AD -229A (X202291)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -229A |
|---|---|
| ID | X202291 |
| Museum no. | BM 65141 |
| 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' | [...] ... 8 fingers? [back?] to the west. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | ... sunset to moonrise: 10+x'; ... [...] 6. The 15th, overcast, rain DUL. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | Night of the 10+[xth, ...] ... last part of the [night, ...] rain DUL. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] in front of [...] ... Night of the 18th, overcast, rain [...] all day |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | rain ... The 19th?, Mars’ acronychal rising. Night [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Venus ... [...] Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moo[n? ...] |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'– | The 20th, very? overcast [...] ... [...] |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 1b.e. 1–b.e. 1b.e. 1 | rain ... [...] ... [...] |
| Bottom [1:2] b.e. 22–b.e. 22 | Night of the 24th, clouds crossed the sky. Night of the 25th, rain [...], cloudburst, PISAN DIB. |
| Bottom [2:4] b.e. 33– | The 25th, overcast, rain shower. The 26th, moonrise to sunrise: 17° 30'; dense mist, |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | I did not watch; in the afternoon, overcast, rain shower. Night of the 27th, first part of the night, Venus <...> |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | That month, the equivalent was: barley, 1 kurru 3 sūtu; dates, 3 pānu; mustard, 1 kurru; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | sesame, 1 pānu; cress, 2 pānu. At that time, Jupiter was in Gemini; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Venus] in the middle of the month was in Pisces, at the end of the month, in Aries; Mercury was in Aquarius; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Saturn was in ...;] Mars was in Virgo, at the end of the month, in Leo. That month, fights |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] pa[lace?] of the king of ... That month <...> |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ 8 ⸢SI⸣ ana ŠU₂ [LAL] | |
| 2' | ⸢x 10+x GE₆ x⸣ [x x x] 6 15 ŠU₂ AN DUL | |
| 3' | GE₆ 10+[x x x] ⸢x⸣ ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [(x)] AN DUL GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 4' | ina IGI [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ 18 ŠU₂ AN [x x x] kal u₄-mu | |
| 5' | AN ⸢x x x x⸣ 19 AN ana ME ⸢E⸣ GE₆ [...] | |
| 6' | dele-bat ⸢x⸣ [x x x] GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | 20 ŠU₂.⸢ŠU₂⸣ [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | AN ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | GE₆ 24 DIR AN DIB GE₆ 25 AN⸣ [x] ⸢rad⸣ PISAN DIB | |
| 3 | 25 ŠU₂ AN UTAH 26 17.30 KUR a-kam₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | dan-nu NU PAP ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂ AN UTAH GE₆ 27 USAN dele-bat | |
| 2 | ITU BI KI.LAM ŠE 1(GUR) 3(BAN₂) ZU₂ 3(BARIG) PI ka-si 1(GUR) GUR | |
| 3 | ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1 PI sah-le₁₀ 2(BARIG) PI i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ | |
| 4 | [dele-bat] ina MURUB₄ ITU ina zib{me} ina TIL ITU ina HUN GU₄.UD ina GU | |
| 5 | [GENNA ina x] AN ina KI ina TIL ITU ina A ITU BI ṣal-la-a-tu₂ | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢E₂⸣.[GAL] LUGAL šaṭ-ri ITU BI | |
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