-131A (X301311)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -131A |
|---|---|
| ID | X301311 |
| Museum no. | BM 35201 |
| 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' | wool, 1 mi[na? ...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Libra [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | who is above the four generals [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | because of damming up the mouth of [...] |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | I heard that the general [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Month VIII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 16°; it was bright, earth[shighne ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | low to the south; all night clouds [...] the sky [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | the north wind blew. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was [... β Capricorni ... Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] in front of γ Capricorni [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | surrounded [by a halo] which was not closed, the north wind blew ... [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | Night of the 8th, clouds [...] the sky [... Jupiter was] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] below g Vir[ginis ...] |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | [... Year 1]16 which is year 180, [king] Arsaces. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | SIG₂{hi.a} 1 ⸢MA⸣.[NA ...] | |
| 2' | ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina NIM ina ⸢RIN₂ IGI⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | ša₂ ana muh-hi 4 {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂{⸢meš⸣} [...] | |
| 4' | aš₂-šu₂ se-ker-ri ša₂ KA [...] | |
| 5' | al-te-me ša₂ {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂{⸢meš⸣} [...] | |
| 6' | {itu}APIN 30 16 na-su KUR₄ a-[pir ...] | |
| 7' | ana ULU₃ SIG kal GE₆ DIR ⸢AN⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | SI GIN GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin⸣ [x SI-MAŠ₂ n n ... GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin] | |
| 9' | ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ n n ...] | |
| 10' | NU KAD₂ NIGIN SI GIN x [...] | |
| 11' | GE₆ 8 DIR AN [... MUL₂.BABBAR] | |
| 12' | SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-[ABSIN n n ...] | |
| 13' | ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [... MU 1 ME 16.KAM₂ ša₂ ši-i MU 1 ME 60+20.KAM₂ {m}⸢ar⸣-[ša₂-ka-a LUGAL] | |
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