-78 (X300780)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -78 |
|---|---|
| ID | X300780 |
| Museum no. | BM 41014 |
| 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' | [... beg]inning of the night, the moon was behind [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... Mercury’s] last appearance [in the west ...], omitted. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] having passed a little to the east. The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 5°, measured. Night of the 15th, [sunset to moonrise:] 1° 20+[x ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Tauri, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits high to the north [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] high to the north. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of α Geminorum, the moon being 1 cubit [low to the south ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Night of the 2]2nd, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind δ Cancri, the moon being 2 cubits [high] to the north [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [in front of ρ] Leonis, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. Night of the 25th, last part of the [night ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] passed?. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α Virginis. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15° [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] 1 sūtu; until the end of the month, 1 pānu 4 qa; dates, 1 pānu 2 sūtu 2 qa; mustard, [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [... wool, n m]inas. At that time, Jupiter was in Aquarius; Venus, until the 28th, was in Scorpius ... [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... Mars, which had set, was not] visible. That month, the river level receded 4 fingers, total: 20+[x was the na (gauge) ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] the 9th, which on the maker [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... at the] ‘Gate of the Son of the Prince’ of the Esangila as off[ering ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ ⸢sin ar₂⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ UD.DA] ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB GE₆ 11 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... i]-ṣa ana NIM DIB 14 5 na muš ⸢GE₆ 15 1.20+n GE₆ ...] | |
| 4' | [... ina] ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI {mul₂}is-le₁₀ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢SI NIM⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... ana] ⸢SI⸣ NIM GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana [ULU₃ SIG ...] | |
| 6' | [... GE₆] 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI [NIM ...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-TUR]-⸢ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 25 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] DIB GE₆ 27 ⸢ina ZALAG₂ sin⸣ ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ 27 15 KUR [...] | |
| 9' | [...] 1(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 1 PI 4 qa ZU₂.LUM 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 2 qa kas₃-si-⸢i⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [... SIG₂{hi.a} n ⸢MA⸣.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina GU dele-bat EN 28 ina ⸢GIR₂.TAB x⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [... AN ša₂ ŠU₂-u₂ NU] IGI ITU BI ILLU 4 SI LAL PAP 20+[x na ...] | |
| 12' | [...] 9.KAM₂ ša₂ ana UGU {lu₂}e-pu-⸢uš⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | [... ina KA₂].⸢DUMU.NUN⸣.NA ša₂ E₂.SAG.GIL₂ ⸢NIDBA⸣ [...] | |
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