-95B (X300952)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -95B |
|---|---|
| ID | X300952 |
| Museum no. | BM 34979 |
| 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' | [...] night very overcast. The 8th, in the morning, [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon] stood [n] cubits 4 fingers [in front of Jupiter] to the west; first part of the night, Mercury was [...] below η Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... Night] of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Virginis [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... first] part of the night?, a rainbow stretched from the south to the east side ... [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was nn] cubits [behind θ Ophiuchi,] the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below [β Capricorni ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] Night of the 23rd, very overcast; in the middle watch, rain DUL. The 23rd, ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] when Jupiter became stationary to the west, [it became stationary 2/3 cubit in front of β Vir[ginis ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] ..., gusty south wind. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12° 20'; clouds, I did not [watch ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] the 8th?, 1 pānu 2 sūtu; until the 9th, 1 p¤n 2 sūtu 3 qa; the 10th, [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] 1/2 qa; until the 25th, 1 pānu 2 sūtu 3 qa [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... un]til the 24th, 2 sūtu; until the end of the month, 1 sūtu [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] Mars reached Gemini; around the 20th, ... [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... un]til the end of the month, 1/2 cubit [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 8 ina še-⸢ri₃⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR n] KUŠ₃ 4 SI ana ŠU₂ GUB USAN GU₄.UD SIG MUL₂.⸢MUL₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆] 12 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢USAN⸣ {d}TIR.AN.NA TA ULU₃ ana A₂ KUR GIB ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA n] KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG [SI-MAŠ₂ n n ...] | |
| 6' | [...] GE₆ 23 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ MURUB₄.BA AN DUL-hat 23 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢MUL₂⸣.BABBAR ana ŠU₂ ki-i UŠ-a 2/3 KUŠ₃ ina IGI GIR₃-⸢ar₂⸣-[ša₂-A (...) UŠ ...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ULU₃ ŠAR₂ 27 12.20 KUR DIR NU [PAP ...] | |
| 9' | [...] 8 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) EN 9 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 3 qa 10 [...] | |
| 10' | [...] 1/2 qa EN 25 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 3 qa [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢EN⸣ 24 2(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 1(BAN₂) [...] | |
| 12' | [...] AN MAŠ.MAŠ KUR-ad₂ in 20 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢EN⸣ TIL ITU 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x KAM x⸣ [...] | |
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