-130A (X301301)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -130A |
|---|---|
| ID | X301301 |
| Museum no. | BM 35411 |
| 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' | [...] blew?. Night [of the xth], beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 3 cubits [behind β Lib]rae. The 8th, solstice. Night of the 9th, beg[inning of the night, ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... Night of the 10th, beginn]ing of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind θ Ophiuchi [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Mars was] 8 fingers [below] δ? Scorpii. The 10th, the north wind blew. Ni[ght? ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... overcast; the north wind which was set to the west side blew. Night of the 13th, [...] 1.[...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] when ... it cleared, [it cleared] in 10° of night from east [to ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] ... in its eclipse, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars [stood there ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... the moon ...] having passed [...] to the east, [it stood] 2 cubits behind Saturn [to the east ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] measured; the west wind blew ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] GIN GE₆ [x] SAG GE₆ sin ina ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ RIN₂]-⸢ša₂⸣-SI 3 KUŠ₃ 8 šamaš₂ GUB GE₆ 9 ⸢SAG⸣ [GE₆ ...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 10 ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... AN SIG MUL₂]-⸢MURUB₄⸣-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 8 SI 10 SI GIN ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] x ŠU₂ SI ša₂ PA MAR GAR GIN GE₆ 13 1.[x ...] | |
| 7' | [...] ZALAG₂-ru ⸢x⸣ in 10 UŠ GE₆ TA KUR [ana x ZALAG₂ ...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR GENNA u AN [GUB{meš} ...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢ana⸣ NIM DIB ar₂ GENNA 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana NIM GUB ...] | |
| 10' | [...] muš MAR GIN ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
Sources & licences
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