-141G (X301417)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -141G |
|---|---|
| ID | X301417 |
| Museum no. | BM 45940 |
| 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 [0:1] 1'1'–1'1' | [...] ... 1 1/2 cubits ... [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] 2'2'–2'2' | [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 4? 1/2 cubits [below β Geminorum,] the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 19th, last part of the night?, the moon? [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [... Night] of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit above β Virginis, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 21+[xth, ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] 4'4'–4'4' | [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits [above] α Virginis. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit below β Librae, the moon being 1/2 [cubit ...] |
| Obverse [4:6] 5'5'–6'6' | [... Sat]urn was in Virgo; Mars was in Aries; Mercury, which had set, [was not visible ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] 6'6'–6'6' | [Month VIII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ...] {mdeal) first appearance on the 29th of month VII. Until the 2nd, when Mars became stationary to the west, [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] 7'7'–7'7' | [... Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit above δ Capricorni, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. Night of the 10th, ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂] 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 19 ⸢ina ZALAG₂ sin⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆] 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 21+[x ...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin e] ⸢SA₄⸣ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ina ABSIN AN ina HUN GU₄.UD ša₂ ŠU₂-u₂ [NU IGI ...] | |
| 6' | [APIN 30 ...] ⸢in⸣ 29 ša₂ DU₆ IGI EN 2 AN ana ŠU₂ ki ⸢UŠ⸣-[a ...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin] ⸢e⸣ SUHUR-ar₂ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 10 ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x x x x x x⸣ [...] |
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