-135 (X301350)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -135 |
|---|---|
| ID | X301350 |
| Museum no. | BM 34174 |
| 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' | [...] lightning flashed continuously, ... [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] the north wind blew. The 15th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] 1 1/2 cubits, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. The 17th, the nor[th wind blew? ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... x]+2 cubits. The 18th, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 19th, clou[ds ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... a little rain shower, the north wind blew; all day [...] |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'– | [...] Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of ... [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] ... [...] clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] ...; in the afternoon, very overcast. Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, very overcast, rain shower. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] cubits; last part of the night, very overcast. The 7th, in the morning, very overcast, a little rain shower. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... when Mars became stationary to the west,] it became stationary [... behind] ρ Leonis, 1 1/2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... behind α Leonis, the moon] being 1/2 cubit high to the north, 4 fingers behind Mars, which [was like? it] came close to its southern horn |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] the moon having passed a little to the east. The 11th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] moonset to sunrise: [nn°] 30´, measured; clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 7°, measured (despite) mist. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] cleared to [...] west; 1.0° onset, maximal phase, and clearing; its eclipse was red; in its ecl[ipse, ...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] ... the north wind which was set to the west side blew. Night of the 16th?, [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] GIR₂ GIR₂.GIR₂ ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] SI GIN 15 DIR AN ZA SI GIN [...] | |
| 4' | [...] 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB 17 ⸢SI⸣ [GIN ...] | |
| 5' | [... x]+2 KUŠ₃ 18 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 19 ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN ⸢UTAH⸣ i-ṣa SI GIN kal ME [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA SI GIN | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.⸢ŠU₂⸣ GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAH | |
| 3' | [...] KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 7 ina še-ri₃ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAH i-ṣa | |
| 4' | [... AN ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a n n ar₂] ⸢MUL₂-TUR-ša₂⸣-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM UŠ GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ LUGAL n n sin] 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ar₂ AN 4 SI ana ša₂ ana SI-šu₂ ša₂ ULU₃ TE-u₂ [ma]-⸢šil⸣ | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢sin⸣ i-ṣa ana NIM DIB 11 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin⸣ | |
| 7' | [... x].30 ŠU₂ muš DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 14 7 ME a-kam₂ ⸢muš⸣ | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣ MAR ZALAG₂-ir 1 GAR IR₂ u ZALAG₂-ru AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ SA₅ ina AN.⸢KU₁₀⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [SI] ⸢ša₂ PA MAR⸣ GAR GIN GE₆ 16 [...] | |
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