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o 1'o 1' | [...] AN UTAḪ SI GIN GE₆ ⸢7⸣ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 7 DIR AN ZA ⸢SI GIN⸣ [...] | (o 1') [...] rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 7th, very overcast. The 7th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew [...] |
o 2'2' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB USAN DIR SAL AN ZA sin TUR₃ [...] | (o 2') [... cubi]ts, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east; first part of the night, thin clouds were in the sky; the moon [was surrounded] by a halo [...] |
o 3'3' | [...] 9 SI u MAR ŠAR₂ GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 3+[x KUŠ₃ ...] | (o 3') [...] The 9th, gusty north and west winds. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was 3+[x cubits] in front of γ Virginis [...] |
o 4'4' | [... 13 n ŠU₂] muš SI u MAR GIN.MEŠ GE₆ 14 2 ME muš SAG GE₆ sin e [RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ n n ...] | (o 4') [... The 13th, moonset to sunrise: nn°], measured?; the north and west winds blew. Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 2°, measured; beginning of the night, the moon was [...] above [α Librae ...] |
o 5'5' | [... GE₆ 15 n GE₆] ⸢NU⸣ PAP kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina ZALAG₂ sin e SI₄ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ 15 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ ⸢16?⸣ [...] | (o 5') [... Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: nn°; I did n]ot watch; all night very overcast; last part of the night, the moon was 3 1/2 cubits above α Scorpii. The 15th, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 1[6th? ...] |
o 6'6' | [...] KUŠ₃ 19 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAḪ SI GIN GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MUL₂-ar₂-⸢ša₂⸣-[SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ n n ...] | (o 6') [...] cubits. The 19th, all day very overcast, rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] above δ Cap[ricorni ...] |
o 7'7' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃?⸣ GE₆ 24 USAN AN e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ 24 [...] | (o 7') [... cubi]ts?. Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Mars was 1/2 cubit above r Leonis. The 24th, [...] |
o 8'8' | (o 8') [... clou]ds were in the sky. The 27th, sunset to setting of Jupiter: 11°. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 14° ... [...] | |
o 9'9' | (o 9') [... the equivalent was: bar]ley, from the 1st to the 9th, 4 sūtu; from [the 10th ...] | |
o 10'10' | [...] 5 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 3 1/2 qa [...] | |
o 11'11' | [...] SIG₂.ḪI..A 1 ⸢MA⸣.[NA ...] | |
o 12'12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
Reverse | ||
r 1'r 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
r 2'2' | (r 2') [... first part of the night, Mars was] 10 fingers [below α] Librae, Mars being 2 fin[gers ...] | |
r 3'3' | [... GE₆] ⸢5 SAG⸣ [GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂]-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana SI NIM ...] | (r 3') [... Night] of the 5th, beg[inning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [behind] β Scorpii, the moon being 1 cubit [high to the north ...] |
r 4'4' | [... GE₆ 11] ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-⸢ša₂⸣-[SUḪUR]-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ USAN AN SIG RIN₂-ša₂-⸢SI⸣ [n n ...] | (r 4') [... Night of the 11th], beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of γ Capricorni; first part of the night, Mars was [...] below β Librae [...] |
r 5'5' | [... GE₆ 14 x].30 ME muš ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG LUGAL 1 SI dele-bat 4 SI ana ŠU₂ LAL 14 1.50 ŠU₂ muš [...] | (r 5') [... Night of the 14th], moonrise to sunset: [x°] 30', measured; last part of the night, Venus was 1 finger below α Leonis, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 1° 50', measured [...] |
r 6'6' | [...] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 6 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB GE₆ ⸢18⸣ [...] | (r 6') [...] cubits. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 6 cubits below α Arietis, the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 18th, [...] |
r 7'7' | [... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat x MUL₂-TUR]-⸢ša₂⸣-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 SI TE ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [...] | (r 7') [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, Venus was] 1 finger [...] ρ Leonis, it came close; last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of β Tauri, the moon being 4 cubits low to the south [...] |
r 8'8' | [... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin] ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ina IGI [GENNA n n ana ŠU₂ GUB ... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂] | (r 8') [... Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits behind γ Geminorum. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind β Geminorum, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south, [it stood ...] in front of [Saturn to the west ... Night of the 24th, last part of the night,] |
r 9'9' | [sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂]-⸢ULU₃⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI LUGAL 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ [...] | (r 9') [the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [behind δ Canc]ri, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, [...] |
r 10'10' | [... GE₆ 27 USAN AN] ⸢e⸣ MUL₂-MURUB₄-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2/3 KUŠ₃ 27 21 KUR KUR₄ muš [...] | (r 10') [... Night of the 27th, first part of the night, Mars was] 1/2 cubit above δ Scorpii; last part of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit below β Virginis. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 21°; it was bright, measured [...] |
r 11'11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ZU₂.LUM.MA EN 4 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 1 1/2 qa TA 5 EN 8 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) TA 9 EN 16 1(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) 4 qa ⸢TA⸣ [...] | (r 11') [...] ...; dates, until the 4th, 1 pānu 2 sūtu 1 1/2 qa; from the 5th to the 8th, 1 pānu 2 sūtu; from the 9th to the 16th, 1 pānu 1 sūtu 4 qa; fr[om ...] |
r 12'12' | [... mi]-šil 4-ʾu-u₂ EN 15 5 1/2 qa 16 17 5 qa 4-ʾu-u₂ mi-šil 4-ʾu-u₂ 18 19 [...] | (r 12') [... ha]lf of one-fourth; until the 15th, 5 1/2 qa; the 16th (and) 17th, 5 qa one-fourth (and) half of one-fourth; the 18th (and) 19th, [...] |
r 13'13' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ina ALLA in 10 dele-bat A KUR GU₄.UD ina A in 11 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina TIL A ŠU₂ AN ina RIN₂ in 18 AN [GIR₂.TAB KUR ...] | (r 13') [... S]aturn was in Cancer; on the 10th, Venus reached Leo; Mercury was in Leo; around the 11th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in the end of Leo; Mars was in Libra; on the 18th, Mars [reached Scorpius ...] |
r 14'14' | [...] ki TA E.KI E₃-u₂ U₄ 18 LU₂.SIG ša₂ TA UNUG.KI ša₂ ina IGI-ma i-tur-ru [...] | (r 14') [...] went out from Babylon. The 18th, a well-known man from Uruk who before had returned [...] |
r 15'15' | [...] LU₂.E.KI.MEŠ 1-en GU₄ u₃ 3 SISKUR.MEŠ NIDBA GUB-zu-niš-šu₂ U₄ 21? ⸢x⸣ [...] | (r 15') [...] the Babylonians provided for highm one bull and 3 sheep (sacrifices) as offerings. The 21st?, [...] |
r 16'16' | [...] ⸢x⸣-u₂ ša₂ mu-un-nu-u₂ ša₂ 1-en TA LU₂.pu-li-te-e ša₂ kar-aš-šur.KI [...] | (r 16') [...] ... about the appointing of one from the citizens of Kar-Aššur [...] |
r 17'17' | [ITU.DU₆ 1 ... a?]-⸢pir?⸣ muš ina GUB IGI 1 SI GIN GE₆ 2 sin e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin ⸢i⸣-[ṣa ...] | (r 17') [Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... earthshigh]ne?, measured; (the moon) could be seen whighle (the sun) stood there. The 1st, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits above β Scorpii, the moon being a little [...] |
r 18'18' | [...] ⸢MUL₂?⸣ SIG ⸢ša₂ SI MAŠ₂⸣ 4? KUŠ₃ in EN 6 MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 2 SI e MUL₂-⸢ar₂⸣-[ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ (...) UŠ ...] | (r 18') [...] 4? cubits [...] lower star of the horn of Capricorn; around the 6th, when Jupiter became stationary to the east, [it became stationary] 2 fingers above μ [Geminorum ...] |
r 19'19' | [...] 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ USAN AN e ⸢SI₄⸣ [x]+1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 SI 7 SI GIN ⸢GE₆?⸣ [...] | (r 19') [...] 1 1/2 cubits; first part of the night, Mars was [x]+1 cubits above α Scor[pii;] last part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers above β Virginis. The 7th, the north wind blew. Ni[ght ...] |
r 20'20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu ⸢1⸣ KUŠ₃ ⸢sin⸣ 4 1/2? KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 14 1+[x ...] | (r 20') [...] ... beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind η Piscium, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 14th, [...] 1+[x ...] |
r 21'21' | [... GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂] sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 4 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ is-le₁₀ ⸢1? 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | (r 21') [... Night of the 16th, last part of the night], the moon was 4 cubits below η Tauri, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 1? 1/2 cubits behind α Tauri [...] |
r 22'22' | [... GE₆ 19 ina] ZALAG₂ sin e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana [ULU₃ SIG ...] | (r 22') [... Night of the 19th, last part] of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit above γ Geminorum, the moon having passed a little to the east, 2 cubits behind Jupiter, the moon being 2 cubits [low to the south ...] |
r 23'23' | [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂]-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB ar₂ GENNA 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃⸣ [SIG ...] | (r 23') [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [below] θ Cancri, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east, 1 1/2 cubits behind Saturn, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the sou[th ...] |
r 24'24' | [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-TUR]-⸢ša₂⸣-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 24 USAN AN e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-⸢KIR₄⸣-[šil-PA n n ...] | (r 24') [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [... ρ] Leonis, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Mars was [...] above θ Ophigh[uchigh ...] |
r 25'25' | [... GE₆ 25] ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2? ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | (r 25') [... Night of the 25th], last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of γ Virginis. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 2? cubits in front of α Virginis [...] |
r 26'26' | [... ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat] e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ITU BI SI GIN sa-dir ⸢x⸣ [...] | (r 26') [... last part of the night, Venus was] 1 1/2 cubits above α Virginis. That month, the north wind blew continuously [...] |
r 27'27' | [...] ⸢saḫ⸣-le₁₀ 4(BAN₂) ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1 2 3 5 qa 4 5 6 ⸢x⸣ [...] | (r 27') [... cr]ess, 4 sūtu; sesame, the 1st, 2nd, (and) 3rd, 5 qa; the 4th, 5th, (and) 6th, ... [...] |
r 28'28' | ||
r 29'29' | (r 29') [...] it rose [x]+1 finger, total: 34 was the na (gauge). That month, ... [...] | |
r 30'30' | [...] ⸢muḫ⸣-ḫi-šu₂ ana? x A.MEŠ PU₂.MEŠ [...] | |
r 31'31' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] |