AD -204C (X202043)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -204C |
|---|---|
| ID | X202043 |
| Museum no. | BM 35424 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Year 107,] month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th? (of the preceding month), 17? [...] ... [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [...] ... the north wind blew [...] ... [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [... the m]oon was [nn] cubits below? α Geminorum ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [...] ... 4 ... [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [...] ... cubits; overcast, rain ..., PISAN DIB. The 4th, clouds were in the sky. Ni[ght ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [...] ... The 5th, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 6th, the moon was [...] in front of δ Can[cri ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [... st]ood to the west ... [...] Night of the 7th?, the moon was 1 cubit in front of ε Leonis, the moon being [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] 2 cubits in [...] northern [...] ... [...] ... 8 [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [Night] of the 8th, the moon was [...] ⸢x⸣ cubits 8 fingers ... [...] lightning, thunder ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | ... [...] the moon was [...] below? ϑ Leonis ... [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [...] ... first part of the night, Venus was ... above [ζ] Tauri. The 10th, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 11th, the moon? ... |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Night [...] The 11th?, clouds were in the sky; all day very overcast. Night of the ..., beginning of the night, clouds crossed the sky. The 10+[xth,] clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Night [...] Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 5° 30'; clouds, I did [not] watch; clouds were in the sky; beginning of the night, the moon ... |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [... The 1]4th, moonset to sunrise: 2°; cl[ouds?, I did not watch?;] clouds were in the sky. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: [nn°]; measured (despite) clouds; first part of the night, [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [...] the moon was [nn] cubits? below π? Scorpii. The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 8°; cl[ouds ...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [...] ... The 16th, clou[ds were in the sky.] Night of the 17th, first [part of the night, ...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [...] Geminorum [...] last part of the night, the moon was behind ... [...] |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 1b.e. 1–b.e. 1b.e. 1 | [... Ni]ght of the 19th, first part of the night, Venus was [1 cubit 4 fingers] above μ Geminorum |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 22– | [... last part of the night,] the moon was surrounded by a halo which was not closed. The 19th, thin clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] the moon being 1/2? cubit [... Ni]ght of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was 1/2? cubit in [front of] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | γ Capricorni, the moon being 1 cubit high? to the n[orth? ...] clouds crossed? the sky. Night of the 22nd, [first part of the night,] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Venus was 4? cubits above γ Geminorum; last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind δ Capricorni [...] Night of the 23rd, ... |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | The 23rd, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2? cubits in front of η Piscium. Night of the [2]7th, last part of the night, clouds? crossed? the sky. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | ... Night of the 28th, beginning of the night, ... [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | ... not removed. The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: x°; clouds, I did not watch ... [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | clouds were in the sky. Night of the 30th, first part of the night, Venus was 2 1/2 cubits below α Geminorum. That month, the e[quivalent] was: very good barley, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | 1 kurru 1 pānu; dates, 2 kurru; mustard, 3? kurru; cress, 1 pānu? 1 sūtu?; sesame, ... |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | were sold [for 1] shekel of silver. At that time, Jupiter was in Gemini; Venus, in the beginning of the month, was in Taurus, until the end of the month, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [in Ge]mini; the 10th, Venus reached Gemini; around the 9th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Aries?; I did not watch; Saturn was in Cancer; Mars was in Pisces. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | That month, from the 1st to the 5th, the river level rose 20 fingers, total: 17 was the na na-gauge; the 6th (and) 7th, it receded 4 fingers, 18 was the na na-gauge; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | the 8th (and) the 9th, the peak flood arrived and was 4 fingers above the (usual) peak flood [...] ... 4 fingers ... [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [...] was the na na-gauge. 17 from? much water which was above Babylon [...] it receded x cubits, total: 4 was the na na-gauge; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | until the end of the month, it receded 1 cubit 4 fingers, total: 11 was the na na-gauge. That [month,] on the 8th, king Antiochus and the ... |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | went out [from] the palace to the gate ... of? Esagil ... |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | ... of Esagil he made before them. Offerings? ... Marduk-ēṭir ... |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [...] of their descendants? were set, entered the akītu temple [...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [...] made [sacrifices for] Ištar of Babylon and the life of king Antiochus [...] |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919– | [...] ... to ... [...] |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | [...] ... for Bēl and Bēltiya [...] |
| Top [1:2] t.e. 22–t.e. 22 | [...] from Babylon to the land ... [...] |
| Top [2:4] t.e. 33– | [...] ... against [...] |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | [...] and Babylon? [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | [MU 1 ME 7.⸢KAM₂⸣ {itu}BAR 30 17 [...] AN x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] ZA SI GIN [x x x] IGI ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢sin⸣ SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI [N] KUŠ₃ ⸢x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢x x x x x x x⸣ 4 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ KUŠ₃ ŠU₂ AN ⸢x PISAN⸣ DIB 4 DIR AN ZA ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢x⸣ TE 5 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 6 sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢ALLA⸣-[ša₂-ULU₃ N N ...] | |
| 7 | [...] ana ŠU₂ ⸢GUB x x⸣ [x x] GE₆ 7 sin ina IGI ⸢SAG-A⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ sin [...] | |
| 8 | [...] ina [x x] ša₂ SI 2 KUŠ₃ ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ 8 [...] | |
| 9 | [GE₆] 8 sin [x x x] ⸢x⸣ KUŠ₃ 8 SI ⸢x⸣ [...] GIR₂ GU₃ U ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | ⸢x⸣ [...] sin ⸢SIG⸣ GIŠ.⸢KUN-A x x⸣ [x] ⸢x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 11 | [...] ⸢x USAN⸣ dele-bat ⸢e ŠUR⸣-[ULU₃] ⸢x x⸣ 10 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 11 sin ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 12 | ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] 11 DIR AN ZA kal ⸢ME⸣ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ GE₆ ⸢x⸣ SAG GE₆ DIR AN DIB 10+[x] ⸢DIR AN ZA SI GIN⸣ | |
| 13 | GE₆ [x x x x] GE₆ 14 5.30 ME DIR [NU] PAP DIR AN ZA ⸢SAG GE₆ sin x x x⸣ | |
| 14 | [...] 14 2 ŠU₂ ⸢DIR⸣ [NU PAP] DIR AN ZA GE₆ 15 [N] GE₆ DIR muš USAN [...] | |
| 15 | [...] sin SIG MUL₂-SIG-⸢ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB⸣ [N] KUŠ₃ 15 8 na ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢x x x x x⸣ 16 ⸢DIR⸣ [AN ZA] GE₆ 17 ⸢USAN⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | [...] MAŠ.MAŠ [...] ina ZALAG₂ sin ⸢ar₂ MUL₃⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 19 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-⸢MAŠ⸣.[MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI] | |
| 2 | [... ina ZALAG₂] sin TUR₃ NU KAD₂ NIGIN 19 DIR SAL AN [ZA ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ [ana x x] ⸢GE₆⸣ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina [IGI] | |
| 2 | [MUL₂]-IGI-ša₂-⸢SUHUR⸣-MAŠ₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI ⸢NIM⸣ [x x] DIR ⸢AN DIB⸣ GE₆ 22 [USAN] | |
| 3 | dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-⸢SIPA 4 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SUHUR-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] GE₆ 23 ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 4 | 23 DIR AN ⸢ZA⸣ GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI nu-nu 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ DIR AN DIB | |
| 5 | ⸢x x x x x x x⸣ GE₆ 28 SAG GE₆ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | ⸢x AN DIB AN {kuš}E.SIR₂⸣ NU TUH 28 ⸢x⸣ KUR DIR NU PAP ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | DIR AN ZA GE₆ 30 USAN dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ITU BI ⸢KI⸣.[LAM še]-im ba-DU₃-tu₂ | |
| 8 | 1(GUR) GUR 1 PI ZU₂ 2(GUR) GUR kas₃ 3 GUR ⸢sah-le₁₀ 1(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 9 | [a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ep₂-šu₂ i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ.MAŠ dele-bat ina SAG ITU ina MUL₂.MUL₂ EN TIL ITU | |
| 10 | [ina MAŠ].MAŠ U₄ 10.KAM₂ dele-bat MAŠ.MAŠ KUR in 9 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina HUN ŠU₂ NU PAP GENNA ina ALLA AN ina zib{me} | |
| 11 | ⸢ITU⸣ BI ILLU TA 1 EN 5 20 SI GIN PAP 17 na 6 7 4 SI LAL 18 na | |
| 12 | 8 9 ILLU ŠU₂ KUR u₃ 4 SI e ILLU ŠU₂ [x x] ⸢x x⸣ 4 SI ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | [x] ⸢na⸣ 17 TA A MAH ša₂ e E{ki} [x x x] ⸢x⸣ KUŠ₃ LAL-is PAP 4 na | |
| 14 | ⸢EN⸣ TIL ITU 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI LAL-is PAP 11 na [ITU] BI U₄ 8.KAM₂ {m}an LUGAL u {⸢lu₂}x⸣ | |
| 15 | [TA] E₂.GAL E₃-ni a-na KA₂.SIKIL.[LA KA₂ GAL ša₂ E₂].SAG.GIL₂ ha-ru-u₂ ša₂ MU ⸢BI⸣ | |
| 16 | [ŠA₃].⸢TAM⸣ E₂.SAG.GIL₂ ina IGI{meš}šu₂-nu DU₃-uš ⸢NIDBA⸣ [ina] ⸢x x⸣ {[d]}AMAR.UTU-KAR ⸢x⸣ | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ša₂ li-pi-šu₂-nu GAR-nu-uʾ ana E₂-U₄.1.KAM₂ KU₄ [x GU₄ u] | |
| 18 | n SISKUR{meš} ana {d}EN {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ {d]}15 TIN.TIR{ki} u bul-ṭu ša₂ {m}an LUGAL ⸢DU₃⸣ [...] | |
| 19 | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ a-na E₂.⸢SAG⸣.[GIL₂ ...] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | [... x]{meš} ana {d}EN {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ [...] | |
| 2 | [...] TA E{ki} a-na KUR ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [... x]{meš} ana UGU ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] u E{ki} [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] U₂ [...] | |
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