moon being 1/2 cu[bit ...] were [in the sky]. Night of the 5th, the moon was 2 cubits below β Virginis, the moon being a litt[le ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | The 7th, the north wind blew. Night of the 8th, the moon was [...] in front of [α] Librae [...] ... 2 1/2 cubits. Night? of the 10th?, the moon was 1 cubit ... α Scorpii, the moon being 1/2 cubit high to the north [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | last part of the night, [...] was 1/2 [cubit] in front of β Capricorni [... bl]ew. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 10° 30'; I did not wa[tch; all?] night clouds were in the sky. The 1[4th, ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | the moon being 2 [cubits] high? to the north?. Night? of the 10+[xth ...] having passed ...to the east. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above Saturn, the moon [having passed] 1? cubit to the ea[st ... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | 1 cubit [in front of α] Arietis. The 21st? [... Night] of the 21stsic, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of η Tauri, the moon being 1 cubit l[ow] to the south ... [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | last part of the night, Venus was [...] below ζ Tauri [...] blew. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind ζ Tauri, [it stood] 2/3 [cubit] behind Venus [to the east ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | ... in the middle of the month, [...] of the month, 3 pānu; dates, 4 pānu 1 sūtu; mustard, 3 kurru; cress, 1 pānu [...] |
| Obverse [13:15] o 14'14'– | [...] ... Virgo? ... [...] the river level from the 4th to the 9th rose 4 fingers, total: 15 was the na na-gauge; fr[om ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Month IV, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ...] ... [... Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Gemini ...] (ideal) first appearance on the 26th of month III ... [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | The 3rd, the north wind blew. Night of the 4th, the moon was 3 cub[its] below γ Geminorum [...] The 4th, the north wind blew. Night of the 5th, the moon was [...] below α [Virginis ... Night of the 7th, the moon was] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | 1 1/2 cubits behind β Librae, the moon being 4 cubits [low to the south ... Night of the 8th, the moon was] 2/3 cubit above α Scorpii, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. Night of the 9th?, ... [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | last part of the night, Venus was 1 1/2 [cubits] below μ Geminorum [...] moonset to sunrise: [x]+4° 50'; I did not watch. Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 10°, measur[ed ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Night] of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 30', measured; last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind δ Caori[corni ...] being high to the north; last part of the night, Venus was ⸢2?⸣ [mm] above γ Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [Ar]ound the 18th, when Saturn became stationary in the east, [... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was] 3 1/2 cubits [below] α Arietis, the moon being 1/2 cubit to [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | stood 2 cubits behind Jupiter to the east, the moon being 2/3 cubit high to the north [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the] night, the moon was 1/2 cubit in front of ζ Tauri [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | 5 cubits [below] α Gemi[norum], the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west, [it stood] 2/3 [cubit] behind Venus [to the east ...] measured. The 28th, the north wind blew [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [in the ...] of the month, 2 pānu 5 sūtu, at the end of the month, 2 pānu 4 sūtu; dates, 3 pānu? [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Mercu]ry, in the beginning of the month, was in Gemini; the 11th, Mercury reached Cancer; [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...] That [month?,] one "measurer" who earlier [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [Month V,] the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 17°; it was bright, measured. The 1st, [...] |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414– | [...] last part of the night, Venus was [...] below β Geminorum [...] |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | Diar[y ...] |
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⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ina KIN.SIG DIR ⸢AN⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | GENNA ina zib{me} AN ina A [x] [...] | |
| 4' | ša₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ SAG.DU{meš} E₃ ITU ⸢BI⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | ITU BI al-te-me um-ma {lu₂}GAL.⸢ERIN₂⸣ [ša₂ {uru}su-ša₂-an ...] | |
| 6' | {itu}SIG 1 21.50 na-su DIR NU ⸢PAP⸣ [...] ⸢ULU₃⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ ⸢SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | GE₆ 4 sin SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 5 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ [ana ... AN] ZA GE₆ 5 sin SIG GIR₃-ar₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ i-[ṣa ...] | |
| 8' | 7 SI GIN GE₆ 8 sin ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-[ULU₃ N N ...] ⸢IGI⸣ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆⸣ 10 sin ⸢x SI₄⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI ⸢NIM⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | ina ZALAG₂ [x ina] IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] ⸢GIN⸣ GE₆ 14 10.30 GE₆ ⸢NU PAP⸣ [kal] GE₆ DIR AN ZA 14 [...] | |
| 10' | sin 2 [KUŠ₃ ana] ⸢SI NIM⸣ GE₆ 10+[x ...] [x x] ⸢ana NIM DIB⸣ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin e ⸢GENNA⸣ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin 1 KUŠ₃⸣ ana ⸢NIM⸣ [DIB ... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI] | |
| 11' | [MUL₂-ar₂]-ša₂-⸢SAG-HUN⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ 21 [... GE₆] 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂.MUL₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ ⸢SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ŠUR-ULU₃ [N N ...] GIN GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ŠUR-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ ar₂ dele-bat 2/3 [KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB ...] | |
| 13' | [x x] ina MURUB₄ ITU [...] ITU 3(BARIG) PI ZU₂ 4(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) kas₃ 3(GUR) GUR sah-le₁₀ 1 PI [...] | |
| 14' | [x] ⸢x⸣ ABSIN ⸢x⸣ [...] ILLU TA 4 EN 9 4 SI GIN PAP 15 na ⸢TA⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[itu}ŠU 30 ...] [x x x] [... GU₄.UD ina NIM ina MAŠ.MAŠ IGI ...] in 26 ša₂ {itu}SIG IGI ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | 3 SI GIN GE₆ 4 sin SIG DELE 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] 4 SI GIN GE₆ 5 sin SIG SA₄-[ša₂-ABSIN N N ... GE₆ 7 sin] | |
| 3 | ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-SI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ [ana ULU₃ SIG ... GE₆ 8 sin] ⸢e⸣ SI₄ 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 9 [x] [...] | |
| 4 | [ina] ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ... x]+4.50 ŠU₂ NU PAP GE₆ 13 10 UŠ ME ⸢muš⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | [GE₆] 14 30 NINDA GE₆ muš ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ⸢SUHUR⸣-[ar₂ N N ...] ana SI NIM ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 2 [N ...] | |
| 6 | [in] EN 18 GENNA ana NIM ki UŠ-[u₂ ... GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂]-⸢ar₂⸣-ša₂-SAG-HUN 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana [x x ... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂] | |
| 7 | [MUL₂].BABBAR 2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana SI ⸢NIM⸣ [... GE₆ 23 ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin ina IGI ŠUR-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ [... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG] | |
| 8 | [MAŠ].⸢MAŠ⸣-IGI 5 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL ar₂ dele-bat 2/3 [KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB ...] muš 28 SI GIN [...] | |
| 9 | [ina x] ITU 2(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) ina TIL ITU 2(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) ZU₂ 3(BARIG) [...] [x x] [...] | |
| 10 | [GU₄].⸢UD⸣ ina SAG ITU ina MAŠ.MAŠ 11 GU₄.UD ALLA ⸢KUR⸣-[ad₂ ...] | |
| 11 | [x x] BI 1-en {lu₂}man-di-di ša₂ ina IGI-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | [x x] | |
| 13 | {[itu}NE] 1 17 na-su KUR₄ muš 1 [...] | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂⸣ [N N ...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | EN.⸢NUN⸣ [...] | |
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