-131B (X301312)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -131B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301312 |
| Museum no. | BM 35514 |
| 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 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Year 180. Month XI, night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits behind |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | θ Ophiuchi, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. The 22nd, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Aquarius; it was bright, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 17° 30'; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | (ideal) first appearance on the 19th; all day clouds were in the sky; at noon, the sun was once, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | twice, thrice surrounded by a halo which was not closed, its gate was open to the south; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | the south wind blew. Night of the 23rd, all night very overcast, the south wind blew; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | last part of the night, a little rain shower. The 23rd, very overcast, the south and east winds blew; |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | in the morning and at noon, rain shower; it thundered slowly once; |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | in the afternoon, overcast. Night of the 24th, beginning of the night, clouds were in the sky; |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | last part of the night, the moon stood 2 ½ cubits in front of Saturn to the west, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | The 24th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; at noon, the sun was surrounded by a halo, |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212– | it billowed very much. Night of the 25th, clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | 2 ½ cubits below β Capricorni, the moon being [....] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | The 25th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. [Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | 1 cubit in front of γ Capricorni [....] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | a little rain shower; all day [....] in the afternoon, |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55– | a little rain shower. |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | The river level, on the 18th (and) 19th, rose 4 fingers, 14 was the na (gauge); until the 22nd, |
| Top [1:2] t.e. 22–t.e. 22 | it remained constant; the 23rd (and) 24th, it rose 4 fingers, 13 was the na (gauge); night of the 25th (and) the 25th, it rose 4 fingers, 12 was the na (gauge). |
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 | MU 1 ME 60+20.KAM₂ ZIZ₂ GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂ KUR | |
| 2 | (MUL₂-KUR)-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 22 | |
| 3 | GU₄.UD ina NIM ina GU IGI KUR 17.30 na-su | |
| 4 | in 19 IGI kal ME DIR AN ZA AN.BAR₇ šamaš₂ 1-šu₂ | |
| 5 | 2-šu₂ 3-šu₂ TUR₃ NU KAD₂ NIGIN KA₂-šu₂ ana ULU₃ BAD | |
| 6 | ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 23 kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN | |
| 7 | ina ZALAG₂ AN UTAH i-ṣa 23 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ u KUR GIN{meš} | |
| 8 | ina še-ri₃ u AN.BAR₇ AN UTAH U 1-šu₂ GU₃-šu₂ ne₂-hi | |
| 9 | ŠUB-di ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂ GE₆ 24 SAG GE₆ DIR AN ZA | |
| 10 | ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI GENNA 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 11 | 24 DIR AN ZA SI GIN AN.BAR₇ šamaš₂ TUR₃ NIGIN | |
| 12 | ma-diš iq-tur₇ GE₆ 25 ⸢DIR⸣ [AN] ⸢ZA ina ZALAG₂ sin⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢SIG⸣ SI-MAŠ₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ n n ana x x] | |
| 2 | 25 DIR AN ZA SI GIN [GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| 3 | ina IGI SUHUR-IGI 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | AN UTAH i-ṣa kal ME [x x] x ina KIN.SIG | |
| 5 | AN UTAH i-ṣa | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ILLU 18 19 4 U GIN 14 na EN 22 | |
| 2 | GUB-uz 23 24 4 U GIN 13 na GE₆ 25 25 4 U GIN 12 na | |
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