-156C (X301563)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -156C |
|---|---|
| ID | X301563 |
| Museum no. | BM 45713 |
| 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 [1:3] 2'2'–3'3' | [...] ... fled?. |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [Month XII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... Night of the 2nd, the moon was] 5 cubits [below α Arie]tis, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east; the north wind blew. The 2nd, [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] 4'4'–4'4' | [... Night of the 5th, (beginning of the night), the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [behind] α Tauri, the moon being 2 cubits high to the north; the north wind blew; last part of the night, ... [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] 5'5'–5'5' | [... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon] stood [nn] cubits [in front of Mars] to the west, the moon being 1/2 cubit low to the south; all night very overcast; first part of the night?, ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] 6'6'–6'6' | [...] ... the north wind blew. The 7th, the north wind blew. Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits below α Geminorum. The 8th?, ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] 7'7'–7'7' | [...] all night clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. The 9th, thin clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moo[n ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] 8'8'–8'8' | [... Night of the 11th, beginning of the ni]ght, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above α Leonis, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west, [it stood] 3 [cubits] in front of Jupiter [to the west ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] 9'9'–9'9' | [...] the north wind blew. The 12th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; in the afternoon, very overcast, a little rain shower. Night of the 13th, beginning [of the night, ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] 10'10'–10'10' | [...] ... The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 7°; the north wind blew; in the afternoon, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 14th, beginning of the night, clouds were in the sky; the moon? [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] 11'11'–11'11' | [...] Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 2°, measured (despite) clouds; beginning of the night, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. The 15th, the north wind which was set to the west side blew [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] 12'12'–12'12' | [... Saturn’s] first appearance [in Aqua]rius; it was bright (and) high, rising of Saturn to sunrise: 17°; (ideal) first appearance on the 11th. The 16th, rising of Venus to sunrise: 9° 30'; the north wind blew ... [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] 13'13'–13'13' | [...] Night of the 18th, the north wind blew; last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits above α Scorpii; the north wind blew. The 18th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 19th, the no[rth wind? ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] 14'14'–14'14' | [...] surrounded. Night of the 20th, all night clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew. The 20th, all day clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 21st, [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] 15'15'–15'15' | [... bl]ew?. Night of the 23rd, all night very overcast, the north wind blew. The 23rd, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; at sunset, overcast [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] 16'16'–16'16' | [...] a little rain shower, the north wind blew; first part of the night, Mars was 4 cubits above γ Geminorum. The 24th, very overcast, the north wind blew. Ni[ght ...] |
| Obverse [16:17] 17'17'–17'17' | [... Ni]ght of the 26th, the north wind blew. The 26th, moonrise to sunrise: 13°, measured (despite) clouds; clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; in the afternoon [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] 18'18'–18'18' | [...] the south and east winds blew. The 28th, clouds were in the sky, the south and east winds blew; in the afternoon, very overcast. Ni[ght ...] |
| Obverse [18:19] 19'19'–19'19' | [...] a little [rain] shower, the south and east winds blew. Until the 30th, when Jupiter became stationary to the west, [it became stationary] 1 1/2? cu[bits ...] |
| Obverse [19:20] 20'20'–20'20' | [...] That [mon]th, the equivalent was: barley, in the beginning of the month, 3 pānu 4 sūtu; the 11th (and) 12th, 3 pānu 2+[x sūtu ...] |
| Obverse [20:21] 21'21'–21'21' | [... midd]le of the month, 2 kurru, at the end of the month, 2 kurru [...] |
| Obverse [21:22] 22'22'–22'22' | [...] minas 15 sh[ekels ...] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ZAH₂ | |
| 3' | [ŠE 1 ... GE₆ 2 sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG]-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB SI GIN 2 [...] | |
| 4' | [... GE₆ 5 (SAG GE₆) sin ar₂] is-le₁₀ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM SI GIN ⸢ina ZALAG₂ x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI AN N] KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢USAN x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ SI GIN 7 SI GIN GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 2 ⸢KUŠ₃ 8 x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢kal⸣ GE₆ DIR AN ZA SI GIN 9 DIR SAL AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 11 SAG] ⸢GE₆⸣ sin e LUGAL 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR 3 [KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB ...] | |
| 9' | [...] SI GIN 12 DIR AN ZA SI GIN ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAH i-ṣa GE₆ 13 SAG [GE₆ ...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 13 7 ŠU₂ SI GIN ina KIN.SIG DIR AN ZA GE₆ 14 SAG GE₆ DIR AN ZA sin [...] | |
| 11' | [...] GE₆ 15 2 ME DIR muš SAG GE₆ DIR AN ZA SI GIN 15 SI ša₂ PA MAR GAR ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [... GENNA ina] ⸢GU⸣ IGI KUR NIM-a 17 na-su in 11 IGI 16 9.30 na dele-bat SI GIN ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] GE₆ 18 SI GIN ina ZALAG₂ sin e SI₄ 2 KUŠ₃ SI GIN 18 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 19 ⸢SI⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢NIGIN⸣ GE₆ 20 kal GE₆ DIR AN ZA ULU₃ GIN 20 kal ME DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 21 [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢GIN⸣ GE₆ 23 kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN 23 DIR AN ZA SI GIN ki ŠU₂ šamaš₂ ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ UTAH i-ṣa SI GIN USAN AN e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 4 KUŠ₃ 24 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 26 SI GIN 26 13 KUR DIR muš DIR AN ZA SI GIN ⸢ina KIN.SIG⸣ [...] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢ULU₃⸣ u KUR GIN{meš} 28 DIR AN ZA ULU₃ u KUR GIN{meš} ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | [... AN] ⸢UTAH⸣ i-ṣa ULU₃ u KUR GIN{meš} EN 30 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 1 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ [... UŠ ...] | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢ITU BI KI.LAM⸣ še-im ina SAG ITU 3(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) 11 12 3(BARIG) 2+N(BAN₂) ...] | |
| 21' | [... ina] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ ITU 2 GUR ina TIL ITU 2 ⸢GUR⸣ [...] | |
| 22' | [...] ⸢MA⸣.NA 15 ⸢GIN₂⸣ [...] |
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