AD -189A (X201891)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -189A |
|---|---|
| ID | X201891 |
| Museum no. | BM 45854 |
| 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' | [...] the moon was in front of ...[...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] a rainbow stretched on the south to the west side [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... li]ghtning flashed. The 10th, in the morning, clouds crossed the sky, rain DUL [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... Night of the 12th, beginning] of the night, the moon was 5 cubits below β Librae ..., the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 14th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits in front of ϑ Ophiuchi, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 11°. Night of the 15th, [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon] stood [... in front of Saturn to the we]st, the moon being 3 cubits low to the south. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below γ /d Capricorni [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ cubits, the moon being 3 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1/2 [cubit] below η Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] Venus was 2 cubits above α Tauri. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, thin clouds were in the sky, the south wind [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] were in the sky, the south wind blew. That month, the equivalent (for 1 shekel of silver was): barley, 1 kurru 3 pānu; dates, ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [... At] that time, Jupiter was in Virgo; Venus, in the beginning of the month, was in Aries; on the 12th, Venus reached Taurus [...] |
| Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'–o 12'12' | [...] became stationary; on the 6th, Mars reached Cancer; around the 8th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Gemini; I did not watch [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [Month III, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ...] Night of the 2nd, the moon was 3 cubits above δ Cancri, 3 cubits above Mars [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [in front of ρ Leoni]s, the moon being 1 cubit 6 fingers high to the north. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [... Venus was] 2 1/2 cubits [below β Tau]ri. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below γ Virginis [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [... cl]ouds were in the sky. Night of the 9th, clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, Venus was [...] above [ζ Tauri ...] |
| Obverse [15:17] o 16'16'– | [...] ..., storm, gusty south wind; Mars’ last appearance in Cancer; I did not [watch ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1? cubit [...] α Scorpii. Night of the 10th, beginning of the ni[ght, ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 6° 30', measured; beginning [of the night, ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... Venus was] 1/2 cu[bit] above? δ Cancri [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was] 3 1/2 cubits [... α] Arietis [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Night of the 22nd, last part of the night,] the moon was [...] in front of [b /f ] Tauri [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢sin ina IGI⸣ [x x x] [...] | |
| 2' | [...] TIR.RA.AN A₂ ULU₃ ana MAR ⸢GIB⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢NIM⸣.GIR₂ NIM.GIR₂ 10 ina še-ri₃ DIR AN DIB AN DUL-hat [...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 12 SAG] GE₆ sin SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI x 5 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB [...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 14 SAG GE₆ sin ina] IGI šil-PA 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 14 11 ŠU₂ GE₆ 15 [...] | |
| 6' | [... GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI GENNA N N ana] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ GUB sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG SUHUR [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ KUŠ₃ sin 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 8' | [...] dele-bat e is-le₁₀ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ DIR SAL AN ZA ULU₃ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ ZA ULU₃ GIN ITU BI KI.LAM še-im 1(GUR) GUR 3(BARIG) PI ZU₂ [x] [...] | |
| 10' | [... i]-⸢nu⸣-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina ABSIN dele-bat ina SAG ITU ina HUN 12 dele-bat MUL₂.MUL₂ KUR-[ad₂ ...] | |
| 11' | [...] UŠ 6 AN ALLA KUR-ad₂ in 8 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ NU PAP [...] | |
| 12' | {[(itu)}SIG 30 ...] GE₆ 2 sin e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 3 KUŠ₃ e AN 3 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 13' | [... GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂]-⸢LUGAL⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ 6 SI ana SI NIM GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ [...] | |
| 14' | [... dele-bat SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂]-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-⸢ABSIN⸣ [N N ...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA GE₆ 9 DIR AN ZA ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e [ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ N N ...] | |
| 16' | [...] ZA me-hu-⸢u₂⸣ ULU₃ ŠAR₂ AN ina ⸢ALLA ŠU₂⸣ NU [PAP ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin x] ⸢SI₄ 1 KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ 10 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] GE₆ 14 6.30 ME muš SAG [GE₆ ...] | |
| 3' | [... dele-bat] ⸢e⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-ar₂]-⸢ša₂⸣-SAG-HUN 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂] sin ina IGI ŠUR-⸢GIGIR⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] [x x] [...] | |
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