-80 (X300800)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -80 |
|---|---|
| ID | X300800 |
| Museum no. | BM 46227 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] gusty [...] winds. Night of the 7th, first part of the night, Mars was [...] above ζ Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] the north? and west? winds blew. Night of the 8th, clouds crossed the sky. The 8th, very overcast; in [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... beginn]ing of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of α Virginis, the moon being 2 cubits [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] the south wind blew ... The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 20', measured ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] of night all of it was covered; 22° of night maximal phase; when [it began] to clear, [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] blew; in its eclipse, there was ...; it was surrounded by a halo which was not closed ... [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... δ /β] Scorpii it became eclipsed; at 1.0° after sunset. The 14th, [sunrise to moonset?:] 3° 30'? [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] 1 ½ cubits [... θ ] Ophiuchi. The 16th, the north wind blew. Night of the 17th, [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] Night of the 20th, first part of the night, Mars was [...] above η? [Geminorum ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] measured?. Night of the 22nd? [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ŠAR₂⸣{meš} GE₆ 7 USAN AN e ŠUR-⸢GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢SI u MAR GIN⸣-uʾ GE₆ 8 DIR AN DIB 8 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢ina⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin ina IGI ⸢SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana ...] | |
| 5' | [...] ULU₃ GIN ⸢x x x x x⸣ a 13 4.20 ŠU₂ muš ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] GE₆ gab-bi-šu₂ ŠU₂-im 22 GE₆ IR₂ ana ZALAG₂-ru ⸢ki⸣ [TAB-u₂ ...] | |
| 7' | [...] GIN ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ ŠU₂ ŠU₂ AŠ GAR-in TUR₃ NU KAD₂ NIGIN [...] | |
| 8' | [... MUL₂-x]-ša₂-⸢SAG-GIR₂.TAB⸣ ad₂ in 1 GE₆ GIN 14 3.30 [na ...] | |
| 9' | [... MUL₂-KUR]-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ 16 SI GIN GE₆ 17 [...] | |
| 10' | [...] GE₆ 20 USAN AN e ⸢MUL₂-IGI⸣-[ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n ...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢muš⸣ GE₆ 22 [...] | |
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