-110 (X301100)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -110 |
|---|---|
| ID | X301100 |
| Museum no. | BM 34727 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [... Arsaces kin]g of kings [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] ... Night of the 2nd, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind α Virginis [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] low to the south. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of α Librae, the moon being 1? [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] ... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit above α Scorpii. The 6th, the north wind blew. Night of the 7th, beginning of the ni[ght, ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits below β Capricorni, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] above γ Capri[corni ...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [... Night of the 15th,] last part of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit in front of η Piscium, the moon being 2/3 cubit low to the south. Night of the 16th, [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [in front of α] Tauri, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits high to the north. The 18th, haze covered the sky, ... [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of η Geminorum. The 20th, gusty north wind. Night of the 21st, last [part of the night, ...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] 1/2 cubit below Jupiter. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of δ [Cancri ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... Night] of the 26th, first part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits below β Librae. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 9°; when I watched I did not see it; around the 27th, Mercury’s [last appearance in the west in the end of Virgo ...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] kurru; cress, until the middle of the month, 1 pānu 2 sūtu, until the end of the month, 1 pānu 5 qa; sesame, in the beginning of the month, [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... ar]ound the 4th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Virgo; around the 27th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in the end of Virgo; around the 14th, Saturn’s last appearance in Virgo [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] its ... was filled with silt, the sun saw its ... from above of [...] |
| Reverse [13:15] r 14'14'–r 15'15' | [...] ... with highm towards the land of Habigalbat because of .... I heard [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] The 1st, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 4 1/2 cubits below β Librae, the moon having passed a little [to the east], [it stood] 2+[x cubits] in front of Venus [to the west ...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] a little low to the south. Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of γ Capricorni [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [...]... The 11th, moonset to sunrise: 16° 30', I did not watch. The 12th, sunrise to moonset: 30'; the north wind [blew?]. Night of the 13th, [sunset to moonrise:] 2+[x° ...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [...] Night of the 14th?, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind [...] |
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) |
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| r | ||
| 1' | [... {m}ar-ša₂-ka-a] ⸢LUGAL⸣ LUGAL{meš} [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ 2 sin ar₂ ⸢SA₄⸣-[ša₂]-ABSIN 2 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [x] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... ana] ⸢ULU₃⸣ SIG GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI ⸢RIN₂⸣-[ša₂]-ULU₃ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin e SI₄ 2/3 KUŠ₃ 6 SI GIN GE₆ 7 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin] ⸢SIG⸣ SI-MAŠ₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-⸢SUHUR⸣-[MAŠ₂ n n ...] | |
| 6' | [... GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 16 [...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI is]-le₁₀ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 18 hi-il AN-u₂ ŠU₂-im UD [...] | |
| 8' | [...] GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ 20 SI ŠAR₂ GE₆ 21 ina [ZALAG₂ ...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ SIG MUL₂.BABBAR 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-[ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ n n ...] | |
| 10' | [... GE₆] 26 USAN dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 4 KUŠ₃ 27 9 KUR ki PAP NU IGI in 27 GU₄.UD [ina ŠU₂ ina TIL ABSIN ŠU₂ ...] | |
| 11' | [...] GUR sah-le₁₀ EN MURUB₄ ITU 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 1 PI 5 qa ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ ina SAG ITU [...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢in⸣ 4 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ABSIN IGI in 27 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina TIL ABSIN ŠU₂ in 14 GENNA ina ABSIN ŠU₂ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] x BA-šu₂ sa-ki-ki SA₅ GAN₂-su {d}UTU-ši ⸢IGI⸣-mar TA AN.TA [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢it⸣-ti-šu₂ ana tar-ṣa KUR ha-bi-gal-bat-u₂ aš₂-šu₂ LU₂.NE TUH{meš} al-te-[me ...] | |
| 15' | {[itu}KIN 1 ...] 1 SI GIN GE₆ 2 sin SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa [ana NIM] DIB ina IGI dele-bat 2+[x KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB ...] | |
| 16' | [... i]-⸢ṣa⸣ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-⸢SUHUR⸣-MAŠ₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 11 16.30 ŠU₂ NU PAP 12 30 NINDA na SI [GIN] GE₆ 13 2+[x GE₆ ...] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢GE₆ 14 ina ZALAG₂ sin ⸢ar₂ x⸣ [...] | |
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