-142B (X301422)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -142B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301422 |
| Museum no. | BM 45632 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Top [0:2] t.e. 1t.e. 1– | At the command of Bēl and Bēltiya may it go well. |
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Year 169, month IX, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 17°?, measured (despite) mist. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Night of the 1st, all night clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | The 1st, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, clouds were in the sky; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above Venus, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 2nd, thin clouds were in the sky; at noon, the sun was sur[rounded by a ha]lo. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Night of the 3rd, clouds were in the sky; the moon was 2 cubits behind β Capricorni, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. The 3rd, thin clouds were in the sky; |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | at noon, the sun was surrounded by a halo which was [not] closed. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 [...] above! γ |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010– | Capricorni, |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 1b.e. 1–b.e. 1b.e. 1 | the moon being 2 1/2 cubits high! to the north; |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 22– | all night clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | The 4th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Night of the 5th, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ina a-mat {d}EN u {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ liš-lim | |
| o | ||
| 1 | MU 1 ME 1+ŠU 9.KAM₂ {itu}GAN 1 1 7 na-su⸣ a-kam₂ muš | |
| 2 | GE₆ 1 kal GE₆ DIR AN ZA SI GIN | |
| 3 | 1 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 2 DIR AN ZA | |
| 4 | sin e dele-bat 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB | |
| 5 | 2 DIR SAL AN ZA AN.BAR₇ šamaš₂ ⸢TUR₃ NIGIN⸣ | |
| 6 | GE₆ 3 DIR AN ZA sin ⸢ar₂ SI-MAŠ₂⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 7 | sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 3 DIR SAL AN ZA | |
| 8 | AN.BAR₇ šamaš₂ TUR₃ [NU] KAD₂ NIGIN | |
| 9 | GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin e | |
| 10 | MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 2 [N] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM | |
| 2 | kal GE₆ DIR AN ZA SI GIN | |
| r | ||
| 1 | 4 DIR AN ZA SI GIN | |
| 2 | GE₆ 5 | |
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