-111B (X301112)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -111B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301112 |
| Museum no. | BM 46029 + 46035 + 46084 |
| 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' | [...] 26th? ... [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] of day [it cleared] from south to nor[th ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... 1] ⸢kurru⸣ 2 pānu 3 sūtu; cress, 2 pānu; sesame, [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] reached Cancer; around the 15th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the west in the beginning of Ca[ncer ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] there was [... in? ...a]nna on the river bank. That month, ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] the city of Nisibis which is between [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] them together with their heavy possessions ... [...] |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | [...] ... withdrew backwards [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... mea]sured. Night of the 1st, first sic part of the night, Venus was 20 fingers above α Tauri. Ni[ght ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] 7 cubits; last part of the night, Venus was 2 2/3 cubits below Jupiter. Night of the 5th, beg[inning? of the night, ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was n cubi]ts [behind γ Virginis], the moon being 4 cubits low to the south; ZI IR. Night of the 7th, beginning of the ni[ght, ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] 1/2 cubit low to the south; ZI IR. The 8th, solstice; I did not watch. Night of the 9th, [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... Night of the 10th, ...] two thirds of the disk to the south, a third of the disk to [the north, α Scorpii entered the moon ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] The 12th?, ZI IR. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 4°, measured (despite) mist; [lunar] eclipse [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] sunrise to moonset: 11°, measured; the north wind which was set to the west side blew. The 10+[xth, ...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] became visible. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was 2+[x cubits] above Mars [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] 2 cubits [...] ... The 20th, a gusty north wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [... Night of the 24th], last part of the night, the moon was [...] below [β/ζ ] Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [...] 1 cubit [...] ..., the moon being a little [...] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [...] having passed to the east. Night of the 20+[xth, ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit ... α Tauri, the m[oon being ... high to the north ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] cubits?. The 21st, ZI IR. Ni[ght? ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] high to the north. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the m[oon ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Night of the 26th, ZI] IR; last part of the night, the moon was 5 [cubits] below ε Leonis [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... 1] ⸢kurru⸣? 3? sūtu; the 5th, 6th, (and) 7th, 1 kurru; from the 8th [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] 4 s¹t; wool, 2 minas. At that time, Jupiter and [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] it receded 2/3 cubit, total: 33 was the na (gauge). The water of the river was red [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] ... and the satrap of Babylonia from Seleuc[ia ...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... Baby]lon, the assembly of the Esangila provided 4 sheep sacrifices at the ‘Gate of the Son [of the Prince’ ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... for] the satrap of Babylonia as offerings. 2 sheep sacrifices as offerings? [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] ... That month, (there was) an attack of the Arabs as before. The general, the [...] |
| Reverse [11:13] r 12'12'–r 13'13' | [...] these? troops defeated the Arabs. Di'u-disease [...] among the cattle of Babylonia [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [Month V, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... (the moon) was] low to the sun; the moon was 2 cubits in front of α Virginis, the moon being 2 cubits high to the north. The 1st, last appearance of Saturn in Virgo [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [... Z]I IR. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of β Scorpii. The 4th, ZI IR. Night of the 5th, beginn[ing of the night, ...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [... Night of the 8th, beginning of the ni]ght, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of β Capricorni, the moon being 2 [cubits] low to the south. The 8th, ZI IR. Night of the 9th, [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] cubits high to the north; last part of the night, Venus was [...] below ε Leonis; ZI IR. Night of the 11th, [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [... Night of the 14th, beginning of the night, the moon was ...] in front of η Pis[cium ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] 26 x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ME TA ULU₃ ana ⸢SI⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢GUR⸣ 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) sah-le₁₀ 2(BARIG) PI ŠE.GIŠ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢ALLA⸣ KUR in 15 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina SAG ⸢ALLA⸣ [ŠU₂ ...] | |
| 5' | [... ŠU].⸢AN⸣.NA{ki} ina GU₂ ID₂ GAL₂-ši ITU BI ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...]-ik {uru}na-ṣi-bi-in ša₂ ina bi-rit [...] | |
| 7' | [... x]-šu₂-nu-tu₄ EN NIG₂.ŠU{meš}šu₂-nu DUGUD ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣ u te a ma ut tu ana ar₂-šu₂ LAL-is [...] | |
| 9' | {[itu}SIG 1 ...] ⸢muš⸣ GE₆ 1 USAN dele-bat e is-le₁₀ 20 SI ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] 7 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂.BABBAR 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 5 ⸢SAG⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [... GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN n ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ZI IR GE₆ 7 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ZI IR 8 šamaš₂ GUB NU PAP GE₆ 9 [...] | |
| 13' | [... GE₆ 10 ...] ⸢x⸣ 2-ta ŠU{ii} HAB-rat ana ULU₃ šal-šu₂ HAB-rat ana [SI SI₄ ana ŠA₃ sin KU₄ ...] | |
| 14' | [...] 12 ZI IR 13 4 ŠU₂ a-kam₂ muš AN.⸢KU₁₀⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 11 na muš SI ša₂ PA MAR GAR GIN 10+[x ...] | |
| 16' | [...] IGI GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin e AN 2+[x KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ 20 SI ŠAR₂ GIN [...] | |
| 18' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-[ša₂-x n n ...] | |
| 19' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa [ana x x ...] | |
| 20' | [... ana] ⸢NIM⸣ DIB GE₆ 20+[x ...] | |
| 21' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin x] ⸢is-le₁₀⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ n n ana SI NIM ...] | |
| 2' | [...] KUŠ₃ 21 ZI IR ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... ana] ⸢SI⸣ NIM GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 26 ZI] IR ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG SAG-A 5 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢GUR⸣ 3(BAN₂) 5 6 7 1 GUR ⸢TA 8 [...] | |
| 6' | [...] 4(BAN₂) SIG₂{hi.a} 2 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 2/3 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP 33 na A{meš} ID₂ SA₅-⸢uʾ⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣ u {lu₂}mu-ma-ʾi-ir KUR URI{ki} TA {uru}se-lu-⸢ke⸣-[ʾa-a ...] | |
| 9' | [... E]{ki} {lu₂}UKKIN ša₂ E₂.SAG.GIL₂ 4 UDU.SISKUR{meš} ina KA₂.DUMU.[NUN.NA ...] | |
| 10' | [... {lu₂}mu]-ma-ʾi-ir KUR URI{ki} NIDBA GUB-uʾ 2 UDU.SISKUR ⸢NIDBA⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ITU BI ZI-ut {lu₂}ar-ba-a-a GIM IGI-u₂ {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂-ni {lu₂}⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢ERIN₂⸣-ni šu₂-nu-tu₂ {lu₂}ar-ba-a-a GAZ-uʾ di-ʾu ina GU₄{meš} ša₂ KUR URI{[ki} ...] | |
| 13' | {[itu}NE 1 ...] ⸢ana⸣ šamaš₂ SIG sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 1 ŠU₂ ša₂ GENNA ina ABSIN [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢ZI⸣ IR GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-⸢e⸣-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1 KUŠ₃ 4 ZI IR GE₆ 5 ⸢SAG⸣ [GE₆ ...] | |
| 15' | [... GE₆ 8 SAG] ⸢GE₆⸣ sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 [KUŠ₃ ana] ULU₃ SIG 8 ZI IR GE₆ 9 [...] | |
| 16' | [...] KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ⸢SAG⸣-[A n n] ⸢ZI IR GE₆ 11 [...] | |
| 17' | [... GE₆ 14 SAG GE₆ sin] ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-[nu-nu n n ...] | |
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