-72 (X300720)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -72 |
|---|---|
| ID | X300720 |
| Museum no. | BM 45625 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Parthian · c. 141 BCE–224 CE |
| Genre | Astronomical Diary |
| Find spot | Babylon |
| Coordinates | 32.5434, 44.4222 |
English translation
By ORACC project adsd/adart3 · 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' | [...] ... That month [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... mon]th, 1 pānu5 sūtu1 1/2 qa; mustard, 1 kurru 2 pānu3 sūtu; cre[ss, ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... Satur]n? was in Sagittarius; on the 18th, Venus reached Sagittarius; around the 19th, Mer[cury ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] they set ..., seized? each other ... [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] ... cattle and sheep [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... shighps which ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] spoke [...] in the land ... [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] the rest of them [...] their possessions, their belongings and equipment ... [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] which is on the Euphrates, the citizens ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] the chief ... of the temples who ... in month VI the šandabakku-official, the chief [...] |
| Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'–o 12'12' | [...] the chief of troops from the ... cities of the Guti land towards [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [Month IX ...] mist, when I watched I did not see it. The 1st, sunset to setting of Mars: 15°. Night of the 2nd, overcast; first part of the night, rain shower. The 2nd, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 3rd, the m[oon?] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... cubi]ts low to the south. Around the 5th, Mars’ last appearance in Sagittarius?. The 5th, ..., very overcast; in the afternoon, rain shower ... [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [... Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [...] η Piscium, the moon being 2? cubits low to the south. Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind? α Arie[tis] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [... last part of the night, Mercury was] 1 cubit [... δ/β] Scorpii. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/3? cubits below η Tauri. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 15°, measured; rain ... |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] lunar eclipse; when it began on the north and east side, in 18° of night it made 1/2 of the disk; 4° of night maximal phase [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] ... its eclipse had the ‘garment of the sky’; in its eclipse, ... [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] ..., 1/2 cubit back to the west, it became eclipsed; at 37°? before sunrise. The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 2°? [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [...] Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 2? 2/3? cubits in front of δ Cancri [...] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [...] cubits, the moon being 2/3? cubits low to the south. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below θ [Leonis] |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night,] the moon was 2 cubits behind? β Virginis, the moon being 2? [cubits low to the south ...] |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | [...] ... [...] ... the moon being a little to [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢GIN⸣ ITU ⸢BI⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ITU⸣ 1(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) 1 1/2 qa kas₃ 1 GUR 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) sah-⸢le₁₀⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ina PA in 18 dele-bat PA KUR-ad₂ in 19 ⸢GU₄⸣.[UD ...] | |
| 4' | [...] pa-a e-du GAR{meš} a-⸢ha-meš⸣ DIB{meš} ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...]-ṣu-u₂ AB₂.GU₄{hi.a} U₈.UDU{hi.a} [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣{meš} {giš}MA₂{meš} ša₂ ⸢x x⸣ meš ⸢x⸣ [x] A [...] | |
| 7' | [...]-tu₄ ina KUR i-ta-mu-u₂ ⸢x x x x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢IB₂⸣.TAG₄{meš}šu₂-nu NIG₂.ŠID{meš}šu₂-nu NIG₂.ŠU{meš}šu₂-nu u u₂-na-a-tu₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢ki⸣ ša₂ ana muh-hi {id₂}BURANUN {lu₂}pu-li-te-e ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ {lu₂}GAL ku-mar ša₂ E₂{meš} DINGIR{meš} ša₂ ⸢x x⸣ [ina] {⸢itu}KIN⸣ {lu₂}GU₂.EN.NA {lu₂}GAL [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ {lu₂}GAL.GAL u₂-qa-a-nu TA ⸢URU⸣{meš} ⸢SUD⸣{meš} ša₂ KUR gu-ti-i{ki} ana tar-ṣa [...] | |
| 12' | {[itu}GAN ...] a-kam₂ ki PAP NU IGI 1 15 na AN GE₆ 2 ŠU₂ USAN AN UTAH 2 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 3 ⸢sin⸣ | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana ULU₃ SIG in 5 AN ina PA ŠU₂ 5 ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina KIN.SIG AN ⸢UTAH x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | [... GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin x MUL₂]-⸢KUR⸣-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ⸢ana ULU₃⸣ SIG GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢ar₂⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢SAG⸣-[HUN] | |
| 15' | n n ... ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD x MUL₂-x-ša₂]-⸢SAG⸣-GIR₂.TAB 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/3 KUŠ₃ 13 15 ŠU₂ muš AN ⸢x⸣ | |
| 16' | [...] sin AN.KU₁₀ A₂ SI u KUR ki-i TAB-u₂ ina 18 GE₆ 1/2 HAB-rat GAR-an 4 GE₆ IR₂ [...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ TUG₂ AN GAR-in ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL ad₂ in 37 GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ 14 2 na [...] | |
| 19' | [...] GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ 2 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIŠ.[KUN-A n n ...] | |
| 21' | [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂] ⸢sin ar₂ GIR₃-ar₂⸣-ša₂-A 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 [KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ...] | |
| 22' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ sin i-ṣa ⸢ana⸣ [...] | |
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