AD -170A
Obverse | ||
o 1'o 1' | [...] SISKUR.SISKUR.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
o 2'2' | (o 2') [Month II ... cu]bits, the moon being 5 cubits [high] to the north [...] | |
o 3'3' | [...] ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA [...] | (o 3') [... beginn]ing of the night, the moon was [...] above δ? Cancri [...] |
o 4'4' | [... GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin x] LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin SIG [GIŠ.KUN-A 3 KUŠ₃ ...] | (o 4') [... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [...] α Leonis. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was [3 cubits] below [ϑ Leonis ...] |
o 5'5' | [... GE₆ 9] ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2 KUŠ₃ [x] [...] | (o 5') [... Night of the 9th, beg]inning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits below γ Virginis ... [...] |
o 6'6' | (o 6') [... first] part of the night, Mars was 4 cubits below ε Leonis. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moo[n ...] | |
o 7'7' | [... GE₆ 15 sin x MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄]-šil-PA 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 15 6.50 ŠU₂ muš GE₆ 16 ⸢4?⸣.10+[x GE₆ ...] | (o 7') [... Night of the 15th, the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits [... ϑ Ophi]uchi. The 15th, moonset to sunrise: 6° 50', measured. Night of the 16th, [sunset to moonrise:] 4°? 10+[x' ...] |
o 8'8' | [... ana] ULU₃ SIG 20 MUL₂.BABBAR ina MUL₂.MUL₂ IGI KUR NIM-a 12.30 ⸢na⸣-[su in 18 IGI ...] | (o 8') [...] low to the south. The 20th, Jupiter’s first appearance in Taurus; it was bright (and) high, rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 12° 30'; [(ideal) first appearance on the 18th ...] |
o 9'9' | [... ina] ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ ⸢3⸣ KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ 1+[x N ...] | (o 9') [...] last part of the night, Venus was 3 cubits below η Tauri. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1+[x mm] behind η Tauri [...] |
o 10'10' | [... GE₆ 28] ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ŠUR-SI 3 KUŠ₃ ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ [ana SI NIM ...] | (o 10') [... Night of the 28th,] last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits behind β Tauri, 3 1/2 cubits behind Jupiter, the moon being 4 cubits [high to the north ...] |
o 11'11' | [...] 3(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 4(BAN₂) SIG₂.ḪI..A 4 1/2 ⸢MA⸣.[NA] i-nu-šu₂ ⸢in⸣ 18 MUL₂.BABBAR ina MUL₂.[MUL₂ IGI ...] | (o 11') [...] 3 sūtu; sesame, 4 sūtu; wool, 4 1/2 minas. At that time, around the 18th, Jupiter’s [first appearance] in Tau[rus ...] |
o 12'12' | [...] ILLU 4 U LAL PAP 17 na ITU BI U₄ 25.KAM₂ E₂.NAM.[DUMU] [...] | (o 12') [...] the river level receded 4 fingers, total: 17 was the na na-gauge. That month, the 25th, the temple E-nam-dumu?-... [...] |
o 13'13' | [...] ⸢x⸣.MEŠ LU₂.ULU₃ ša₂ ⸢x x x⸣ E₂-U₄.1.KAM₂ [x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
o 14'14' | [...] ʾ ni-[gu]-⸢tu₂⸣ ina KUR GAR-at₂ | |
o 15'15' | [SIG 1 ... x]+1 KUŠ₃ sin 4 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana ULU₃ SIG USAN GENNA e GIR₃ ar₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 3 sin [x LUGAL N N ...] | (o 15') [Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... x]+1 cubits, the moon being 4 cubits low to the south; first part of the night, Saturn was 1/2 cubit above β Virginis. Night of the 3rd, the moon was [... α Leonis ...] |
o 16'16' | [...] ⸢ULU₃⸣ SIG ⸢GE₆⸣ 5 SAG GE₆ sin SIG GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ DIB (sic) [...] | (o 16') [...] low to the south. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit below β Virginis, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the westsic [...] |
o 17'17' | [...] [x] 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ [9] ⸢SAG GE₆⸣ sin ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ [10] SAG GE₆ sin ina [...] | (o 17') [...] ... 2? 1/2 cubits. Night [of the 9th,] beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Librae. Night [of the 10th,] beginning of the night, the moon was in [...] |
o 18'18' | [...] [x] sin ina IGI SI₄ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ ⸢12⸣ [SAG] ⸢GE₆⸣ sin ⸢ina IGI⸣ šil-PA 2 KUŠ₃ 14 11 ŠU₂ ⸢muš⸣ [...] | (o 18') [...] ... the moon was 2 cubits in front of α Scorpii. Night of the 12th, [beginning of the ni]ght, the moon was 2 cubits in front of ϑ Ophiuchi. The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 11°, measu[red ...] |
o 19'19' | [... GE₆ 16 15] ⸢GE₆ ina ZALAG₂⸣ sin ina IGI SUḪUR-IGI 3 KUŠ₃ sin [1 1/2 KUŠ₃] ana ULU₃ SIG 16 šamaš₂ [GUB ...] | (o 19') [... Night of the 16th, sunset] to moonrise: [15°]; last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of γ Capricorni, the moon being [1 1/2 cubits] low to the south. The 16th, sol[stice ...] |
o 20'20' | [...] ⸢ana ŠU₂⸣ LAL ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂.BABBAR 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 22 ina [ZALAG₂] ⸢sin⸣ [x MUL₂]-⸢ar₂⸣-ša₂-⸢SAG⸣-[ḪUN N N ...] | (o 20') [...] back to the west; last part of the night, Venus was 2/3 cubit below Jupiter. Night of the 22nd, last [part of the night,] the m[oon was ...] α Arie[tis ...] |
o 21'21' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin e is-le₁₀ 5 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM ⸢DIB⸣ [...] | (o 21') [... Ni]ght of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was 5 cubits above α Tauri, the moon having passed a little to the east [...] |
o 22'22' | [... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin] ⸢ina IGI⸣ dele-bat 1 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ ⸢26⸣ [...] | (o 22') [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits in front of Venus, the moon being 3 cubits high to the north. Night of the 26th, [...] |
o 23'23' | (o 23') [...] low, it stood 2 cubits in front of Mercury to the west. The 27th, [...] | |
o 24'24' | [...] ⸢saḫ⸣-le₁₀ 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂)? ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 3(BAN₂) 3 [qa ...] | (o 24') [... cr]ess, 1 pānu 2 sūtu?; sesame, 3 sūtu 3 [qa ...] |
o 25'25' | ||
Reverse | ||
r 1'r 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
r 2'2' | (r 2') [...] Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the m[oon ...] | |
r 3'3' | [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin] ⸢ina IGI⸣ is-le₁₀ 3 KUŠ₃ sin [...] | (r 3') [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was] 3 cubits in front of α Tauri, the moon being [...] |
r 4'4' | (r 4') [...] having passed to the east. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was in [front of ...] | |
r 5'5' | [...] ⸢muš⸣ GE₆ 29 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢ALLA⸣-[ša₂-ULU₃ N N ...] | (r 5') [... measur]ed. Night of the 29th, last part of the night, Venus was [...] above δ Can[cri ...] |
r 6'6' | [...] 5(BAN₂) SIG₂.ḪI..A 4 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ.⸢MAŠ⸣ [...] | (r 6') [...] 5 sūtu; wool, 4 minas. At that time, Jupiter was in Gemin[i ...] |
r 7'7' | (r 7') [...] That month, [the river level] receded 8 fingers, total: 31 was the na na-gauge. | |
r 8'8' | [NE 30 N na]-⸢su⸣ SIG ana šamaš₂ ⸢SIG⸣ ina IGI AN 3 KUŠ₃ ina IGI ⸢GENNA 5 KUŠ₃⸣ ana ŠU₂ [GUB ...] | (r 8') [Month V, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to] moonset: [nn°]; it was faint, it was low to the sun; (the moon) [stood] 3 cubits in front of Mars, 5 cubits in front of ??? to the west [...] |
r 9'9' | [... GE₆ 4 sin] ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ ⸢sin ar₂⸣ RIN₂-ša₂-[SI N N ...] | (r 9') [... Night of the 4th, the moon was] 4 1/2 cubits in front of α Librae. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind β Lib[rae ...] |
r 10'10' | [... GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin] SIG SI₄ 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 7? SAG ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | (r 10') [... Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1/2 cubit below α Scorpii, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 7th?, beginning of the ni[ght, ...] |
r 11'11' | (r 11') [...] 4 fingers [...] Geminorum. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] ... [...] | |
r 12'12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ sin ki E₃-a gab-bi-šu₂ ŠU₂-im ana ZALAG₂-ru ki TAB-u₂ [...] | (r 12') [...] ... when the moon came out, it was completely covered; when it began to clear, [...] |
r 13'13' | [... IB₂.TAG₄ dUDU.IDIM].MEŠ NU GUB.MEŠ ina TIL GU a-dir in 42 ME ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ 15 ⸢x⸣ [...] | (r 13') [... the remainder of the pla]nets did not stand there; it was eclipsed in the end of Aquarius; at 42° before sunset. The 15th, ... [...] |
r 14'14' | [... MUL₂]-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin] | (r 14') [...] 3 1/2 cubits [...] α Arietis. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind η Tauri. Night of the 20th, [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon] |
r 15'15' | [ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR N N ana ŠU₂] GUB sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI [N N ... GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ...] | (r 15') stood [... in front of Jupiter to the west,] the moon being 2 1/2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of α Geminorum [... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon ...] |
r 16'16' | [... ina IGI dele]-⸢bat 2⸣ KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 4 U 27 10+[x KUR ...] | (r 16') [...] it stood 2 cubits [in front of Ven]us to the west. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, Jupiter was 4 fingers above μ Geminorum. The 27th, [moonrise to sunrise:] 10+[x° ...] |
r 17'17' | [...] ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 4(BAN₂) SIG₂.ḪI..A 5 MA.NA i-nu-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | (r 17') [...] sesame, 4 sūtu; wool, 5 minas. At that time, [...] |
r 18'18' | (r 18') [...] around the 7th, Saturn’s last appearance in Virgo. That month, the river level [...] 8 [...] | |
r 19'19' | ||
r 20'20' | [KIN 1 ...] GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 3 ⸢sin⸣ [...] | (r 20') [Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] Night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Venus was 5 cubits below ϑ Leonis. Night of the 3rd, the moon was [...] |
r 21'21' | [... GE₆ 4 sin x SI₄ N N] ⸢sin⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢ar₂⸣ [...] | (r 21') [... Night of the 4th, the moon was ... α Scorpii], the moon being 1/2 cubit low to the south. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was be[hind ...] |
r 22'22' | [...] ⸢SUḪUR⸣-ar₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL in 10+[x ...] | (r 22') [...] 1/2 cubit [... δ Capri]corni, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. Around the 10+[xth, ...] |
r 23'23' | [... GENNA ina ABSIN IGI] ⸢KUR⸣ NIM-a 17 na-su in 12? ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | (r 23') [... Saturn’s first appearance in Virgo; it was bri]ght (and) high, rising of Saturn to sunrise: 17°; (ideal) first appearance on the 12th? [...] |
r 24'24' | (r 24') [...] 2 1/2 cubits, the moon having passed a little to the east [...] | |
r 25'25' | [... MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ N N] ⸢4?⸣ SI ana SI NIM ⸢UŠ⸣ [...] | (r 25') [... when Jupiter became stationary to the east,] it became stationary [... behind μ Geminorum,] the moon being 4? fingers high to the north [...] |
r 26'26' | (r 26') [... Ni]ght of the 21st, last part of the night, the monn was above [...] | |
r 27'27' | (r 27') [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the ni]ght, the moon was 1+[x mm] behind α Leonis [...] | |
r 28'28' |