-149B (X301492)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -149B |
|---|---|
| ID | X301492 |
| Museum no. | BM 34645 |
| 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' | [Year 162,] king Alexander. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [Month VII ...] clouds were in the sky; first (and) middle part of the night, overcast. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] in the south, lightning flashed continuously, much thunder, ... |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] and east winds blew; last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind β Geminorum. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] ..., clouds were in the sky, the south and east winds blew. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... Night of the 19th, ... last part of the night,] the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind δ Cancri. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... Night of] the 20th, clouds were in the sky; [last part of the night?,] the moon |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] being [nn] cubits low to the south [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] Night of the 21st, clouds were in the sky |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] The 21st, very overcast, a little rain shower |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] gusty [...] winds blew. Night of the 22nd, clouds were in the [sky, the ... wind bl]ew, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] very overcast; last part of the night, the moon was 1 cu[bit] below β Virginis |
| Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'– | [... cl]ouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. Night of the 24th?, ... mu[ch ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [...] ... [...] good? |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [... sesa]me, until the middle of the month, 5? sūtu 3 qa, at the end of the month, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] cress, 1 pānu 5 sūtu; wool, 2 1/2 minas |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | for 1 shekel of wrought silver. At that time, Jupiter was in Aquarius; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | Mercury was in Libra; Saturn was in Taurus; Mars was in Sagittarius. Around the 7th, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Libra; the 7th, Jupiter became stationary in Aquarius; |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [around] the 28th, Saturn’s acronychal rising. The 29th, Mars reached Capricorn. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | That [month,] the river level, from the 15th until the 24th, rose 6 fingers, total: |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | 26 1/2 was the na (gauge); at the end of the month, it receded 2 fingers, total: 27 was the na (gauge). |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | ... That month, the ... the troops of the king |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | the general of Babylonia who is above the four generals |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] the inhabitants of Seleucia |
| Reverse [12:14] r 13'13'– | they made ... |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | [Month] VIII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 15º; it was bright, measured; it could be seen whighle (the sun) stood there. |
| Top [1:2] t.e. 22–t.e. 22 | [...] clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, the moon? |
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' | [MU 1 ME 1+ŠU 2.KAM₂ {m]}⸢a-lik⸣-sa-an-dar LUGAL | |
| 2' | {[itu}DU₆ ...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA USAN MURUB₄ ŠU₂ | |
| 3' | [...] ULU₃ GIR₂ GIR₂.GIR₂ GU₃ U MAH x x | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢KUR⸣ GIN{meš} ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x DIR⸣ AN ZA ULU₃ u KUR GIN{meš} | |
| 6' | [... GE₆ 19 ... ina ZALAG₂] ⸢sin⸣ ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-⸢ša₂⸣-ULU₃ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | |
| 7' | [... GE₆] 20 DIR AN ZA [ina ZALAG₂] sin | |
| 8' | [... N] KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG | |
| 9' | [...] GE₆ 21 DIR AN ⸢ZA⸣ | |
| 10' | [...] 21 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAH i-ṣa | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢ŠAR₂⸣{meš} GIN{meš} GE₆ 22 DIR ⸢AN⸣ [ZA x] ⸢GIN⸣ | |
| 12' | [...] ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢DIR AN⸣ ZA ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 24 ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢MAH⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] [...] DU₃-tu₂ | |
| 2' | [x x ŠE.GIŠ].I₃ EN MURUB₄ ITU 5(BAN₂) 3 qa ina TIL ITU | |
| 3' | [x x] ⸢sah⸣-le₁₀ 1(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) SIG₂{hi.a} 2 1/2 MA.NA | |
| 4' | [a]-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ep-šu₂ i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina GU | |
| 5' | ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina RIN₂ GENNA ina MUL₂.MUL₂ AN ina PA in 7 | |
| 6' | ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina NIM ina RIN₂ ŠU₂ 7 MUL₂.BABBAR ina GU UŠ | |
| 7' | [in] 28 GENNA ana ME E-a 29 AN MAŠ₂ KUR-ad₂ | |
| 8' | [ITU] BI ILLU TA 15 EN 24 6 SI GIN PAP | |
| 9' | 26 1/2 na ina TIL ITU 2 SI LAL PAP 27 na | |
| 10' | [x] x ITU BI LU₂.NE{meš} {lu₂}u₂-qa{meš} ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 11' | [u] {lu₂}GAL ERIN₂ KUR URI{ki} ša₂ ana UGU 4 {lu₂}GAL u₂-qu-tu₂ | |
| 12' | [KI] DUMU{meš} {uru}se-lu-ke-ʾa-a-a | |
| 13' | [GIM] ⸢IGI⸣-u₂ DU₃{meš} | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | {[itu]}⸢APIN⸣ 30 15 na-su KUR₄ muš ina GUB IGI | |
| 2 | [x x] ⸢DIR AN⸣ ZA SI GIN GE₆ 2 sin | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢ŠUB⸣ | |
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