-87A (X300871)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -87A |
|---|---|
| ID | X300871 |
| Museum no. | BM 34108 + 41482 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [...] rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 7th, very overcast. The 7th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... cubi]ts, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east; first part of the night, thin clouds were in the sky; the moon [was surrounded] by a halo [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] The 9th, gusty north and west winds. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was 3+[x cubits] in front of γ Virginis [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... The 13th, moonset to sunrise: nn°], measured?; the north and west winds blew. Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 2°, measured; beginning of the night, the moon was [...] above [α Librae ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: nn°; I did n]ot watch; all night very overcast; last part of the night, the moon was 3 1/2 cubits above α Scorpii. The 15th, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 1[6th? ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] cubits. The 19th, all day very overcast, rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] above δ Cap[ricorni ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... cubi]ts?. Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Mars was 1/2 cubit above r Leonis. The 24th, [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... clou]ds were in the sky. The 27th, sunset to setting of Jupiter: 11°. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 14° ... [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... the equivalent was: bar]ley, from the 1st to the 9th, 4 sūtu; from [the 10th ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] the 5th, 1 pānu 2 sūtu 3 1/2 qa [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] wool, 1 m[ina ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... first part of the night, Mars was] 10 fingers [below α] Librae, Mars being 2 fin[gers ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... Night] of the 5th, beg[inning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [behind] β Scorpii, the moon being 1 cubit [high to the north ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Night of the 11th], beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of γ Capricorni; first part of the night, Mars was [...] below β Librae [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Night of the 14th], moonrise to sunset: [x°] 30', measured; last part of the night, Venus was 1 finger below α Leonis, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 1° 50', measured [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] cubits. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 6 cubits below α Arietis, the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 18th, [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, Venus was] 1 finger [...] ρ Leonis, it came close; last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of β Tauri, the moon being 4 cubits low to the south [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits behind γ Geminorum. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind β Geminorum, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south, [it stood ...] in front of [Saturn to the west ... Night of the 24th, last part of the night,] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [behind δ Canc]ri, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... Night of the 27th, first part of the night, Mars was] 1/2 cubit above δ Scorpii; last part of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit below β Virginis. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 21°; it was bright, measured [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] ...; dates, until the 4th, 1 pānu 2 sūtu 1 1/2 qa; from the 5th to the 8th, 1 pānu 2 sūtu; from the 9th to the 16th, 1 pānu 1 sūtu 4 qa; fr[om ...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... ha]lf of one-fourth; until the 15th, 5 1/2 qa; the 16th (and) 17th, 5 qa one-fourth (and) half of one-fourth; the 18th (and) 19th, [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... S]aturn was in Cancer; on the 10th, Venus reached Leo; Mercury was in Leo; around the 11th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in the end of Leo; Mars was in Libra; on the 18th, Mars [reached Scorpius ...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] went out from Babylon. The 18th, a well-known man from Uruk who before had returned [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [...] the Babylonians provided for highm one bull and 3 sheep (sacrifices) as offerings. The 21st?, [...] |
| Reverse [15:17] r 16'16'–r 17'17' | [...] ... about the appointing of one from the citizens of Kar-Aššur [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... earthshigh]ne?, measured; (the moon) could be seen whighle (the sun) stood there. The 1st, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits above β Scorpii, the moon being a little [...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [...] 4? cubits [...] lower star of the horn of Capricorn; around the 6th, when Jupiter became stationary to the east, [it became stationary] 2 fingers above μ [Geminorum ...] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | [...] 1 1/2 cubits; first part of the night, Mars was [x]+1 cubits above α Scor[pii;] last part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers above β Virginis. The 7th, the north wind blew. Ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | [...] ... beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind η Piscium, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 14th, [...] 1+[x ...] |
| Reverse [20:21] r 21'21'–r 21'21' | [... Night of the 16th, last part of the night], the moon was 4 cubits below η Tauri, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 1? 1/2 cubits behind α Tauri [...] |
| Reverse [21:22] r 22'22'–r 22'22' | [... Night of the 19th, last part] of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit above γ Geminorum, the moon having passed a little to the east, 2 cubits behind Jupiter, the moon being 2 cubits [low to the south ...] |
| Reverse [22:23] r 23'23'–r 23'23' | [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [below] θ Cancri, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east, 1 1/2 cubits behind Saturn, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the sou[th ...] |
| Reverse [23:24] r 24'24'–r 24'24' | [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [... ρ] Leonis, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Mars was [...] above θ Ophigh[uchigh ...] |
| Reverse [24:25] r 25'25'–r 25'25' | [... Night of the 25th], last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of γ Virginis. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 2? cubits in front of α Virginis [...] |
| Reverse [25:26] r 26'26'–r 26'26' | [... last part of the night, Venus was] 1 1/2 cubits above α Virginis. That month, the north wind blew continuously [...] |
| Reverse [26:27] r 27'27'–r 27'27' | [... cr]ess, 4 sūtu; sesame, the 1st, 2nd, (and) 3rd, 5 qa; the 4th, 5th, (and) 6th, ... [...] |
| Reverse [27:28] r 28'28'–r 28'28' | [...] one-fourth; wool, 1 mina. At that [time ...] |
| Reverse [28:29] r 29'29'–r 29'29' | [...] it rose [x]+1 finger, total: 34 was the na (gauge). That month, ... [...] |
| Reverse [29:30] r 30'30'–r 30'30' | [...] on it for? well water [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1' | [...] AN UTAH SI GIN GE₆ 7 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 7 DIR AN ZA ⸢SI GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB USAN DIR SAL AN ZA sin TUR₃ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 9 SI u MAR ŠAR₂ GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 3+[x KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 4' | [... 13 n ŠU₂] muš SI u MAR GIN{meš} GE₆ 14 2 ME muš SAG GE₆ sin e [RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ n n ...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 15 n GE₆] ⸢NU⸣ PAP kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina ZALAG₂ sin e SI₄ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ 15 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 16 [...] | |
| 6' | [...] KUŠ₃ 19 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAH SI GIN GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MUL₂-ar₂-⸢ša₂⸣-[SUHUR-MAŠ₂ n n ...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ 24 USAN AN e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ 24 [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA 27 11 na MUL₂.BABBAR 27 14 KUR x⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [... KI.LAM še]-im TA 1 EN 9 4(BAN₂) TA 10 ...] | |
| 10' | [...] 5 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 3 1/2 qa [...] | |
| 11' | [...] SIG₂{hi.a} 1 ⸢MA⸣.[NA ...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... USAN AN SIG RIN₂]-ša₂-ULU₃ 10 SI ⸢AN 2 SI⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆] 5 SAG⸣ [GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂]-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana SI NIM ...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 11 ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-⸢ša₂⸣-[SUHUR]-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ USAN AN SIG RIN₂-ša₂-⸢SI⸣ n n ...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 14 x].30 ME muš ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG LUGAL 1 SI dele-bat 4 SI ana ŠU₂ LAL 14 1.50 ŠU₂ muš [...] | |
| 6' | [...] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 6 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB GE₆ 18 [...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat x MUL₂-TUR]-⸢ša₂⸣-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 SI TE ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin] ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ina IGI [GENNA n n ana ŠU₂ GUB ... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂] | |
| 9' | [sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂]-⸢ULU₃⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI LUGAL 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ [...] | |
| 10' | [... GE₆ 27 USAN AN] ⸢e⸣ MUL₂-MURUB₄-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2/3 KUŠ₃ 27 21 KUR KUR₄ muš [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ZU₂.LUM.MA EN 4 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 1 1/2 qa TA 5 EN 8 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) TA 9 EN 16 1(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) 4 qa ⸢TA⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [... mi]-šil 4-ʾu-u₂ EN 15 5 1/2 qa 16 17 5 qa 4-ʾu-u₂ mi-šil 4-ʾu-u₂ 18 19 [...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ina ALLA in 10 dele-bat A KUR GU₄.UD ina A in 11 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina TIL A ŠU₂ AN ina RIN₂ in 18 AN [GIR₂.TAB KUR ...] | |
| 14' | [...] ki TA E{ki} E₃-u₂ U₄ 18 {lu₂}SIG ša₂ TA UNUG{ki} ša₂ ina IGI-ma i-tur-ru [...] | |
| 15' | [...] {lu₂}E{ki}{meš} 1-en GU₄ u₃ 3 SISKUR{meš} NIDBA GUB-zu-niš-šu₂ U₄ 21 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢x⸣-u₂ ša₂ mu-un-nu-u₂ ša₂ 1-en TA {lu₂}pu-li-te-e ša₂ kar-aš-šur{ki} [...] | |
| 17' | {[itu}DU₆ 1 ... a]-⸢pir⸣ muš ina GUB IGI 1 SI GIN GE₆ 2 sin e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin ⸢i⸣-[ṣa ...] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢MUL₂⸣ SIG ⸢ša₂ SI MAŠ₂⸣ 4 KUŠ₃ in EN 6 MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 2 SI e MUL₂-⸢ar₂⸣-[ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ (...) UŠ ...] | |
| 19' | [...] 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ USAN AN e ⸢SI₄⸣ [x]+1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 SI 7 SI GIN ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 14 1+[x ...] | |
| 21' | [... GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂] sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 4 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ is-le₁₀ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 22' | [... GE₆ 19 ina] ZALAG₂ sin e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana [ULU₃ SIG ...] | |
| 23' | [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂]-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB ar₂ GENNA 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃⸣ [SIG ...] | |
| 24' | [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-TUR]-⸢ša₂⸣-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 24 USAN AN e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-⸢KIR₄⸣-[šil-PA n n ...] | |
| 25' | [... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 26' | [... ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat] e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ITU BI SI GIN sa-dir ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 27' | [...] ⸢sah⸣-le₁₀ 4(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1 2 3 5 qa 4 5 6 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 28' | [...] 4-ʾu-u₂ SIG₂{hi.a} 1 MA.NA i-nu-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 29' | [... x]+1 SI GIN PAP 34 na ITU BI A x [...] | |
| 30' | [...] ⸢muh⸣-hi-šu₂ ana x A{meš} PU₂{meš} [...] | |
| 31' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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