-79 (X300790)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -79 |
|---|---|
| ID | X300790 |
| Museum no. | BM 45863 |
| 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 [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... un]til the end of the month, 1 sūtu 2 1/2 qa; wool, 2/3 mina. At that time, Jupiter was in ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] ... who in the Juniper Garden possessions? ... [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] a man who was representative of the administrator of the Esangila, and the Babylonians, ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:7] o 6'6'–o 7'7' | [...] to thighs ... and the Babylonian who ente[red?] the Day One Temple ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [Month III ...] dense mist, when I watched I did not see it. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 2? cubits below β Geminorum, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. ... [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind ε Leonis, the moon being 2? cubits low to the south [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits in front? of β Virginis, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of [γ Virginis ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [behind] α Librae. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of δ? Scorpii [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] sunset to moonrise: ..., measured ... [...] |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'– | [...] 1? cubit [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was] 4 cu[bits below] β Arietis [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] high?. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind [β?] Tauri [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] ... 1/2 cubit. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] solar eclipse; when I watched I did not see it; at 10° after? [sunrise ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] 3 pānu 1? sūtu 3 qa; mustard, 1 kurru; cress, [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... one-four]th; the 28th (and) 29th, 1 sūtu 4 qa; wool, 2/3 [mina. At that time, ...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... x]+16 was the na (gauge). That month, the 20th, a message of ... [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] ... Arsaces who is called? [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [Year 1]68 which is year 232, Arsaces who is c[alled? ...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... the no]rth wind blew. Night of the 3rd, beginning of the night, α Scorpii entered the moon. The 3rd, [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [... The 5th], equinox; I did not watch. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was in fro[nt of ...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was ...] below δ Capricorni [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢EN⸣ TIL ITU 1(BAN₂) 2 1/2 qa SIG₂{hi.a} 2/3 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ ⸢MUL₂.BABBAR⸣ ina ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ša₂ ina {giš}KIRI₆ {šim}LI NIG₂.[ŠU ...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢LU₂⸣ ša₂ ⸢ku⸣-um {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM E₂.SAG.GIL₂ u {lu₂}E{ki} ⸢bu-še-e x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] MU-a-ti₃ u {lu₂}E{ki} ša₂ ana E₂-U₄.1.KAM₂ ⸢KU₄⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | {[itu}SIG ...] a-kam₂ KALAG ki PAP NU IGI GE₆ 2 sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL ⸢in⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] sin i ana NIM DIB GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SAG-A 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ [SIG ...] | |
| 9' | [... GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ina] ⸢IGI⸣ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI [DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN ...] | |
| 10' | [... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂] RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI ⸢MUL₂-MURUB₄-ša₂⸣-[SAG-GIR₂.TAB ...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ muš [x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] 1 KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG] ⸢MUL₂⸣-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] NIM GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ŠUR-⸢GIGIR⸣-[ša₂-SI n n ...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [... AN].⸢KU₁₀⸣ šamaš₂ ki PAP NU IGI in 10 UŠ ME [...] | |
| 7' | [...] 3(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) 3 qa kas₃ 1 GUR sah-le₁₀ [...] | |
| 8' | [...]-⸢u₂ 28 29 1(BAN₂) 4 qa SIG₂{hi.a} 2/3 [MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ ...] | |
| 9' | [... x]+16 na ITU BI U₄ 20 {kuš}ši-pir-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣{meš} {m}ar-ša₂-kam₂ ša₂ iṭ-ṭar₂-ri-⸢du⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣{meš} ⸢u x x x x⸣ u₂ du x x [...] | |
| 12' | [MU 1 ME] 1+ŠU 8.KAM₂ ša₂ ši-i MU 2 ME 32.KAM₂ {m}ar-ša₂-kam₂ ša₂ ⸢iṭ⸣-[ṭar₂-ri-du ...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢SI⸣ GIN GE₆ 3 SAG GE₆ SI₄ ana ŠA₃ sin KU₄-ub 3 [...] | |
| 14' | [... 5 ⸢LAL₂⸣-ti₃ NU PAP GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ina ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [... GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin] SIG MUL₂-⸢ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂⸣ n n ...] | |
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