-107A (X301071)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -107A |
|---|---|
| ID | X301071 |
| Museum no. | BM 34872 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [in front of] γ Virginis, the m[oon being ... low to the south ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [below? S]aturn. Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of β [Scorpii ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... Night] of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 2/3 cubits above θ Ophiuchi, the moon being ½ cubit back to the west [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 14th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits behind β Capricorni. The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 1° 40', measured. Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 6° 30'; I did not watch [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] The 16th, sunset to setting of Mercury: 15°. Around the 18th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Leo. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below η [Piscium ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the m]oon was 2 cubits in front of β Tauri, the moon being 3 2/3 cubits low to the south, [it stood] 2/3 [cubit] behind Mars [to the east ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] the moon being 5 cubits low to the south. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits behind β Geminorum [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... That month, the equivalent was: b]arley, from the 1st to the 11th, 2 pānu; from the 12th to the 14th, 1 pānu 3+[x sūtu ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] 3 qa; cress, 1 pānu; sesame, 3 sūtu 3 qa and one-fourth [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... Mars was in T]aurus. That month, the river level receded 1 cubit, total: 31+[x was the na (gauge) ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] of Kār-Aššur which before [...] |
| Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'– | [...] which is on the Tig[ris ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... x]+1 cubits ... [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] 3 cu[bits ...] ε Leonis [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] Night of the 24th, last part [of the night ...] |
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' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI] DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ n n ana ULU₃ SIG ...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin SIG] ⸢GENNA⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-e-ša₂-[SAG-GIR₂.TAB n n ...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆] 10 SAG GE₆ sin e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ [LAL ...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 14 SAG GE₆ sin] ar₂ SI-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ 14 1.40 ŠU₂ muš GE₆ 15 6.30 ME NU PAP [...] | |
| 6' | [...] 16 15 na ša₂ GU₄.UD in 18 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina A ŠU₂ GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ⸢MUL₂⸣-[KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu n n ...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂] ⸢sin⸣ ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ar₂ AN 2/3 [KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB ...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢sin⸣ 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [... ITU BI KI.LAM] ⸢še⸣-im TA 1 EN 11 2(BARIG) PI TA 12 EN 14 1(BARIG) 3+n(BAN₂) ...] | |
| 10' | [...] 3 qa sah-le₁₀ 1 PI ŠE.GIŠ 3(BAN₂) 3 qa u₃ 4-[ʾu-u₂ ...] | |
| 11' | [... AN ina] ⸢MUL₂.MUL₂ ITU⸣ BI ILLU 1 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP 31+[x na ...] | |
| 12' | [...] ša₂ {uru}kar-aš-šur{ki} ša₂ ina IGI-ma [...] | |
| 13' | [...] ša₂ ana muh-hi {id₂}⸢IDIGNA⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... x]+1 KUŠ₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢SAG⸣-A 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] A ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂⸣ [...] | |
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