-112 (X301120)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -112 |
|---|---|
| ID | X301120 |
| Museum no. | BM 45857 |
| 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 0'o 0'–o 0'o 0' | At the command of B]ēl and Bēltīja may it go well. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | [Diary] from month VII [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] in front of θ Ophigh[uchigh ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... Mercury’s ...] first appearance in the west ..., omitted; the north wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] ... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] clouds were in the sky. Night of the 15th, first part of the night, Venus [was ... above α Scorpii ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] 1 cubit 6 fingers [... η/μ ] Geminorum. The 17th, clou[ds? ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] the moon was 1 1/2 [cubits] behind δ Cancri [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... the moon was] x cubits [...], the moon being 2 cubits low to the south, [it stood ...] in front of S[aturn to the west ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... cu]bits, the moon being 3 cubits low to the south. The 24th, all [day ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] moonrise to sunrise: [n°], it was bright, measured; all day very overcast; in the morning, one rain[bow ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] ... very overcast, the north wind blew. That month, the equivalent was: barley, until the middle [of the month, ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [... x]+2 1/2 qa; from the 20th to the 25th, 3 sūtu; until the end of the month, [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... Sat]urn and Mars were in Virgo; on the 26th, Mars reached Libra [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] ... That month, the 2nd, the satrap of Ba[bylonia ...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] they provided for highm at the ‘Gate of the Son of the Prince’ of the Esangila [...] |
| Obverse [16:18] o 16'16'–o 17'17' | [...] went out [to] Seleucia. That month, the 1+[xth day ...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [Month VIII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month) ...] sunset to moonset: [x]+5° 50'; clouds, I did not watch; the moon became visible in a cloud; it was bright [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] the moon was 1/2 cubit above δ Capricorni. The 4th, the north wind [blew? ...] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [... in] the morning and afternoon, rain shower, gusty north and west storm [...] |
| Obverse [20:21] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [...] the moon was 4 cubits in front of η Tauri, the moon being 1+[x ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [... wool,] 2 minas. At that time, Jupiter and? Venus? [...] |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | [... ] na (gauge); the 20th (and) the 21st, it rose 8 fingers, total: 15 was the na (gauge); until the end of the month, [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [Month XII2], the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 16° 30', bright, earthshine, measured; it was a little high to the sun [... Night of the 3rd, the moon was] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | 1 1/2 cubits [in front of α Tau]ri, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits high to the north, [it stood] 2 cubits in front of Venus [to the west ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] The 5th, thin clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | gusty [...] and west winds blew. Night of the 8th, all night overcast, gusty wind [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [the no]rth wind blew. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was 7 cubits below θ Leonis, the moon being 1/2 [cubit ...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] ... a little rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] watch; all night overcast. The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 4° 40'; clouds, I did not watch [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... last part of] the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of β Capricorni, the moon being 2 cubits [low to the south ...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [... Ni]ght of the 25th, last part of the night, Mars was [...] above δ Capri[corni ...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... the no]rth wind blew. Night of the 30th (and) the 30th, clouds [...] |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1't.e. 1'–t.e. 1't.e. 1' | [Dia]ry [...] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 0' | [ina a-mat {d]}⸢EN⸣ u {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ liš-lim | |
| 1' | [EN.NUN ša₂ gi-ne₂-e] ⸢ša₂⸣ TA {itu}⸢DU₆⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-⸢KIR₄⸣-[šil-PA n n ...] | |
| 3' | [... GU₄.UD ... ina] ŠU₂ UD.DA IGI DIB SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢DIR AN ZA⸣ GE₆ 15 USAN ⸢dele-bat⸣ [e SI₄ ...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 6 SI 17 SI [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢sin⸣ ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 8' | [...] x KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ina IGI ⸢GENNA⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 24 kal [ME ...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢KUR⸣ KUR₄ muš kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina še-ri₃ 1-en {d}TIR.[AN ...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN ITU BI KI.LAM še-im EN ⸢MURUB₄⸣ [ITU ...] | |
| 12' | [... x]+2 1/2 qa TA 20 EN 25 3(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU [...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ u AN ina ABSIN in 26 AN RIN₂ KUR-ad₂ [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ u₂ ITU BI U₄ 2.KAM₂ {lu₂}GAL UKKIN KUR ⸢URI⸣{ki} [...] | |
| 15' | [... KA₂].⸢DUMU⸣.NUN.⸢NA⸣ ša₂ E₂.SAG.GIL₂ GUB-zu-niš-šu₂ [...] | |
| 16' | [... ana {uru]}se-⸢lu⸣-[ke]-ʾa-a E₃ ITU BI U₄ 1+[x ...] | |
| 17' | {[itu}APIN 30 ... x]+5.50 na-su DIR NU PAP sin ina DIR IGI KUR₄ [...] | |
| 18' | [...] sin e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ 4 SI [GIN ...] | |
| 19' | [...] še-ri₃ u KIN.SIG AN UTAH me-he-e SI u MAR ⸢ŠAR₂⸣ [...] | |
| 20' | [...] sin ina IGI MUL₂.MUL₂ 4 ⸢KUŠ₃ sin⸣ 1+[x ...] | |
| 21' | [...] x x ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] 2 MA.NA⸣ i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ⸢u dele-bat⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢na⸣ 20 21 8 SI GIN PAP 15 na EN TIL ⸢ITU⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | {[itu}DIR.ŠE] 1 16.30 na-su KUR₄ a-pir muš i-ṣa ana šamaš₂ ⸢NIM⸣ [... GE₆ 3 sin] | |
| 4' | [ina IGI is]-⸢le₁₀⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ina IGI dele-bat 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana ŠU₂ GUB ...] | |
| 5' | [x x] 5 DIR SAL AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [x] u MAR ŠAR₂{meš} GIN-uʾ GE₆ 8 kal GE₆ ŠU₂-im IM ŠAR₂ [...] | |
| 7' | ⸢SI⸣ GIN GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 7 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 8' | [x] x AN UTAH i-ṣa SI GIN GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin SIG [...] | |
| 9' | [x x] PAP kal GE₆ ŠU₂-im 15 4.40 na DIR NU PAP [...] | |
| 10' | [x x ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana [ULU₃ SIG ...] | |
| 11' | [x x x] ⸢GE₆⸣ 25 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢SUHUR⸣-[MAŠ₂ n n ...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢SI⸣ GIN GE₆ 30 30 DIR [...] | |
| 13' | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1' | [EN].⸢NUN ša₂ gi-ne₂⸣-[e ...] | |
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