Babylon

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  • -72

Numbers

  • X300720
  • BM 45625
  • SH 81-7-6,18

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-72

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] GIN? ITU BI? [...]

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

o 2'2'

[...] ITU 1(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) 1 1/2 qa kas₃ 1 GUR 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) saḫ-le₁₀ [...]

(o 2') [... mon]th, 1 pānu5 sūtu1 1/2 qa; mustard, 1 kurru 2 pānu3 sūtu; cre[ss, ...]

o 3'3'

[...] GENNA? ina PA in 18 dele-bat PA KUR-ad₂ in 19 GU₄.[UD ...]

(o 3') [... Satur]n? was in Sagittarius; on the 18th, Venus reached Sagittarius; around the 19th, Mer[cury ...]

o 4'4'

[...] pa-a e-du GAR.MEŠ a-ḫa?-meš? DIB?.MEŠ x [...]

(o 4') [...] they set ..., seized? each other ... [...]

o 5'5'

[...]-ṣu-u₂ AB₂.GU₄.ḪI..A U₈.UDU.ḪI..A [...]

(o 5') [...] ... cattle and sheep [...]

o 6'6'

[...] x.MEŠ GIŠ.MA₂.MEŠ ša₂ x x meš x [x] A? [...]

(o 6') [...] ... shighps which ... [...]

o 7'7'

[...]-tu₄ ina KUR i-ta?-mu-u₂ x x x x x x x x x [...]

(o 7') [...] spoke [...] in the land ... [...]

o 8'8'

[...] IB₂?.TAG₄.MEŠ-šu₂-nu NIG₂.ŠID.MEŠ-šu₂-nu NIG₂.ŠU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu u u₂-na-a-tu₂ x [...]

(o 8') [...] the rest of them [...] their possessions, their belongings and equipment ... [...]

o 9'9'

[...] ki? ša₂ ana muḫ-ḫi ID₂.BURANUN LU₂.pu-li-te-e x x [...]

(o 9') [...] which is on the Euphrates, the citizens ... [...]

o 10'10'

[...] x LU₂.GAL ku-mar ša₂ E₂.MEŠ DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ x x [ina] ITU.KIN LU₂.GU₂.EN.NA LU₂.GAL [...]

(o 10') [...] the chief ... of the temples who ... in month VI the šandabakku-official, the chief [...]

o 11'11'

[...] x LU₂.GAL.GAL u₂-qa-a-nu TA URU.MEŠ SUD.MEŠ ša₂ KUR gu-ti-i.KI ana tar-ṣa [...]

(o 11') [...] the chief of troops from the ... cities of the Guti land towards [...]


o 12'12'

[ITU.GAN ...] a-kam₂ ki PAP NU IGI 1 15 na AN GE₆ 2 ŠU₂ USAN AN UTAḪ 2 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 3 sin?

(o 12') [Month IX ...] mist, when I watched I did not see it. The 1st, sunset to setting of Mars: 15°. Night of the 2nd, overcast; first part of the night, rain shower. The 2nd, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 3rd, the m[oon?]

o 13'13'

[...] KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG in 5 AN ina PA? ŠU₂ 5 x ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina KIN.SIG AN UTAḪ x x x x x [...]

(o 13') [... cubi]ts low to the south. Around the 5th, Mars’ last appearance in Sagittarius?. The 5th, ..., very overcast; in the afternoon, rain shower ... [...]

o 14'14'

[... GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin x MUL₂]-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2? KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂? MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-[ḪUN]

(o 14') [... Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [...] η Piscium, the moon being 2? cubits low to the south. Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind? α Arie[tis]

o 15'15'

[n n ... ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD x MUL₂-x-ša₂]-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/3? KUŠ₃ 13 15 ŠU₂ muš AN x

(o 15') [... last part of the night, Mercury was] 1 cubit [... δ/β] Scorpii. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/3? cubits below η Tauri. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 15°, measured; rain ...

o 16'16'

[...] sin AN.KU₁₀ A₂ SI u KUR ki-i TAB-u₂ ina 18 GE₆ 1/2 ḪAB-rat GAR-an 4 GE₆ IR₂ [...]

(o 16') [...] lunar eclipse; when it began on the north and east side, in 18° of night it made 1/2 of the disk; of night maximal phase [...]

o 17'17'

[...] x x x x AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ TUG₂ AN GAR-in ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ x x [...]

(o 17') [...] ... its eclipse had the ‘garment of the sky’; in its eclipse, ... [...]

o 18'18'

[...] x 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL ad₂ in 37? GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ 14 2? na [...]

(o 18') [...] ..., 1/2 cubit back to the west, it became eclipsed; at 37°? before sunrise. The 14th, sunrise to moonset: ? [...]

o 19'19'

[...] GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 2? 2/3? KUŠ₃ [...]

(o 19') [...] Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 2? 2/3? cubits in front of δ Cancri [...]

o 20'20'

[...] KUŠ₃ sin 2/3? KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG GIŠ.[KUN-A n n ...]

(o 20') [...] cubits, the moon being 2/3? cubits low to the south. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below θ [Leonis]

o 21'21'

[... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂] sin ar₂? GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 KUŠ₃ sin 2? [KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ...]

(o 21') [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night,] the moon was 2 cubits behind? β Virginis, the moon being 2? [cubits low to the south ...]

o 22'22'

[...] x [x x x] x [x x] x sin i-ṣa ana [...]

(o 22') [...] ... [...] ... the moon being a little to [...]