-109A
| Obverse | ||
| o 1'o 1' | (traces) | (o 1') $(traces)$ |
| o 2'2' | (traces) | (o 2') $(traces)$ |
| o 3'3' | ||
| o 4'4' | [...] [...] [...] | |
| o 5'5' | [...] 20 GE₆ IR₂ ana ZALAG₂-ru ⸢ki⸣-i TAB-u₂ [in? x]+6 GE₆ TA ⸢KUR?⸣ [...] | (o 5') [...] 20° of night maximal phase; when it began to clear, [it cleared in x]+6° of night from the east? [...] |
| o 6'6' | [... IB₂].⸢TAG₄⸣ UDU.IDIM.MEŠ NU GUB.MEŠ 2 ⸢KUŠ₃ e is-le₁₀⸣ ad₂ ⸢in⸣ 25 GE₆ GIN 13 5 [na ...] | (o 6') [... the remain]der of the planets did not stand there; 2 cubits above α Tauri it became eclipsed; at 25° after sunset. The 13th, [sunrise to moonset:] 5° [...] |
| o 7'7' | [...] ⸢GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂⸣ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana [SI] ⸢NIM⸣ GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-⸢ar₂⸣ [n n ...] | (o 7') [... Ni]ght of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind γ Geminorum, the moon being 2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below β Geminorum [...] |
| o 8'8' | [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin x SAG]-⸢A⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢NIM DIB⸣ SIG MUL₂.BABBAR 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM [DIB ...] | (o 8') [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1/2 cubit [... ε Leo]nis. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits below α Leonis, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east, 2 cubits below Jupiter, the moon [having passed] 1/2 cubit to the east [...] |
| o 9'9' | [... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂]-IGI-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ ⸢24⸣ [...] | (o 9') [... Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits [in front of γ] Virginis, the moon being 3 cubits low to the south. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of α Virginis. Night of the 2[4th, ...] |
| o 10'10' | [... MUL₂.BABBAR ana] ⸢NIM⸣ ki-i UŠ-u₂ 4 SI ar₂ LUGAL 4 SI ana SI NIM UŠ 27 13 KUR SIG a-kam₂ muš 28 29 ŠU₂ [...] | (o 10') [... when Jupiter] became stationary [to the ea]st, it became stationary 4 fingers behind α Leonis, 4 fingers high to the north. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 13°; it was low, measured (despite) mist. The 28th (and) the 29th, overcast [...] |
| o 11'11' | [...] ⸢saḫ⸣-le₁₀ 1 PI ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 3(BAN₂) SIG₂.ḪI..A 2 MA.NA [i-nu-šu₂] ⸢MUL₂⸣.BABBAR ina A in 11 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina GIR₂.TAB IGI 10+[x ...] | (o 11') [... cr]ess, 1 pānu; sesame, 3 sūtu; wool, 2 minas. [At that time], Jupiter was in Leo; around the 11th, Venus first appearance in the west in Scorpius; 10+[x ...] |
| o 12'12' | [... x]+10 SI LAL PAP 26 na ITU BI al-te-[e ... U₄] 2.KAM₂ ina ID₂ eš-šu₂ AN.TA x x x [...] | (o 12') [...] (the river level) receded [x]+10 fingers, total: 26 was the na (gauge). That month, I heard [...] the 2nd, in the New Canal above ... [...] |
| o 13'13' | [... mu-ma-ʾi]-ir-ru-ut KUR URI.KI mun-nu-u₂ [...] ⸢x x x⸣ la-pan en-nu a-ga-a x x x [...] | (o 13') [...] was appointed to the position of satrap of Babylonia [...] ... this ... [...] |
| ruling | ||
| o 14'14' | [ITU.GAN 30 ... ṣal-lum-mu-u₂ ...] IM.KUR.RA u mi-šiḫ-šu₂ ana IM.MAR.TU ina KASKAL šu-⸢ut⸣ [den-lil₂ ...] | (o 14') [Month IX, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ... a comet whose ...] the east, and whose tail was to the west, in the path of [the Enlil stars ...] |
| o 15'15' | [... x]+2 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ 1+[x ...] | (o 15') [...] xth, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1+[x mm] above δ Capricorni [...] |
| o 16'16' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ ana ŠU₂ ki-i UŠ-a 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ ⸢ina IGI⸣ MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG UŠ ⸢x⸣ [...] | (o 16') [...] when Mars became stationary to the west, it became stationary 1 2/3 cubits in front of η Tauri, 1 1/2 cubits low to the south ... [...] |
| o 17'17' | [... GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu]-⸢nu⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 8 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ina [IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN n n ...] | (o 17') [... Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [in front of η Pisciu]m, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. The 8th, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in [front of α Arietis ...] |
| o 18'18' | [... GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ...] ⸢x⸣ 2/3 KUŠ₃ ina IGI dele-bat ana ŠU₂ GUB IGI KUR 12 na-su in 7 ina PA IGI GE₆ [...] | (o 18') [... Mercury’s] first appearance [in the west ...], it stood 2/3 cubits in front of Venus to the west; it was bright, sunset to setting of Mercury: 12°; (ideal) first appearance on the 7th in Sagittarius. Night [...] |
| o 19'19' | [... ṣal-lum]-⸢mu⸣-u₂ ša₂ U₄ 1.KAM₂ ina KASKAL šu-ut den-lil₂ IGI-mar ana IM.SI.⸢SA₂⸣ [...] | (o 19') [... the com]et which had appeared on the 1st in the path of the Enlil stars, [...] to the north [...] |
| o 20'20' | [...] ar₂ 4 SI GE₆ 13 8.50 ME DIR NU PAP SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-⸢IGI⸣-[ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n ...] | (o 20') [...] 4 fingers [...] Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 8° 50'; clouds, I did not watch; beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η [Geminorum ...] |
| o 21'21' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN DIB 14 12 na DIR NU PAP kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina še-ri₃ AN ⸢UTAḪ⸣ [...] | (o 21') [...] clouds crossed the sky. The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 12°; clouds, I did not watch; all day very overcast; in the morning, rain shower [...] |
| o 22'22' | [...] ⸢SI⸣ GIN GE₆ 17 USAN dele-bat SIG GU₄.UD 6 SI ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | (o 22') [... the no]rth wind blew. Night of the 17th, first part of the night, Venus was 6 fingers below Mercury; last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Leonis ... [...] |
| o 23'23' | [...] ⸢DIB⸣ AN DUL SI u MAR GIN.MEŠ GE₆ 19 kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 19 ŠU₂.⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...] | (o 23') [... cr]ossed [the sky], rain DUL, the north and west winds blew. Night of the 19th, all night very overcast. The 19th, very overcast, [...] |
| o 24'24' | [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂] ⸢sin⸣ ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 22 ⸢x⸣ [...] | (o 24') [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moo]n was 2 cubits behind γ Virginis, the moon being 3 cubits low to the south. Night of the 22nd, ... [...] |
| o 25'25' | [... ina] ⸢KIN⸣.SIG šamaš₂ 2-šu₂ TUR₃ NIGIN SI ša₂ PA MAR GAR GIN [...] | (o 25') [... in the aft]ernoon, the sun was twice surrounded by a halo, the north wind which was set to the west side blew [...] |
| o 26'26' | (o 26') [...] rain DUL. The 26th, all day clouds crossed the sky, the north? wind blew? [...] | |
| o 27'27' | ||
| Reverse | ||
| r 1'r 1' | [... MUL₂]-KUR-ša₂-⸢KIR₄⸣-[šil-PA ...] | |
| r 2'2' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] |