-95F (X300956)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -95F |
|---|---|
| ID | X300956 |
| Museum no. | BM 34754 |
| 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 [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] 1/2 cubit. The 10th, the north wind blew, ZI IR. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] when (the point) 5° behind α Cygni culminated, lunar eclipse; on [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] its eclipse had the ‘garment of the sky’ ; in its eclipse, the north wind blew; in its eclipse, Sa[turn? ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Night of the 1]5th, last part of the night, Venus was 3 1/2 cubits below β Geminorum. The 15th, the north wind blew. Night of the 1[6th, ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits [ below α] Arietis. The 18th, the north and west winds blew. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... Night of the 22nd, last part of the night,] the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above ζ Tauri, the moon having passed 2 cubits to the east [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [in front of δ Can]cri, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits high to the north, [...] above Ve[nus? ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] solar eclipse; when I watched I did not see it; at ... [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] until the middle of the month, 1 ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 1/2 KUŠ₃ 10 SI GIN ZI ⸢IR GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 5 UŠ ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-GABA-šu₂ ziq-pi sin AN.KU₁₀ ⸢A₂⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ TUG₂ AN GAR-in AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ SI GIN ina AN.KU₁₀-⸢šu₂ GENNA⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [... GE₆] 15 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ 15 SI GIN GE₆ 16 [...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂]-⸢SAG-HUN⸣ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 18 SI u MAR GIN-uʾ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin [...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂] sin e ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM ⸢DIB⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA]-⸢ša₂⸣-ULU₃ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ⸢e dele-bat⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [... AN].⸢KU₁₀⸣ šamaš₂ ki PAP NU IGI in ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] EN MURUB₄ ITU 1 ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
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