-122B (X301222)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -122B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301222 |
| Museum no. | BM 45947A |
| 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' | [...] clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] clouds were in the sky; the moon was surrounded by a halo. The 16th, [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] The 18th, very overcast. Night of the 19th, clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind δ [Capricorni ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] overcast, a little rain shower; at noon, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 4 cubits [below η] Piscium. The 24th, the north wind blew. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... last part of] the night, Venus was 5 cubits below α Arietis. The 25th, in the afternoon, very overcast; at sunset, [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 27th, very overcast, strong gusty north wind. The 27th, very overcast; at noon, rain sho[wer ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] That month, the equivalent was: barley, in the beginning of the month, 1 pānu 3 sūtu 3 qa, until the end of the month, 1 pānu 2 sūtu 3 qa; new ones, [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... 1] ⸢kurru⸣ 1 pānu 1 sūtu 3qa; the 26th (and) 27th, 1 kurru 4 sūtu; the 28th, 1 kurru; the 29th, 4 pānu 3 sūtu; mustard, 2 kurru [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] the 7th, Mars reached Aries; around the 4th, Mercury’s [last appearance in the west in Taurus; ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] total: 16 and half was the na (gauge). That month, ... [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] ... was 4? cubits in front of α Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... Mars was] 2? 1/2 cubits below β Tauri [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] ... 1/3? cubit. Night of the xth, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in [front of ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 3 1/2 cubits [in front of β Capricorni]. Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind ... [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] ... the north wind blew. Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 2° 20', measured (despite) mist; ... [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] ... the garment of the sky was there. In its eclipse, the west? wind blew; in its eclipse?, [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... Night of the 1]5th, sunset to moonrise: 7°, measured [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of ... [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was ... behind ζ Tauri, it stood] 2 cubits in front of Mars? [to the west ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] DIR AN ZA SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] DIR AN ZA sin TUR₃ NIGIN 16 [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 18 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ GE₆ 19 DIR AN ZA ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ⸢MUL₂-ar₂⸣-[ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ n n ...] | |
| 4' | [...] ŠU₂ AN UTAH i-ṣa AN.BAR₇ DIR AN ZA SI GIN [...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-KUR]-ša₂-⸢DUR⸣-nu-nu 4 KUŠ₃ 24 SI GIN GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin [...] | |
| 6' | [... ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ 25 ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ki ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [šamaš₂ ...] | |
| 7' | [...] DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 27 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI ŠAR₂ KALAG 27 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN.BAR₇ AN ⸢UTAH⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢ITU⸣ BI KI.LAM še-im ina SAG ITU 1(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) 3 qa EN TIL ITU 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 3 qa GIBIL{meš} [...] | |
| 9' | [... 1 ⸢GUR⸣ 1(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) 3 qa 26 27 1 GUR 4(BAN₂) 28 1 GUR 29 4(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) kas₃ 2 GUR [...] | |
| 10' | [...] 7 AN HUN KUR-ad₂ in 4 GU₄.⸢UD⸣ [ina ŠU₂ ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂ ...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢PAP⸣ 16 u mi-šil na ITU BI x [...] | |
| 12' | [...] [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x KU⸣ ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 2' | [... AN] SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ 1/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ ⸢x⸣ SAG GE₆ sin ina [IGI ...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI] ⸢SI-MAŠ₂⸣ 3 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃ GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆⸣ sin ar₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x SI GIN⸣ GE₆ 14 2.20 ME a-⸢kam muš x x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢TUG₂ AN-e⸣ GAR-in ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MAR GIN ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ [...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆] 15 7 GE₆ muš [...] | |
| 8' | [...] GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ n] ⸢x⸣ ina IGI AN 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana ŠU₂ GUB ...] | |
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