Babylon

Names

  • -63

Numbers

  • X300630
  • BM 35145
  • Sp II 694

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  • Parthian
  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-63

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] GE₆ [...]

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

o 2'2'

[... ina] MAŠ.MAŠ IGI TUR [...]

(o 2') [...] first appearance in Gemini; it was small [...]

o 3'3'

[... x]-ša₂-ULU₃ 2/3 KUŠ₃ 14 x [...]

(o 3') [...] 2/3 cubit [...] ... The 14th, ... [...]

o 4'4'

[... GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SI]-MAŠ₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [...]

(o 4') [... Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 ½ cubits [in front of β Capri]corni, the moon being 4 cubits low to the south [...]

o 5'5'

[... GE₆] 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-[nu-nu n n ...]

(o 5') [... Night] of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η Pis[cium ...]

o 6'6'

[... ana] ULU₃ SIG in 23 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ [...]

(o 6') [...] low to the south. Around the 23rd, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Gemini [...]

o 7'7'

[... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ...] x ina IGI dele-bat 1 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB x [...]

(o 7') [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon ...] ..., it stood 1 cubit in front of Venus to the west ... [...]

o 8'8'

[...] in 28? AN ina ALLA ŠU₂ [...]

(o 8') [...] around the 28th?, Mars’ last appearance in Cancer [...]

o 9'9'

[...] ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ [...]

(o 9') [...] sesame, [...]