AD -249A (X202491)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -249A |
|---|---|
| ID | X202491 |
| Museum no. | BM 55514 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [... γ] Geminorum. The 24th, ZI IR. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind [β Geminorum ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] gusty wind. Around the 29th, when Saturn became stationary to the west, [it became stationary] 1 cubit behind [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... cr]ess, 1 pānu 4 sūtu; sesame, 5 sūtu; wool, 3 minas. At that time, Ju[piter ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Mars’] last appearance [in the beginning of Virgo. That month, the river level receded 1 cubit from the 1st to the 20th; from the [21st to ...] |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | [...] mustered his [troops] and his chariots and [went] from Antioch [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [Month V, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. The 1st, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, the moon was [...] above α Virginis [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... Night of the 5th, be]ginning of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of the head of Scorpius. Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] above α Scorpii [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] gusty north wind. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits below Saturn, the moon having [passed] 1/2 cubit to the east [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] ... of Capricorn 1 cubit 8 fingers; first part of the night, Venus was 1 2/3? cubits below α Librae [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [... Night of the 1]6th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of η Piscium [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... first] part of the night, Venus was 6 cubits below β Librae; last part of the night, [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was] 3 cubits [above γ] Geminorum, the moon being 1/2 cubit [back] to the west [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [... Night of the 25th, last] part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α Leonis. The 25th, [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [... mon]th, 1 kurru, at the end of the mon[th, ...] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] [x] [...] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂]-⸢SIPA⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ 24 ZI IR GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin ar₂⸣ [MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ N N ...] | |
| 3' | [...] IM ŠAR₂ in EN 29 GENNA ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢ar₂⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢sah⸣-le₁₀ 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 5(BAN₂) SIG₂{hi.a} 3 ma i-nu-šu₂ ⸢MUL₂⸣.[BABBAR ...] | |
| 5' | [... AN ina] ⸢SAG⸣ ABSIN ŠU₂ ITU BI ILLU TA 1 EN 20 1 KUŠ₃ LAL TA 21 EN ...] | |
| 6' | [...]-⸢šu₂⸣ u {giš}GIGIR{meš}šu₂ id-ke-e-ma TA {uru}an-tu-⸢ke⸣-[x ...] | |
| 7' | [NE 1 ...] sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 1 SI GIN GE₆ 2 sin e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN [N N ...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 5 ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin ina IGI SAG GIR₂.TAB 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin e ⸢SI₄⸣ [N N ...] | |
| 9' | [...] SI ŠAR₂ GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin SIG GENNA 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢NIM⸣ [DIB ...] | |
| 10' | [...] [x] MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI USAN dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [... GE₆] 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 6 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ [...] | |
| 13' | [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MAŠ].⸢MAŠ⸣-ša₂-SIPA 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ [LAL ...] | |
| 14' | [... GE₆ 25 ina] ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ 25 [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢ITU⸣ 1(GUR) GUR ina TIL ⸢ITU⸣ [...] | |
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