-104 (X301040)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -104 |
|---|---|
| ID | X301040 |
| Museum no. | BM 35566 |
| 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 | [Month VI,] (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 17°; it was bright, measured, 2? cubits behind Venus, the moon being [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | high to the north. Night of the 2nd, the moon was [...] in front of α Virginis, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | the moon being 1/2 cubit high to the north. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2 cubits below |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | β Librae, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind β Scorpii, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | the moon being 2? cubits high to the north. Night of the 5th, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | <the moon> was 1 cubit in front of θ Ophiuchi, the moon being 2? cubits high to the north, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | 1 cubit 6 fingers [behind] Saturn, 3 1/2 cubits in front of Jupiter, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | the moon being 2 cubits high to the north; |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | first part of the night, Mars was [n] fingers? below α Librae. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Night of the 8th, the moon was 2? cubits in front of β Capricorni, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. Night of the 10th, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | <the moon> was 1 cubit behind δ Capricorni, the moon being 1 cubit |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414– | high to the north. Night |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | sesame, 1 sūtu 3 1/2 qa; |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | the river level, from the 3rd to the 10th, <...> 1 cubit, 29 was the na (gauge). |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | barley, until the 6th, 2 pānu 3 qa |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | dates, the 1st (and) 2nd, 2 pānu; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | from the 3rd to the 10th, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [1 pānu] 5 sūtu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [KIN] 30 17 KUR₄ muš ar₂ dele-bat 2 KUŠ₃ sin n n] | |
| 2 | [ana] SI NIM GE₆ 2 sin ina IGI ⸢SA₄⸣ n n] | |
| 3 | sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 3 sin ⸢SIG⸣ | |
| 4 | RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB | |
| 5 | GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢ar₂⸣ MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB | |
| 6 | 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 ⸢KUŠ₃ ana⸣ SI NIM GE₆ 5 | |
| 7 | <sin> ina IGI šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana SI NIM | |
| 8 | [ar₂] GENNA 1 KUŠ₃ 6 SI ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR | |
| 9 | 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM | |
| 10 | ⸢USAN AN SIG⸣ RIN₂-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ [n] ⸢SI⸣ | |
| 11 | GE₆ 8 sin ina IGI SI-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 12 | sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 10 | |
| 13 | <sin> ar₂ SUHUR-ar₂ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ | |
| 14 | ana SI NIM GE₆ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ŠE.GIŠ 1(BAN₂) 3 1/2 qa | |
| 2 | A TA 3 EN 10 1 KUŠ₃ <x> 29 na | |
| 3 | še-im EN 6 2 PI 3 qa | |
| 4 | ZU₂.LUM 1 2 2 PI | |
| 5 | TA 3 EN 10 | |
| 6 | 1(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) | |
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