-133A (X301331)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -133A |
|---|---|
| ID | X301331 |
| Museum no. | BM 32843 |
| 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' | (the moon) stood 2 cubits [in front of Jupi]ter to the west [... Night of the 27th,] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind α Leonis, the m[oon being ...] |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | at 48° after sunrise. At that time, [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | Month VI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 11°, measured (despite) mist. Ni[ght ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below π Scorpii [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of β Capricorni [... Mercury’s] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | last appearance in the east in Leo. Night of the 14th, last part of the night, Mars was [...] below ε Leonis [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | when it began [to clear], in 10° night it cleared from east to west ... [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | at 32° after sunset. The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 6°, measured. Night of the 1[6th, ... Night of the 19th,] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind η Tauri. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in [front of ... Night of the 23rd,] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of θ Cancri, the moon being 1+[x ... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | stood 1 1/2 cubits [behind Mars] to the east. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below θ Leonis [...] |
| Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'– | At that time, Jupiter was in Cancer; Venus, in the beginning of the month, was in Leo [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 11°, measured (despite) clouds; it was low to the sun. Night of the 1st, watch [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits below θ Ophiuchi [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | low to the south. The 8th, equinox; I did not watch. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moo[n ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 30'. Night of the 15th, [moonrise to sunset:] 2° 20+[x'; ... Night of the 16th ... η Tauri] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | entered the moon. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind α [Tauri ...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | high to the north. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind β Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Leonis, the moon being 1 [cubit high to the north ...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was 2+[x cubits] in front of β Virginis [...] |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9'9'–r 10'10' | last part of the night, Mars was 4 1/2 cubits below θ Leonis. At that [time, ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 12°; it was bright, measured (despite) clouds [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | low to the south. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was behind [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] The 13th?, moonset to sunrise: 7?° 30'? [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [ina IGI MUL₂].⸢BABBAR⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ ⸢GUB⸣ [... GE₆ 27 | |
| 2' | ⸢ina ZALAG₂⸣ sin ar₂ LUGAL 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | in 48 ME NIM-a i-nu-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | {itu}KIN 30 11 na-su a-kam₂ muš ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂-SIG-ša₂-SAG-⸢GIR₂⸣.[TAB n n ...] | |
| 6' | GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [... GU₄.UD] | |
| 7' | ina NIM ina A ŠU₂ GE₆ 14 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG SAG-A n n ...] | |
| 8' | ki TAB-u₂ ina 10 UŠ GE₆ TA KUR ana MAR ZALAG₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | in 32 GE₆ GIN 15 6 na muš GE₆ 16 [... GE₆ 19 | |
| 10' | ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina [IGI ... GE₆ 23 | |
| 11' | ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1+[x ... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ AN] | |
| 12' | 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIŠ.⸢KUN⸣-[A n n ...] | |
| 13' | i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina ALLA dele-bat ina SAG ITU ina A [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | {itu}DU₆ 1 11 na-su DIR muš ana šamaš₂ SIG GE₆ 1 EN.NUN [...] | |
| 2' | GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 3' | ana ULU₃ SIG 8 LAL₂-ti₃ NU PAP GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 14 30 NINDA ŠU₂ GE₆ 15 2.20+[x ME ... GE₆ 16 ... MUL₂.MUL₂] | |
| 5' | ana ŠA₃ sin KU₄-ub GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ⸢is⸣-[le₁₀ n n ...] | |
| 6' | ana SI NIM GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ n n ...] | |
| 7' | GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 [KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ...] | |
| 8' | GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2+[x KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 9' | ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ i-⸢nu⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 10' | {itu}APIN 1 12 na-su KUR₄ DIR ⸢muš⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | ⸢ana ULU₃⸣ SIG GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢ar₂⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x 13 7.30 ŠU₂⸣ [...] | |
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