AD -193A (X201931)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -193A |
|---|---|
| ID | X201931 |
| Museum no. | BM 32190 |
| 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 118, month II, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 15°; it was bright, measured (despite) clouds. Night of the 1st, ... |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | the south wind blew. The 1st, very overcast; around noon, rain DUL; first part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit 4 fingers above η Geminorum. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Night of the 2nd, the moon was 1? cubit in front of η Geminorum, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north, it stood 1/2 cubit behind Jupiter |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | to the east, it stood 1 1/2 cubits in front of Venus to the west. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Geminorum, the moon being |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | 3 cubits low to the south; first part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit 4 fingers above μ Geminorum. The 3rd, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | thin clouds were in the sky. Night of the 4th, the moon was [nn] cubits behind β Geminorum, the moon being 2 cubits low to the south. The 4th, in the afternoon, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | clouds were in the sky. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, cl[ouds] were [in the sky]; it thundered slowly once or twice. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | ... [... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis, the moon being 2 cubits high to the north. |
| Left [0:2] l.e. 1l.e. 1– | The 14th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east, [omitted ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] 1/2 cubit [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... Night of the 2]5th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind α |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [Arietis ...] low?. The 25th, Jupiter’s last appearance in Gemini. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of η ? [Tauri], the moon being 3 cubits low to the south. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12° 50', measured. The 2[8th?, Mercu]ry’s last appearance in the east, omitted. Night of the 29th, at 1.17° |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | after sunset, solar eclipse which was omitted. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 24°?; it was bright, earthshine, [...] Night of the 1st, the moon was 2 cubits below β Geminorum; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | first part of the night, Venus was 5/6 cubit above δ Cancri. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | The river level: until the 1st? it rose 1/2? cubit above the (normal) peak flood, total: 3 was the na na-gauge; from the 2nd to |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | the end of the month, it receded 2 cubits 8 fingers, total: 17 was the na na-gauge. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | MU.1.58.KAM₂ {itu}GU₄ 30 15 na-su KUR₄ DIR muš GE₆ 1 [x] | |
| 2 | ULU₃ GIN 1 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN.BAR₇ AN DUL USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI⸣ | |
| 3 | GE₆ 2 sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.[MAŠ] 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 4 | ana NIM GUB ina IGI dele-bat 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ ⸢GUB⸣ GE₆ 3 sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin | |
| 5 | 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG USAN dele-bat ⸢e⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI 3 | |
| 6 | DIR SAL AN ZA GE₆ 4 sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ [N] KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 4 ina KIN.SIG | |
| 7 | DIR AN ZA GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ ⸢DIR⸣ [AN] ⸢ZA⸣ U 1-en-šu₂ 2-šu₂ GU₃-šu₂ ne₂-hi ŠUB | |
| 8 | [x x x] [... GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ina] IGI LUGAL 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM | |
| 9 | [...] [x x x x x] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | 14 GU₄.UD ina NIM IGI [DIB ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ [x x] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆] 25 ina ZALAG₂⸣ sin ar₂ | |
| 3' | MUL₂-ar₂-[ša₂-SAG-HUN N N ...] SIG 25 MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ | |
| 4' | GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ⸢MUL₂⸣.[MUL₂] 1 KUŠ₃ sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 5' | 27 12.50 KUR muš 28 [GU₄].⸢UD⸣ ina NIM ŠU₂.ŠU₂ DIB GE₆ 29 1.17 | |
| 6' | GE₆ GIN AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ ša₂ DIB | |
| 7' | {itu}SIG 1 24 na KUR₄ a-⸢pir⸣ [x x] GE₆ 1 sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 8' | USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢ALLA⸣-ša₂-ULU₃ 5/6 KUŠ₃ | |
| 9' | ILLU EN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ e ILLU ŠU₂ GIN PAP 3 na TA 2 EN | |
| 10' | TIL ITU 2 KUŠ₃ 8 SI LAL PAP 17 na | |
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