AD -201C (X202013)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -201C |
|---|---|
| ID | X202013 |
| Museum no. | BM 33808 |
| 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 | Month XII,2, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 19°; |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | it was bright, earthshine, 1/2 cubit in front of Mercury, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Night of the 1st, very overcast. The 1st, in the morning, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | clouds crossed the sky, rain DUL, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | it thundered slowly once, twice, thrice, |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77– | the south wind blew; |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 1b.e. 1– | all day very overcast. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Night of the 2nd, the moon was 3 1/2 cubits in front of η [Tauri.] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | The 2nd, clouds [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | in the afternoon, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 3rd, |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind η Tauri, the moon |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | being 2 cubits low to the south. The 3rd, all day |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | very overcast, the south wind blew; in the afternoon, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | a little rain shower. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | That month, the river level |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | receded ... cubits, total: 17 was the na na-gauge. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {itu}DIR.ŠE 1 19 na-su | |
| 2 | KUR₄ a-pir ina IGI GU₄.UD | |
| 3 | 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 4 | GE₆ 1 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 1 ina še-ri₃ | |
| 5 | DIR AN DIB AN DUL | |
| 6 | ⸢U⸣ 1-en-šu₂ 2-šu₂ 3-šu₂ | |
| 7 | GU₃-šu₂ ne₂-hi ŠUB-di ULU₃ GIN | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | GE₆ 2 sin ina IGI ⸢MUL₂⸣.[MUL₂] | |
| 2 | 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ 2 DIR [x x] | |
| 3 | ina KIN.SIG DIR AN ZA GE₆ 3 | |
| 4 | sin ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin | |
| 5 | 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 3 kal ME | |
| 6 | ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN ina KIN.SIG AN UTAH | |
| 7 | i-ṣa | |
| 8 | ITU BI ILLU x x x KUŠ₃ | |
| 9 | LAL PAP 17 na | |
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