-123C (X301233)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -123C |
|---|---|
| ID | X301233 |
| Museum no. | BM 45813 |
| 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' | [...] Saturn 1 ... [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... x]+5°, (ideal) first appearance on the 10th ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... in] 19° of night it was completely covered [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] Mercury and Venus set; in the beginning of the maximal phase, [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... 5 cubits, the moon being 4 fingers back to the west ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 19th, the north wind blew. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... cu]bits, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 21st, gusty north wind. Night [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... x]+1/2 cubits, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 24th, the north wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] 4 1/2 qa, until the middle of the month, 5 sūtu 2 1/2 qa; from the 21+[xth, ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] ...; on the 23rd, Venus reached Libra; around the 10th, Mercury’s [first appearance in the west in Virgo ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] came, and plundering as before [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] against ... each other ... [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] entered Babylon [from Seleucia which is on the] Tigris. The 27th, [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] did not enter? ... [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] the northern wall and the eastern? wall [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [Month VI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month) ...] sunset to setting of Mercury: [...] Night of the 1st, the moon was [...] below? [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [... cu]bits, the moon being 1/2 cubit to ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] GENNA 1 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... x]+5 na-su in 10 IGI [...] | |
| 4' | [...] 19 GE₆ gab-bi ŠU₂-im [...] | |
| 5' | [...] GU₄.UD u dele-bat ŠU₂-uʾ SAG ⸢IR₂⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 5 KUŠ₃ sin 4 U ana ŠU₂ LAL id [...] | |
| 7' | [...] sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 19 SI GIN GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 21 SI ŠAR₂ GE₆ [...] | |
| 9' | [... x]+1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 24 SI GIN [...] | |
| 10' | [...] 4 1/2 qa EN MURUB₄ ITU 5(BAN₂) 2 1/2 qa TA 21+[x ...] | |
| 11' | [...] x in 23 dele-bat RIN₂ KUR in 10 GU₄.UD ina [ŠU₂ ina ABSIN IGI ...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GIN{meš}nim-ma hu-ub-tu₄ GIM IGI-u₂ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] ina muh-hi A x u a-ha-meš TA [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x x⸣{meš} ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [... TA {uru}se-lu-ke-ʾa-a ša₂ ina muh-hi] {⸢id₂⸣}IDIGNA ana E{ki} KU₄-⸢ub⸣ U₄ 27.⸢KAM₂⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢NU KU₄-ub x x⸣ ID x [...] | |
| 17' | [...] I.ZI {im}MIN u I.ZI {im}EŠ₅ [...] | |
| 18' | {[itu}KIN 30 ...] na ša₂ GU₄.UD GE₆ 1 sin ⸢SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃ ana x⸣ [...] | |
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