-111C (X301113)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -111C |
|---|---|
| ID | X301113 |
| Museum no. | BM 46127 |
| 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' | [...] cress, 2 pānu; sesame, [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... Sat]urn was in Virgo; Mars was in Aquarius; on the 10th, Mars [reached] Pisces [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] ... Mitradatā, the chief [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] them together with their heavy possessions [...] |
| Obverse [5:7] o 6'6'–o 7'7' | [...] withdrew backwards. Media ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... Venus] was 20 fingers [above α] Tauri. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind α Leonis, the moon being 1 1/2 [cubits low to the south ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was x]+1/2 cubits [behind? β Virginis], the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south, [...] below [Saturn ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] low to the south. The 7th, gusty north wind, ZI IR. Ni[ght? ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] ZI IR. Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the m[oon was ... α Scorpii ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] the moon being 1 cubit 4 fingers to [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢sah⸣-le₁₀ 2(BARIG) PI ŠE.GIŠ.⸢I₃⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ina ABSIN AN ina GU in 10 AN zib{⸢me⸣} [KUR-ad₂ ...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ {m}mi-it-ra-da-⸢ta⸣-a {lu₂}⸢GAL⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣-šu₂-nu-tu₂ EN NIG₂.ŠU{meš}šu₂-nu DUGUD-tu₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ana ar₂-šu₂ LAL-is KUR ma-da-a-a at ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | {[itu}SIG 1 ... dele-bat e is]-le₁₀ 20 SI GE₆ 3 sin ⸢ar₂⸣ LUGAL 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A x]+1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG SIG [GENNA n n ...] | |
| 9' | [... ana] ⸢ULU₃⸣ SIG 7 SI ŠAR₂ ZI IR ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] ZI IR GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin⸣ [x SI₄ n n ...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢sin⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 ⸢SI ana⸣ [x x ...] | |
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