-136B (X301362)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -136B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301362 |
| Museum no. | BM 45745 |
| 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' | [...] measured?. The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 2° 30'; clouds, I did not watch [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] were in the sky. Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of α Geminorum [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] ... [...] the moon was 1 1/2 cubits below ε Leonis. The 18th, thin clouds were in the sky, rain [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [Night of the 20th?,] thin? clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits below θ Leonis, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 20th, [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | flared up like a torch, [its] light was seen ... [... Saturn’s first appearance in Scorpius,] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | it was bright (and) high, rising of Saturn to sunrise: 21°, (ideal) first appearance on the 18th; clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night [... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | 1 1/2 cubits in front of δ Scorpii, 2 cubits below Saturn, the moon being [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | thin clouds were in the sky; from morning to afternoon, the sun was inside a halo [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | mustard, 2 kur 1 pānu 3 sūtu; cress, 3 sūtu 2 qa; sesame, 2 sūtu 3 qa; wool, [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [... Venu]s reached Sagittarius; the 28th, Venus reached Capricorn. That month, the river level from the 1st to [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] rose x+1/2 cubits, total: 10 was the na (gauge). That month, rain was cut off, the river level [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [the general] of Babylonia who is above the four generals who [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] they went [...] city of the Guti land [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] ...ku, son of Antiochus [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...]durus, the ... who from below ... [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] highs sickness, a stroke hight highm [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] had surrounded, possessions? [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] thin clouds were in the sky ... [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] a few locusts attacked. Night of the 12th, all ni[ght] ... [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 4 fingers below γ Virginis ... of the disk suspended. The 13th, clouds [...] the sky [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] the sun was surrounded by a halo, the east wind blew. Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 8°? 40'; clouds, I did not watch; all ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] 15° of night maximal phase; when it began to clear, it cleared in 18° of night from east to north and west [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] stood there, the remainder of the planets did not stand there; 3 1/2 cubits in front of α Librae it was eclipsed; at [... Night of the 16th,] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [last part of the night,] the moon was 3 1/2 cubits below β Librae. The 16th, the east wind blew; in the afternoon, very overcast, rain shower. Night of the 17th, all night clouds [...] the sky [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | thin clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; at noon, the sun was surrounded by a halo, its gate was open to the north. Night of the 19th, all night very overcast. The 19th, very overcast [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] there was ... through devastation by Adad among the date-palms. Night of the 20th, the north wind blew. Around the 20th, Jupiter’s [last appearance in Aries ...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [Ni]ght of the 25th, first part of the night, Mercury was 4 cubits above α Tauri. The 25th, the north wind blew. Night of the 26th, clouds [... The 2]6th, thin clouds [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | rain shower, the west wind blew. The 28th, the north wind blew. The 29th, at 24° after sunrise, solar eclipse; when it began on the south and west side, [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [Ven]us, Mercury, and the Normal stars were visible; Jupiter and Mars, which were in their period of invisibility, were visible in its eclipse [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | it threw off (the shadow) from west and south to north and east; 35° onset, maximal phase, and clearing; in its eclipse, the north wind which was set [to the west? side blew ...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | when Venus became stationary to the east, it became stationary 2 fingers in front of β Tauri, 1 finger low to the south. The 30th, [...] thin [clouds were] in the sky [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | mustard, 4 kurru; cress, 4 ssūtu 3 qa; sesame, 1 sūtu 4 qa; wool, 2 minas for 1 shekel of wrought silver [...] |
| Reverse [17:19] r 18'18'–r 19'19' | the 16th, Mercury reached Taurus; Mars, which had set, was not visible. That month, the river level, from the 1st to the 5th, receded 1 1/2 cubits, total: 10+[x was the na (gauge) ...] (r 19')total: 3 and half was the na (gauge); from the 14th to the 23rd, it rose 22 fingers, 8 fingers in? the opening of the [peak] flood [...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | the 25th, 26th (and) 27th, it rose 2 fingers; the 28th (and) 29th, it receded 2 fingers, total: 3 was the na (gauge) ... [...] |
| Reverse [20:21] r 21'21'–r 21'21' | [That month,] the 4th day, the herald shouted [in the] land? as follows: Chighldren? ... [...] |
| Reverse [21:23] r 22'22'– | [...] ... The 8th day [...] |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1'l.e. 1'–l.e. 1'l.e. 1' | [...] ... 26th day, ... [...] |
| Left [1:2] l.e. 2'2'–l.e. 2'2' | [...] ... people [...] |
| Left [2:3] l.e. 3'3'–l.e. 3'3' | [... year 1]75, [king] Arsaces. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢muš⸣ 13 2.30 ME DIR NU PAP [...] | |
| 2' | [...] AN ZA GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-⸢IGI⸣ n n ...] | |
| 3' | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢sin SIG⸣ SAG-A 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ 18 DIR SAL AN ZA ⸢AN⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [GE₆ 20 DIR ⸢SAL⸣ AN ZA ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ ⸢LAL 20 [...] | |
| 5' | ⸢GIM⸣ IZI.GAR MU₂-uh UD.⸢DA⸣-[su] ⸢x⸣ GAL IGI.LA₂-at₂ [... GENNA ina GIR₂.TAB IGI] | |
| 6' | KUR NIM-a 21 na-su in 18 IGI DIR AN ZA SI GIN ⸢GE₆⸣ [... GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| 7' | ina IGI MUL₂-MURUB₄-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG GENNA 2 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | DIR SAL AN ZA TA še-ri₃ EN KIN.SIG šamaš₂ ina ŠA₃ TUR₃ [...] | |
| 9' | ⸢kas₃⸣ 2 GUR 1(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) sah-le₁₀ 3(BAN₂) 2 qa ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 2(BAN₂) 3 qa SIG₂{[hi.a} ...] | |
| 10' | [x dele]-⸢bat PA⸣ KUR-ad₂ 28 dele-bat MAŠ₂ KUR-ad₂ ITU BI ILLU TA 1 ⸢EN⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GIN PAP 10 na ITU BI ŠEG₃ TAR-is ⸢ILLU⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | {[lu₂}GAL ERIN₂]{meš} KUR URI{ki} ⸢ša₂⸣ ana muh-hi 4 {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂{meš} ša₂ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] ša₂ KUR gu-ti-i GIN {⸢meš⸣}[...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x x⸣-ku A ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾu-uk-[su ...] | |
| 15' | [... x]-du-ru-us {lu₂}SIG ša₂ TA šap-la-nu x [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢GIG⸣-šu₂ mi-šit i-mi-šid-su [...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x u₂⸣-ša₂-as-hi-ir NIG₂.ŠU [...] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢DIR SAL⸣ AN ZA [x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢BURU₅⸣{hi.a} i-ṣa ZI-a GE₆ 12 kal ⸢GE₆⸣ x [...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin] SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 4 SI ana ⸢x⸣ HAB-rat LAL₂ 13 DIR AN [...] | |
| 6' | [...] šamaš₂ TUR₃ NIGIN KUR GIN GE₆ 15 8.40 ME DIR NU PAP kal ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [x x x] 15 GE₆ IR₂ ana ZALAG₂-ru ki-i TAB-u₂ ina 18 GE₆ TA KUR ana SI u MAR ZALAG₂-⸢ir⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [x x] ⸢GUB⸣ IB₂.TAG₄ {d}UDU.IDIM{meš} NU GUB{meš} 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ a-dir in [... GE₆ 16 | |
| 9' | [ina ZALAG₂] sin SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ 16 KUR GIN ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAH GE₆ 17 kal GE₆ DIR ⸢AN⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | ⸢DIR⸣ SAL AN ZA SI GIN AN.BAR₇ šamaš₂ TUR₃ NIGIN KA₂-šu₂ ana SI BAD GE₆ 19 kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 19 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ [...] | |
| 11' | [x] ⸢x⸣ DA ina RA-tu₂ {d}IM ina {giš}GIŠIMMAR{meš} GAL₂-ši GE₆ 20 SI GIN in 20 MUL₂.BABBAR ina [HUN ŠU₂ ...] | |
| 12' | ⸢GE₆⸣ 25 USAN GU₄.UD e is-le₁₀ 4 KUŠ₃ 25 SI GIN GE₆ 26 DIR [x x x] 26 DIR SAL [...] | |
| 13' | ⸢AN⸣ UTAH MAR GIN 28 SI GIN 29 24 ME NIM-a šamaš₂ AN.KU₁₀ A₂ ⸢ULU₃⸣ [u] ⸢MAR⸣ ki-i TAB-[u₂ ...] | |
| 14' | [dele]-bat GU₄.UD u MUL₂ ŠID{meš} IGI{meš} MUL₂.BABBAR u AN ša₂ ina bi-ib-lu ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ IGI{meš} [...] | |
| 15' | TA MAR u ULU₃ ana SI u KUR iš-ta-haṭ 35 GAR IR₂ u ZALAG₂-ru ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ SI ša₂ ⸢PA⸣ [MAR GAR GIN ...] | |
| 16' | dele-bat ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 2 SI ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 SI ana ULU₃ SIG UŠ 30 [x DIR] SAL ⸢AN⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | kas₃ 4 GUR sah-le₁₀ 4(BAN₂) 3 qa ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1(BAN₂) 4 qa SIG₂{hi.a} 2 MA.NA a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ⸢ep₂⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 18' | 16 GU₄.UD MUL₂.MUL₂ KUR-ad₂ AN ša₂ ŠU₂-⸢u₂⸣ NU IGI ITU BI ILLU TA 1 EN 5 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP 10+[x na ...] | |
| 19' | PAP 3 u mi-šil na TA 14 EN 23 22 SI GIN 8 U ina ŠA₃ ap-ti ša₂ ⸢ILLU⸣ [ŠU₂ ...] | |
| 20' | 25 26 27 2 U GIN 28 29 2 U LAL PAP 3 na ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 21' | [ITU BI] ⸢U₄⸣ 4.KAM₂ {lu₂}⸢NIMGIR⸣ [ina] ⸢KUR⸣ GU₃.DE₂ um-ma {lu₂}DUMU{meš} [...] | |
| 22' | [...] ⸢x x U₂⸣ RU U₄ 8.KAM₂ x x⸣ [...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x U₄⸣ 26.KAM₂ MU KALAG GA RI ⸢x x⸣ GAL [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ UD RI GAL EN UN{meš} [...] | |
| 3' | [... MU 1 ME] 1.15.KAM₂ {m}ar-ša₂-⸢ka⸣-[a LUGAL] | |
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