AD -179C
Obverse | ||
o 1'o 1' | (o 1') [...] ... the north wind blew; last part? of the night, [...] | |
o 2'2' | (o 2') [...] sunrise to moonset: 6° 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' | (o 9') [...] the moon being 5 1/2 cubits low to the south ... [...] | |
o 10'10' | (o 10') [...] That [mo]nth, the equivalent was: barley, 3? pānu ... [...] | |
o 11'11' | [...] ⸢saḫ⸣-le₁₀ 2(BARIG) PI ŠE.GIŠ [...] | |
o 12'12' | (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 | (r 6) [...] high to the north. Night of the 7th (error for: 8th), the moon was 4 cubits above α Scorpii [...] | |
r 77 | (r 7) [...] high to the north. Night of the 12th, the moon was [...] in front of β Cap[ricorni ...] | |
r 88 | (r 8) [...] ... Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 11°, mea[sured? ...] | |
r 99 | ||
r 1010 |