AD -171E

Obverse
o 1o 1

MU 1 ME 40.KAM₂ man u man A-šu₂ LUGAL.MEŠ [DIR.ŠE (x)]

(o 1) Year 140, kings Antiochus and Antiochus, his son. [Month XII,2,]

o 22

GE₆ 10 DIR AN ZA sin ina IGI GIŠ.KUN-A 1 [KUŠ₃]

(o 2) Night of the 10th, clouds were in the sky; the moon was 1 [cubit] in front of ϑ Leonis,

o 33

sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG kal GE₆ DIR AN ZA [x x]

(o 3) the moon being 2 cubits low to the south; all night clouds were in the sky [...]

o 44

10 DIR AN ZA KUR GIN GE₆ 11 DIR SAL AN ZA

(o 4) The 10th, clouds were in the sky, the east wind blew. Night of the 11th, thin clouds were in the sky;

o 55

sin ina IGI GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI GENNA 1 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB

(o 5) the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of β Virginis, it stood 1 cubit in front of Saturn to the west.

o 66

GE₆ 12 sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 3 KUŠ₃ 12 DIR AN ZA SI GIN

(o 6) Night of the 12th, the moon ws 3 cubits in front of γ Virginis. The 12th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew.

o 77

GE₆ 13 sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 3 KUŠ₃ 13 DIR AN ZA SI GIN

(o 7) Night of the 13th, the moon was 3 cubits in front of α Virginis. The 13th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew.

o 88

GE₆ 14 9 ME DIR muš 14 1 ŠU₂ muš DIR AN ZA ULU₃ GIN

(o 8) Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: ; measured (despite) clouds. The 14th, moonset to sunrise: , measrued; clouds were in the sky, the south wind blew.

o 99

14 LAL₂-ti₃ NU PAP GE₆ 15 5 GE₆ USAN sin

(o 9) The 14th, equinox; I did not watch. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: ; first part of the night, the moon was

o 1010

ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 15 5.40 GE₆ muš ULU₃ GIN

(o 10) 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Librae. The 15th, sunrise to moonset!: 40', measured; the south wind blew;

o 1111

ina KIN.SIG DIR AN ZA GE₆ 16 DIR AN ZA

(o 11) in the afternoon, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 16th, clouds were in the sky;

o 1212

ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SAG GIR₂.TAB 2 KUŠ₃ 16 SI GIN

(o 12) last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of the head of Scorpius. The 16th, the north wind blew.

o 1313

GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG SI₄ 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB

(o 13) Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit below α Scorpii, the moon having passed a little to the east.

o 1414

17 SI ša₂ kap MAR GAR GIN ŠED₇ GE₆ 18

(o 14) The 17th, the north wind which was set to the west side blew; cold. Night of the 18th,

o 1515

SI GIN ŠED₇ ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 2 KUŠ₃

(o 15) the north wind blew; cold; last part of the night, the moon was 2 cu[bits] below ϑ Ophiuchi,

o 1616

sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB 18 IM ŠAR₂

(o 16) the moon having passed a little to the east. The 18th, gusty wind,

o 1717

[... GE₆] 19 kal GE₆ DIR AN ZA

(o 17) [... Night] of the 19th, all night clouds were in the sky.

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

A.ITU (error for: ILLU) TA 1 EN 6 2/3 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP [N na TA] 7

(r 1') The river level from the 1st to the 6th receded 2/3 cubit, total: [nn was the na na-gauge; from] the 7th

r 2'2'

EN 10 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI GIN PAP 9 [na TA 11] EN

(r 2') to the 10th, it rose 1 cubit 8 fingers, total: 9 [was the na na-gauge; from the 11th t]o

r 3'3'

14 1/2 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP 12? na TA 15 EN 17

(r 3') 14th, it receded 1/2 cubit, total: 12? was the na na-gauge; from the 15th to the 17th,

r 4'4'

1/2 KUŠ₃ GIN PAP 9 na TA 18 EN 20?+[x x]

(r 4') it rose 1/2 cubit, total: 9 was the na na-gauge; from the 18th to the 20+[xth ...]