-142A (X301421)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -142A |
|---|---|
| ID | X301421 |
| Museum no. | BM 33477 + 33591 + 33613 |
| 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' | [...] were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 11th? ... [...] ... [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] 2'2'–2'2' | [...] were [in the sky], the north wind blew. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind α [Arietis ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [... clou]ds crossed the sky. The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 9°, measured (despite) mist; the north wind blew. Night of the 15th, [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] 4'4'–4'4' | [... cl]ouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. <Night of?> the 16th, very overcast, the north wind blew. The 16th, in the morning very overcast; in the afternoon, [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] 5'5'–5'5' | [...] blew?; last part of the night, Mars was 3 cubits below β Librae. The 18th, all day very overcast, the south wind blew [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] 6'6'–6'6' | [...] the sandal was not removed. Night of the 20th, clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, Saturn? ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] 7'7'–7'7' | [... clou]ds were in the sky; in the morning watch, the moon was surrounded by a halo [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] 8'8'–8'8' | [...] slow [...;] one segment of [a rainbow ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] 9'9'–9'9' | [...] ... [...] clouds crossed the sky; last part of the night, rain shower [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] 10'10'–10'10' | [... a rain]bow stretched from the north to the east [... which] was set to the west side blew ... [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] 11'11'–11'11' | [...] ... covered the sky, dew; in the afternoon, very overcast [... Ni]ght of the 25th, very overcast ...; last part of the night, rain shower [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] 12'12'–12'12' | [...] ... Night of the 26th, clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, [the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [below] β Librae, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east, [it stood ...] in fro[nt of Mars to the west ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] 13'13'–13'13' | [... Night of the 27th, last part of the night,] the moon was 1 1/2 cubits above β Scorpii, the moon being 1/2 cub[it ...] The 27th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 28th, clou[ds ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] 14'14'–14'14' | [...] were [in the sky,] the north wind blew. Night of the 30th (and) the 30th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. [That month, the equivalent was: ba]rley, 3 pānu 1 sūtu; dates, in the beginning of the mo[nth, ...] |
| Obverse [14:15] 15'15'–15'15' | [...] ...: wool, 2 minas 15 shekels for 1 [shekel of wrought silver. At that time,] Jupiter and Mars were in Libra; Venus was in Sagittarius?; Saturn? was in [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] 16'16'–16'16' | [...] That month, the river level, on the 12th (and) 13th, rose 4 fingers [...] total: 30 was the na (gauge); from the 20+[xth, ...] |
| Obverse [16:17] 17'17'–17'17' | [...] ... [...] I heard [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] 18'18'–18'18' | [...] ... [... and Bēl]tiya, the Great Gods [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ ZA SI ⸢GIN GE₆ 11 x x⸣ [x x] [...] | |
| 2' | [... AN] ZA SI GIN GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-[SAG-HUN N N ...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢DIR AN DIB⸣ 14 9 ŠU₂ a-kam₂ muš SI GIN GE₆ 15 [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA SI GIN <GE₆> 16 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN 16 ina še-ri₃ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina KIN.⸢SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] GIN ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 3 KUŠ₃ 18 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN [...] | |
| 6' | [...] {kuš}E.SIR₂ NU TUH GE₆ 20 DIR AN ZA ⸢ina ZALAG₂ GENNA x x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA EN.NUN.U₄.ZAL sin TUR₃ ⸢NIGIN⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ne₂-hi 1-et bu-tuq-tu₄ {d}[TIR.AN.NA ...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢DIR AN DIB ina ZALAG₂ AN UTAH⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [... TIR].⸢AN.NA TA⸣ SI ana KUR GIB [... ša₂ PA] MAR GAR GIN ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN ŠU₂-im AN na-al-šu₂ ina ⸢KIN⸣.SIG ⸢ŠU₂.ŠU₂⸣ [x x] ⸢GE₆⸣ 25 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢x x ina ZALAG₂⸣ AN UTAH [...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x x x x x⸣ GE₆ 26 ⸢DIR AN ZA ina ZALAG₂⸣ [sin SIG RIN₂]-ša₂-SI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB ina ⸢IGI⸣ [AN N N ana ŠU₂ GUB ...] | |
| 13' | [... GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂] sin e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] 27 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 28 ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | [... AN] ZA SI GIN GE₆ 30 30 DIR AN ZA SI GIN [ITU BI KI.LAM] ⸢še-im⸣ 3(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) ZU₂.⸢LUM.MA⸣ ina SAG ⸢ITU⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣ SIG₂{hi.a} 2 15 GIN₂ MA.NA a-na 1 [GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ep₂-šu₂ i-nu-šu₂] MUL₂.BABBAR u AN ina RIN₂ dele-bat ina PA ⸢GENNA⸣ ina [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢ITU⸣ BI ILLU 12 13 4 SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] PAP 30 na TA 20+[x ...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [...] ⸢al-te-e⸣ [...] | |
| 18' | [...] {d}EN {d}GAŠAN-⸢ia₂⸣ DINGIR{meš} ⸢GAL⸣{meš} [...] | |
| 19' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] |
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