AD -198C (X201983)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -198C |
|---|---|
| ID | X201983 |
| Museum no. | BM 35673 + 46185 |
| 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 1'-3'o 1'-3'–o 1'-3'o 1'-3' | (blank) |
| Obverse [1:2] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] ... slow rain, much PISAN DIB |
| Obverse [2:3] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the m]oon was ⸢1+x⸣ cubits behind η Piscium. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Night] of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was 3 1/2 cubits below η Tau[ri]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was |
| Obverse [5:6] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... around the 12th, Jupit]er’s last appearance in Capricorn. Night of the 13th, overcast. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 8° 30', measured. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] ... a little rain shower. The 15th, all day |
| Obverse [7:8] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [... a rain]bow stretched on the east side. Night of the 17th, very overcast; beginning of the night, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... x]+1 finger. The 18th, Sirius’ acronychal rising. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [... the c]old became severe. The 20th, the cold became very severe. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... the c]old became severe. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [... Night of the 2]4th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] above α Scorpii. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 15'15'– | [... the c]old became severe. Night of the 27th, a little cold. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [... a]ll day clouds crossed the sky. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] moonset to sunrise: ⸢x⸣. Around the 12th, Jupiter’s last appearance in Capricorn. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] receded [...,] total: 28 was the na na-gauge. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Month X, ... Night of the 4th, the moon was] 1 cubit below η Piscium. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [... Night of the 6th,] beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η Tauri. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [... the c]old became severe. Night of the 8th, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] ... thin clouds were in the sky. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] ... was surrounded by a halo. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [... M]ercury’s [first appearance] in the west |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [in Aquarius ... x]+3° after sunset. |
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'-3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN ne₂-hi PISAN MAH DIB | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆] ⸢sin⸣ ar₂ DUR-nu-nu 1+x⸣ KUŠ₃ | |
| 6' | [... GE₆] 9 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂.[MUL₂] 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 7' | [...] GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin | |
| 8' | [... in 12 MUL₂].⸢BABBAR⸣ ina MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ GE₆ 13 ŠU₂ 13 8.30 ŠU₂ muš | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN UTAH i-ṣa 15 kal ME | |
| 10' | [... TIR].AN.NA A₂ KUR GIB GE₆ 17 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SAG GE₆ | |
| 11' | [... x]+1 SI 18 {mul₂}KAK.BAN ana ME E-a | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢ŠED₇⸣ šir 20 ma-diš ŠED₇ šir | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢ŠED₇⸣ šir | |
| 14' | [... GE₆] 24 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin e SI₄ | |
| 15' | [N N ...] ⸢ŠED₇⸣ šir GE₆ 27 ⸢ŠED₇⸣ i | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢kal⸣ ME DIR ⸢AN DIB⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂ in 12 MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ | |
| 3 | [...] LAL PAP 28 na | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [AB ... GE₆ 4 sin] SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 KUŠ₃ | |
| 6 | [... GE₆ 6 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ sin ina IGI MUL₂.MUL₂ | |
| 7 | [N N ...] ⸢ŠED₇⸣ šir GE₆ 8 | |
| 8 | [...] [x] DIR SAL AN ZA | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣ TUR₃ NIGIN | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina ŠU₂ | |
| 11 | [ina GU IGI ... x]+3 GE₆ GIN | |
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