-157A (X301571)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -157A |
|---|---|
| ID | X301571 |
| Museum no. | BM 34373 + 41879 + 41899 |
| 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 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [... sunset] to moonset: [x]; it was bright, earthshine, measured. The 1st, [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [...] being 1/2 cubit back to the west, [...] above Jupiter? [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [... the moon was] 1 cubit [...] β Virginis; the north wind blew. The 2nd, rising [of Mercury] to sunrise: 17° [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Night of the 3rd, the moon was 1 cubit behind γ Virginis. The 3rd, the north wind blew. Night of the 4th, <the moon> was [...] behind α [Virginis.] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 4th, the north wind blew. Night of the 5th, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Librae ... [... Mercury’s] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | last appearance [in the east] in Cancer. The 5th, the north wind blew. Night of the 6th, the moon was 2 [cubits] behind β Librae [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Night of the 7th, the moon was 3 cubits above α Scorpii, the moon [having passed] 1/2 cubit to the east [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Night of the 8th, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind θ Ophiuchi. The 8th, the north wind bl[ew ...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Night of the 10th (and) the 10th, the north wind blew. Night of the 11th, the moon ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | the north wind blew. Night? of the 11th, Saturn’s acronychal rising; the north wind bl[ew ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | 2 1/2 cubits; the north wind blew. The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 12°; the north wind blew. Ni[ght of the 13th, ...; beginning of the night, the moon was] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | 2 1/2 cubits [behind] d Capricorni, 1 [cubit] below Saturn [... The 13th, sunrise to moonset: nn°,] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | measured; the north wind blew. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 11°; the north wind blew. The 14th, the north wind [blew ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Night of the 16th (and) the [1]6th, the north wind blew. Night of the 17th, the north wind blew; last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits 4 fingers [in front of η Piscium.] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | The 17th, the north wind blew. Night of the 18th, the north wind blew; the moon was 6 cubits [below β Arietis,] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | the moon having passed a little to the east. The 18th, the north wind blew. Night of the 19th, [... Night of the 20th,] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | the north wind blew; the moon was 3 cubits below η Tauri, the moon [having passed] 1/2 cubit to the east [...] |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818– | Night of the 21st, the north wind blew; the moon was 1 1/2 cubits above α Tauri, the moon being [...] |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 1b.e. 1–b.e. 1b.e. 1 | thin clouds were in the sky. The 21st, thin clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 22nd, [last part of the night, the moon was] |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 22– | 1/2 cubit in front of ζ Tauri ... [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Night of the 23rd, the north wind bl[ew ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | The 23rd, the north wind blew. Night [of the 24th, ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Night of the 25th, ZI I[R ... last part of the night, the moon] stood 1 cubit [in front of Jupiter] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | to the west [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] the moon was above [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 27th, [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | the south wind blew, ZI IR [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | last part of the night, the north wind blew. The 29th, the north wind blew ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | until the end of the month, 1 kur 2 sūt 3 [qa ...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | sesame, in the beginning of the month, 1 pān? [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | wool, 2 1/2 minas!. At that [time, Ju]piter was in Can[cer ... Venus was in Cancer,] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | at the end of the month, in Leo; Mercu[ry was in Can]cer; around the 5th, Mer[cury ...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] ... [...] ... That month, the river level [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [...] in ... [...] |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 1t.e. 1 | [...] ... until day [...] |
| Top [1:2] t.e. 22–t.e. 22 | [...] 19?... [...] |
| Top [2:3] t.e. 33–t.e. 33 | [...] in ... [...] |
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 | [... na]-su KUR₄ a-pir muš 1 [...] | |
| 2 | [...] 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL e MUL₂.⸢BABBAR⸣ [N N ...] | |
| 3 | [... sin x] ⸢GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ SI GIN 2 17 na ša₂ [GU₄.UD ...] | |
| 4 | ⸢GE₆ 3 sin⸣ ar₂ DELE 1 KUŠ₃ 3 SI GIN GE₆ 4 <sin> ar₂ ⸢SA₄⸣-[ša₂-ABSIN N N] | |
| 5 | 4 SI GIN GE₆ 5 sin ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢x⸣ [... GU₄.UD ina NIM] | |
| 6 | ina ALLA ŠU₂ 5 SI GIN GE₆ 6 sin ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 7 | GE₆ 7 sin e SI₄ 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢NIM⸣ [DIB ...] | |
| 8 | GE₆ 8 sin ar₂ šil-PA 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ 8 SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | GE₆ 10 10 SI GIN ⸢GE₆ 11 sin x⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | SI GIN ⸢GE₆ 11 GENNA ana ME E-a SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 11 | 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢SI⸣ GIN 12 12 ŠU₂ SI GIN ⸢GE₆⸣ 13 ... SAG GE₆ sin ar₂] | |
| 12 | ⸢MUL₂-ar₂⸣-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG GENNA 1 [KUŠ₃ ... 13 n na] | |
| 13 | muš ⸢SI GIN⸣ GE₆ 14 11 GE₆ SI GIN 14 SI [GIN ...] | |
| 14 | GE₆ 16 16 SI GIN GE₆ 17 SI GIN ina ZALAG₂ sin [ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu] | |
| 15 | 2 KUŠ₃ 4 U 17 ⸢SI GIN⸣ GE₆ 18 SI GIN sin [SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN] | |
| 16 | 6 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana ⸢NIM DIB⸣ 18 SI GIN GE₆ 19 [... GE₆ 20 | |
| 17 | SI GIN sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM [DIB ...] | |
| 18 | GE₆ 21 SI GIN sin e ⸢is-le₁₀⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin [...] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | DIR SAL AN ZA 21 DIR SAL AN ZA ⸢SI GIN⸣ GE₆ 22 [ina ZALAG₂ sin] | |
| 2 | ina IGI ŠUR-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | GE₆ 23 SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | 23 SI GIN GE₆ 24 ...] | |
| 3 | GE₆ 25 ZI ⸢IR⸣ [... ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR] | |
| 4 | 1 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ ⸢GUB⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢sin⸣ e [...] | |
| 7 | ⸢sin 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ ana ŠU₂ LAL 27 [...] | |
| 8 | ULU₃ GIN ZI IR [...] | |
| 9 | ina ZALAG₂ SI GIN 29 SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | EN TIL ITU 1 GUR 2(BAN₂) 3 [qa ...] | |
| 11 | ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ ina SAG ITU 1(BARIG) [...] | |
| 12 | SIG₂{hi.a} 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ i-[nu-šu₂] ⸢MUL₂⸣.BABBAR ina ⸢ALLA⸣ [... dele-bat ina ALLA] | |
| 13 | [ina] TIL ITU ina A GU₄.⸢UD⸣ [ina] ⸢ALLA⸣ in 5 ⸢GU₄⸣.[UD ...] | |
| 14 | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ ITU BI ILLU [...] | |
| 15 | [...] ina E₂ [x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢GI⸣ EN U₄ [...] | |
| 2 | [...] 19 x x ŠA₃ x⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ina ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
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