-88B (X300882)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -88B |
|---|---|
| ID | X300882 |
| Museum no. | BM 41839 |
| 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' | the moon having passed a little to the east [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | 1+[x mm ... ρ] Leonis [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | 3 cubits, the moon being 1 cubit to [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was ... α Librae,] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. The 20+[xth, ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] above α [Scorpii ... Mars? was] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | 4 cubits [below] θ Leonis. The 26th, [... The 28th,] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | solstice; I did not watch. The 29th (and) the 30th, cl[ouds ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | sesame, 1 sūtu 1 1/2 qa; wool, [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | That month, the river level remained constant, total: 10+[x was the na (gauge) ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | opposite the people of the land who to [...] |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'– | from the Day-One-Temple ... [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Month X, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), [sunset to moonset]: 15° [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | the south wind blew. Night of the 7th, beginn[ing of the night, ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | the moon being 6 cubits low to the south [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | very overcast, rain shower. The 10th, the no[rth? wind ... Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | below μ Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | surrounded; in the middle (watch), lightning flashed, thunder [... Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | 2 cubits below α Leonis. The 15th, [...] 11° 30' [... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was ... β Virginis,] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. The 17th, the north wind blew [... Night of the 19th,] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Virginis [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | 2 1/2 cubits [behind β] Librae, the moon being 2 cubits low to the south [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | stretched on the north and west [side], the south wind blew. Ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | in the morning, clouds and fog covered the sky [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 11° 40'; clouds, I did not watch; the north wind bl[ew ...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | 3 sūtu 4 1/2 qa; dates, from the 1st [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | mustard, 1 kurru 1 pānu; cress, [...] |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | Year 159 [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-TUR] | |
| 3' | [(MUL₂-TUR)]-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1+n n ...] | |
| 4' | 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin x RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ n n] | |
| 5' | sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 20+n ...] | |
| 6' | GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin e ⸢SI₄⸣ n n ... AN SIG] | |
| 7' | GIŠ.KUN-A 4 KUŠ₃ 26 [... 28 | |
| 8' | šamaš₂ GUB NU PAP 29 30 ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1(BAN₂) 1 1/2 qa SIG₂{hi.a} [...] | |
| 10' | ITU BI ILLU GUB-uz PAP 10+n na ...] | |
| 11' | ana tar-ṣa {lu₂}UN{meš} KUR ša₂ a-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | TA E₂-U₄.1.KAM₂ KI x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {itu}AB 1 15 [na-su ...] | |
| 2 | ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 7 ⸢SAG⸣ [GE₆ ...] | |
| 3 | sin 6 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ ⸢SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAH 10 ⸢SI⸣ [... GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin] | |
| 5 | SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n ...] | |
| 6 | NIGIN MURUB₄ GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U [... GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| 7 | SIG LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ 15 11.30 [... GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin x GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A n n] | |
| 8 | sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 17 SI ⸢GIN⸣ [... GE₆ 19 | |
| 9 | ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ RIN₂] | |
| 10 | [(RIN₂)]-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃⸣ [SIG ...] | |
| 11 | SI u MAR GIB ULU₃ GIN ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | ina še-ri₃ DIR u IM.DUGUD AN ⸢ŠU₂⸣-[im ...] | |
| 13 | 28 11.40 KUR DIR NU PAP SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | 3(BAN₂) 4 1/2 qa ZU₂.LUM TA 1 [...] | |
| 15 | ⸢kas₃⸣ 1 GUR 1 ⸢PI⸣ sah-le₁₀ [...] | |
| 16 | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | MU 1 ME 59.⸢KAM₂⸣ [...] | |
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