-129B (X301292)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -129B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301292 |
| Museum no. | BM 36883 |
| 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' | [...] 20? [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... the moon was] 20? fingers [... η ] Piscium, the moon being ... [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η [Tauri ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... Mercury’s] first appearance [in the east ... be]highnd Mars to the east; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise : 18° [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits in front of η Geminorum. The 1[8th, ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 4 cubits below β Geminorum. The 20th, [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was] 5 ½ cubits [below] ε Leonis, the moon being ½ cubit back to the west. The 22nd, equinox |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 6 ½ cubits [below θ Leonis], the moon being ½ cubit back to the west. The 24th, the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... Night] of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 3 ½ cubits below γ Virginis, the moon having passed a little to the east. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] Mars being 1 finger back to the west. The 28th, the north wind blew. The 29th, Venus’ [first appearance] in the east |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] 3 pānu 2 sūtu; dates, 1 kurru 1 pānu 4 sūtu; mustard, 3 kurru |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [... At that time, Jupi]ter, in the beginning of the month, was in Libra, in the middle of the month, in Scorpius; around the 16th, |
| Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'– | [... Mars, (in the beginning of the month,) was in] Leo, in the middle of the month, in Virgo; the 14th, Mars reached Virgo. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] the moon having passed a little to the east [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] 20 [...] | |
| 2' | [... sin x MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR]-nu-nu 20 SI sin ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ⸢MUL₂⸣.[MUL₂ n n ...] | |
| 4' | [... GU₄.UD ina NIM ...] ⸢ar₂⸣ AN ana NIM IGI KUR NIM-a 18 ⸢na⸣-[su ...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina] ⸢IGI⸣ MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 2 KUŠ₃ 18 [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 4 KUŠ₃ 20 [x x] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG] SAG-A 5 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 22 LAL₂-⸢ti₃⸣ | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIŠ.KUN-A] 6 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 24 SI GIN | |
| 9' | [... GE₆] 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana ⸢NIM DIB⸣ | |
| 10' | [...] AN 1 SI ana ŠU₂ LAL 28 SI GIN 29 dele-bat ina NIM | |
| 11' | [... IGI ...] 3(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) ZU₂.LUM 1 GUR 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) kas₃ 3 GUR | |
| 12' | [... i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂].⸢BABBAR⸣ ina SAG ITU ina RIN₂ ina MURUB₄ ITU ina GIR₂.TAB in 16 | |
| 13' | [... AN (ina SAG ITU) ina] ⸢A ina MURUB₄ ITU ina ABSIN 14 AN ABSIN KUR-ad₂⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢sin⸣ i-ṣa ana NIM DIB | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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