Babylon

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  • -62

Numbers

  • X300620
  • BM 34753
  • Sp II 244

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-62

Obverse
o 1o 1

[...] u fṭe-le-u₂-ni-qe₂-e

(o 1) [...] and Teleunike

o 22

[...] me-ḫe-e IM.LIMMU.BA ŠAR₂.MEŠ KALAG GIN-

(o 2) [...] strong gusty storms from all four directions blew.

o 33

[...] BURU₅ GAL.GAL ZI-a ki ŠU₂ šamaš₂

(o 3) [...] large locusts attacked; at sunset,

o 44

[...] ana SI NIM GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin

(o 4) [...] high to the north. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was

o 55

[...] GIN- GE₆ 10 kal GE₆ DIR AN DIB

(o 5) [...] blew. Night of the 10th, all night clouds crossed the sky

o 66

[...] SI GIN GE₆ 11 11 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI ŠAR₂

(o 6) [...] the north wind blew. Night of the 11th (and) the 11th, very overcast, gusty north wind

o 77

[...] in 9 ME NIM-a

(o 7) [...] at after sunrise

o 88

[...] 16 17 IM ŠAR₂ GE₆ 18 USAN dele-bat

(o 8) [...] the 16th (and) the 17th, gusty wind. Night of the 18th, first part of the night, Venus

o 99

[... GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-x-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂] 4 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 20

(o 9) [... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was] 4 cubits [... γ /δ Capricorni], the moon being 2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 20th,

o 1010

[...] 22 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina KIN.SIG AN MAḪ PISAN DIB

(o 10) [...] The 22nd, very overcast; in the afternoon, much rain PISAN DIB

o 1111

[...] 26 GENNA ina TIL ḪUN 1 KUŠ₃ ar₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂

(o 11) [...] the 26th, Saturn’s [first appearance] in the end of Aries, 1 cubit behind the moon, [...] behind η Tauri

o 1212

[...] AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ ki PAP NU IGI in 30 ME NIM-a

(o 12) [...] solar eclipse; when I watched I did not see it; at 30° after sunrise.

o 1313

[... še]-im ina SILA.MEŠ E.KI TAR.MEŠ

(o 13) [... trade in bar]ley was interrupted in the streets of Babylon

o 1414

[...] 4(BARIG)? 4(BAN₂) 3 1/2 qa 4-ʾu-u₂ [(x)]

(o 14) [...] 4? pānu 4 sūtu3 ½ qa one-fourth

o 1515

[...] a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ep₂-šu₂ i-nu-šu₂

(o 15) [...] for 1 shekel of wrought silver. At that time,

o 1616

[...] EN TIL ITU 1 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP [n na]

(o 16) [... un]til the end of the month, it receded 1 cubit, total: [nn was the na (gauge).]

o 1717

[...] x sa-ḫa- ša₂ ana x [...]

(o 17) [...] ... which to [...]

o 1818

[...] x UGU x x ša₂ [...]

(o 18) [...] ... which [...]

o 1919

[...] x lu₂ x [...]

(o 19) [...] ... [...]

o 2020

[...] x [...]

(o 20) [...] ... [...]

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

[...] x ki

(r 1') [...] ...

r 2'2'

[...] x KU x ḫu sa

(r 2') [...] ...

r 3'3'

[...] LU₂.pu-li-te-e

(r 3') [...] the citizens

r 4'4'

[...] (blank)

(r 4') [...] (blank)

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r 5'5'

[...] LUGAL.MEŠ

(r 5') [... of k]ings.

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t.e. 1t.e. 1

[... m]ar-ša₂-kam LUGAL LUGAL.MEŠ

(t.e. 1) [... A]rsaces king of kings.