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(o 1') [...] crossed the sky [...]

(o 2') [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...]

(o 3') [...] ... [...] Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] be[low ...]

(o 4') [...] ... The 20+[xth], moonrise to sunrise: 16° [...] ... [...] ... [...] 29th ... [...] ...gusty north and west winds blew [...]

(o 5') [... Mer]cury was 1? cubit 6? fingers above μ? Geminorum [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...]

(o 6') [...] kur 2 pānu 5? sūtu ... [...] ...; wool, 2/3 [mina] ... At that time, Jupiter and Venus were in [...]

(o 7') [... rea]ched [...;] around the 4th, ...; around the 5th?, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Taurus ... reached [...] ...

(o 8') [...] ⸢...⸣ and the Babylonians, the assem[bly]

(o 9') [of the Esangila ...] ⸢...⸣ on the left of ...

(o 10') [...]⸢...⸣ the administrator of the Esangila

(o 11') [...]⸢...⸣ That month, ...

(o 12') [...]⸢...⸣ feast ...

(o 13') ... [...] sunset to moonset: [nn°]; it was bright, earthshine? ... [...] ... [...] Night of the 2nd, the moon was 2 cubits in front of α Geminorum, the moon being 2? cubits low to the south; first part of the night, Mercury was 8? fingers? behind μ Geminorum ... I did not watch.

(o 14') ... [...] 1/2 cubit, the moon being 1? cubit [low] to the s[outh? ...] ... in the afternoon, [... Night] of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2? cubits behind? δ Cancri, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis,

(o 15') the moon being 1? cubit high? to the north?. Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was x cubits [...] ρ Leonis, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east; in the middle watch, overcast, ... rain DUL?. The 6th, [...] blew. Night of the 7th, [beginning] of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of β Virginis. The 7th, the north wind blew.

(o 16') Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of γ Virginis, the moon being 1/2? cubit low to the south. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was [nn] cubits above α Virginis, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. Night of the 10th, very overcast; all? night thunder?, rain shower. The 10th, in the morning, very overcast, thunder,

(o 17') rain ... south wind? ... [...] ... [... Night] of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was [nn cubits] below [β] Librae, the moon having passed a little to the east, 3 cubits below Saturn. The 11th, very overcast; in the afternoon, mud covered the land ...

(o 18') [...] ... [...] ... Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 2° 30', measured (despite) clouds and mist; all night very overcast. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 1° 30'?; clouds, I did not watch; in the afternoon?, very overcast. Around the 13th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Gemini; clouds, I did not watch. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 11°? 50'; clouds and mist, I did not watch.

(o 19') [...] ... all day very overcast; in the afternoon, a little rain shower; the north? and west? winds blew. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind β Capricorni, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit below γ Capricorni,

(o 20') the moon being [...] back to the west. The 18th, ... very overcast, one rainbow stretched [... we]st?, lightning flashed, rain shower. Night [...], lightning flashed, thunder, rain shower. The 20th, ...

(o 21') below ... [...] Night of the 22nd, very overcast, ... rain shower, fog?; [last part of the night,] the moon was 1 cubit 6 fingers above Mars, the moon having passed a little to the east, it stood 1 1/2 cubits in front of Jupiter to the west, the moon being [...] high to the north. The 20+[xth], very overcast, the north wind blew.

(o 22') Night of the 25th, ... the north? wind blew? ... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1/2? cubit behind Venus, the moon being 2 cubits high to the north. The 26th, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, Mars was 5 fingers below Jupiter, Mars being 4 fingers back to the west.

(o 23') The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 13° 40'?; mist, I did not watch; in the afternoon, overcast; a little rain shower, the north and west winds blew. Night of the 28th, very overcast?. The 28th, clouds crossed the sky, rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 29th, very overcast; last part of the night, Venus was 2? cubits above α Tauri. The 29th, clouds were in the sky.

(o 24') That [month], the equivalent was: barley, in the beginning? of the month?, ..., until the end of the month, [x] 1? sūtu 4 qa; dates, 1 pānu 2 sūtu1 1/2 qa; mustard, 1 kurru 2 pānu3? sūtu; cress, 1 sūtu; sesame, 1 sūtu 1? qa; [wool], 2/3 mina. At that time, Jupiter and Mars were in Pisces;

(o 25') [Venus] was in Aries; Mercury was in Gemini; Saturn was in [...], Jupiter reached Aries; around the 13th?, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Gemini?; on the 16th, Venus [reached] Taurus; on the 26th?, Mars reached Aries. That month, [the river level] receded ..., total: 22 was the na (gauge).

(o 26') That [month], a leather document ... [...] ... one among? the citizens in the office of governor ... citizens ... [...] this governor of Babylon

(o 27') entered Babylon. That day, the administrator of the Esangila and the Babylonians, the assembly of the Esangila, provided [one bull] and 2 (sheep) sacrifices at the ‘Gate of the Son of the Prince’ of the Esangila as offering for this governor of Babylon.

(o 28') That month, the 16th day, a statue ... the administrator [...] the son of ..., the administrator, the [Babyloni]ans, the assembly of the Esangila,

(o 29') of their free will on the left of ... opposite ... [...] the people of Borsippa and Kutha [...] bulls and sheep sacrifices

(o 30') as offerings opposite the statue? of this ... [...] was placed [...] the Babylonians. That month, a woman gave birth, and (the baby’s) head and hands were like (those) of a lion,

(o 31') his highps and feet were like a frog’s ... [...] The 23rd, Libluṭ, the administrator of the Esangila, went out to Media to the side of the king.

(o 32') Month III, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 17°; it was bright, measured; it was high to the sun. The 1st, [... x]+1 cubit. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits below ε Leonis, the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Leonis,

(o 33') the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] The 5th, the north wind blew. Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was 3 cubits behind β Virginis. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of

(o 34') α Virginis. Around the 8th, [when] Saturn became stationary to the west, 2 1/2? [... Venus] ... β+ ζ Tauri, 2 1/2? ... I did not see β+ζ Tauri. Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was 6 fingers below π Scorpii,

(o 35') the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 10th, clouds were in the sky. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] behind α Scor[pii ...] Night of the 12th, last part of the night, Mars was [n] cubits below β Arietis. Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 7°, measured (despite) mist.

(o 36') [The 1]3th, moonset to sunrise: 5°, measured. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 4° 30'; clouds, I did not watch. The 14th, sunrise to moonset: [n°], measured. [Night of the 15th, last part of the night, Ju]piter was 2 2/3 cubits below η Piscium; last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of γ Capricorni.

(o 37') [Ni]ght of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind δ Capricorni. The 16th, the north wind bl[ew ... Night of the xth, last part of the ni]ght, Mars was 5 cubits below α Arietis. The 18th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Gemini, it stood 1 1/2 cubits behind Venus to the east; it was small,

(o 38') rising of Mercury to sunrise: [1]6°, (ideal) first appearance on the 16th. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below η Pis[cium], the moon having passed ... [mm to the ea]st, 1 1/2 cubits above Jupiter, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind α

(o 39') Arietis, the moon being 4 cubits low to the south, 2 cubits above Mars, the moon having passed 4 fingers to the east. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of η Tauri. The 23rd, the north wind blew. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of α Tauri,

(o 40') the moon being 4 cubits high to the north. Around the 24th, solstice; I did not watch; in the afternoon, very [overcast], a little rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 25th, beginning of the night, very overcast, lightning flashed, a little rain shower; last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of β Tauri. The 25th, the north wind blew.

(r 1) Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind ζ Tauri, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits above Venus, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west, [it stood ...] in front of Mercury [to the west]. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 22°, it was bright, measured.

(r 2) The 27th, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 16°; the north wind blew. The 28th (and) the 29th, the north wind blew. That month, the equivalent was: barley, the 1st, 2nd, (and) 3rd, 1 pānu4 qa; the 4th, 1 pānu1 sūtu; from the 5th until the 18th, 1 pānu[...]; from the 19th until the 23rd, 1 pānu3 sūtu? 1/2 qa;

(r 3) [the 24th] (and) 25th, 1 pānu4 qa; until the end of the month, 1 pānu1 1/2 qa one-fourth and half of one-fourth; dates, the 1st, 2nd, (and) 3rd, 1 pānu3 sūtu? 1 1/2 qa; from the 4th until the end of the month, 1 pānu2 sūtu3 1/2 qa; mustard, 1 kurru 2 pānu3 sūtu; cress, in the beginning of the month, 1 sūtu;

(r 4) [new?] ones, from the 3rd? until the end of the month, 1 sūtu3 qa; sesame, 1 sūtu1 1/2 qa one-fourth and half of one-fourth; wool, 2/3 mina. At that time, Jupiter and Mars were in Aries; Venus was in Taurus; Saturn was in Libra; on the 12th, Venus

(r 5) reached Ge[mini]; around the 16th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Gemini. That month, the river level receded 1 cubit, total: 28 was the na (gauge). That month, there was binding? and opening of paths as before.

(r 6) Month IV, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month; sunset to moonset:) 10° 30'; ... because of dense mist, when I watched I did not see it. Around the 2nd, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in the end of Gemini. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 4 1/2 cubits below θ Leonis, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west; last part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits below α Geminorum. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was

(r 7) 1 cubit behind β Virginis. The 4th, the north wind blew. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind γ Virginis, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. The 5th, the north wind blew. Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind α Virginis. The 6th, the north wind blew. Night of the 7th, very overcast;

(r 8) beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of α Librae, the moon being 2 cubits low to the south; last part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits below β Geminorum. Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of π Scorpii, 2 1/2 cubits behind Saturn, the moon being 3 cubits low to the south.