-141E (X301415)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -141E |
|---|---|
| ID | X301415 |
| Museum no. | BM 41486 |
| 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' | [... Ni]ght of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] 2 cubits 8 fingers low to the south [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] measured. At that time, Jupiter [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [Month IV, ... Night of the] 2nd, the moon was 1/2 cubit below α Leonis. Night of the 3rd, [ ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... (the moon)] having passed [nn] cubits to the east, 2 cubits behind Saturn [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... the moon was] 1 cubit [...] α Virginis, the moon being 1? cubit [...] |
| Obverse [8:10] o 9'9'– | [...] the moon? being 2? cubits? [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] stood [...] to the west [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... Night of the 4th, beginning of the ni]ght, the moon was [...] above α Virginis |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon] stood [... behind Jupiter?] to the east, the moon being 1 1/2 cubi[ts ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... x]+1 cubits, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits high to the north [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of β [Capricorni] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] ... The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 4°; lunar eclipse which was omitted; at 40+[x° ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] sunset to moonrise: [x]+1° 50', I did not watch. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moo[n was] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... ve]ry overcast. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below β Arie[tis] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was ... below η Tauri, the moon] having passed a little to the east, it stood 1 cubit behind Mars to the east |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 2/3 cubits [below ζ Tau]ri, the moon having passed a little to the east |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was] 4 1/2 cubits [below β Gemi]norum. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the moon was ... ε Leonis,] the moon being 4 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 28th, |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... Jupiter was in Lib]ra; Venus, until the middle of the month, was in Cancer, |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [... Satur]n was in Virgo; around the 16+[xth], Saturn’s [last appearance] in the beg[inning? of Virgo] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] Night? of the xth, [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 2 KUŠ₃ 8 U ana ULU₃ ⸢SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] muš i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR [...] | |
| 5' | [...] | |
| 6' | [ŠU ... GE₆] 2 sin SIG LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 3 [...] | |
| 7' | [...] KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB ar₂ GENNA 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢SA₄⸣-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢sin 2 KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ana ŠU₂ GUB ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 4 SAG] ⸢GE₆⸣ sin e ⸢SA₄⸣-[ša₂-ABSIN N N] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR N N] ⸢ana⸣ NIM GUB sin 1 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [... x]+1 KUŠ₃ sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI ⸢NIM⸣ [x x] | |
| 5' | [...] GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI SI-[MAŠ₂ N N] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 14 4 ŠU₂ AN.KU₁₀ sin ša₂ DIB in 40+[x ...] | |
| 7' | [... x]+1.50 GE₆ NU PAP GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [x x] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢ŠU₂⸣.ŠU₂ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-[HUN] | |
| 9' | [N N ... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ N N sin] i-ṣa ana NIM DIB ar₂ AN 1 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB | |
| 10' | [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂]-⸢ULU₃⸣ 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB | |
| 11' | [... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ].⸢MAŠ⸣-ar₂ 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin | |
| 12' | [... GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ sin x SAG-A N N] sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 28 | |
| 13' | [... MUL₂.BABBAR ina] ⸢RIN₂⸣ dele-bat EN MURUB₄ ITU ina ALLA | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ina ABSIN in 16+[x] GENNA ina ⸢SAG⸣ [ABSIN ŠU₂] | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢GE₆ x⸣ [...] | |
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