Babylon

Names

  • -78

Numbers

  • X300780
  • BM 41014
  • 81-4-28,561

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  • Parthian
  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-78

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ [...]

(o 1') [... beg]inning of the night, the moon was behind [...]

o 2'2'

[... GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ UD.DA] ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ [...]

(o 2') [... Mercury’s] last appearance [in the west ...], omitted. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, [...]

o 3'3'

[... i]-ṣa ana NIM DIB 14 5 na muš GE₆ 15 1.20+[n GE₆ ...]

(o 3') [...] having passed a little to the east. The 14th, sunrise to moonset: , measured. Night of the 15th, [sunset to moonrise:] 20+[x ...]

o 4'4'

[... ina] ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂.is-le₁₀ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM [...]

(o 4') [...] last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Tauri, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits high to the north [...]

o 5'5'

[... ana] SI NIM GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana [ULU₃ SIG ...]

(o 5') [...] high to the north. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of α Geminorum, the moon being 1 cubit [low to the south ...]

o 6'6'

[... GE₆] 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI [NIM ...]

(o 6') [... Night of the 2]2nd, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind δ Cancri, the moon being 2 cubits [high] to the north [...]

o 7'7'

[... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-TUR]-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ [...]

(o 7') [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [in front of ρ] Leonis, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. Night of the 25th, last part of the [night ...]

o 8'8'

[...] DIB GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ 27 15 KUR [...]

(o 8') [...] passed?. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α Virginis. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15° [...]

o 9'9'

[...] 1(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 1 PI 4 qa ZU₂.LUM 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 2 qa kas₃-si-i [...]

(o 9') [...] 1 sūtu; until the end of the month, 1 pānu 4 qa; dates, 1 pānu 2 sūtu 2 qa; mustard, [...]

o 10'10'

[... SIG₂.ḪI..A n] MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina GU dele-bat EN 28 ina GIR₂.TAB x [...]

(o 10') [... wool, n m]inas. At that time, Jupiter was in Aquarius; Venus, until the 28th, was in Scorpius ... [...]

o 11'11'

[... AN ša₂ ŠU₂-u₂ NU] IGI ITU BI ILLU 4 SI LAL PAP 20+[x na ...]

(o 11') [... Mars, which had set, was not] visible. That month, the river level receded 4 fingers, total: 20+[x was the na (gauge) ...]

o 12'12'

[...] 9.KAM₂ ša₂ ana UGU LU₂.e-pu- [...]

(o 12') [...] the 9th, which on the maker [...]

o 13'13'

[... ina KA₂].DUMU.NUN.NA ša₂ E₂.SAG.GIL₂ NIDBA [...]

(o 13') [... at the] ‘Gate of the Son of the Prince’ of the Esangila as off[ering ...]