-153 (X301530)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -153 |
|---|---|
| ID | X301530 |
| Museum no. | BM 34959 + 35612 |
| 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' | [... Night of the 3rd, the moon] stood 3 cubits [in front of Venus/Mars] to the west ... [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] 1/2? cubit; gusty south and east winds blew. Night of the 4th, the moon was [N] cubits above β Virginis, [the moon] having passed [...] to the east. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [The 4th,] at noon, gusty south and east storms blew. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit above γ Virginis; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | first part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers above γ Virginis, Venus being 2 fingers back to the west. Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was [N] cubits above α Virginis, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 6th, the south wind which was slanted to the east blew. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon stood |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] in front of Jupiter [to the west,] the moon being 2+[x mm] high to the north; first part of the night, Mars was 1 finger above γ Virginis, Mars having passed 2 fingers to the east. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] cubits. The 8th, the north wind blew. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [β/δ Scorpii ... the south] wind? blew. Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2/3? cubit behind α Scorpii |
| Obverse [8:10] o 9'9'– | [...] the north wind blew [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] wool, 2 1/2 minas for 1 shekel of wrought silver. At that time, [Jupiter] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] Saturn was in Pisces; the 6th, Venus reached Libra; [around] the 10th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Leo; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... Mars’] last appearance in the end of Virgo. That month, the river level rose 2/3 cubit, [total: N] was the na (gauge). That month, there was di'u-disease |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | among cattle. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [Month VI, ...] ... clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] being 3? cubits low to the south. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [... GE₆ 3 sin ina IGI x] 3 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ŠU₂⸣ GUB ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] 1/2 KUŠ₃ ULU₃ u KUR ŠAR₂{meš} GIN{meš} GE₆ 4 sin e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A [N] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [sin N N] ana NIM DIB | |
| 3' | 4 ⸢AN⸣.BAR₇ me-hu-u₂ ULU₃ u KUR ŠAR₂{meš} GIN{meš} GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin e ⸢DELE-ša₂⸣-IGI-ABSIN 2/3 KUŠ₃ | |
| 4' | ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 SI dele-bat 2 SI ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN | |
| 5' | [N] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 6 ULU₃ ša₂ ana KUR ṣal-pu ⸢GIN⸣ GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR | |
| 6' | [N N ana ŠU₂] ⸢GUB sin⸣ 2+[x N] ⸢ana SI NIM⸣ USAN AN ⸢e⸣ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1 SI AN 2 SI ana NIM DIB | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ 8 SI GIN GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI | |
| 8' | [MUL₂-x-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB N N ...] ⸢ULU₃⸣ GIN GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SI₄ 2/3 KUŠ₃ | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢SI GIN⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] SIG₂{hi.a} 2 1/2 MA.NA a-⸢na 1 [GIN₂] KU₃.BABBAR ep-šu₂ i-nu-⸢šu₂⸣ [MUL₂.BABBAR] | |
| 3' | [...] GENNA ina zib{me} 6 dele-bat RIN₂ KUR-⸢ad⸣ [in] 10 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina A ⸢IGI⸣ | |
| 4' | [... AN] ina TIL ABSIN ŠU₂ ITU BI ILLU 2/3 KUŠ₃ ⸢GIN⸣ [PAP N] na ITU BI di-hu | |
| 5' | ina AB₂.GU₄{hi.[a]} | |
| 6' | [KIN ...] ⸢x DIR⸣ AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 2 | |
| 7' | [...] 3 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃ SIG⸣ | |
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