AD -200B (X202002)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -200B |
|---|---|
| ID | X202002 |
| Museum no. | BM 41165 |
| 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 111, A[ntiochus ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Month XII, night of the 17th, last part of the ni[ght, ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | the moon being 2 cubits [low] to the south [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Night of the 18th, beginning of the night, rain? [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | last part of the night, the moon was 2+[x cubits] above α Scorpii [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The 18th, in the morning, clouds [...] the sky [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was [... above ϑ Ophiuchi,] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | the moon [having passed] 5/6 cubit to the east, it stood [... in front of Jupiter] |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99– | to the west ... [...] |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 1'b.e. 1'– | became stationary [...] of Sagittarius |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Night of the 20th, clouds [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | The 20th, in the morning, clouds [... Night of the 22nd,] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind β [Capricorni.] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | The 22nd, in the morning, cl[ouds ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, [the moon was] |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66– | 2 1/2 cubits [... γ Capricorni.] |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | Until? the 18th, 16 was the na na-gauge. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | MU 1 ME 11.KAM₂ {m}⸢an⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | {itu}ŠE GE₆ 17 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃⸣ [SIG ...] | |
| 4 | GE₆ 18 SAG GE₆ AN [...] | |
| 5 | ina ZALAG₂ sin e SI₄ 2+[x KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 6 | 18 ina še-ri₃ DIR ⸢AN⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin [e (MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄)-šil-PA N N] | |
| 8 | sin 5/6 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢NIM⸣ [DIB ... ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR N N] | |
| 9 | ana ŠU₂ GUB ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1' | ša₂ PA UŠ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | GE₆ 20 DIR [...] | |
| 2 | 20 ina še-ri₃ DIR [... GE₆ 22 | |
| 3 | ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ⸢SI⸣-[MAŠ₂ N N] | |
| 4 | 22 ina še-ri₃ ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ [sin x MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂] | |
| 6 | 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | EN 18 16 na | |
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