-103B (X301032)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -103B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301032 |
| Museum no. | BM 41490 |
| 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 1]7th, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the west in [Sagittarius ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] from the 1st to the 6th, 1 pānu [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] 23rd, 2 pānu 3 qa; from the 24th un[til ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... fr]om the 10th to the end of the month, 2 sūtu; wool, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... the river level ...] receded 2 fingers, total: 28 (and) half was the na (gauge); from the 11th to the 15th, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... That month, one gerseqqû-official |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] entered [Seleu]cia which is on the Tigris. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [Month IX, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month) ... Night of the 2nd, the moon ...] stood 2 1/2 cubits [behind Jupi]ter to the east; last part of the night, very overcast. The 2nd, in the morning, very overcast |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] a little large hail fell. The 4th, all day very overcast |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] having passed to the east. Around the 6th, Saturn’s first appearance in Sagittarius; clouds, I did not watch. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... bl]ew. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, clouds were in the sky |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] cubits high to the north. Around the 13th, solstice; I did not watch. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... Ni]ght of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 5° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] a little [rain show]er. Night of the 16th, |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] very overcast. Night of the 17th, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] 18th, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... of Bab]ylonia entered Babylon from Seleucia |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | ($broken$) |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | ($broken$) |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] cubits, the moon being 5? cubits? |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] last part of the night, very overcast. The 5th, all day very overcast |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... beg]inning of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] cubits, the moon being 3 cubits low to the south |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... Ni]ght of the 12th, all night very overcast |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... x]+1/2 cubit low to the south |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [... Night] of the 16th, sunset to moonrise: 5°, measured |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] ... all? [...] |
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' | [...] 17 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina [PA IGI ...] | |
| 2' | [...] TA 1 EN 6 1(BARIG) ⸢PI⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 23 2(BARIG) PI 3 qa TA 24 ⸢EN⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢TA⸣ 10 EN TIL ITU 2(BAN₂) SIG₂{hi.a} | |
| 5' | [...] 2 SI LAL PAP 28 mi-šil na TA 11 EN 15 | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ITU BI 1-en {lu₂}GIR₃.SE₃.GA-u₂ | |
| 7' | [... ana {uru}se-lu-ke]-ʾa-a ša₂ ana UGU {id₂}IDIGNA KU₄-ub | |
| 8' | [GAN 30 ... GE₆ 2 sin ... ar₂ MUL₂].⸢BABBAR⸣ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB ina ZALAG₂ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 2 ina še-ri₃ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ | |
| 9' | [...] NA₄ GAL.GAL i ŠUR-nun 4 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ | |
| 10' | [... ana] ⸢NIM⸣ DIB in 6 GENNA ina PA IGI DIR NU PAP | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢GIN⸣ GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ DIR AN ZA | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana SI NIM in 13 šamaš₂ GUB NU PAP | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 15 5.20 ME DIR NU PAP | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢UTAH⸣ i-ṣa GE₆ 16 | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢ŠU₂⸣.ŠU₂ GE₆ 17 | |
| 16' | [...] 18 | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] A | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢KUR⸣ URI{ki} TA {uru}se-lu-ke-ʾa-a ana E{ki} ⸢KU₄⸣-[ub] | |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | [...] KUŠ₃ ⸢sin 5 KUŠ₃⸣ | |
| 6' | [...] ina ZALAG₂ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 5 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin | |
| 8' | [...] KUŠ₃ sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 12 kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ | |
| 10' | [... x]+1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 11' | [... GE₆] 16 5 GE₆ muš | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ kal [x x x] | |
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