Babylon

Names

  • -85A

Numbers

  • X300851
  • BM 40860
  • 81-4-28,407

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  • Parthian
  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-85A

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] 2 KUŠ₃ sin [...]

(o 1') [...] 2 cubits, the moon being [...]

o 2'2'

[...] GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin [...]

(o 2') [... Ni]ght of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moo[n ...]

o 3'3'

[... GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ AN] 1 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB 9 SI [...]

(o 3') [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon] stood 1 cubit [behind Mars] to the east. The 9th, the nor[th wind ...]

o 4'4'

[... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆] sin e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...]

(o 4') [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night], the moon was 2 ½ cubits above α Virginis [...]

o 5'5'

[... ana] ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin e [SI₄ n n ...]

(o 5') [...] low to the south. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] above α Scorpii [...]

o 6'6'

[...] i-ṣa SI GIN GE₆ 15 16 GE₆ DIR NU [PAP ...]

(o 6') [...] a little [...], the north wind blew. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 16°; clouds, I did not [watch ...]

o 7'7'

[...] USAN GU₄.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 3 KUŠ₃ 17 SI [...]

(o 7') [... first part] of the night, Mercury was 3 cubits below α Geminorum. The 17th, the nor[th wind ...]

o 8'8'

[...] GIN GE₆ 21 USAN AN SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN [n n ...]

(o 8') [... bl]ew. Night of the 21st, first part of the night, Mars was [...] below γ Virginis [...]

o 9'9'

[... ana] ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-[IGI-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN n n ...]

(o 9') [...] low to the south. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind [β Arietis ...]

o 10'10'

[...] MUL₂.BABBAR e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ [n n ...]

(o 10') [...] Jupiter was [...] above δ Cancri [...]

o 11'11'

[... TA n]+7 EN 19 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) GIBIL.MEŠ [...]

(o 11') [... from the x]+7th to the 19th, 1 pānu 2 sūtu; new ones, [...]

o 12'12'

[...] x 3 qa TA 21 EN [...]

(o 12') [...] ... 3 qa; from the 21st to [...]

o 13'13'

[...] qa SIG₂.ḪI..A [...]

(o 13') [...] qa; wool, [...]