AD -208 (X202080)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -208 |
|---|---|
| ID | X202080 |
| Museum no. | BM 55576 |
| 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 [1:2] 2'2'–2'2' | [... Ni]ght of the 14th, ...: 14°. Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [...] 1 1/2 cubits [...] η Tauri. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η Pis[cium ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] 4'4'–4'4' | [... cu]bits high to the north. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] above η Geminorum [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] 5'5'–5'5' | [... x]+2 cubits, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. The 22nd, Jupiter’s acronychal rising; I did not wat[ch ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] 6'6'–6'6' | [...] 2 1/2 cubits. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 2/3 cubits [...] α Leonis, ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] 7'7'–7'7' | [...] high to the north. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 26°?, measured. Night of the 28th, last [part of the night?, ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] 8'8'–8'8' | [... da]tes, 4 pānu 2 sūtu; mustard, 2 kurru 1 pānu 4 sūtu; cress, 1 pānu 4 sūtu [...] |
| Obverse [8:10] 9'9'–10'10' | [...] ... Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Virgo; Saturn was in Taurus; Mars was in [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] [x] [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 14 14 [x x] ⸢GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI DUR [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana SI NIM GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ [N N ...] | |
| 5' | [... x]+2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB 22 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ME E-a NU ⸢PAP⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin [x] LUGAL 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ana SI NIM 27 26 KUR muš GE₆ 28 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢ZU₂⸣ 4(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) kas₃ 2(GUR) GUR 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) sah-le₁₀ 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) [...] | |
| 9' | [...] [x] GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ABSIN ŠU₂ GENNA ina MUL₂.MUL₂ AN ina [...] | |
| 10' | [...] [...] |
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