AD -184A (X201841)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -184A |
|---|---|
| ID | X201841 |
| Museum no. | BM 31581 |
| 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 127, month I, night |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | 26th, last part of the night, clouds were in the sky; the moon was |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | 3 1/2 cubits behind α Arietis. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [The 26th], thin clouds were in the sky. Night of the 27th, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [last part of the night,] thin clouds were in the sky; the moon stood 1 cubit behind Venus |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [to the ea]st, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [The 27th,] moonrise to sunrise: [nn°], measured (despite) clouds; clouds |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] ..., clouds crossed the sky, |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99– | [...] a little rain shower, |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 1b.e. 1– | [... which] was set to the west side blew. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Night of the 28th, beginning <of the night>, clouds crossed the sky, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | much thunder, rain DUL, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | all night very overcast. The 28th, all day very overcast; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | around noon, it thundered once (or) twice; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | rain, a little PISAN DIB. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | MU 1 ME 27.KAM₂ {itu}BAR GE₆ | |
| 2 | 26 ina ZALAG₂ DIR AN ZA sin ar₂ | |
| 3 | ⸢MUL₂⸣-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 4 | 26 DIR SAL AN ZA GE₆ 27 | |
| 5 | [ina ZALAG₂] DIR SAL AN ZA sin ar₂ dele-bat 1 KUŠ₃ | |
| 6 | [ana] ⸢NIM⸣ GUB sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM | |
| 7 | 27 N] KUR DIR muš DIR | |
| 8 | [...] MEŠ DIR AN DIB | |
| 9 | [...] AN UTAH i-ṣa | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [... ša₂] kap MAR GAR GIN | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢GE₆ 28 SAG <GE₆> DIR AN DIB | |
| 2 | GU₃ U MAH AN DUL | |
| 3 | kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 28 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ | |
| 4 | AN.BAR₇ U 1-en-šu₂ 2-šu₂ GU₃-šu₂ | |
| 5 | ŠUB-di AN PISAN i-ṣa DIB | |
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