-122E (X301225)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -122E |
|---|---|
| ID | X301225 |
| Museum no. | BM 34967 |
| 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' | [...] surrounded? ...; in the morning, very overcast [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] ... [...] the moon being 5 cubits [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] it was bright (and) high, ...: 18° [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] 5 cu[bits ...] ... The 7th, the no[rth wind ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] all day clouds crossed the sky [...] ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... clou]ds crossed the sky; in the morning watch, [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] thin clouds were in the sky. The 12th, [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] ... The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 2°; the north wind blew; in [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... all] day very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 16th, all night [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... beginn]ing of the night, clouds were in the sky. The 17th, the north wind blew. Night of the 1[8th, ...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] slow thunder, heavy rain DUL ... [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... Night] of the 22nd, first part of the night, Mars was [...] above η Cancri [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Jupiter was 2+[x cubits] below α Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] moonrise to sunrise: [nn°], measured (despite) clouds; in the morning, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... Mars was] 6 fingers [above] γ Cancri; all night very overcast ... [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] 3 qa; dates, from the 1st to the 20th, 3 pānu [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] sesame, in the beginning of the month, 1 sūtu 2 ½ qa, until the end [of the month, ...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] around the 19th, Saturn’s last appearance in Aries; Mars was in Cancer. That month, [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [... the river level] receded [...], total: 20 was the na (gauge); the 21st, 22nd, (and) 23rd, it rose 8 fingers [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [...] the people of Borsippa and the [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [...] fear [...] |
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' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] NIGIN ⸢x⸣ ina še-ri₃ ⸢ŠU₂.ŠU₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x x] sin 5 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢KUR NIM-a⸣ 18 na-⸢su⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] 5 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [x x x] ⸢x 7 SI⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] kal ME DIR AN DIB [x x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN DIB EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢DIR SAL⸣ AN ZA 12 [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 13 2 na SI GIN ina [...] | |
| 4' | [... kal] ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 16 kal GE₆ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ DIR AN ZA 17 SI GIN GE₆ 18 [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢GU₃⸣ U ne₂-hi AN GAL.GAL DUL-hat ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆] 22 USAN AN e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢SI⸣ n n ...] | |
| 8' | [...] GE₆ 24 USAN MUL₂.BABBAR SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 2+[x KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢KUR⸣ DIR muš ina še-ri₃ DIR AN ZA SI GIN ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [... AN e] MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-SI 6 SI kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] 3 qa ZU₂.LUM TA 1 EN 20 3(BARIG) ⸢PI⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ ina SAG ITU 1(BAN₂) 2 1/2 qa EN TIL [ITU ...] | |
| 13' | [...] in 19 GENNA ina HUN ŠU₂ AN ina ALLA ITU ⸢BI⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢LAL PAP⸣ 20 na 21 22 23 8 SI GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [... {lu₂]}bar-sip₃{ki}{meš} u {lu₂}[...] | |
| 16' | [... x]{meš} ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢gi⸣-lit-tu₂ [...] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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