Babylon

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  • -75

Numbers

  • X300750
  • BM 35766
  • Sp III 289

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-75

Obverse
o 1o 1

[... n].KAM₂ mar-ša₂-ka-a LUGAL u fis-pu-bar-[za-a (x)]

(o 1) [...] Arsaces king and Ispubar[za,]

o 22

[...] GE₆ 3 sin ar₂ dele-bat 1 KUŠ₃ 3 SI GIN

(o 2) [... Ni]ght of the 3rd, the moon was 1 cubit behind Venus. The 3rd, the north wind blew.

o 33

[... n]+1 ina še-ri₃ AN ne₂-ḫi SI GIN 6

(o 3) [... x]+1; in the morning, slow rain, the north wind blew. The 6th,

o 44

[... GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆] sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN

(o 4) [... Night of the 8th, beginning of the night,] the moon was [...] below α Arietis

o 55

[n n ... GU₄.UD ina] NIM ina PA IGI TUR 17 na-su

(o 5) [... Mercury’s] first appearance [in the ea]st in Sagittarius; it was small, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 17°

o 66

[...] NU? PAP ina ZALAG₂ sin

(o 6) [...] I did not watch; last part of the night, the moon was

o 77

[...] 1 1/2 KUŠ₃

(o 7) [...] 1 ½ cubits

o 88

[...] x SIG AN

(o 8) [...] x below Mars

o 99

[... ina] ZALAG₂ sin

(o 9) [...] last part of the night, the moon was

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

[...] x

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

r 2'2'

[...] x [...]

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

r 3'3'

[... TIR].AN.NA [x x x] GIB

(r 3') [... a rain]bow stretched [...]

r 4'4'

[... KI.LAM] še-im 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) [(n) 4]-ʾu-u₂

(r 4') [... the equivalent was:] barley, 1 pānu2 sūtu[... one-four]th

r 5'5'

[...] i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u AN ina [MAŠ.MAŠ]

(r 5') [...] At that time, Jupiter and Mars were in [Gemini;]

r 6'6'

[...] 5 8 SI LAL PAP [n]+2 na

(r 6') [...] the 5th, it receded 8 fingers, total: [x]+2 was the na (gauge)

r 7'7'

[...] x ID₂ GIM IGI-u₂

(r 7') [...] ... the river as before.


r 8'8'

[... MU 1 ME 1].12.KAM₂ ša₂ ši-i MU 2 ME 36.[KAM₂]

(r 8') [... Year 17]2 which is year 236,

r 9'9'

[... f]is-pu-bar-za-a NIN-su [GAŠAN]

(r 9') [... I]spubarza, his sister, [queen.]

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t.e. 1t.e. 1

[... m]ar-ša₂-kam₂ LUGAL u fis-pu-bar-za-a NIN-su [GAŠAN]

(t.e. 1) [... A]rsaces king and Ispubarza, his sister, [queen.]