-149A (X301491)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -149A |
|---|---|
| ID | X301491 |
| Museum no. | BM 34632 |
| 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' | [... the nor]th? wind blew. Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was behind [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] Venus was 2 fingers above μ Geminorum; it came near. The 10th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the east in Gemini [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] ...; the north wind which was set to the west side blew. Night of the 12th, the north wind blew. The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 11º; measured (despite) mist. ... [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] moonrise to sunset: [x]+6?º, measured (despite) mist; the north wind blew. When (the point) 4º in front of 15 Lacertae culminated, lunar ec[lipse ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] when it began, in 20º night it was completely covered; 12º night maximal phase; it set eclipsed. 32º onset and [maximal phase ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] in its eclipse, the north wind which was set to the west side blew; in its eclipse, Jupiter and Saturn stood there [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] the remainder of the planets did not stand there; 2 1/2 cubits below β Capricorni, [having passed] a little to the east, [it became eclipsed ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] ... last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits above γ Geminorum. The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 30', measured (despite) mist; a[ll? ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] measured (despite) mist; the north wind which was set to the west side blew; last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of γ Capricorni [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] the north wind which was set to the west side blew. Night of the 15th, the north wind blew; last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind δ Capricorni [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] The 16th, in the afternoon, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 17th, clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, the moon [stood ...] in front of Ju[piter to the west, the moon being ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | high [to the north]. Night of the 17th, first part of the night, Mars was 1 cubit above α Virginis. The 17th, the north wind blew. Night of the 18th, [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] the north wind which was set to the west side blew. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit behind η Piscium. The 20th, [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [Night of the 21st, last part] of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α Arietis, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south; last part of the night, Venus was [...] below α Geminorum [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [Night of the 22nd, last part of the] night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of η Tauri. The 22nd, the north wind blew. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 1? cubit in front of α Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] The 23rd, the north wind blew. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below β Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] blew. The 24th, the north wind blew. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] above [η/μ Geminorum ...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [...] The 25th, the north wind blew. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, [...] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [... Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the moon] stood [nn] cubits [behind Venus] to the east. The 27th, [moonrise to sunrise:] 13º 20+[x]'. [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] The 6th (and) the 18th, sheep [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] made, when it was not fitting [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... I he]ard as follows: In Antioch which [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] the sea, (there was) a grave famine; the troops [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... the ...]s and the people who from the cities which the troops? of the king which ... [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] king Alexander to Seleucia which is in the land of [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] ... the sea, crossed over. That month, I [heard ...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] king Demetrius with 25 elephants and the troops [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] ... they went out from Antioch and [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] they brought about their defeat. On the 23rd, the troops [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] elephants defeated each other. [That] month, [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] ... numerous troops of Deme[trius ...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... Sel]eucia, the royal city [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢SI⸣ GIN GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢ar₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 2 SI DIM₄ 10 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina MAŠ.⸢MAŠ⸣ [ŠU₂ ...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ SI ša₂ kap MAR GAR GIN GE₆ 12 SI GIN 12 11 ŠU₂ a-kam₂ muš 12 [...] | |
| 5' | [... x]+6 ME a-kam₂ muš SI GIN 4 UŠ ina IGI {mul₂}kin-ṣa ziq-pi {d}sin ⸢AN⸣.[KU₁₀ ...] | |
| 6' | [...] ki TAB-u₂ ina 20 GE₆ gab-bi ŠU₂-im 12 GE₆ IR₂ ad₂ ŠU₂ 32 GAR u [IR₂ ...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ SI ša₂⸣ kap MAR GAR GIN ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u GENNA GUB{[meš} ...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢IB₂⸣.TAG₄ {d}UDU.IDIM{meš} NU GUB{meš} 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG SI-MAŠ₂ i-ṣa ana ⸢NIM⸣ [DIB a-dir ...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 2 KUŠ₃ 13 30 NINDA na a-kam₂ muš ⸢kal⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] a-kam₂ muš SI ša₂ kap MAR GAR GIN ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ [N N ...] | |
| 11' | [...] SI ša₂ kap MAR GAR GIN GE₆ 15 SI GIN ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SUHUR-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] 16 ina KIN.SIG DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 17 DIR AN ZA ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂.[BABBAR N N ana ŠU₂ GUB sin N N] | |
| 13' | [ana SI] NIM GE₆ 17 USAN AN e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ 17 SI GIN GE₆ 18 [...] | |
| 14' | [...] SI ša₂ kap MAR GAR GIN GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2/3 KUŠ₃ 20 [...] | |
| 15' | [GE₆ 21 ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI [N N ...] | |
| 16' | [GE₆ 22 ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin ina IGI MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ 22 SI GIN GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI is-le₁₀ 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | [...] 23 SI GIN GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI [N N ...] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢GIN⸣ 24 SI GIN GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin e [MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ N N ...] | |
| 19' | [...] 25 SI GIN GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ [...] | |
| 20' | [... GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ dele-bat N] KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB 27 13.20+[x KUR ...] | |
| 21' | [...] [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] U₄ 6 U₄ 18 UDU ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢DU₃⸣{meš} ina la si-ma-ti-⸢šu₂ x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... al-te]-me um-ma ina {uru}an-ti-ke-ʾa-a ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] {⸢id₂⸣}ma-rat-tu₄ SU.KU₂ dan-nu {lu₂}ERIN₂{meš} ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...]{meš} u {lu₂}UN{meš} ša₂ TA ⸢URU⸣{meš} ša₂ ina {lu₂}ERIN₂ LUGAL ša₂ ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [... {m}a]-lik-sa-an-dar LUGAL ana {uru}se-lu-ke-ʾa-a ša₂ ana muh-hi KUR x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ {id₂}ma-rat-tu₄ BAL{meš} ITU BI ⸢al⸣-[te-me ...] | |
| 8' | [...] {⸢m⸣}de-meṭ-ri LUGAL KI 25 AM.SI{meš} u {lu₂}ERIN₂ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x-lu-uʾ⸣ TA {uru}an-ti-ke-ʾa-a E₃{meš}ma [...] | |
| 10' | [...] BAD₅.BAD₅{meš}šu₂-nu GAR{meš} U₄ 23 {lu₂}ERIN₂{meš} [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢AM.SI⸣{meš} BAD₅.BAD₅ a-ha-meš GAR{meš} ⸢ITU⸣ [BI ...] | |
| 12' | [...] x x {⸢lu₂⸣}ERIN₂{meš} MAH{meš} ša₂ {m}de-⸢meṭ⸣-[ri ...] | |
| 13' | [... {uru}se]-⸢lu⸣-ke-ʾa-a URU LUGAL-[u₂-tu₂ ...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x x⸣{meš} ša₂ [...] | |
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