-141D (X301414)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -141D |
|---|---|
| ID | X301414 |
| Museum no. | BM 41474 + 41882 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| 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' | [...] θ Ophigh[uchigh] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] low. Ni[ght ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... Mercury’s first appearance in the ea]st in the end of Leo |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Ve]nus’ last appearance in the east in Virgo |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon] stood [... in front of Mars to the west], the moon [being] 1 1/2 cubits [low] to the sou[th] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] δ Cancri |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... Saturn’s] first appearance [in Virgo,] it stood [... in front of Mer]cury to the west; it was bright (and) high, |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'–o 11'11' | [...] Saturn was in Virgo; around the 25th, Saturn’s first appearance in Virgo. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [Month VI2, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month) ... first part of the night, Jupi]ter was 3 cubits below β Librae. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind β Librae [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] high to the north. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of θ Ophiuchi, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... the m]oon being 2 cubits low to the south. Around the 8th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the westsic in Virgo |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [... cub]its, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. The 10th, equinox; I did not watch. Night of the 14th, [moonrise to sunset:] 8°. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] last part of the night, the moon was 7 cubits below α Arietis. The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 6° |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [... Night of the 1]7th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Tauri. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [... the moo]n being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [... Ni]ght of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind δ Can[cri] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... Ni]ght of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2? cubits below β Capricorni [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below η [Piscium ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] measured (despite) mist; beginning of the night, the moon was ... [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] cubits, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits [low] to the s[outh ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... MUL₂-KUR]-ša₂-⸢KIR₄⸣-[šil-PA] | |
| 3' | [...] SIG ⸢GE₆⸣ [x] | |
| 4' | [... GU₄.UD ina] ⸢NIM⸣ ina TIL ⸢A⸣ [IGI] | |
| 5' | [... dele]-bat ina NIM ina ABSIN ŠU₂ [(x x)] | |
| 6' | [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin N N ina IGI AN ana ŠU₂] GUB sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃⸣ [SIG] | |
| 7' | [...] MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ | |
| 8' | [...] sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM ⸢DIB⸣ | |
| 9' | [... GENNA ina ABSIN N N ina IGI GU₄].UD ana ŠU₂ GUB IGI KUR ⸢NIM⸣ | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢GENNA ina ABSIN in⸣ 25 GENNA ina ABSIN ⸢IGI⸣ | |
| 11' | [KIN.II.KAM₂ 30 ... USAN MUL₂].⸢BABBAR⸣ SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 2 sin ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-SI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ [x x] | |
| 12' | [...] ana SI NIM GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-⸢šil⸣-[PA] | |
| 13' | [N N ...] ⸢sin⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG in 8 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ABSIN [ŠU₂ (x x)] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 10 LAL₂-ti₃ NU PAP GE₆ 14 8 [ME] | |
| 15' | [...] ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 7 KUŠ₃ 15 6 ⸢na⸣ | |
| 16' | [... GE₆] 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI is-le₁₀ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ⸢ina IGI⸣ [...] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-⸢ša₂-ALLA⸣-[ša₂-ULU₃ N N] | |
| 19' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [DU₆ 1 ...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 5 SAG GE₆ sin SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂-⸢KUR⸣-[ša₂-DUR-nu-nu N N ...] | |
| 4' | [...] a-kam₂ muš SAG GE₆ sin ⸢SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃⸣ [SIG ...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢ša₂ ULU₃ 1/2 [...] | |
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