-111D1 (X301114)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -111D1 |
|---|---|
| ID | X301114 |
| Museum no. | BM 46196 |
| 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' | [... beginning] of the night, the moon was [...] in [front of ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... Night of the 6th, beginn]ing of the night, the moon was [...] behind γ Vir[ginis ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] cubits low to the south; all night ZI I[R ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, two]-thirds of the disk to the south, a third of the disk to the north, α Scorpii [entered the moon ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] moonset to sunrise: 4° 40', measured (despite) mist; lunar eclipse which was omitted; at 1.x° [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] blew. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 12°, measured; last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind δ [Capricorni ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] having passed to the east; last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit below ζ Tauri. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, [the moon was] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | 2 1/2 cubits [in front of η Pis]cium. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the m[oon was ... β Arietis (...)] The 21st, gusty north and west winds blew. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the m[oon ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] gusty north and west winds blew. Night of the 23rd(error for 24th), last part of the night, the m[oon was] 1 cubit 6 fingers [below] β Tauri, [it stood] 2 cubits behind Jupiter [to the east ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [... Night] of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit above η Geminorum [(...)]; last part of the night, Venus was [...] below [η Geminorum,] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [Ven]us having passed 4 fingers to the east. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind β Geminorum; |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [last part of] the night, Venus was 1 cubit below μ Geminorum, Venus being 4 fingers [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] strong gusty [... and] west winds blew. That month, the equivalent was: barley, [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [... wool, x]+1 1/2 minas. At that time, Jupiter and Venus were in Taurus; around the 17th, [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] That month, [there was] ‘fall’ of cattle as before [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [... SAG] ⸢GE₆ sin⸣ ina [IGI ...] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 6 ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-⸢IGI⸣-[ABSIN n n ...] | |
| 3' | [...] KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG kal GE₆ ZI ⸢IR⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ ... 2-⸢ta⸣ ŠU{ii} HAB-rat ana ULU₃ šal-šu₂ HAB-rat ana SI SI₄ [ana ŠA₃ sin KU₄ ...] | |
| 5' | [...] 4.40 ŠU₂ a-kam₂ muš AN.KU₁₀ sin ša₂ DIB in 1 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [... x]{⸢meš⸣} GIN-uʾ GE₆ 15 12 GE₆ muš ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-⸢ar₂⸣-[ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ n n ...] | |
| 7' | [... ana] ⸢NIM⸣ DIB ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ [sin] | |
| 8' | [ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR]-⸢nu⸣-nu 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin⸣ [x MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN n n (...)] 21 SI u MAR ŠAR₂{meš} GIN-uʾ GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [x x] | |
| 9' | [...] SI u MAR ŠAR₂{meš} GIN-uʾ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [SIG] ⸢ŠUR-GIGIR⸣-ša₂-SI 1 KUŠ₃ 6 SI ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana NIM GUB] | |
| 10' | [... GE₆] 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ [(...)] ⸢ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂⸣-[IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-(MAŠ.MAŠ)] | |
| 11' | [MAŠ.MAŠ n n dele]-⸢bat⸣ 4 SI ana NIM DIB GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ n n ...] | |
| 12' | [ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 ⸢SI⸣ [ana ...] | |
| 13' | [... u] ⸢MAR⸣ ŠAR₂{meš} KALAG{meš} GIN-uʾ ITU BI KI.LAM še-im [...] | |
| 14' | [... x]+1 1/2 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u dele-bat ina MUL₂.MUL₂ in 17 [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢ITU BI⸣ ŠUB-ti₃ AB₂.GU₄{hi.a} GIM IGI-u₂ [...] | |
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