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(o 1) [... year 229,] king [Arsa]ces. Month I, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 23° 30'; because of clouds I did not watch.

(o 2) [... Night of the 2nd, the moon was] 3 cubits [behind α] Tauri, the moon being 2/3 cubit high to the north. Night of the 3rd, the moon was [...] in front of η

(o 3) [Geminorum ...] ..., the south wind blew. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits below β Geminorum, the moon

(o 4) [having passed ... to the east ... Night of the 7th], beginning of the night, the moon was 3 cubits below ε Leonis, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east.

(o 5) [... rain sho]wer, the north wind blew. The 8th, all day clouds crossed the sky; at noon, rain DUL; in the afternoon,

(o 6) [...] ... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits above β Virginis, the moon having passed a little to the east.

(o 7) [... Night of the 1]2th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of α Virginis, the moon being 3 1/2 cubits

(o 8) [high to the north ...] The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 4°; clouds, I did not watch; all day clouds crossed the sky, rain shower, the north wind blew.

(o 9) [... Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: nn°; last part of the night, the moon was] 1/2 cubit [... δ /β] Scorpii. Until the 16th, when Saturn became stationary to the west,

(o 10) [it became stationary nn cubits in front of β Virginis ... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits [behind θ Ophigh]uchigh, the moon being 1/2 cubit high to the north.

(o 11) [...] rain DUL, the north wind blew. The 21st, all day clouds crossed the sky

(o 12) [...] much thunder, rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 23rd,

(o 13) [... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was x]+1 cubit [behind η Piscium], the moon being 4 1/2 cubits low to the south.

(o 14) [...] the 7th, 1? sūtu 1/2 qa; the 8th, 9th, (and) 10th, 1 sūtu; the 11th, 12th, (and) 13th,

(o 15) [...] stopped; barley on the way? 3 1/2 qa

(o 16) [... un]til the 6th, 3 sūtu 1 qa; from the 7th to the 10th,

(o 17) [...] mustard, 1 kurru 2 pānu 3 sūtu

(o 18) [... one-four]th; wool, 2/3 mina.

(o 19) [...] of the month, it remained constant, total: 8 was the na (gauge).

(o 20) [...] of the king from Uruk

(o 21) [...] of revolt

(o 22) [...] ...

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

(r 2') [... the equivalent was:] barley,

(r 3') [...] 5 sūtu

(r 4') [...] the 18th, Saturn’s first appearance in Virgo

(r 5') [...] in the steppe ...

(r 6') [...] came to Babylon

(r 7') [...] ... That month, I heard?

(r 8') [...] ... as before [...]

(r 9') [Month VII ...] Mercury’s last appearance in the east in the end of Virgo

(r 10') [... the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits [... γ/δ Capri]corni, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south.

(r 11') [... Night of the 14th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [behind] α Arietis

(r 12') [... Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was ... in front of β Tauri, the moon being ...] low to the south. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was

(r 13') [... in front of η Geminorum ... Night of the 2]0th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind γ Cancri

(r 14') [...] last part of the night, the moon was surrounded by a halo which was not closed. Night of the 23rd,

(r 15') [... Night] of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind γ Virginis, the moon being 1 cubit

(r 16') [high to the north ...] the 29th, a meteor which was very bright flashed from the west to the east

(r 17') [...] ... were cut off?; from the 23rd to the end of the month, 2? sūtu

(r 18') [... cre]ss, 1 sūtu 1 1/2 qa; sesame, 1 sūtu 1 1/2 qa; wool, 1 mina.

(r 19') [At that time, ... remained] constant, total: 33 was the na (gauge). That month, the 7th, leather documents

(r 20') [...] were read [to] the citizens who are in Babylon. That month, I heard

(r 21') [...] he killed [...] among them. That <day?>, sheep and

(r 22') [...] he brought [...] on the Tigris; they moved back to their cities

(r 23') [...] That? [day?], the citizens [...] for fear of Alexander to?

(r 24') [...] they went out [to] Seleucia which is on the Tigris.

(t.e. 1) [... year 229], king Arsaces.

(r.e. 1) [...] year 229.