-94 (X300940)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -94 |
|---|---|
| ID | X300940 |
| Museum no. | BM 35721 |
| 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' | at noon, thick rain, the north wind blew ... [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [fr]om the 8th to the end of the month, 2 pānu 3 sūtu; mustard, 1 kurru 1 pānu [... Jupiter] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | reached [Vir]go; Venus was in Taurus; on the 18th, Venus reached Gemini [...] |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | the 6th (and) 7th, it receded 3 fingers, total: 2 was the na (gauge); until the end of the month, it remained constant. [That] month, [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | Month II, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 18°; clouds, I did not watch. Night of the 1st (and) the 1st, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis. Around [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | The 6th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of β Virginis, the moon being 1 [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | The 8th, thin clouds were in the sky; at noon, the sun was surrounded by a halo which was not closed; the north wind blew. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moo[n ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | Around the 9th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east ..., omitted; clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. The 10th, very overcast; at noon, the sun [was surrounded] by a ha[lo ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, π Scorpii was not seen together with the moon because of mist; mist covered the sky [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | first part of the night, Venus was 3 cubits below β Geminorum. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 9°, measured. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 3°, measured (despite) mist. The 14th, [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [Ni]ght of the 17th, very overcast; in the morning watch, rain shower; last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of δ Capricorni; γ Capricorni was not visible [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [The 1]9th, very overcast; in the morning, a little rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above Mars, the moon being a little [to ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [the moon] having passed 8 fingers to the east. Night of the 23rd?,last part of the night, the moon was 2? cubits below α Arietis, the moon being [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [... Night] of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α Tauri, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the m[oon ...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] 5 sūtu 1 qa; new ones, from the 22nd to the end of the month, 3 pānu; da[tes, ...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] 5 qa (and) one-fourth; wool, 1 1/2 minas. At that time, [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | [AN].⸢BAR₇⸣ AN kab-bar SI GIN ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢TA⸣ 8 EN TIL ITU 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) kas₃ 1 GUR 1(BARIG) [... MUL₂.BABBAR] | |
| 3' | ⸢ABSIN⸣ KUR-ad₂ dele-bat ina MUL₂.MUL₂ in 18 dele-bat ⸢MAŠ.MAŠ⸣ KUR-⸢ad₂⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | 6 7 3 SI LAL PAP 2 na EN TIL ITU GUB-uz ⸢ITU⸣ [BI ...] | |
| 5' | {⸢itu⸣}GU₄ 1 18 na-su DIR NU PAP GE₆ 1 1 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 2 [...] | |
| 6' | ⸢sin⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI LUGAL 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ in [...] | |
| 7' | 6 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 [...] | |
| 8' | 8 DIR SAL AN ZA AN.BAR₇ šamaš₂ TUR₃ NU KAD₂ NIGIN SI GIN GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | in 9 GU₄.UD ina NIM UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB DIR AN ZA SI GIN 10 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN.BAR₇ šamaš₂ ⸢TUR₃⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ MUL₂-SIG-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB KI sin la-pan₃ a-kam₂ NU IGI a-kam₂ AN ŠU₂-⸢im⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 KUŠ₃ 13 9 ŠU₂ muš GE₆ 14 3 GE₆ a-kam₂ muš 14 [...] | |
| 12' | ⸢GE₆⸣ 17 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ U₄.ZAL AN UTAH ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ SUHUR-IGI NU IGI [...] | |
| 13' | 19 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina še-ri₃ AN UTAH i-ṣa SI GIN GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin e AN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa [ana x x ...] | |
| 14' | [sin] 8 SI ana NIM DIB GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin [...] | |
| 15' | [x GE₆] 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ is-le₁₀ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | [...] 5(BAN₂) 1 qa⸣ GIBIL{meš} TA 22 EN TIL ITU 3(BARIG) PI ZU₂.[LUM ...] | |
| 17' | [...] 5 qa 4-ʾu-u₂ SIG₂{hi.a} 1 1/2 MA.NA i-nu-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | |
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