AD -260 (X202600)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | AD -260 |
|---|---|
| ID | X202600 |
| Museum no. | BM 140649 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Top [0:2] t.e. 1t.e. 1– | [... Anti]ochus, great king, and An[tiochus ...] |
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [... the moon] stood 1 1/2 cubits [behind Mercu]ry to the east; the moon was [...] in front of β [Tauri ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [...] cubits. Night of the 3rd, first part of the night?, Venus was above [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [...] cubits. The 5th, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 6th, [...] |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44– | [... Night of the 8th], beginning of the night, the moon was [...] ϑ Leonis [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] ... to the ea[st? ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] south 1 1/2 cubits. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was behind [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... Mars] was 8 fingers above ϑ Ophiuchi. Night of the 20+[xth, ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Night of the 23rd?], last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of β Virginis, [...] below Saturn [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Night of the 2]5th, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of α Virginis ... [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] 1 sūtu 3 qa; cress, 4 sūtu; sesame, 1 pānu; wool, 30+[x ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... Vir]go; around the 22nd, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the east in the beginning of Libra; [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | [... an-ti]-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL GAL-u₂ u an-[...] | |
| o | ||
| 1 | [... sin ar₂ GU₄].⸢UD⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB sin ina IGI ⸢ŠUR⸣-[GIGIR-ša₂-SI N N ...] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ 3 ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat ⸢e⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [...] KUŠ₃ 5 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 6 [...] | |
| 4 | [... GE₆ 8 ⸢SAG GE₆ sin x x⸣ GIŠ.⸢KUN⸣-A [N N ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ana ⸢NIM⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ULU₃ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin ar₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... AN] e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 8 U GE₆ 20+[x ...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG ⸢GENNA⸣ [N N ...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆] 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 3 KUŠ₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] 1(BAN₂) 3 qa ⸢sah⸣-le₁₀ 4(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ 1 PI SIG₂ 30+[x ...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ABSIN⸣ in 22 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina SAG RIN₂ [ŠU₂ ...] | |
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