-126B (X301262)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -126B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301262 |
| Museum no. | BM 34112 |
| 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' | [...] king [Arsaces], month XII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), [sunset to moonset]: 10+[x ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] ... haze [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...all] day very overcast, the south wind blew; in the af[ternoon, ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... a]ll? day the south wind blew; in the after[noon ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 5th, beginning] of the night, the moon was [...] in front of [β /ζ ] Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Venus was ... above] δ Capricorni [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Night] of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] rain? ... Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of [α] Geminorum [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... Night of the 8th,] beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind β Geminorum, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] beginning of the night, very overcast; the moon was surrounded by a halo; all night clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was x]+1/2 cubits [behind ε Leonis], the moon being 6 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 10th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind bl[ew ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] The 11th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] be[highnd θ Leonis ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... clou]ds were in the sky. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was 3 [cubits] behind β Virginis [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] clouds were in the sky. Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 5° 30'; clouds, I did not watch; beginning of the night, [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] measured (despite) mist; lunar eclipse (after) 5 months, ... omitted; at 28°of day [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] ... the sun was surrounded by a halo. Night of the 16th, all night very overcast, the sou[th wind blew ...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] ... the sun was surrounded by a halo. Night of the 17th, first part of the night, Mars was [...] below [β Tauri ...] |
| Obverse [17:19] o 18'18'– | [...] at noon, rain shower [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] from Seleucia [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] ... which he had made, four generals [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] ... Babylon towards the rivers to the ... [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] thighs [general ...] from highs camp with highs riders [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] and workmen an offering which was like ... [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] they provided for highm. The administrator of the Esangila and the Babylon[ians ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] sacrifices at the ‘Gate of the Son of the Prince’ of the Esangila for the general [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] to the great [gods] for the life of king Arsaces [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] went out. The 17th, thighs general from above [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] of Babylon in ... in the temple of Nergal [...] |
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' | [... {m}ar-ša₂-ka]-a LUGAL ŠE 30 10+[x ...] | |
| 2' | [... x]{meš} hi-il-lu [...] | |
| 3' | [... kal] ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN ina ⸢KIN⸣.[SIG ...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢kal⸣ ME ULU₃ GIN ina KIN.⸢SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 5 SAG] GE₆ sin ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-[ša₂-x ...] | |
| 6' | [... dele-bat e] MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ n n ...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆] 6 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢AN x x⸣ GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-[IGI n n ...] | |
| 9' | [... GE₆ 8 ⸢SAG GE₆⸣ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [...] | |
| 10' | [...] SAG GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ sin TUR₃ NIGIN kal GE₆ DIR AN ⸢ZA⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SAG-A x]+1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ sin 6 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 10 DIR AN ZA SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] 11 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢ar₂⸣ [GIŠ.KUN-A n n ...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢DIR AN ZA GE₆⸣ 13 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 3 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 14' | [...] DIR AN ZA GE₆ 14 5.30 ME DIR NU PAP SAG GE₆ [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢a-kam₂ muš AN.KU₁₀ sin 5 AB₂ BAR DIB in 28 ME⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢x⸣ šamaš₂ TUR₃ NIGIN GE₆ 16 kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢ULU₃⸣ [GIN ...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ šamaš₂ TUR₃ NIGIN GE₆ 17 USAN AN SIG [ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI n n ...] | |
| 18' | [... AN].BAR₇ AN ⸢UTAH⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢TA⸣ {uru}se-⸢lu-ke⸣-ʾa-[a ...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣-a-a ša₂ u₂-še-piš <ku-um> 4 {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂{[meš} ...] | |
| 3' | [...]-⸢TA-nu⸣ E{ki} ana muh-hi ID₂{meš} ana x{meš} šul [...] | |
| 4' | [... {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂]{meš} MU-a-ti₃ TA ma-dak-ta-šu₂ ina ša₂ {lu₂}pit₂-hal-la-šu₂ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] u₃ {lu₂}e-piš dul-la-a-tu₂ NIDBA ša₂ GIM u₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [... ul]-te-zi-zu-ni-šu₂ {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM E₂.SAG.GIL₂ u {lu₂}E{[ki}{meš} ...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢SISKUR⸣{meš} ina KA₂.DUMU.NUN.NA ša₂ E₂.SAG.GIL₂ ana {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂{[meš} ...] | |
| 8' | [... DINGIR]{⸢meš⸣} GAL{meš} ana bul-ṭu ša₂ {m}ar-ša₂-ka-a LUGAL [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢E₃⸣ U₄ 17 {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂{meš} MU-a-ti₃ TA AN.⸢TA⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...]-⸢nu⸣ E{ki} ina a ⸢x x la⸣ a ina E₂ {d}U.GUR [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ki e ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣-u₂-tu₂ x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] IM SI [...] | |
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