-85B (X300852)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -85B |
|---|---|
| ID | X300852 |
| Museum no. | BM 38117 |
| 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' | [...] ... 1/2 cubit, the moon being a little [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... the moon] stood 1 cubit [in front of Ju]piter to the west, [...] below Sat[urn ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was n] cubits [... β Virginis], the moon being 1/2 cubit high to the north. The 26th, the north wind blew. Night of the 20+[xth, ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] 2 sūtu 2 qa; dates, the 1st (and) 2nd, 1 pānu 3 sūtu 2 1/2 qa; from the 3rd to [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... se]same, 1 sūtu 3 1/2 qa; wool, 2/3 mina. At that time, Jupiter and Saturn were in Leo ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... the people?] of the land drank bad water. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [Month VII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ...] high to the north. The 2nd, the north wind blew. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Scorpii, the moon being 4 [cubits high to the north ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... the nor]th wind blew. Around the 7th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west ..., omitted. Night of the 8th, beginning of the ni[ght, ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... η Piscium, the moo]n being 5 cubits low to the south. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 8°, measured. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 1° 20' [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] ... The 15th, the north wind blew. Night of the 16th, when β Aurigae culminated, the moon [was ... α Tauri ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [below ζ Tau]ri, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 17th, gusty north wind. Ni[ght ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was nn] cubits [behind β Geminorum], the moon being 4 cubits low to the south. The 20th, the north wind blew. Night of the 2[1st? ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... Night of the 23rd, (...) Jupiter was] 6 fingers [above ρ Leo]nis; last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of ρ [Leonis ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin ⸢i-ṣa⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... sin ina IGI] ⸢MUL₂⸣.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃⸣ 4 SI ana ŠU₂ GUB SIG ⸢GENNA⸣ n n ...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin x GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A n] KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 26 SI GIN GE₆ 20+[x ...] | |
| 4' | [...] 2(BAN₂) 2 qa ZU₂.LUM 1 2 1(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) 2 1/2 qa TA 3 ⸢EN⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... ŠE].GIŠ 1(BAN₂) 3 1/2 qa SIG₂{hi.a} 2/3 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u GENNA ina A ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [... UN]{meš} KUR A{meš} NU DUG₃.GA{meš} NAG-uʾ | |
| 7' | {[itu}DU₆ 30 ...] ⸢x⸣ ana SI NIM 2 SI GIN GE₆ 3 sin ar₂ SI₄ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 [KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢SI⸣ GIN in 7 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB GE₆ 8 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [... GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin x MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu n n ⸢sin⸣ 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 13 8 ŠU₂ muš GE₆ 14 1.20 ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 15 SI GIN GE₆ 16 {mul₂}rit-GAM₃ ziq-pi sin [... is-le₁₀ ...] | |
| 11' | [... GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ŠUR-GIGIR]-⸢ša₂⸣-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 17 SI ŠAR₂ ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ n] KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 20 SI GIN GE₆ 21 [...] | |
| 13' | [... GE₆ 23 (...) MUL₂.BABBAR e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂]-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 6 SI ina ZALAG₂ sin ⸢ina IGI MUL₂⸣-[TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL n n ...] | |
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