-108C (X301083)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -108C |
|---|---|
| ID | X301083 |
| Museum no. | BM 35208 |
| 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 moon? ... [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [Night of the 16th, last] part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits below η Tauri ... [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | 1 1/2 cubits in front of η Geminorum, the moon being 1/2? cubit [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | clouds were in the sky. The 20th, all day clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | The 22nd, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below ρ Leo[nis ... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | stood 2 cubits in front of Jupiter to the west, the moon being 2 2/3 cubits [low] to the south [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind γ Virginis, the moon being 3 [cubits low to the south ... Night of the 27th,] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | last part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers behind β Virginis, it looked as if it came close to it. The 20+[xth? ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | The 29th (and) 30th, the north wind blew. That month, the equivalent was: barley, 2 pānu [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | Venus, until the 25th, was in Leo, at the end of the month, in Vir[go ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | until the end of the month, at the damming [...] |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'–o 13'13' | the 16th, the general [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), [sunset to moonset:] 13° [x ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [Night] of the 8th, beginning [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' | [...] ⸢sin x⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [GE₆ 16 ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃ x⸣ [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| 3' | ⸢ina IGI⸣ MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana ...] | |
| 4' | DIR AN ZA 20 kal ME DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ [...] | |
| 5' | 22 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL n n ... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| 6' | ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR 2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ [SIG ...] | |
| 7' | GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 [KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ... GE₆ 27 | |
| 8' | ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat ar₂ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 SI aš₂-ša₂ TE-šu₂ ma-šil 20+[x ...] | |
| 9' | 29 30 SI GIN ITU BI KI.LAM še-im 2(BARIG) [...] | |
| 10' | dele-bat EN 25 ina A ina TIL ITU ina ⸢ABSIN⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | EN TIL ITU ina se-ke-[ri ...] | |
| 12' | U₄ 16 {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂{[meš} ...] | |
| 13' | {itu}DU₆ 1 13 [na-su ...] | |
| 14' | [GE₆] 8 SAG [GE₆ ...] | |
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