AD -190D (X201904)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -190D |
|---|---|
| ID | X201904 |
| Museum no. | BM 36857 + 37148 + 37829 |
| 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 12[1], month IX. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Arietis, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | the moon being 4 cubits low to the south. The 9th, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | all day very overcast. Ni[ght of the 1]0th, clouds were in the sky. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 10th, clouds were in the s[ky. Ni]ght of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [nn] cubits above α Tauri, the moon being |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [...] ... [... Night of the 12th, beginning of the night,] the moon was 1/2 cubit below β Tauri. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 9°, measured. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [...] ... much thunder |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010– | [...] sunrise to moonset: ⸢x⸣, measured. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] measured; last part of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...], the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | 2 1/2 cubits [... δ Can]cri, the moon being 3 cubits |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [to ...] ... [last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [...] ε Leonis, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | the moon [...] ... |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | last part of the night, the moon was [nn cu]bits [...] the moon being 1 1/2 cubits |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | to ... [... Night of the 1]8th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | ... [... cu]bits, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | to ... [... Ni]ght of the 19th, last part of the night, thin clouds were in the sky |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111– | ... [...] ... cubits. |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | The river level from the 11th to the 17th rose 4 fingers, |
| Top [1:3] t.e. 22– | total: 37? was the na na-gauge. |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | [...] around the 19th, Saturn’s |
| Left [1:2] l.e. 22–l.e. 22 | last appearance in the beginning of Capricorn [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | MU 1 ME 21.KAM₂ {itu}GAN | |
| 2 | GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN | |
| 3 | 2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃⸣ ana ULU₃ SIG 9 | |
| 4 | kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢GE₆ 10 DIR AN ZA | |
| 5 | 10 ⸢DIR⸣ AN ⸢ZA GE₆⸣ 11 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢e⸣ is-⸢le₁₀⸣ [N] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin | |
| 7 | [x] ⸢x x⸣ [x GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆] sin SIG ŠUR-SI 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 8 | [...] 13 9 ME muš | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣ GU₃ U MAH | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢x⸣ na muš | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] muš ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 2 | [...] sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB | |
| 3 | [...] GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 4 | [x MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂]-ULU₃ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 KUŠ₃ | |
| 5 | [ana x x x] ⸢x⸣ [ina ZALAG₂ sin x] SAG-A 2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 6 | sin [x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ | |
| 7 | ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [x x x] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 8 | ana ⸢x⸣ [x x GE₆] 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 9 | ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 10 | ana ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢GE₆⸣ 19 ina ZALAG₂ DIR SAL AN ZA | |
| 11 | ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ KUŠ₃ | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ILLU ⸢TA⸣ 11 EN 17 4 SI | |
| 2 | GIN PAP 37 na | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] in 19 GENNA | |
| 2 | [...] ina SAG MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ | |
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