Babylon

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  • -60

Numbers

  • X300600
  • Rm 705 + BM 34215 + 34458 + 41932
  • Rm 705 + Sp 321 and Sp 582 + 81-6-25,553

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

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Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] x [...]

(o 1') [...] ... [...]


o 2'2'

[ITU.APIN ...] x [x] DIR NU PAP [...] x [...]

(o 2') [Month VIII ...] ... clouds, I did not watch [...] ... [...]

o 3'3'

[...] ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 5 SAG [GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ x]+2 KUŠ₃ sin x [...]

(o 3') [...] low to the south. Night of the 5th, beginn[ing of the night, the moon was x]+2 cubits [in front of γ Capricorni], the moon being [...]

o 4'4'

[...] 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR [SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN x]+1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 7 7 [...]

(o 4') [...] 1 cubit low to the south; last part of the night, Jupi[ter was x]+1 cubits [below γ Virginis]. Night of the 7th (and) the 7th, [...]

o 5'5'

[...] AN UTAḪ GU₃ U KALAG ŠUB [...] 7 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina GIR₂.[TAB ŠU₂ ...]

(o 5') [...] rain shower, it thundered heavily, [...] the 7th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the west in Scor[pius ...]

o 6'6'

[... ina] KIN.SIG AN MAḪ UTAḪ DIR <AN> DIB x [...] GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U MAḪ AN x [...]

(o 6') [... in the af]ternoon, heavy rain shower, clouds crossed <the sky> [...] lightning flashed, much thunder, rain ... [...]

o 7'7'

[...] GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U MAḪ ṣar-ḫi AN MAḪ PISAN DIB ULU₃ u KUR ŠAR₂ GIN- [...]

(o 7') [... light]ning flashed, much wailing thunder, much rain PISAN DIB, gusty south and east winds blew [...]

o 8'8'

[... GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂]-DUR-nu-nu 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂-[ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN N N ...]

(o 8') [... Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2/3 cubit [in front of η Pis]cium, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below [α Arietis ...]

o 9'9'

[... GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI] MUL₂.MUL₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ 13 <N> ŠU₂ GE₆ 14 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ [N N ...]

(o 9') [... Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 3 1/2 cubits [in front of] η Tauri. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: <nnº>. Night of the 14th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind η Tauri [...]

o 10'10'

[... GE₆ 15 (...) ina ZALAG₂ sin x ŠUR]-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 16 [N] GE₆ ina ZALAG₂ sin e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 2 KUŠ₃ sin [...]

(o 10') [... Night of the 15th, (...) last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [...β Tau]ri. Night of the 16th, sunset to moonrise: [nnº]; last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits above η Geminorum, the moon being [...]

o 11'11'

[...] x sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana [ULU₃ SIG ...]

(o 11') [...] the moon being 2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of α Geminorum, the moon being 1 cubit [low to the south ...]

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

[...] GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ [N] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 20 DIR AN DIB <<ina>> kal ME AN MAḪ PISAN [DIB ...]

(r 1') [...] Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was [nn cubi]ts behind β Geminorum. Night of the 20th (and) the 20th, clouds crossed the sky; all day much rain PISAN [DIB ...]

r 2'2'

[...] GIR₂? GIR₂.GIR₂ GU₃ U MAḪ AN UTAḪ [x] x 22 DIR AN DIB ina KIN.SIG GIR₂ GIR₂.GIR₂ GU₃ U MAḪ ṣar-[ḫi ...]

(r 2') [... light]ning flashed continuously, much thunder, rain shower [...] ... The 22nd, clouds crossed the sky; in the afternoon, lightning flashed continuously, much wailing thunder [...]

r 3'3'

[...] šamaš₂ 1-et dTIR.AN.NA A₂ [x] u KUR GIB GE₆ 23 DIR AN DIB kal GE₆ GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U [...]

(r 3') [...] sun[set?], one rainbow stretched on the [...] and east side. Night of the 23rd, clouds crossed the sky, all night lightning flashed, thunder [...]

r 4'4'

[...] in 23 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina GIR₂.TAB IGI DIR NU PAP GE₆ 24 24 DIR AN DIB ina še-ri₃ AN UTAḪ i-ṣa ULU₃ [...]

(r 4') [... ar]ound the 23rd, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Scorpius; clouds, I did not watch. Night of the 24th (and) the 24th, clouds crossed the sky; in the morning, a little rain shower, the south wind [...]

r 5'5'

[... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂] sin ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ sin [N] KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG SIG dele-bat 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 26 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI ŠAR₂ GE₆ 27 [...]

(r 5') [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the m]oon was 1 cubit in front of α Librae, the moon being [nn] cubits low to the south, 1 cubit below Venus. Night of the 26th (and) the 26th, very overcast, gusty north wind. Night of the 2[7th, ...]

r 6'6'

[...] 1 KUŠ₃ 27 10+[x KUR] muš GE₆ 28 28 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 29 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ in 29 GENNA ana ME [E-a ...]

(r 6') [...] 1 cubit. The 27th, [moonrise to sunrise:] 10+[, mea]sured. Night of the 28th (and) the 28th, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 29th, very overcast; around the 29th, Saturn’s acronychal [rising ...]

r 7'7'

[...] 8 5(BAN₂) 2 1/2 qa 9 10 5(BAN₂) 1 qa 4-ʾu-u₂ TA 11 EN 10+[x ...]

(r 7') [...] the 8th, 5 sūtu 2 1/2 qa; the 9th (and) 10th, 5 sūtu 1 qa one-fourth; from the 11th to the 10+[xth, ...]

r 8'8'

[...] 1(BAN₂) 4 qa 25 <<x>> 1(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) 26 1 PI 4 qa 27 1 PI 28 [...]

(r 8') [...] 1 sūtu 4 qa; the 25th, 1 pānu 1 sūtu; the 26th, 1 pānu 4 qa; the 27th, 1 pānu; the 28th, [...]

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