-158E (X301585)
Astronomical Diary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | -158E |
|---|---|
| ID | X301585 |
| Museum no. | BM 34209 |
| 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' | [...] the north? wind blew. Night of the 1st, first part of the night, Mars was below [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] Night of the 2nd, clouds were in the sky, the north wind which was set to the west side bl[ew ...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] The 2nd, Venus’ first appearance in the east in the beginning of Capricorn; it was bright, rising of Venus to sunrise: 7° 30'. [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [... the no]rth wind blew; in the afternoon, the east wind blew. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, very overcast, the east wind blew; last part of the night, the north wind bl[ew ...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... sunset to setting of] Saturn: [nn°]. The 5th, solstice; I did not watch; all day clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] low to the south; the north wind blew. The 6th, the north wind blew; at sunset, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 7th, beginning of the [night, the moon was ... β Arietis,] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | it stood [... in front of Mars] to the west, the moon being 2 cubits low to the south; all night clouds were in the sky, the north wind bl[ew ...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [... Night of the 8th, beginn]ing of the night, the moon was 3 cubits below η Tauri, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] clouds crossed the sky, gusty south and east winds blew ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] slow thunder, slow rain, a little PISAN DIB [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] ... overcast. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below [β] Tauri [...] |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'– | [...] all night clouds were in the sky [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] all day clouds were in the sky; in the morning, the sun ... [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] ... the south and east winds blew [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] last part of the night, the moon was in front of [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] ... 8 fingers; the north wind blew; last part of the night, the moon was [...] |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'– | [...] the north wind which was set to the west side blew [...] |
| Top [1:2] t.e. 2'2'–t.e. 2'2' | [...] will make? ... [...] |
| Top [2:3] t.e. 3'3'–t.e. 3'3' | [...] from Babylon to Sel[eucia ...] |
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' | [...] SI GIN GE₆ 1 USAN AN SIG MUL₂ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] GE₆ 2 DIR AN ZA SI ša₂ PA MAR GAR ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] 2 dele-bat ina NIM ina SAG MAŠ₂ IGI KUR 7.30 na-su ⸢in⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢SI⸣ GIN ina KIN.SIG KUR GIN GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ KUR GIN ina ZALAG₂ SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... na] GENNA 5 šamaš₂ GUB NU PAP kal ME DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ana ULU₃ SIG SI GIN 6 ⸢SI⸣ GIN ki ŠU₂ šamaš₂ DIR AN ZA GE₆ 7 SAG [GE₆ sin x MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN N N] | |
| 7' | [(...) ina IGI AN N N] ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG kal GE₆ DIR AN ZA SI ⸢GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [... GE₆ 8 ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB [...] | |
| 9' | [...] DIR AN DIB ULU₃ u KUR ŠAR₂{meš} GIN{meš} ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] GU₃ U ne₂-hi AN ne₂-hi PISAN ⸢i-ṣa⸣ DIB [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂ GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin SIG ŠUR-⸢GIGIR⸣-[ša₂-SI N N ...] | |
| 12' | [...] kal GE₆ ⸢DIR AN ZA⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢kal ME DIR AN ZA ina še-ri₃ šamaš₂ x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x x x x ULU₃ u KUR GIN⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ina ZALAG₂ sin ina ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 8 U SI GIN ina ZALAG₂ sin [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢SI ša₂ PA MAR GAR GIN⸣ [...] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ip⸣-pu-uš UD 3 x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢TA⸣ E{ki} ana {uru}se-⸢lu⸣-[ke-ʾa-a ...] | |
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