-119D (X301194)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -119D |
|---|---|
| ID | X301194 |
| Museum no. | BM 36069 |
| 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' | [...] measured (despite) mist, (the moon) was low to the sun; the moon was 1? cubit in front of Saturn |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; in the afternoon, very overcast. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] lightning flashed continuously, much thunder |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... wai]ling [...], rain DUL, the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] the north wind blew; in the afternoon, very overcast. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] clouds were in the sky. The 8th, clouds were in the sky |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] were in the sky, gusty south wind; in the afternoon, overcast. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] thin [clouds] were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] haze covered the sky |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] 3 cubits [... δ /β] Scorpii |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] were [in the sky], the north wind blew. Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 1° 40', mea[sured (despite)] mist |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... last part of the night,] the moon was 1 cubit behind θ Ophiuchi |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] were in the sky; last part of the night, the moon was in front of |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] were in the sky, lightning flashed continuously |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [... the moon was ...] behind δ Capricorni |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] at noon, gusty north wind |
| Obverse [17:21] o 18'18'– | [...] blew. |
| Top [1:2] t.e. 2'2'–t.e. 2'2' | [... Se]leucia which is on the Euphrates |
| Top [2:3] t.e. 3'3'–t.e. 3'3' | [...] king Arsaces. |
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 | ||
| 1' | [... a]-kam₂ muš ana šamaš₂ SIG sin ina IGI GENNA 1 KUŠ₃ | |
| 2' | [...] DIR AN ZA SI GIN ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ | |
| 3' | [...] GIR₂ GIR₂.GIR₂ GU₃ U MAH | |
| 4' | [... ṣar]-hi AN DUL-hat SI GIN | |
| 5' | [...] SI GIN ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ | |
| 6' | [...] DIR AN ZA 8 DIR AN ZA | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ ZA ULU₃ ŠAR₂ ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂ | |
| 8' | [... DIR] SAL AN ZA SI GIN | |
| 9' | [... hi]-il AN-u₂ ŠU₂-im | |
| 10' | [...] DIR AN ZA SI GIN | |
| 11' | [...] SAG-GIR₂.TAB 3 KUŠ₃ | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢ZA⸣ SI GIN GE₆ 15 1.40 ME a-kam₂ ⸢muš⸣ | |
| 13' | [... ina ZALAG₂] sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃ | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ ZA ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI | |
| 15' | [...] AN ZA GIR₂ GIR₂.GIR₂ | |
| 16' | [...] ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢AN.BAR₇⸣ SI ŠAR₂ | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢GIN⸣ | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 2' | [... {uru}se]-lu-ke-ʾa-a ša₂ ana UGU {id₂}BURANUN{ki} | |
| 3' | [... {m]}⸢ar⸣-ša₂-ka-a LUGAL | |
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