-120 (X301200)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -120 |
|---|---|
| ID | X301200 |
| Museum no. | BM 34763 + 34925 |
| 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 1'1'–o 1'1' | [...] its appearance of [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] came up and ... [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] I heard? as follows: ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'– | (traces) |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] ... 3 cubits ... γ Geminorum, the moon [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] 2 pānu 2 sūtu; mustard, 4 kurru; cress, 4 sūtu 1 1/2 qa one-fourth; sesame, [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Jupiter’s] last appearance in Leo; around the 19th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Leo; Saturn was in Taurus; Mars was in Gemini; Venus, which had set, was n[ot visible ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [Month V, ...] it was low to the sun; the north wind blew. The 1st, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of γ Virginis. The 2nd, the north wind blew. Ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] ... ZI IR. Night of the 4th (and) the 4th, the north wind blew, ZI IR. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] above α Librae [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] ... Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind α Scorpii, the moon being 3 1/2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 8th, beg[inning? of the night, ...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... Night of the 10th, beginning] of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of β Capricorni, the moon being 3 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 10th, the north wind blew. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] 1 1/2? cubits [...] δ Capricorni, the moon being 2/3 cubit low to the south. The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 13° 20'; I did not watch. Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 30', measured (despite) mist. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] The 15th, gusty north wind. Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was 4 1/2 cubits below η Piscium. Night of the 17th, |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [... Night of the 18th, last part of the] night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of η Tauri, the moon being 3 1/2 cubits low to the south; last part of the night, Mars was 4 cubits below α Geminorum |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] first appearance [...] it was bright, ... 18°, (ideal) first appearance on the 17th. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] 8? fingers low to the south. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind ζ Tauri, [it looked] as if [it had come out] of its inside |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] sunset to ...: [x]+1°; (ideal) first appearance on the 19th. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits above γ Geminorum |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [... the moon] stood [n cu]bits [in front of Mars] to the west, the moon being 1/2 cubit high to the north. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of δ Cancri |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [... Night of the 25th ..., light]ning flashed; last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of ε Leonis, the moon being 3 cubits low to the south. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [... Night of the 2]6th, beginning of the night, lightning flashed; in the middle watch, very overcast, gusty south wind. The 26th, [(...)] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [...] ... Night of the 27th?, last part of the night [...] |
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' | [...] IGI.LA₂-šu₂ ša₂ ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] i-la-nim-ma ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] al-te-me um-ma ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 2(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) kas₃ 4 GUR sah-le₁₀ 4(BAN₂) 1 1/2 qa 4-ʾu-u₂ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ [...] | |
| 4' | [... MUL₂.BABBAR] ina A ŠU₂ in 19 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina A ŠU₂ GENNA ina MUL₂.MUL₂ AN ina MAŠ.MAŠ dele-bat ša₂ ŠU₂ ⸢NU⸣ [IGI ...] | |
| 5' | {[itu}NE ... ana] šamaš₂ SIG SI GIN 1 SI GIN GE₆ 2 sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 2 SI GIN ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x ZI IR⸣ GE₆ 4 4 SI GIN ZI IR GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin e RIN₂-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ n n ...] | |
| 7' | [...] SI GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SI₄ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ⸢GE₆ 8 SAG⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 10 SAG] GE₆ sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 10 SI GIN GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin [(x x)] | |
| 9' | [... MUL₂]-⸢ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 12 13.20 ŠU₂ NU PAP GE₆ 13 30 ⸢NINDA⸣ ME ⸢a-kam₂⸣ muš | |
| 10' | [...] 15 SI ŠAR₂ GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 17 | |
| 11' | [... GE₆ 18 ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin ina IGI MUL₂.MUL₂ 3 KUŠ₃ sin 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 KUŠ₃ | |
| 12' | [...] IGI KUR 18 na-su in 17 IGI GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 13' | [...] 8 SI ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ aš₂-ša₂ TA ŠA₃-šu₂ | |
| 14' | [E₃ ... x]+1 na-su in 19 IGI GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 3 KUŠ₃ | |
| 15' | [... ina IGI AN n ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ | |
| 16' | n n ... GE₆ 25 ...] ⸢GIR₂⸣ GIR₂ ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SAG-A 2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 17' | [... GE₆] 26 SAG GE₆ GIR₂ GIR₂ MURUB₄.BA ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ ŠAR₂ 26 [(x x)] | |
| 18' | [...] x GE₆ 27 ⸢ina ZALAG₂⸣ [x x] [x x x] | |
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