Babylonian Astronomical Diaries
Published English corpus editions identified
Edition identified
Sachs and Hunger, Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia; ORACC Astronomical Diaries Digital (ADsD).
Access
ORACC project catalogue describes searchable editions. Museum documentation supplies one object-level example; the ADsD reader was not accessible in this check.
What was actually reviewed
Project descriptions and British Museum exhibition text reviewed; no complete diary transcribed or translated here.
Located passage or record
British Museum 1881,0706.403; catalogue descriptions of ADART volumes.
What the reviewed material says
The British Museum identifies a diary fragment reporting Alexander’s death. ORACC’s catalogue describes digital editions based on Sachs and Hunger with later corrections. These are records associated with particular tablets, not a single continuous intact book.
Survival and uncertainty
Coverage, gaps and dating must be checked tablet by tablet. A corpus landing page does not establish that every fragment has an English translation.
What needs doing next · P1 · verify one diary
Select a diary by museum number, obtain its exact ADART translation, and record observations separately from missing entries and reconstructed dates.
Sources
Follow the edition, primary text, museum documentation or publication record below. An accessible source link does not mean its complete contents have been reviewed.