-109B (X301092)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -109B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301092 |
| Museum no. | BM 34986 |
| 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 20th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [behind θ] Leonis, the moon being 7 1/2 cubits [low to the south ...] Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below β [Virginis ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon] stood [x]+1/2 cubits [in front of Saturn] to the west, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night], the moon was [...] below α Librae [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... the equi]valent was: barley, 2 pānu 1 sūtu 2 qa; dates, [... until the midd]le of the month, 2 pānu 3 sūtu; until the 20+[xth, ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... of the mo]nth, in Sagittarius; Saturn was in Libra; Mars was in Taurus; [Mercury, which had set], was not visible. That month, the river level [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... [...] of the 19th day ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'–o 8'8' | [... the] position of [satrap] of Babylonia, to Seleucia which is on [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [Month IX, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ... in the path of the stars of] Enlil in the area of Leo ... [...] ... to the area of [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] cubits. Night of the 6th, clouds were in the sky; the comet [...] β Capricorni [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [... Ni]ght of the 7th, very overcast; first part of the night, rain shower. The 7th, clouds crossed the sky, it [thundered] once or twice [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 3 1/2 cubits below α Arietis, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west; the north? wind blew? [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [... Night] of the 10th?, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ GIŠ].⸢KUN⸣-A 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 7 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana [ULU₃ SIG ...] GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ⸢GIR₃⸣-[ar₂-ša₂-A n n ...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI GENNA x]+1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ ⸢SIG⸣ [... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂] sin SIG RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ n n ...] | |
| 4' | [... KI].LAM še-im 2(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) 2 qa ZU₂ [... EN] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ ITU 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) EN 20+[x ...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢ITU⸣ ina PA GENNA ina RIN₂ AN ina MUL₂.MUL₂ [GU₄.UD ša₂ ŠU₂-u₂] NU IGI ITU BI ILLU [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ E₂ ana 2-šu₂ ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] ME ša₂ U₄ 19.KAM₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [... mu-ma-ʾi-ir]-ru-ut KUR URI{ki} ana {uru}se-lu-[ke-ʾa]-a ša₂ ana muh-hi [...] | |
| 8' | {[itu}GAN 30 ... ina KASKAL šu-ut] {d}en-lil₂ ina KI {mul₂}UR.⸢A x x x⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ ana KI {mul₂}[x ...] | |
| 9' | [...] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 6 DIR AN ZA {mul₂}⸢ṣal-lum-mu-u₂⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ SI-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 7 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ USAN AN UTAH 7 DIR AN ⸢DIB⸣ U 1-šu₂ 2-šu₂ [GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB ...] | |
| 11' | [... GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin] ⸢SIG⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana ŠU₂ LAL ⸢SI GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [... GE₆] 10 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI ⸢MUL₂⸣-[x ...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | |
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