-86A (X300861)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -86A |
|---|---|
| ID | X300861 |
| Museum no. | BM 41018 |
| 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' | [... the moon was ...] α Ar[ietis ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Mercury was ... above] δ Cancri [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits behind η Tauri, the moon being 4 [cubits low to the south] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] pānu 4 qa; from the 5th to the 9th, [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] mustard, 1 kurru; cress, 2 sūtu [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... around the 24th?, Jupiter’s] last appearance [in Gemi]ni; on the 11th, Venus reached Cancer; on [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] ... the people of the land attacked? [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] a man in charge of accounting [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] ... troops and the satrap of Baby[lonia? ... Se]leucia |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] ... The 18th, the chief [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] on the 27th, Mercury reached Leo; on [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] troops on the other side |
| Reverse [3:5] r 4'4'–r 5'5' | [...] sat on highs throne. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [Month V, ...] ..., ZI IR. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2 cubits behind Venus |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [... Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [in front of β Librae], the moon being 1 ½ cubits low to the south. Around the 4th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Leo |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... Night of the 8th? ...] ZI IR; last part of the night, Mars was 6 fingers above δ Cancri |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... Night] of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 8°, measured; first part of the night, a comet |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] which (in) month IV day beyond day 1 cubit |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] ... between north and west, its tail 4 cubits |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] ... The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 2° 30', measured; lunar eclipse which was omitted; at 1 bēru after sun[rise] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... Night of the 17th?, fir]st part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit below α Librae; last part of the night, ... [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] ... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in [front of α Tauri] |
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' | [... sin x] ⸢MUL₂⸣-ar₂-ša₂-[SAG-HUN n n ...] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 25 USAN GU₄.UD e MUL₂]-⸢ar₂-ša₂⸣-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... ina ZALAG₂ sin] ⸢ar₂⸣ MUL₂.MUL₂ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 [KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG] | |
| 4' | [...] PI 4 qa TA 5 EN 9 [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢kas₃⸣-si-i 1 GUR sah-le₁₀ 2(BAN₂) [...] | |
| 6' | [... in 24 MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ].⸢MAŠ⸣ ŠU₂ in 11 dele-bat ALLA KUR in [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂ GIŠ NE {lu₂}UN{meš} KUR ZI [...] | |
| 8' | [...] LU₂ ša₂ ana muh-hi DU₃-uš NIG₂.[ŠID ...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ERIN₂ u {lu₂}GAL UKKIN KUR ⸢URI⸣{ki} [... {uru}se]-lu-ke-ʾa-a | |
| 10' | [...] x ni-šu₂ U₄ 18 {lu₂}⸢GAL⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢in 27 GU₄.UD⸣ A KUR in [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-qa-an ina a-hu-ul-la-a | |
| 4' | [...] {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂ u₂-šib | |
| 5' | {[itu}NE ...] x ZI IR GE₆ 3 sin ar₂ dele-bat 2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 6' | [... GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-SI] 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG in 4 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina A ŠU₂ | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 8 ...] ZI IR ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 6 SI | |
| 8' | [... GE₆] 13 8 ME muš USAN {d}ṣal-lam-mu-u₂ | |
| 9' | [...] ša₂ {itu}ŠU u₄-mu al-la u₄-mu 1 KUŠ₃ | |
| 10' | [...] x bi-rit SI u MAR mi-ši-ih-šu₂ 4 KUŠ₃ | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 13 2.30 ŠU₂ muš AN.KU₁₀ sin ša₂ DIB in 1 DANNA ME NIM⸣-[a] | |
| 12' | [... GE₆ 17 ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina [IGI is-le₁₀ n n] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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