-158C (X301583)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -158C |
|---|---|
| ID | X301583 |
| Museum no. | BM 349823 + 35624 |
| 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] 2'2'–2'2' | [...] of? α Scorpii 1 cubit 4 fingers ... [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [...] ... [...] The 27th, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 28th, very overcast, the north wind bl[ew ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] 4'4'–4'4' | [...] the equivalent was: barley, 2 pānu 3 sūtu; dates, 3 pānu 2 sūtu; mustard, 3? kurru; cress, 4? sūtu [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] 5'5'–5'5' | [... Venus was in Libra,] until the end of the month, in Scorpius; Saturn was in Capricorn; Mars was in Pisces; Mercury, which had set, was not visible [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] 6'6'–6'6' | [...] representative of the administrator of the Esangila, and the Babylonians in the Day-One-temple 10? bulls [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] 7'7'–7'7' | [...] went out [from?] Seleucia which is on the Tigris. [That] month, [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] 9'9'–9'9' | [Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] being 2 cubits high to the north; the north wind blew. The 2nd, equinox; I did not watch; the north wind blew. Night of the 3rd, the moon was [...] in front of θ Ophigh[uchigh ...] |
| Obverse [9:10] 10'10'–10'10' | [...] The 5th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west ..., omitted; at noon, gusty south wind; in the afternoon, [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] 11'11'–11'11' | [...] around the 6th, when Jupiter became stationary to the east, [it became stationary] 1 cubit behind γ Geminorum [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] 12'12'–12'12' | [...] ... Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was 5 fingers below γ Capricorni, the moon being 1/2 cubit [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] 13'13'–13'13' | [...] the north wind blew. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was 3 1/2 [cubits] in front of η Piscium [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] 14'14'–14'14' | [... measu]red; the north wind blew. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 5° 30'; clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] 15'15'–15'15' | [... Night of the 1]6th, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of α Tauri. [The 16th,] all day very overcast, gusty north wind. Night of the 1[7th, ...] |
| Obverse [15:16] 16'16'–16'16' | [...] gusty north wind. Night of the 18th, all night very overcast; in the morning watch, rain shower [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] 17'17'–17'17' | [...] clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind γ Geminorum [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] 18'18'–18'18' | [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was ... β Geminorum,] the moon being 4 cubits low to the south. The 20th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] 19'19'–19'19' | [... in the m]orning, very overcast; all day clouds [...] the sky [...] |
| Obverse [19:20] 20'20'–20'20' | [...] cubits, the moon being 1/2 cu[bit ...] |
| Obverse [20:21] 21'21'–21'21' | [... x]+1 cubits, the m[oon being ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ša₂ SI₄ 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ 4 SI ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [x] 27 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 28 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢KI⸣.LAM še-im 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) ⸢ZU₂⸣.LUM 3(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) kas₃ 3 GUR sah-le₁₀ 4(BAN₂) [...] | |
| 5' | [... dele-bat ina RIN₂] EN TIL ITU ina GIR₂.TAB GENNA [ina] ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ AN ina zib{me} GU₄.UD ša₂ ŠU₂-u₂ NU IGI [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ku-um {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM E₂.⸢SAG⸣.[GIL₂ u] x {lu₂}E{ki}{meš} ina E₂-U₄.1.KAM₂ 10 GU₄ [...] | |
| 7' | [...] {uru}se-lu-ke-ʾa-a [ša₂ ana] ⸢UGU⸣ {id₂}IDIGNA E₃ ITU [BI ...] | |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | [DU₆ 1 ...] 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM SI GIN 2 LAL₂-[ti₃] NU PAP SI GIN GE₆ 3 sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-[KIR₄-šil-PA N N ...] | |
| 10' | [...] 5 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ UD.DA IGI ⸢DIB⸣ AN.BAR₇ ULU₃ ŠAR₂ ina KIN.SIG [...] | |
| 11' | [...] in EN 6 MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 1 KUŠ₃ ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-[SIPA (...) UŠ ...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂-⸢IGI⸣-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 5 U sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] SI GIN GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 3 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢muš⸣ SI GIN GE₆ 15 5.30 ⸢GE₆ DIR⸣ AN ZA ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂.MUL₂ [N N ...] | |
| 15' | [... GE₆] 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI is-le₁₀ 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ 16 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI ŠAR₂ GE₆ 17 [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢SI ŠAR₂⸣ GE₆ 18 kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ [x] ⸢EN⸣.NUN.U₄.ZAL AN ⸢UTAH⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | [...] DIR AN ZA SI GIN ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ⸢MAŠ⸣.[MAŠ]-ša₂-SIPA 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 18' | [... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ N N] ⸢sin⸣ 4 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 20 DIR AN ⸢ZA⸣ SI [...] | |
| 19' | [... ina] ⸢še⸣-ri₃ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ kal ME ⸢DIR AN⸣ [...] | |
| 20' | [...] KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | |
| 21' | [... x]+1 KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ [...] |
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