-99C (X300993)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -99C |
|---|---|
| ID | X300993 |
| Museum no. | BM 140677 |
| 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 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Year 212, month VIII, Venus and Saturn were in Capricorn. Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Venus was |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | 2/3 cubit below Saturn. Month X, around the 2nd, Sirius’ acronychal rising. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Around the 2nd, Saturn’s last appearance in the end of Capricorn; I did not watch. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Year 213, month I, the 4th, Mars became stationary in Sagittarius in the first stationary point. Night of the 14th, when the moon |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | came out, it was eclipsed 3 fingers on the east side in the end of Libra, 2 cubits behind α Librae; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | in its eclipse, Jupiter in Gemini and Sirius stood there. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Month II, night of the 14th, Mercury was in Gemini 1 cubit 8 fingers above Jupiter, Mercury being 4 fingers back to the west. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Around the 18th, Mars’ acronychal rising in Scorpius. Around the 18th, Sirius’ last appearance; I did not watch. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Month IV, night of the 10th, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Scorpii, 2 fingers behind Mars, it was as if it had come out of its southern horn. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Night of the 27th, last part of the night, Venus was in Gemini 10 fingers below Jupiter, Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Month VII, night of the 14th, lunar eclipse in Aries; when it began on the east side, it became all covered; |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | in its eclipse, Jupiter in Cancer and Sirius stood there. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Month VIII, night of the 19th, first part of the night, Mars in Aquarius was 6 fingers below Saturn. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Month X, around the 2nd, Jupiter’s acronychal rising in Cancer; Mars was in Pisces. The 12th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | in Capricorn. The 17th, Venus’ first appearance in the west in Capricorn. Night of the 21st, first part of the night, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Mercury in Aquarius was 2/3 cubit above Saturn. Around the 25th, Saturn’s [last appearance in] Aquarius. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717– | Around the 27th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Aquarius. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Month XII, night of the xth, Satu]rn in Aquarius was 1/2 cubit above Mercury, (Saturn) having passed 6 fingers to the east, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | rising of Saturn to sunrise: [n°], (ideal) first appearance on the 7th. The 12th, Mercury’s passing by |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | of Saturn I did not watch because of clouds. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Month XII₂, night of the 14th, lunar eclipse; when it began on the north and east side, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | it made (an eclipse) for more than a third of the disk; in its eclipse, Jupiter |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | in Cancer stood there; during onset, Mars and Venus set in Taurus; during clearing, Sirius set; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | (the moon) became eclipsed in Libra. Night of the 18th, first part of the night, Venus in Taurus was |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | 1 finger in front of Mars, it came close. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Year 214, month I, night of the 14th, first part of the night, Mercury |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | in Gemini was 1/2 cubit above Mars, Mercury having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Month II, around the 6th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Gemini; I did not watch. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Around the 6th, Mars’ last appearance in Gemini. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢MU⸣ 2 ME 12.KAM₂ APIN dele-bat u ⸢GENNA ina MAŠ₂⸣ GE₆ 25 USAN dele-bat | |
| 2 | ⸢SIG⸣ GENNA 2/3 KUŠ₃ AB in 2 KAK.BAN ana ME E-a | |
| 3 | in 2 GENNA ina TIL MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ NU PAP | |
| 4 | MU 2 ME 13.KAM₂ BAR 4 AN ina PA ina UŠ IGI-tu₂ UŠ GE₆ 14 sin | |
| 5 | ki E-a 3 SI A₂ KUR ina TIL RIN₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ | |
| 6 | a-dir ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ.MAŠ u {mul₂}KAK.SI.SA₂ GUB{meš} | |
| 7 | GU₄ GE₆ 14 GU₄.UD ina MAŠ.MAŠ e MUL₂.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI GU₄.UD 4 SI ana ŠU₂ LAL | |
| 8 | in 18 AN ina GIR₂.TAB ana ME E-a in 18 ⸢KAK.BAN⸣ ŠU₂ NU PAP | |
| 9 | ŠU GE₆ 10 sin ar₂ ⸢SI₄⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ AN 2 SI ana ša₂ TA SI-šu₂ ša₂ ULU₃ e ma-šil | |
| 10 | GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat ina MAŠ.MAŠ SIG MUL₂.BABBAR 10 SI dele-bat 2 SI ana NIM DIB | |
| 11 | DU₆ GE₆ 14 sin AN.KU₁₀ ina HUN A₂ KUR ki TAB-u₂ gab-bi ŠU₂-im | |
| 12 | ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina ALLA u {mul₂}KAK.SI.SA₂ GUB{meš} | |
| 13 | APIN GE₆ 19 USAN AN ina GU SIG GENNA 6 SI | |
| 14 | AB in 2 MUL₂.BABBAR ina ALLA ana ME E-a AN ina zib{me} 12 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ | |
| 15 | ina MAŠ₂ IGI 17 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ₂ IGI GE₆ 21 USAN | |
| 16 | GU₄.UD ina GU e GENNA 2/3 KUŠ₃ in 25 ⸢GENNA⸣ [ina] ⸢GU⸣ [ŠU₂] | |
| 17 | in 27 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina GU ŠU₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ŠE GE₆ x] ⸢GENNA⸣ ina GU 1/2 KUŠ₃ e GU₄.UD 6 SI ana NIM DIB | |
| 2 | [n] ⸢na-su⸣ in 7 IGI 12 DIB-qa ša₂ GU₄.UD | |
| 3 | ⸢KI⸣ GENNA la-pan₃ DIR NU PAP | |
| 4 | DIR.ŠE GE₆ 14 sin AN.KU₁₀ A₂ SI u KUR ki TAB-u₂ | |
| 5 | al-la šal-šu₂ HAB-rat DIR GAR-an ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR | |
| 6 | ina ALLA ⸢GUB⸣ ina GAR AN u dele-bat ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂-u₂ ina ZALAG₂ {mul₂}KAK.SI.SA₂ ŠU₂ | |
| 7 | ina RIN₂ a-dir GE₆ 18 USAN dele-bat ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ina IGI | |
| 8 | AN 1 SI TE | |
| 9 | MU 2 ME 14.KAM₂ BAR GE₆ 14 USAN GU₄.UD | |
| 10 | ina MAŠ.MAŠ e AN 1/2 KUŠ₃ GU₄.UD 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB | |
| 11 | GU₄ in 6 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ NU PAP | |
| 12 | in 6 AN ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ | |
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