AD -332A
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t.e. 1t.e. 1 | (t.e. 1) Diary [...] | |
t.e. 22 | (t.e. 2) [At the command of Bēl and Bēltija] may it be well. | |
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o 1o 1 | [MU] ⸢3⸣.KAM₂ mar₂-ta-ša₂-ta ša₂ mda-⸢ri⸣-[ia-a-muš LUGAL MU-šu₂ na-bu-u₂ ...] | (o 1) [Year] 3 of Artašata, [who is called king] Dar[ius ...] |
o 22 | GE₆ 2 sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢ar₂ MUL₂⸣.[BABBAR ...] | (o 2) Night of the 2nd, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind γ Virginis, behind Jupiter [...] |
o 33 | GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢x⸣ [... GE₆ 7] | (o 3) Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Librae. N[ight? ... Night of the 7th,] |
o 44 | SAG GE₆ sin e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-taḫ-PA 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin SIG SI-MAŠ₂ x x] | (o 4) beginning of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit above ϑ Ophiuchi [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... below β Capricorni,] |
o 55 | sin 4 SI ana NIM DIB 10 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ABSIN 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [... GE₆ 13] | (o 5) the moon having passed 4 fingers to the east. The 10th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the west in Virgo 2 cubits [... Night of the 13th,] |
o 66 | (o 6) moonrise to sunset: 7° 30'. Beginning of the night, the moon was 1 2/3 cubits in front of Saturn [...] | |
o 77 | ⸢16⸣ GENNA ana ME E-a GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂.⸢MUL₂⸣ [... GE₆ 20] | (o 7) [The 1]6th, Saturn’s acronychal rising. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below η Tauri [... Night of the 20th,] |
o 88 | [sin] ⸢ar₂⸣ ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG [MUL₂-ar₂?-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ N N GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ] | (o 8) [the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [be]hind β Tauri. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below [μ Geminorum. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was] |
o 99 | [IGI]-u₂ 5 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin⸣ [...] | (o 9) 5 1/2 cubits [below] α [Geminorum], the moon being 2/3 cubit back to the west. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the mo[on ...] |
o 1010 | [N] KUŠ₃ 27 12 KUR 29 MUL₂.BABBAR ina ABSIN ŠU₂ ITU BI KI.LAM [...] | (o 10) [nn] cubits. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12°. The 29th, Jupiter’s last appearance in Virgo. That month, the equivalent (for 1 shekel of silver was): [...] |
o 1111 | [x x] 5(BAN₂) SIG₂.ḪI..A 6 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u dele-bat ina ⸢ABSIN⸣ [...] | (o 11) [...] 5 sūtu; wool, 6 minas. At that time, Jupiter and Venus were in Vi[rgo; ...] |
o 1212 | [KIN 1 ...] ⸢x x x DIR⸣ AN ZA 1 DIR AN ZA GE₆ 2 sin ar₂ ⸢MUL₂⸣ [...] | (o 12) [Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: ...] clouds were in the sky. The 1st, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 2nd, the moon was behind [...] |
o 1313 | [... ana] SI NIM GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI [MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-taḫ-PA ...] | (o 13) [...] being high [to] the north. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was behind [ϑ Ophiuchi ...] |
o 1414 | [... GE₆ 7 SAG] ⸢GE₆⸣ sin ina IGI SI-ša₂-MAŠ₂ 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 9 ⸢SAG⸣ [GE₆ ...] | (o 14) [... Night of the 7th, beginning of the ni]ght, the moon was 1 2/3 cubits in front of β Capricorni. Night of the 9th, be[ginning of the night, ...] |
o 1515 | [GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI] MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI GE₆ 14 [...] | (o 15) [Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit 8 fingers [in front of] η Piscium. Night of the 14th, [...] |
o 1616 | [... GE₆ 17] ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ ⸢18⸣ [...] | (o 16) [... Night of the 17th,] last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of ζ Tauri. Night of the 18th, [...] |
o 1717 | [...] LUGAL ana KUR ŠUR UD.DA-su ina KI IGI GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ [sin x MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ ...] | (o 17) [...] flashed [from] α Leonis to the east, its light could be seen on the ground. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, [the moon was ... β Geminorum ...] |
o 1818 | [...] ⸢9⸣ na-su ina 19 IGI GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ⸢SAG⸣-[UR.A N N ...] | (o 18) [...] to setting of [...]: 9°; (ideal) first appearance on the 19th. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below ε L[eonis ...] |
o 1919 | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-UR.A 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ [...] | (o 19) [... Ni]ght of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 2/3 cubits below β Virginis. [...] |
o 2020 | [... GE₆ 26 ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 3 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana [...] | (o 20) [... Night of the 26th, last part of the ni]ght, the moon was 3 2/3 cubits below γ Virginis, the moon being 2/3 cubit [...] |
o 2121 | [... GE₆] ⸢27⸣ DIR AN ZA IM ŠAR₂ 27 11 UŠ na [MUL₂.BABBAR ...] | (o 21) [... Night of] the 27th, clouds were in the sky, gusty wind. The 27th, rising of [Jupiter] to sunrise: 11° [...] |
o 2222 | [... dele]-bat SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 3 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana NIM GUB ...] | (o 22) [... Venus] was 3 cubits below γ Virginis, Venus [standing] 2/3 cubit [to the east ...] |
o 2323 | [ITU BI KI.LAM še-im ... ina] ⸢TIL⸣ ITU 3(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) ZU₂.LUM 4(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) ina [...] | (o 23) [That month, the equivalent for 1 shekel of silver was: barley, ..., at the e]nd of the month, 3 pānu 5 sūtu; dates, 4 pānu 5 sūtu, at [the end of the month, ...] |
o 2424 | [... i-nu-šu₂ dele]-⸢bat⸣ GU₄.UD u AN ina ABSIN GENNA [ina GU ...] | (o 24) [... At that time, Ve]nus, Mercury and Mars were in Virgo; Saturn [was in Aquarius, ...] |
o 2525 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
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r 1'r 1' | [...] ULU₃ [...] | |
r 2'2' | [...] KUŠ₃ ⸢28⸣ [...] | |
r 3'3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ITU ⸢BI KI.LAM⸣ še-im 4(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) ina MURUB₄ [ITU ...] | (r 3') [...] That month, the equivalent (for 1 shekel of silver was): barley, 4 pānu 1 sūtu, in the middle [of the month ...] |
r 4'4' | [...] 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ 1 PI SIG₂.ḪI..A 6 [MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u AN ina RIN₂] | (r 4') [...] 1 pānu 4 sūtu; sesame, 1 pānu; wool, 6 [minas. At that time, Jupiter and Mars were in Libra;] |
r 5'5' | [dele-bat ina] ⸢ABSIN⸣ ina TIL ITU ina RIN₂ GU₄.UD ina PA ⸢GENNA⸣ [ina GU ...] | (r 5') [Venus was in Vir]go, at the end of the month in Libra; Mercury was in Sagittarius; Sa[turn was in Aquarius. That month, the river level ...] |
r 6'6' | (r 6') [...] receded; the 28th and 29th, it rose 1/2 cubit [...] | |
r 7'7' | (r 7') [Month IX, ... sunset to moon]set: [nn]; it was low. | |
r 8'8' | [EN.NUN ša₂ gi-ne₂]-e ša₂ TA NE EN TIL APIN ⸢MU⸣.[3.KAM₂ ...] | (r 8') [Diar]y from month V to the end of month VIII of year [3 of Artašata,] |
r 9'9' | [... na]-⸢bu-u₂⸣ | (r 9') [who is ca]lled [king Darius.] |
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l.e. 1l.e. 1 | [... da]-⸢ri⸣-ia-a-muš LUGAL MU-šu₂ | |
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