-95D (X300954)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -95D |
|---|---|
| ID | X300954 |
| Museum no. | BM 34791 |
| 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 being a little [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] The 14th, [...] 2° 10+[x´ ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] low [to the sou]th. Night of the 19th, [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] a little [...], the north wind blew. Around the 21st, [Sirius’ last appearance ... Night of the 25th,] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [last part of the night, the moon was ] 3 cubits [below] α Arietis [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] The 28th, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the east [..., omitted ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] the 29th (and) 30th, 1 pānu 5 sūtu; dates, [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... until the e]nd of the month, 2 sūtu; wool, 1 1/2 minas [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... Mars] reached Cancer. That month, the river level, in the beginn[ing of the month ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] Seleucia which is on the Tigr[is ...] |
| Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'–o 12'12' | [...] Tigranu, son of the king of (the city) Armini, [...] the road to the city ... [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month),] sunset to moonset: [x]+2°; it was bright, earthshine, measured; it could be seen whighle (the sun) stood there; the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of α Geminorum, the moon being 2 cu[bits low to the south ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [the 1st, in the mor]ning, clouds were in the sky, slow thunder, a little large rain, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, beginn[ing of the night, ... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night,] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [the moon was] 1 cubit [below Jupi]ter, the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] be[low γ Virginis ...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] very overcast, lightning flashed, slow thunder, ... [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] ... Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was ... in] front of δ Capri[corni ...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] 3+[x mm ... α/β] Arietis [...] |
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' | [...] i sin [...] | |
| 2' | [...] 14 2.10+[x ...] | |
| 3' | [... ana] ⸢ULU₃⸣ SIG GE₆ 19 [...] | |
| 4' | [...] i-ṣa SI GIN in 21 {[mul₂}KAK.BAN ŠU₂ ... GE₆ 25 | |
| 5' | [ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂]-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] 28 GU₄.UD ina NIM ⸢UD⸣.[DA IGI DIB ...] | |
| 7' | [...] 29 30 1(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) ZU₂.⸢LUM⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [... EN] ⸢TIL⸣ ITU 2(BAN₂) SIG₂{hi.a} 1 1/2 MA.⸢NA⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [... AN] ALLA KUR ITU BI ILLU ina ⸢SAG⸣ [ITU ...] | |
| 10' | [...] {⸢uru⸣}se-lu-ke-ʾa-a ša₂ ana UGU {id₂}⸢IDIGNA⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [... {m]}⸢ti⸣-ig-ra-nu DUMU LUGAL ša₂ {uru}ar-mi-ni KASKAL ⸢ana⸣ URU DU [...] | |
| 12' | {[itu}SIG 1 x]+2 na-su KUR₄ a-pir muš ina GUB IGI sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana ULU₃ SIG ...] | |
| 13' | 1 ina še]-ri₃ DIR AN ZA GU₃ U ne₂-hi AN GAL.GAL i-ṣa SI GIN GE₆ 2 SAG⸣ [GE₆ ... GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆] | |
| 14' | [sin SIG MUL₂].⸢BABBAR⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB GE₆ 7 SAG ⸢GE₆ sin SIG⸣ [DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN ...] | |
| 15' | [...] ŠU₂.ŠU₂ GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U ne₂-hi x x [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | [GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina] ⸢IGI⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢SUHUR⸣-[MAŠ₂ n n ...] | |
| 18' | [... MUL₂-x-ša₂]-⸢SAG-HUN⸣ 3+[x n ...] | |
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