AD -194B (X201942)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -194B |
|---|---|
| ID | X201942 |
| Museum no. | BM 30739 |
| 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 117, month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset): 17°; |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | it was bright, earthshine, it could be seen while the sun stood there; it stood 1 1/2 cubits in front of Saturn to the west. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Night of the 2nd, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Scorpii, the moon being 4 cubits high to the north. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | The 2nd, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind ϑ Ophiuchi. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 3rd, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | the moon stood 1 cubit behind Mars to the east. The 5th, the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was 3 1/2 cubits below β Capricorni. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The 6th, gusty north wind. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of γ Capricorni. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind δ Capricorni; |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits above α Virginis. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212– | The 8th, sunset to setting of Saturn: 15°. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Around the 11th, Saturn’s last appearance in Scorpius. Night |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was 4 1/2 cubits below η Piscium. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | The 13th, the north wind blew. Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 3° 20', |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | measured; beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Arietis, the moon being 6 cubits low to the south. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 40'; the north wind blew. Night of the 15th, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | sunset to moonrise: 4°; measured (despite) mist; last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind η Tauri, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | the moon being 3 cubits low to the south. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 13°, measured. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | The river level: 35 was the na na-gauge. |
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 60+57.KAM₂ {itu}DU₆ 1 17 | |
| 2 | KUR₄ a-pir ina GUB IGI ina IGI GENNA 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB | |
| 3 | GE₆ 2 sin ar₂ SI₄ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM | |
| 4 | 2 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 3 sin ar₂ šil-PA | |
| 5 | 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 3 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ | |
| 6 | sin ar₂ AN 1 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB 5 SI GIN | |
| 7 | GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin SIG SI-MAŠ₂ | |
| 8 | 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ 6 SI ŠAR₂ GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ | |
| 9 | sin ina IGI SUHUR-IGI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 10 | GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SUHUR-ar₂ | |
| 11 | 2 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e SA₄ | |
| 12 | 2 KUŠ₃ 8 15 na GENNA | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢in⸣ 11 GENNA ina GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ GE₆ | |
| 2 | 13 SAG GE₆ sin SIG DUR-nu-nu | |
| 3 | 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ 13 SI GIN GE₆ 14 3.20 ME | |
| 4 | muš SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ | |
| 5 | MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 1 KUŠ₃ sin 6 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 6 | 14 40 NINDA ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 15 | |
| 7 | 4 GE₆ a-kam₂ muš ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ | |
| 8 | 1 KUŠ₃ sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 9 | 15 13 na muš | |
| 10 | ILLU 35 na | |
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