-107B (X301072)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -107B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301072 |
| Museum no. | BM 35601 |
| 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' | [... x]+2 1/2 cubits high to the north |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... x]+1° before sunset. Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 2° 20'; I did not watch |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was] 20 fingers [above] γ Geminorum, the moon having passed a little to the east |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Night] of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits below δ Cancri |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] cubits, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind θ Leonis |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... x]+29° before sunset. Night of the 29th, first part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits above α Scorpii |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] ...; wool, 2 minas. At that time, around the 19th, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] That month, the river level, until the middle of the month, receded 8 fingers |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] ... the river [...] ... |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] ... [...] highs son ... and the cities |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] ... of the general of Babylonia the river ... |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] ... went?. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 15'15'– | [...] ... That month, many people [... as] before of disease ... [...] |
| Top [0:2] t.e. 1't.e. 1'– | [...] king of kings. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 1'r.e. 1'–r.e. 1'r.e. 1' | [... of year 2]04 from month I until the end of month VI. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 2' | [... x]+2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM | |
| 3' | [... x]+1 ME ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ GE₆ 15 2.20 ME NU PAP | |
| 4' | [...] sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin e] MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 20 SI sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB | |
| 6' | [... GE₆] 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 7' | [...] KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ GIŠ.KUN-A 1 KUŠ₃ | |
| 8' | [... x]+29 ME ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ GE₆ 29 USAN dele-bat e SI₄ 2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣ SIG₂{hi.a} 2 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ in 19 | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢ITU⸣ BI ILLU EN MURUB₄ ITU 8 SI LAL | |
| 11' | [... a]-na ID₂ [x x] bir-ra-a [x x] ⸢x⸣ tu₂ | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] DUMU-šu₂ ⸢x⸣ [x] u URU{meš} | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x⸣ BI ša₂ {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂{meš} KUR URI{ki} ID₂.hi-šal-la | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ A ⸢x x x⸣ ZI ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢GIN⸣-uʾ | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢uʾ⸣ ITU BI {⸢lu₂⸣}UN{meš} MAH{meš} [x] IGI-u₂ ina GIG x [x x] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1' | [...] LUGAL LUGAL{meš} | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1' | [... ša₂ MU 2 ME 4.KAM₂ ⸢TA {itu}BAR EN TIL {itu}KIN⸣ | |
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