-143B (X301432)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -143B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301432 |
| Museum no. | BM 45650 |
| 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] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [... the no]rth wind blew. Around the 5th, Mars’ acronychal rising [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... last part of the night, Venus was] 1/2 cubit [below? δ] Cancri, Venus being 2 fingers [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... Night of the 12th, beginning of the night,] the moon was 2 cubits above δ Capricorni [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... at nnº before] sunrise. The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 5º, measured (despite) mist. Night of the 15th, [sunset to moonrise:] 5º [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... Night of the 18th, ...] last part of the night, the moon was 4 cubits below η Tauri; last part of the night, Saturn was [...] above [ρ Leonis ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] 4 cubits, the moon being 2/3 cubit high to the north; last part of the night, Venus was [...] below ε Leonis [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was] 5 1/2 cubits below β Geminorum. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below δ Can[cri ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was ... ε Leonis, the moon being ...] low [to the south.] Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of ρ Leonis, the m[oon ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [... Night of the 27th, ...] crossed?; last part of the night, Venus was 4 fingers below α Leonis. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 10º 20'; dense mist, when I watched I did not see it [...] |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'–o 11'11' | [...] the 3rd, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Virgo; around the 18th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Virgo; from its first appearance [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [Month VI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month) ...] measured (despite) mist. The 1st, Jupiter’s first appearance in Virgo, rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 12º 30'; [(ideal) first appearance] on the 28th of month V [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [... Mars ...] became stationary [in ...] Aquarius. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Scorpii, the moon being 4 cubits [high to the north ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... Ni]ght of the 6th, last part of the night, Venus was 10 fingers below Saturn. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind β Capri[corni ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] cubits. Night of the 15th!, moonrise to sunset: 5º 30', measured (despite) mist; last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η [Piscium ...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] sunrise to moonset: [x]+5º, measured (despite) mist. Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η Tau[ri ...] |
| Obverse [15:17] o 16'16'– | [...] last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits below μ Geminorum [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [... last part of the night, Ve]nus was 2 fingers above β Virginis, Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was in front [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... the moon] stood 1 1/2 cubits behind Saturn to the east, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon ...] 8 fingers, it stood 1 cubit behind Jupiter to the east, the moon being 2/3 cubit low to the south. Night of the 20+[xth, ...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Mercury’s] first appearance [in the east ..., Mercury] being 1/2 cubit back to the west, 10 fingers above the moon; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 18º; [(ideal) first appearance] on the 24th [...] |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | [...] at the end of the month, in Virgo; around the 24th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Virgo; until the end of the month, it was in Virgo [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] measured; it was high to the sun. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 3 cubits in front of θ Ophiuchi, the moon being 2 [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] ... cubits, the moon being 2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind δ [Capricorni ...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [in front of η] Piscium, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 13th, [moonrise to sunset: 10º ...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... The 13th,] moonset to sunrise: 7º, measured (despite) clouds. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 1º, measured (despite) clouds; last part of the ni[ght ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [... Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [in front of η /μ ] Geminorum, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] cubits low to the south. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the ni]ght, the moon was 2 1/2 [cubits] in front of γ Virginis [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... Night of the 2]4th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind α [Virginis ...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] low [to the sou]th. The 27th, [moonrise to sunrise:] 17º [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [Month VIII, ...] ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢SI GIN in 5 AN ana ME E⸣-[a ...] | |
| 2' | [... ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂]-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 2 U [...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆] ⸢sin⸣ e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [... in N GE₆ ana] ZALAG₂ 14 5 na a-kam₂ muš GE₆ 15 5 [GE₆ ...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 18 ... ina] ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 4 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ GENNA e ⸢MUL₂⸣-[TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL ...] | |
| 6' | [...] 4 KUŠ₃ sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG SAG-A [N N ...] | |
| 7' | [... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin] ⸢SIG⸣ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 5 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢ALLA⸣-[ša₂-ULU₃ N N ...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin x SAG-A N N sin N N ana] ⸢ULU₃⸣ SIG GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [... GE₆ 27 ...] DIB ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG LUGAL 4 U 27 10.20 KUR a-kam₂ KALAG ki PAP NU IGI [...] | |
| 10' | [...] 3 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ABSIN IGI in 18 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ABSIN ŠU₂ TA IGI-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 11' | [KIN 30 ...] a-kam₂ muš 1 MUL₂.BABBAR ina ABSIN IGI 12.30 na-su in 28 ša₂ ⸢NE⸣ [IGI ...] | |
| 12' | [... AN ...] GU UŠ GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI SI₄ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana [SI NIM ...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 6 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG GENNA 10 SI GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SI-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ [N N ...] | |
| 14' | [...] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 15 5.30 ME a-kam₂ muš ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-[ša₂-DUR-nu-nu N N ...] | |
| 15' | [... x]+5 na a-kam₂ muš GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂.[MUL₂ N N ...] | |
| 16' | [...] ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-⸢pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... ina ZALAG₂ dele]-bat e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 U dele-bat 2 U ana NIM DIB GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ar₂⸣ GENNA 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin [...] | |
| 3' | [... GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ...] 8 U ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 20+[x ...] | |
| 4' | [... GU₄.UD ...] 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL e sin 10 SI IGI KUR NIM-a 18 na-su in 24 [IGI ...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢ina TIL ITU⸣ ina ABSIN in 24 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina ABSIN IGI EN TIL ITU ina ⸢ABSIN⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [DU₆ 1 ...] ⸢muš⸣ ana šamaš₂ NIM GE₆ 2 sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 3 KUŠ₃ sin 2 [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-[ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ N N ...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂]-DUR-nu-nu 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 13 10 UŠ ME ...] | |
| 9' | [... 13 7 ŠU₂ DIR muš GE₆ 14 1 GE₆ DIR muš ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [... GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂]-⸢še-pit₂⸣-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin [...] | |
| 12' | [... GE₆ 23 ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 13' | [... GE₆] 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SA₄-[ša₂-ABSIN N N ...] | |
| 14' | [... ana] ⸢ULU₃⸣ SIG 27 17 [KUR ...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 16' | [APIN ...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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