AD -189C (X201893)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -189C |
|---|---|
| ID | X201893 |
| Museum no. | BM 34049 |
| 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 122, [month VII, the 1st? (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | it was bright, measured; it was low to the sun. The 1st, Mars’ [first appearance in the beginning of Libra, it stood 2 cubits] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | behind α Virginis, 1 2/3 cubits behind Mer[cury to the east;] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | it was small, rising of Mars to sunrise: 14°. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits below [ϑ Ophiuchi,] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east; last part of the night, clouds [...] the sky. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The 2nd, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 5th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | beginning of the night, the moon was 4 1/2 cubits below β Capricorni, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west, it stood 1? 1/2 cubits behind Saturn to the east, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [the moon] being [nn] cubits low to the south. Night of the 6th, [...] |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010– | [...] ...; beginning of the night, the moon was [nn cubits] in front of γ Capri[corni,] 11 [the moo]n being 2 cubits low to the south. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] ... [... Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | 2 1/2 cubits [behind δ Capri]corni, [the moon being ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | low to the south. Night of the 10th, last part of the [night, Mercury was] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | 2/3 cubit [above Mars?]. The 10th, clouds were in the sky. Night [of the 11th, ...] ... |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of β Arietis, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 11th, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | clouds were in the sky. Night of the 12th, clou[ds ...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | measured (despite) clouds; clouds [...] the sky [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Night of the 13th, ...: 2° 20+[x' ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | first part of the night, the moon [...] |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111– | sunrise to moonset: 13°, measured [...] |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | behind ... [...] |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | [beginning] of the night, the moon ... |
| Left [1:2] l.e. 22–l.e. 22 | [...] 1/2? cubit. |
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 | MU 1 ME 22.⸢KAM₂⸣ {[(itu)}DU₆ 1 ...] | |
| 2 | 4 muš ana šamaš₂ SIG 1 ⸢AN⸣ [ina SAG RIN₂ 2 KUŠ₃] | |
| 3 | ar₂ SA₄ 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ ar₂ ⸢GU₄⸣.[UD ana NIM GUB IGI] | |
| 4 | TUR 14 na-su GE₆ 2 sin SIG [šil-PA] | |
| 5 | 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB ina ZALAG₂ DIR ⸢AN⸣ [x] | |
| 6 | 2 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 5 DIR AN ZA SI GIN | |
| 7 | SAG GE₆ sin SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 8 | ⸢sin⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL ar₂ GENNA 1 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana NIM GUB | |
| 9 | [sin N] KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 6 [x x x] | |
| 10 | [x] ⸢ZA⸣ SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI ⸢SUHUR⸣-[IGI N] | |
| 11 | [KUŠ₃] ⸢sin⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [... GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin] | |
| 2 | [ar₂] ⸢SUHUR⸣-ar₂ 2 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [sin N N] | |
| 3 | ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 10 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [GU₄.UD e AN] | |
| 4 | 2/3 KUŠ₃ 10 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 11 x x x] | |
| 5 | SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN | |
| 6 | 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 11 | |
| 7 | DIR AN ZA GE₆ 12 ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | DIR muš DIR AN [...] | |
| 9 | GE₆ 13 2.20+[x ...] | |
| 10 | USAN sin [...] | |
| 11 | 13 na ⸢muš⸣ [...] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ar₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [SAG] GE₆ sin ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 2 | [x] 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
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