AD -202A (X202021)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -202A |
|---|---|
| ID | X202021 |
| Museum no. | BM 45635 |
| 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'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [...] crossed the sky. The 10th, clouds crossed the sky [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] cubits, the moon having passed 2/3 cubits to the east. The 13th, [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] very overcast. The 16th, very overcast ... The 17th, very overcast ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... Ni]ght of the 19th, last part of the night, overcast. The 19th, in the afternoon, rain shower. Night of the 20th, ... [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] The 24th, very overcast. Night of the 25th, very overcast; last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind η Piscium [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] measured. The 28th, solar eclipse; when it began on the east side, in 14° daytime? [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Mercury was] 1 cubit 4 fingers [...] μ Geminorum; first part of the night? [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] 4 sūtu 3 qa; wool, 4 minas [...] |
| Obverse [8:10] o 9'9'–o 10'10' | [...] ... Mars was in Cancer; in the beginning of the mo[nth, ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [Month II, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ... Night of the 2nd, the moon was] 3 cubits [behind γ ] Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [... mea]sured. Night of the 13th, [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] 4 cubits. Night of the 17th?, last part of the night, the moon [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night,] the moon was 1 2/3 cubits in front of α Tauri. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind [β/ζ] Tauri [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Night of the 23rd,] last part of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit below β Geminorum. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below δ Can[cri ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Ve]nus having passed 4 fingers to the east. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits below ρ Leonis [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [... Ma]rs’ last appearance in Virgo. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 10° 20'?, measured (despite) mist; in the afternoon, clouds were in the sky, rain [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] cress, 2 pānu 3 sūtu; sesame, 4 sūtu; wool, 4 minas. At [that time, ...] |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'–r 9'9' | [...] last appearance [...]; around the 11th, Saturn’s first appearance in Leo; around the 8th, Mars’ last appearance in Virgo. That month, the river level before month ... [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [Month VI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ... Venus was] 4 fingers [above ρ ] Leonis, 3 fingers below Saturn; last part of the night, Saturn was [...] above ρ [Leonis ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... mi]st and haze covered the sky, the disc of the sun looked like that of the moon; very ... [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] ... 1 1/2 cubits. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 [cubits] behind ϑ Ophiuchi [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... Night of the 8th, last part of the night, Venus was] 4 1/2 cubits [below ϑ ] Leonis. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of γ Capricorni [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... Jupiter's] first appearance in ..., rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 11° 30'; [(ideal) first appearance] on the 13th [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [... Night] of the 15th?, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind α Arietis [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [above ζ Tau]ri, the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 20th, [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [... Night of the 21st,] last part of the night, the moon was 4 [cubits] below α Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [... Night of the 24th,] last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α Leonis [...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [... β] Virginis. Night of the 28th, [...] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | [...] cubits? ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢AN DIB 10 DIR AN DIB⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] KUŠ₃ sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB 13 [x] [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 16 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ [x x x x x] 17 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 19 ina ZALAG₂ ŠU₂ 19 ina ⸢KIN.SIG⸣ AN UTAH GE₆ 20 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] 24 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ GE₆ 25 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ⸢MUL₂-KUR-ša₂⸣-DUR-nu-nu [N N ...] | |
| 6' | [...] muš 28 {d}UTU AN.KU₁₀ A₂ KUR ki TAB-u₂ ina 14 ⸢ME⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [... GU₄.UD x] MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI USAN [...] | |
| 8' | [...] 4(BAN₂) 3 qa SIG₂{hi.a} 4 MA.NA [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN ina ALLA ina SAG ⸢ITU⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [GU₄ 30 ... GE₆ 2 sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ]-ša₂-SIPA 3 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢muš⸣ GE₆ 13 [...] | |
| 2' | [...] 4 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 17 [ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin [...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂] sin ina ⸢IGI is⸣-le₁₀ 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ŠUR-[GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ N N ...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ-ar₂-($sic$)-ar₂ 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-⸢ša₂⸣-[ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ N N ...] | |
| 5' | [... dele]-bat 4 U ana NIM DIB GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-ar₂-LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ ina ABSIN(KI) ŠU₂ 27 10.20 KUR a-kam₂ muš ina KIN.SIG DIR AN ZA AN [...] | |
| 7' | [...] sah-le₁₀ 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ 4(BAN₂) SIG₂{hi.a} 4 MA.NA i-[nu-šu₂ ...] | |
| 8' | [...] ŠU₂ in 11 GENNA ina A IGI in 8 AN ina ABSIN(KI) ŠU₂ ITU BI ILLU ana IGI ITU ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [KIN 30 ... dele-bat e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂]-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 4 U SIG GENNA 3 U ina ZALAG₂ GENNA e MUL₂-[TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL N N ...] | |
| 10' | [... a]-⸢kam₂⸣ u hi AN a-rim HAB-rat šamaš₂ GIM ša₂ sin IGI ma-diš NI [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 2 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 12' | [... GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG GIŠ].⸢KUN⸣-A 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-[MAŠ₂ N N ...] | |
| 13' | [... MUL₂.BABBAR] ⸢x x⸣ IGI 11.30 na-su in 13 [IGI ...] | |
| 14' | [... GE₆] 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-⸢HUN⸣ [N N ...] | |
| 15' | [... GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin e ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂]-⸢ULU₃⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ sin i ana NIM DIB GE₆ 20 [...] | |
| 16' | [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 17' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 18' | [... GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin x GIR₃]-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28 [...] | |
| 19' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃ x x x x⸣ [...] | |
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