AD -257B (X202572)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -257B |
|---|---|
| ID | X202572 |
| Museum no. | Rm 787 |
| 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] 1'1'–1'1' | [...] cubits. Night of [the nnth,] the moon was behind [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] 2'2'–2'2' | [...] cubits; last part of the night, Mars was 3 cu[bits] below ε Leonis [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [...] cress, 1 pānu 1 sūtu; sesame, 3 sūtu; wool, [x]+1 minas [were sold] for 1 [shekel of silver ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] 4'4'–4'4' | [...] Saturn was in Virgo; around the 16th, Mars’ first appearance in Cancer. [That] month, [...] |
| Obverse [4:6] 5'5'–6'6' | [...] ... in the district of TE.E ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] 6'6'–6'6' | [Month V, ... Night of the 3rd, the moon] stood 2/3 cubit in front of Venus to the west. Night of the 4th, beginning [of the night, ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] 7'7'–7'7' | [...] 8 fingers. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of ϑ Ophi[uchi ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] 8'8'–8'8' | [...] Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was be[hind ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] 9'9'–9'9' | [...] ... The 15th, Jupiter [became stationary ...] in Capricorn [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] 10'10'–10'10' | [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night,] the moon was [...] behind α Ar[ietis ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ [x ina ZALAG₂] sin ar₂ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG SAG-A 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] sah 1(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ 3(BAN₂) SIG₂ [x]+1 ma a-⸢na 1 [GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ...] | |
| 4' | [...] GENNA ina ABSIN ⸢in⸣ 16 AN ina ⸢ALLA⸣ IGI ITU [BI ...] | |
| 5' | [... IZI].⸢ŠUB⸣ ina KI-ti₃ TE.E{ki} [x x] [...] | |
| 6' | [NE ... GE₆ 3 sin] ⸢ina⸣ IGI dele-bat 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB GE₆ 4 SAG [GE₆ ...] | |
| 7' | [...] 8 SI GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-[ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA N N ...] | |
| 8' | [...] GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢ar₂⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] [x] 15 MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ₂ [... UŠ ...] | |
| 10' | [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂] sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-⸢ša₂⸣-[SAG-HUN N N ...] |
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