-117B (X301172)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -117B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301172 |
| Museum no. | BM 357000 |
| 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' | [...] ... clouds, I did not watch [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] ... departed [...] |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | [...] the Arabs ... [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [Month VIII, ...] could be seen [...], it was low to the sun. Night of the 1st, the north wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Night] of the 4th, beginning of the ni[ght, the moon] stood 2 1/2 cubits [behind] Mars to the east [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] strong [... winds] blew. Night of the 7th, overcast, lightning flashed [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] very overcast; in the morning, a little rain shower. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... clou]ds were in the sky. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 2° x'; measured (despite) clouds; ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] measured (despite) mist [...] ... 2 [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... Night of the 16th,] last part of the night, the moon was surrounded by a halo, Saturn? stood inside the halo to the east [...] |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'– | [... Night of the 1]8th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of ε Leonis, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits [low to the south ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... clou]ds crossed the sky; at noon, rain shower ... [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] dates, until the middle of the month, 4 pānu 4 sūtu 3 [qa ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] Venus reached Pisces; the 26th, Venus reached Aries [...] |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | [...] ate affected? bread, died. A [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [Month XII, ... clou]ds, I did not watch; beginning of the night, clouds crossed the sky, much rain, PISAN DIB. The 1st, in the morning, very overcast ... [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] Night of the 3rd, the moon was 4 2/3 cubits below α Arietis, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 3rd, haze and fog [covered] the sky [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Tauri, the moon being 3 1/2 cubits high to the north. The 5th, in the morning, ... in the afternoon, ... [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] when Saturn became stationary to the west, it became stationary 4 1/2 cubits below α Geminorum. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, [the moon was] 2 [...] μ Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... Saturn stood inside the ha]lo to the west, (the halo) billowed very much. The 8th, clouds crossed the sky, the south wind blew. Night of the 9th, clouds crossed the sky. The 9th, clouds crossed the sky; in the afternoon, very overcast, the south? wind [blew ...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [... Night of the 10th, first part of the night, Venus was] 4 1/2 cubits [below α] Arietis. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits above α Leonis, the moon having passed a little to the east. The 11th, sunset to setting of Mars: 18°; the north wind blew; in [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... Night of the 13th], beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit 6 fingers above β Virginis; in the middle watch, the moon was surrounded by a halo. The 13th, there was no ‘moonset to sunrise’ or ‘sunrise to moonset’; measured (despite) clouds. Ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... Mercu]ry’s last appearance in the east in the end of Aquarius. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 13°, measured (despite) mist; last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α Virginis, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits high to the north. The 15th, [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] were in [the sky], the north wind blew. Night of the 19th, very overcast. The 19th, in the morning, clouds crossed the sky, much rain, PISAN DIB, gusty north and west winds blew; in the afternoon, clouds [...] the sky [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [... wai]ling? [thunder], much rain, cloudburst, PISAN DIB, gusty wind. The 21st, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of β Capricorni [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] ... 3 1/2 cubits. Night of the 25th, very overcast; in the middle watch, rain DUL. Night of the 26th, first part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit below η Tauri [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [...] were in the sky, the sun was surrounded by a halo; in the afternoon, a little rain shower. Night of the 29th, solar eclipse (after) 5 months, ..., omitted; at 10+[x° ...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [...] the 6th, 4 pānu 3 sūtu; until the end of the month, 4 pānu 4 sūtu 3 qa; mustard, 2 kurru 2 pānu 3 sūtu; cress, 3 sūtu 5 1/2 qa; sesame, 2 sūtu 5? [qa ...] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | [... Mercury’s] last appearance in the east in the end of Aquarius; Saturn was in Gemini; Mars was in Pisces; the 10th, Mars reached Aries ... That month, the river level [...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | [Month XII2 ... measu]red, [it could be seen] whighle (the sun) stood there [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ DIR NU PAP [...] | |
| 3' | [...] šu₂ TUH-ar₂ [...] | |
| 4' | [... {lu₂]}ar-ba-a-a x x x [...] | |
| 5' | {[itu}APIN ...] IGI ana šamaš₂ SIG GE₆ 1 SI GIN [...] | |
| 6' | [... GE₆] 4 SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ [sin ar₂] AN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB [...] | |
| 7' | [... x]{meš} KALAG{meš} GIN-uʾ GE₆ 7 ŠU₂ GIR₂ ⸢GIR₂⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢ŠU₂⸣.ŠU₂ ina še-ri₃ AN UTAH i-ṣa GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA 13 2 ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂ DIR ⸢muš x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] a-kam₂ muš [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x x 2 [...] | |
| 11' | [... GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin TUR₃ NIGIN ⸢GENNA⸣ ina ŠA₃ TUR₃ ana NIM GUB [...] | |
| 12' | [... GE₆] 18 ina ZALAG₂⸣ sin ina IGI SAG-A 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ [ana ULU₃ SIG ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN DIB AN.BAR₇ AN UTAH ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ZU₂.LUM EN MURUB₄ 4(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) 3 [qa ...] | |
| 4' | [...] dele-bat zib{me} KUR-ad₂ 26 dele-bat HUN KUR-⸢ad₂⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢GI⸣ la-ap-tu₄ NINDA KU₂-uʾ UŠ₂-uʾ {lu₂}⸢DUMU⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | {[itu}ŠE ...] ⸢DIR⸣ NU PAP SAG GE₆ DIR AN DIB AN MAH PISAN DIB 1 ina še-ri₃ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [...] GE₆ 3 sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 3 hi-il u⸣ IM.DUGUD AN [ŠU₂-im ...] | |
| 8' | [...] sin ina IGI is-le₁₀ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 5 ina še-ri₃ ⸢x x⸣ [x x] ⸢x ina KIN.SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ana ŠU₂ ki-i UŠ-a 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI UŠ GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ [sin x MUL₂]-⸢ar₂⸣-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 2 [...] | |
| 10' | [... GENNA ina ŠA₃] ⸢TUR₃⸣ ana ŠU₂ GUB ma-diš iq-tur₇ 8 DIR AN DIB ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 9 DIR AN DIB 9 ⸢DIR⸣ AN DIB ina ⸢KIN⸣.SIG ŠU₂.⸢ŠU₂ ULU₃⸣ [GIN ...] | |
| 11' | [... GE₆ 10 USAN dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂]-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin e⸣ LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB 11 18 na AN SI GIN ina [...] | |
| 12' | [... GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1 KUŠ₃ 6 SI MURUB₄.BA sin TUR₃ NIGIN 13 ŠU₂ u na NU TUK DIR muš ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | [... GU₄].⸢UD⸣ ina NIM ina TIL GU ŠU₂ GE₆ 15 13 GE₆ a-kam₂ muš ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 15 [...] | |
| 14' | [... AN] ZA SI GIN GE₆ 19 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 19 ina še-ri₃ DIR AN DIB AN MAH PISAN DIB ⸢SI⸣ u MAR ŠAR₂{meš} GIN-uʾ KIN.SIG DIR AN [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢ṣar⸣-hi AN MAH rad PISAN DIB IM ŠAR₂ 21 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ MURUB₄ AN DUL-hat GE₆ 26 USAN dele-bat SIG ⸢MUL₂⸣.MUL₂ 1 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN ZA šamaš₂ TUR₃ NIGIN ina KIN.SIG AN UTAH i GE₆ 29 AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ 5 AB₂ BAR DIB in 10+[x ...] | |
| 18' | [...] 6 4(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 4(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) 3 qa kas₃ 2 GUR 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) sah 3(BAN₂) 5 1/2 qa ŠE.GIŠ 2(BAN₂) 5 [qa ...] | |
| 19' | [... GU₄.UD ina] ⸢NIM⸣ ina TIL GU ŠU₂ GENNA ina MAŠ.MAŠ AN ina ⸢zib{me⸣} 10 AN HUN KUR ⸢x x x x x ITU BI ILLU⸣ [...] | |
| 20' | {[itu}DIR.ŠE ...] ⸢muš⸣ ina ⸢GUB⸣ [IGI ...] | |
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