AD -198B (X201982)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -198B |
|---|---|
| ID | X201982 |
| Museum no. | BM 32597 |
| 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 113, month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 18°, measured (despite) clouds; |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of ε Leonis, the moon being 6 cubits low to the south, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | it stood 2/3 cubit in front of Venus to the west, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | it stood [nn cubits] in front of Mercury to the west, the moon being 2 cubits low to the south. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Night of the 2nd, the moon was [nn] cubits in front of [α Leonis,] the moon being 1 cubit low to the south; first part of the night, Mercury was |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | 5 cubits below ε Leonis; ZI IR. The 2nd, ZI IR. Night of the 3rd, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | the moon was 1 cubit below ρ Leonis, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east; ZI IR. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The 3rd, ZI IR. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit behind ϑ Leonis, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | the moon being 5? 1/2 cubits low to the south; ZI IR. Around the 4th, Jupiter’s |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | acronychal rising. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon ??? cubits behind β Virginis, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | the moon being 2/3? cubit low to the south, 2 fingers below Mars, it came near; |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | the south wind blew. The 5th, the south wind blew; in the afternoon, clouds were in the sky. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2? 1/2 cubits behind γ Virginis, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | the moon being 1 cubit low to the south, it stood 2/3 cubit behind Saturn to the east, |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | the moon being 5/6 cubit low to the south. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was 5? cubits behind α Virginis, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | the moon being 1? 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 7th, solstice. Night of the 8th, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | beginning of the night, the moon was 2? cubits in front of α Librae, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | high to the north. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2? cubits behind β Librae, |
| Obverse [18:20] o 1919– | the moon being 2 cubits low to the south; first part of the night, Venus |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | was 5/6 cubit above α Leonis. Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Scorpii, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | the moon being 2? 1/2? cubits high to the north. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above ϑ Ophiuchi. Night of the 12th, |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | the north wind blew. The 12th, α gusty north wind blew. Night of the 13th, the north wind blew. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 8° 50'; the north wind blew. Night of the 14th, [moonrise to sunset]: 8° 30'; |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | beginning of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit in front of β Capricorni, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | it stood 3 1/2 cubits behind Ju[piter] to the east, the moon being 2 cubits high to the north. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 5°?, measured; the north wind blew? [...] ... |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Night of the 15th, [sunset to moonrise:] 6° ... [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | δ Capri[corni? ...] ... |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | 1 1/2 cubits, the moon being 2? [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | until the 12th, 17 was the na na-gauge. [That] mo[nth, ...] ... |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | at the command of the king? Babylon ... [...] ... |
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+53.KAM₂ {[itu]}ŠU 1 18 na-⸢su⸣ DIR ⸢muš⸣ | |
| 2 | sin ina IGI SAG-A 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 6 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 3 | ina IGI dele-bat 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 4 | ina IGI GU₄.UD [N KUŠ₃] ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 5 | GE₆ 2 sin ina IGI [LUGAL N] KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG USAN GU₄.UD | |
| 6 | SIG SAG-A 5 KUŠ₃ ZI IR 2 ZI IR GE₆ 3 | |
| 7 | sin SIG MUL₂-TUR 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB ZI IR | |
| 8 | 3 ZI IR GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin ar₂⸣ GIŠ.KUN-A 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 9 | sin 5 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ZI IR in 4 MUL₂.⸢BABBAR⸣ | |
| 10 | ana ME E-a ⸢GE₆⸣ 5 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A | |
| 11 | 3 KUŠ₃ sin 2/3 ana ULU₃ SIG SIG AN 2 SI DIM₄ | |
| 12 | ⸢ULU₃⸣ GIN 5 ULU₃ GIN ina KIN.SIG DIR AN ZA | |
| 13 | GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 14 | sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ar₂ GENNA 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB | |
| 15 | sin 5/6 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SA₄ | |
| 16 | 5 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 7 šamaš₂ GUB GE₆ 8 | |
| 17 | SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 18 | ana SI NIM GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-SI | |
| 19 | 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG USAN dele-bat | |
| r | ||
| 1 | e LUGAL 5/6 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI SI₄ | |
| 2 | 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ ana SI NIM GE₆ 11 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ | |
| 3 | sin e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 12 | |
| 4 | SI GIN 12 SI ŠAR₂ GIN GE₆ 13 SI GIN | |
| 5 | 13 8.50 ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 14 8.30 [ME] | |
| 6 | SAG GE₆ sin ⸢ina IGI⸣ SI-MAŠ₂ 2/3 KUŠ₃ ar₂ MUL₂.[BABBAR] | |
| 7 | 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢SI NIM⸣ | |
| 8 | 14 5 na muš SI GIN [x x x] | |
| 9 | GE₆ 15 6 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | ⸢MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR⸣ [...] | |
| 11 | 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 [...] | |
| 12 | EN 12 17 na ⸢ITU⸣ [BI x IZI.ŠUB]-tu₄ | |
| 13 | ina KI-ti₃ TIN.TIR{ki} ana tar-[ṣa E₂] {d}nin-⸢urta⸣ | |
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