AD -203 (X202030)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -203 |
|---|---|
| ID | X202030 |
| Museum no. | BM 34563 |
| 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 | Diary of year 108, month VIII. Night of the 24th, clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, the moon was |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | 1 1/2 cubits behind β Librae, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 24th, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | all day clouds crossed the sky. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 finger in front of α Scorpii, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | the moon being 5/6 cubit high to the north. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon ... ϑ Ophiuchi; not seen. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12°, measured (despite) clouds; all day clouds were in the sky. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Night of the 28th, all night clouds crossed the sky. The 28th, all day clouds were in the sky. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Night of the 29th, thin clouds crossed the sky, lightning flashed continuously. The 29th, in the morning, clouds crossed the sky. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | That month, the equivalent was: very good barley, 4 pānu 2 sūtu; |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | old dates, in the beginning of the month, 1 kurru 1 pānu 4 sūtu, in the middle of the month, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | 1 kurru 5 sūtu, at the end of the month, 1 kurru 3 sūtu; mustard, 3 kurru; |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111– | cress, 2 pānu 2 sūtu; sesame, 4 sūtu 3 qa; wool, |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | 3 1/2 minas were sold for 1 shekel of silver. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | At that time, Jupiter, until the middle <of the month>, was in Leo, until the end of the month, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | in Virgo; Venus was in Capricorn; the 23rd, Venus reached Aquarius; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | on the 8th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Scorpius; Saturn was in Leo; Mars |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | was in Taurus. That month, the river level from the 10th to the 13thsic |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | rose 5 fingers, 32 was the na na-gauge; <from> the 23rdsic until the 25th, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | - remainder? 5/6 cubit - it rose 8 fingers, 30 was the na na-gauge; at the end of the month, |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | it receded 4 fingers, 31 was the na na-gauge. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Month IX, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 17° 30'; it was bright, earthshine, measured; it was low to the sun; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | clouds were in the sky. The 1st, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 3 cubits in front of γ |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111– | Capricorni, the moon being 2 cubits high to the north; |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | clouds were in the sky. The 2nd, clouds were in the sky; in the afternoon, overcast, rain shower. |
| Top [1:3] t.e. 22– | Night of the 3rd, clouds crossed the sky; beginning of the night, a little rain shower; |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | first part of the night, slow rain but the sandal was not removed; |
| Left [1:2] l.e. 22–l.e. 22 | all night clouds crossed the sky. The 3rd, in the morning, clouds crossed the sky, |
| Left [2:4] l.e. 33– | rain shower, thick rain, cloudburst, much PISAN DIB, lightning flashed. |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 1b.e. 1–b.e. 1b.e. 1 | The 3rd?, all day rain ... |
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 | EN.NUN ša₂ MU 1 ME 8.KAM₂ APIN GE₆ 24 DIR ⸢AN ZA⸣ ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 2 | ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-SI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 24 | |
| 3 | kal ME DIR AN DIB GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SI₄ 1 SI | |
| 4 | sin 5/6 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin šil-PA NU IGI | |
| 5 | 27 12 KUR DIR muš kal ME DIR AN ZA | |
| 6 | GE₆ 28 kal GE₆ DIR AN DIB 28 kal ME DIR AN ZA | |
| 7 | GE₆ 29 DIR SAL AN DIB GIR₂ GIR₂.GIR₂ 29 ina še-ri₃ DIR AN DIB | |
| 8 | ITU BI KI.LAM še-im bab-ba-ni-tu₄ 4(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) | |
| 9 | ZU₂.LUM.MA SUMUN ina SAG ITU 1(GUR) 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) ina MURUB₄ ITU | |
| 10 | 1(GUR) 5(BAN₂) ina TIL ITU 1(GUR) 3(BAN₂) kas₃ 3(GUR) GUR | |
| 11 | sah-⸢le₁₀⸣ 2(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 4(BAN₂) 3 qa SIG₂{hi.a} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | MA.NA a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ep₂-šu₂ | |
| 2 | i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR EN MURUB₄ <ITU> ina A EN TIL ITU | |
| 3 | ina ABSIN dele-bat ina MAŠ₂ 23 dele-bat GU KUR | |
| 4 | in 8 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ GENNA ina A AN | |
| 5 | ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ITU BI ILLU TA 10 EN 13 | |
| 6 | 5 SI GIN 32 na <TA> 23 EN 25 8 SI | |
| 7 | ba-ab-tu₂ 5/6 KUŠ₃ GIN 30 na ina TIL ITU | |
| 8 | 4 SI LAL 31 na | |
| 9 | GAN 30 17.30 na-su KUR₄ a-pir muš ana šamaš₂ SIG | |
| 10 | DIR AN ZA 1 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 2 sin ina IGI | |
| 11 | MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 3 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | DIR AN ZA 2 DIR AN ZA ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂ AN UTAH | |
| 2 | GE₆ 3 DIR AN DIB SAG GE₆ AN UTAH i-ṣa | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | USAN AN ne₂-hi E.SIR₂ NU TUH | |
| 2 | kal GE₆ DIR AN DIB 3 ina še-ri₃ DIR AN DIB | |
| 3 | AN ⸢UTAH AN⸣ kab rad PISAN MAH DIB GIR₂ GIR₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | 3 kal ME AN NA | |
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