-136C (X301363)
Astronomical Diary, Parthian, Babylon · c. 141 BCE–224 CE
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| Designation | -136C |
|---|---|
| ID | X301363 |
| Museum no. | BM 34715 |
| 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' | [...] troops? ... their necks ... [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] went to the cities of Media before the king [...] they entered ... |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [Month X, ... Night] of the 2nd, the moon was 2 cubits below Venus, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east; clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] 3 cubits below η Piscium; clouds were in the sky. The 6th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew, cold. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... The 7th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew, cold. Night of the 8th, beginning of the ni[ght, the m]oon was |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [... η /μ Ge]minorum. The 10th, last appearance of Mercury in the west in Capricorn: [from] the 7th, when I watched I did not see it. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... Night] of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 8°, measured; the south wind blew; last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of ε Leonis. The 13th, [...], measured. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... the sun was surrounded by a halo], its gate was open to the south; in the afternoon, overcast. Night of the 15th, clouds crossed the sky. The 15th, clouds [...] the sky [...] the south wind blew. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [behind γ Virg]inis. The 18th, very overcast, the south wind blew. Night of the 19th, all night very overcast, the south wind blew. The 19th, all day [...] crossed, the south wind blew. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [in front of α Lib]rae. The 21st, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, clouds were in the sky; the moon was 6 fingers in front of δ Scorpii |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] Night of the 25th, beginning of the night, very overcast, the south wind blew; first part of the night, Jupiter, whighle moving back to the east, was 4 cubits below β Arietis. The 25th, in the morning, clouds were in the sky |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... Mercury’s ...] (ideal) first appearance on the 21st; the west wind blew, cold. The 27th, the west wind blew. The 28th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] 1 pānu 3 sūtu 3 qa; dates, in the beginning of the month, 1 kurru 3 pānu, in the middle of the month, 1 kurru 3 pānu 2 sūtu; |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [... at the] end of the month, in Pisces; Mercury was in Capricorn; around the 7th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Capricorn; |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] to the 26th, (the river level) receded 2/3 cubit, total: 22 was the na (gauge); the 27th, 28th (and) 29th, it rose 14 fingers, total: 18 and half was the na (gauge). |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] from Babylon to Seleucia which is on the [Tigris ...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] its people who in fear in the city of Bara-annaka? [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [...] Euphrates, river Sur[u ...] |
| Obverse [19:21] o 20'20'– | [...] the overseer of the herds who in ... [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... in the] morning, the north wind blew ... [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] the south and east winds blew; in the afternoon, much rain [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] Venus was 2 cubits below η Piscium. The 18th, all d[ay ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... the moon] having passed 8 fingers to the east, it stood 2 cubits behind Saturn to the east. The 21st, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [... Night of the 2]4th, first part of the night, Venus was 3 cubits belowβ Arietis. The 24th, clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... Jupi]ter was 5 cubits below α Arietis; all night very overcast, the south wind blew. The 26th, clouds were in the sky |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] first part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits below α Arietis, 1 cubit above Jupiter, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] ..., the north wind blew. That month, the equivalent was: barley, until the middle of the month, 1 pānu 3 sūtu, until the end of the month, 1 pānu2 sūtu4 1/2 qa; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] the 28th (and) 29th, 1 kurru 2 pānu; mustard, in the beginning of the month, 3 kurru, until the end of the month, 4 kurru; |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] of the month, in Pisces, until the end of the month, in Aries; Mercury, until the middle of the month, was in Capricorn, until the end of the month, in Aquarius; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... from] the 5th until the end of the month, (the river level) receded 2 cubits 4 fingers, total: 21 was the na (gauge). That month, the 2nd, one from the citizens |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] in the ‘Gate of the Son of the Prince’ of Esangil he performed offerings to Bēl, Bēltiya (and) the Great Gods. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] ... and the overseer of the oblates of the temples were? counted. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [Month XII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month) ... Night of the 3rd, the moon was ... below α Arietis, the moon] having passed a little to the east, it stood 2 fingers above Jupiter - it came near -, 1 1/2 cubits in front of Venus to the west |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] it thundered twice or thrice; last part of the night, lightning flashed, slow thunder. The 4th, all day |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [...] ... clouds crossed the sky, rain shower, the south wind blew; at noon, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [...] Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, very overcast, a little rain shower; the moon was [...] above μ Ge[minorum ...] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | [... in] the afternoon, very overcast. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢šu₂⸣ TA ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ERIN₂{meš} x x ki-šad-su-nu im ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...]-šu₂ ana URU{meš} ša₂ KUR ma-da-a-a ana IGI LUGAL GIN [x x] ⸢x x x⸣ KU₄{meš}ni | |
| 4' | [AB ... GE₆] 2 sin ⸢SIG⸣ dele-bat 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB DIR AN ZA [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢SIG⸣ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ DIR AN ZA 6 DIR AN ZA SI GIN ŠED₇ | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 7 DIR AN ZA SI GIN ŠED₇ GE₆ 8 SAG ⸢GE₆ sin⸣ | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin x MUL₂-x-ša₂-še-pit₂]-⸢MAŠ⸣.MAŠ 2 KUŠ₃ 10 ⸢ŠU₂⸣ ša₂ GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ₂ [TA] 7 ki PAP ⸢NU IGI⸣ | |
| 8' | [... GE₆] 13 8 ⸢ME muš⸣ ULU₃ GIN ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SAG-A 3 KUŠ₃ 13 [x x] ⸢muš⸣ | |
| 9' | [... šamaš₂ TUR₃ NIGIN] KA₂-šu₂ ana ULU₃ BAD ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂ GE₆ 15 DIR AN DIB 15 DIR AN [x x x] ULU₃ GIN | |
| 10' | [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI]-⸢ABSIN⸣ 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ 18 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 19 kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN 19 kal ME [x x] ⸢DIB⸣ ULU₃ GIN | |
| 11' | [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI RIN₂]-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 KUŠ₃ 21 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ DIR AN ZA sin ina IGI ⸢MUL₂-MURUB₄⸣-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 6 U | |
| 12' | [...] GE₆ 25 SAG GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN USAN MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 KUŠ₃ 25 ina še-ri₃ DIR AN ZA | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢in⸣ 21 IGI MAR GIN ŠED₇ 27 MAR GIN 28 DIR AN ZA SI GIN | |
| 14' | [...] 1(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) 3 qa ZU₂ ina SAG ITU 1 GUR 3(BARIG) PI ina MURUB₄ ITU 1 GUR 3(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) | |
| 15' | [... ina] ⸢TIL⸣ ITU ina zib{me} GU₄.UD ina MAŠ₂ in 7 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢EN⸣ 26 2/3 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP 22 na 27 28 29 14 U GIN PAP 18 u mi-šil na⸣ | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢TA⸣ E{ki} ana {uru}se-lu-ke-ʾa-a ša₂ ana UGU {id₂}[IDIGNA ...] | |
| 18' | [...] {lu₂}UN{meš}šu₂ ša₂ ina gi-lit ina {uru}BARA₂-{d}na-⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | [...] {id₂}BURANUN{ki} ID₂.su-u₂-⸢ru⸣ [...] | |
| 20' | [...] {lu₂}GAL MAŠ₂.ANŠE ša₂ ina ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... ina] ⸢še⸣-ri₃ SI GIN ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢ULU₃⸣ u ⸢KUR⸣ GIN{meš} ina KIN.SIG AN ⸢MAH⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] dele-bat SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2 KUŠ₃ 18 kal ⸢ME⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... sin] 8 SI ana NIM DIB ar₂ GENNA 2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB 21 DIR AN ZA SI GIN | |
| 6' | [... GE₆] 24 USAN dele-bat SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 3 KUŠ₃ 24 DIR AN ZA ⸢ULU₃⸣ GIN | |
| 7' | [... MUL₂].⸢BABBAR⸣ SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN 26 DIR AN ZA | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 KUŠ₃ e MUL₂.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 U ana ŠU₂ LAL | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣ SI GIN ITU BI KI.LAM še-im EN MURUB₄ ITU 1(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 4 1/2 qa | |
| 10' | [...] 28 29 1 GUR 2(BARIG) PI kas₃ ina SAG ITU 3 GUR EN TIL ITU 4 GUR | |
| 11' | [...] ITU ina zib{me} EN TIL ITU ina HUN GU₄.UD EN MURUB₄ ITU ina MAŠ₂ EN TIL ITU ina GU | |
| 12' | [...] 5 EN TIL ITU 2 KUŠ₃ 4 U LAL PAP 21 na ITU BI U₄ 2.KAM₂ 1-en TA {lu₂}pu-li-te-e | |
| 13' | [...] ina KA₂.DUMU.NUN.NA ša₂ E₂.SAG.<GIL₂> NIDBA ana {d}EN {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ DINGIR{meš} GAL{meš} DU₃-uš | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ u {lu₂}GAL {lu₂}RIG₇ ša₂ E₂ DINGIR{meš} ŠID-nu | |
| 15' | [ŠE 30 ... GE₆ 3 sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN n n sin i]-ṣa ana NIM DIB e MUL₂.BABBAR 2 SI DIM₄ ina IGI dele-bat 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB | |
| 16' | [...] U 2-šu₂ 3-šu₂ GU₃-šu₂ ŠUB-di ina ZALAG₂ GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U ne₂-hi 4 kal ME | |
| 17' | [...] x DIR AN DIB AN UTAH ULU₃ GIN AN.BAR₇ DIR AN ZA SI GIN | |
| 18' | [...] GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAH i-ṣa sin e MUL₂-ar₂-[ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n ...] | |
| 19' | [... ina] KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ GE₆ 9 SAG ⸢GE₆ sin⸣ [...] | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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