-134A (X301341)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -134A |
|---|---|
| ID | X301341 |
| Museum no. | BM 47888 |
| 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 west wind blew. The 1st, clouds were in the sky, the west wind blew; in [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] it thundered [x]+1 times. Night of the 3rd, beginning of the night, cl[ouds? ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] ..., its light could be seen on the ground, ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] ... all night very overcast. The 5th, all [day ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] blew. Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in [front of ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] the sun was surrounded by a halo; in the afternoon, ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] ... very overcast. The 12th, in the morning [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... clou]ds were in the sky, the east wind blew. The 14th?, [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was] ½ cubit [...] α Scorpii, [it stood ...] in front of Sa[turn to the west ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] ... in the middle watch, thunder [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] 21st, clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] low to the south. Night [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] Night of the 20th, first part of the night, Venus was [...] above [α Scorpii ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] fingers, the moon having passed ½ cubit to the east. Night of the 20+[xth, ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [... ρ ] Leonis. Night of the 25th, [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [... The 2]7th, moonrise to sunrise: 16°, measured. The 27th, equinox; I did no[t watch ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] 2 pānu 4 sūtu 3 qa, until the end of the month, 2 pānu 3+[x sūtu ...] |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'– | [...] the 9th, Mercury [reached] Vir[go ...] |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1't.e. 1'–t.e. 1't.e. 1' | [...] king Arsaces [...] |
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' | [...] MAR GIN 1 DIR AN ZA MAR GIN ina [...] | |
| 2' | [... x]+1-šu₂ GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB GE₆ 3 SAG GE₆ ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ šir₃ UD.DA-su ina KI IGI.LA₂-at₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 5 kal [ME ...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢GIN⸣ GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢ina⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] šamaš₂ TUR₃ NIGIN ina ⸢KIN⸣.[SIG ...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 12 ina še-ri₃ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA KUR GIN 14 [...] | |
| 9' | [... GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin x] SI₄ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI ⸢GENNA⸣ n n ana ŠU₂ GUB ...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ MURUB₄.BA GU₃ U [...] | |
| 11' | [...] 21 DIR AN ⸢ZA⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... ana] ⸢ULU₃⸣ SIG GE₆ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 20 USAN dele-bat e [SI₄ n n ...] | |
| 4' | [...] SI sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 20+[x ...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-TUR-ša₂]-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 [...] | |
| 6' | [...] 27 16 KUR muš 27 LAL₂-ti₃ ⸢NU⸣ [PAP ...] | |
| 7' | [...] 2(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) 3 qa EN TIL ITU 2(BARIG) 3+n(BAN₂) ...] | |
| 8' | [...] 9 GU₄.UD ⸢ABSIN⸣ [KUR-ad₂ ...] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1' | [... {m]}⸢ar⸣-ša₂-ka-a LUGAL [...] | |
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