Babylon

Astronomical Diary

Names

  • AD -179C

Numbers

  • X201793
  • BM 34955 + 35032 + 35177
  • Sp.II 476+560+730

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Details

  • Hellenistic
  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

AD -179C

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] x SI GIN ina ZALAG₂? [...]

(o 1') [...] ... the north wind blew; last part? of the night, [...]

o 2'2'

[...] 6.30 na muš SI GIN GE₆ [...]

(o 2') [...] sunrise to moonset: 30', measured; the north wind blew. Night [...]

o 3'3'

[...] AN ZA KUR GIN GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-[ša₂-DUR-nu-nu N N ...]

(o 3') [...] were in the sky, the east wind blew. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η [Piscium ...]

o 4'4'

[... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG] MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 5 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM [DIB ...]

(o 4') [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was] 5 1/2 cubits [below] α Arietis, the moon [having passed] a little to the east [...]

o 5'5'

[... ana] ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI is-le₁₀ [N N ...]

(o 5') [...] being low [to the s]outh. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of α Tauri [...]

o 6'6'

[...] x GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ [N N ...]

(o 6') [...] ... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of ζ Tauri [...]

o 7'7'

[... GE₆ 25 USAN AN SIG RIN₂]-ša₂-ULU₃ 5/6 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-IGI-[ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ N N ...]

(o 7') [... Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Mars was] 5/6 cubit [below] α Librae; last part of the night, the moon was [...] below η Geminorum [...]

o 8'8'

[...] GIN GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-[SIPA N N ...]

(o 8') [... bl]ew. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind γ Gemi[norum ...]

o 9'9'

[...] sin 5 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG x [...]

(o 9') [...] the moon being 5 1/2 cubits low to the south ... [...]

o 10'10'

[...] ITU BI KI.LAM še-im 3(BARIG) x [...]

(o 10') [...] That [mo]nth, the equivalent was: barley, 3? pānu ... [...]

o 11'11'

[...] saḫ-le₁₀ 2(BARIG) PI ŠE.GIŠ [...]

(o 11') [...] cress, 2 pānu; sesame, [...]

o 12'12'

[... dele-bat ina] ALLA GU₄.UD ina ALLA [...]

(o 12') [... Venus was in Canc]er; Mercury was in Cancer [...]

o 13'13'

[... GU₄].UD ina ŠU₂ ina (sic) ŠU₂ ITU BI ILLU [x] x x [...]

(o 13') [... Mer]cury’s last appearance in the west in <...>. That month, the river level [...] ... [...]

Reverse
r 1r 1

[NE 1 ...] muš ina GUB IGI ana šamaš₂ SIG 1 ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 2 sin ar₂ GIR₃-ar₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin x [...]

(r 1) [Month V, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ..., measu]red; (the moon) could be seen while the sun stood there, it was low to the sun. The 1st, the south wind blew. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 1/2 cubit behind β Virginis, the moon being ... [...]

r 22

[... USAN dele-bat e MUL₂].BABBAR 2 SI dele-bat 2 SI ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 3 sin SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ 6 SI? [...]

(r 2) [... first part of the night, Venus was] 2 fingers [above Jupit]er, Venus being 2 fingers back to the west. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 1 cubit 6? fingers below γ Virginis [...]

r 33

[...] 3 13 na MUL₂.BABBAR GE₆ 4 sin e SA₄ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL [...]

(r 3) [...] The 3rd, sunset to setting of Jupiter: 13°. Night of the 4th, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits above α Virginis, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west [...]

r 44

[...] GIN GE₆ 6 sin e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB in 6 MUL₂.BABBAR ina A ŠU₂ [...]

(r 4) [...] blew. Night of the 6th, the moon was 1 cubit above α Librae, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Around the 6th, Jupiter’s last appearance in Leo. [...]

r 55

[... GE₆ 7] sin ina IGI MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 2 KUŠ₃ [...]

(r 5) [... Night of the 7th,] the moon was 2 cubits in front of β Scorpii [...]

r 66

[...] ana SI NIM GE₆ 7 sin e SI₄ 4 KUŠ₃ [...]

(r 6) [...] high to the north. Night of the 7th (error for: 8th), the moon was 4 cubits above α Scorpii [...]

r 77

[...] SI NIM GE₆ 12 sin ina IGI SI-[MAŠ₂ N N ...]

(r 7) [...] high to the north. Night of the 12th, the moon was [...] in front of β Cap[ricorni ...]

r 88

[...] x GE₆ 14 11 ME muš? [...]

(r 8) [...] ... Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 11°, mea[sured? ...]

r 99

[...] NIM-a GE₆ 16? [...]

(r 9) [... it] was high. Night of the 16th?, [...]

r 1010

[...] KUŠ₃ sin [...]

(r 10) [... cub]its, the moo[n ...]

Debugging Information

Invocation

The pager was invoked as:

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Pager Status

The pager reported status as:

Internal Data Structure State (Isp *ip)

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struct isp_cache ip->cache

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struct isp_config ip->default_cfg

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struct isp_config ip->special_cfg

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struct isp_glosdata ip->glosdata

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struct isp_itemdata ip->itemdata

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struct isp_list_loc ip->lloc

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struct isp_srchdata ip->srchdata

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