Babylon

Names

  • -73

Numbers

  • X300730
  • BM 45770
  • SH 81-7-6,184

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-73

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o 1'o 1'

[...] x x [...]

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

o 2'2'

[...] mi-šil 4-ʾu-[u₂ ...]

(o 2') [...] half of one-fourth [...]

o 3'3'

[...] x GU₄.UD ALLA KUR-ad₂ GENNA ina PA [...]

(o 3') [...] xth, Mercury reached Cancer; Saturn was in Sagittarius [...]

o 4'4'

[...] muḫ-ḫi-šu₂-nu ana LUGAL ša₂ ša₂ 2? x [...]

(o 4') [...] on them to the king who ... [...]


o 5'5'

[ITU.SIG ...] KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL ina IGI GU₄.UD 2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB 1? SI? [...]

(o 5') [Month III, ...] cubits, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west, it stood 2 cubits in front of Mercury to the west. The 1st, the north wind? [...]

o 6'6'

[...] KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 3 SI GIN GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ GIŠ.KUN-[A n n ...]

(o 6') [...] cubits low to the south. The 3rd, the north wind blew. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind θ Leo[nis ...]

o 7'7'

[... GE₆ 6 SAG] GE₆ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 6 SI [...]

(o 7') [... Night of the 6th, beginning of the ni]ght, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind γ Virginis, the moon being 3 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 6th, the north wind [...]

o 8'8'

[...] 8 šamaš₂ GUB NU PAP SI GIN GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 5? 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...]

(o 8') [...] The 8th, solstice; I did not watch; the north wind blew. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was 5? 1/2 cubits below β Librae [...]

o 9'9'

[...] 12 SI GIN GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ GENNA 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 13 SI GIN x [...]

(o 9') [...] The 12th, the north wind blew. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind Saturn. The 13th, the north wind blew ... [...]

o 10'10'

[...] in 16 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina SAG A ŠU₂ 17 ŠU₂ ša₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina ALLA TA 16 ki PAP NU IGI [...]

(o 10') [...] Around the 16th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in the beginning of Leo. The 17th, last appearance of Jupiter in Cancer: from the 16th, when I watched I did not see it [...]

o 11'11'

[... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-KUR-ša₂]-DUR-nu-nu 8 SI sin 8 SI ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-[ša₂-SAG-ḪUN n n ...]

(o 11') [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was] 8 fingers [... η Pis]cium, the moon being 8 fingers low to the south. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below α [Arietis ...]

o 12'12'

[... GE₆ 23 ...] 2/3? KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ sin e is-le₁₀ 4 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 24? ina ZALAG₂ [sin] SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-[x ...]

(o 12') [... Night of the 23rd, ...] 2/3? cubit; last part of the night, the moon was 4 cubits above α Tauri. Night of the 24th?, last part of the night, [the moon was ...] below [β /ζ] Tauri [...]

o 13'13'

[... GE₆ 26 ina] ZALAG₂ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 5? [KUŠ₃] sin [n] KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆? [...]

(o 13') [... Night of the 26th,] last part of the night, the moon was 5? [cubits] below α Geminorum, the moon being [nn] cubits back to the west. Ni[ght? ...]

o 14'14'

[...] GUR GIBIL.MEŠ 2(BARIG)? 1(BAN₂) 3 qa ZU₂.LUM EN 7 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 1 qa TA 8 EN TIL? [ITU? ...]

(o 14') [...] ...; new ones, 2? pānu 1 sūtu3 qa; dates, until the 7th, 1 pānu2 sūtu1 qa; from the 8th until the e[nd? of the month, ...]

o 15'15'

[...] SIG₂.ḪI..A 2/3 MA.NA 5 GIN₂ i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u GU₄.UD ina ALLA dele-bat ina A GENNA ina [PA ...]

(o 15') [...] wool, 2/3 mina 5 shekels. At that time, Jupiter and Mercury were in Cancer; Venus was in Leo; Saturn was in [Sagittarius ...]

o 16'16'

[...] in 23 AN MAŠ.MAŠ KUR-ad₂ ITU BI ILLU 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP 27 na [...]

(o 16') [...] on the 23rd, Mars reached Gemini. That month, the river level receded 1 1/2 cubits, total: 27 was the na (gauge) [...]


o 17'17'

[ITU.ŠU 1 ...] muš ina GUB IGI ana šamaš₂ SIG 1 2 SI GIN GE₆ 3 sin SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN [n n ...]

(o 17') [Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] measured; it could be seen whighle (the sun) stood there; it was low to the sun. The 1st (and) 2nd, the north wind blew. Night of the 3rd, the moon was [...] below γ Vir[ginis ...]

o 18'18'

[... GE₆] 5 USAN dele-bat SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2 KUŠ₃ 5 [...]

(o 18') [... Night] of the 5th, first part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits below γ Virginis. The 5th, [...]