Babylon

Names

  • -85B

Numbers

  • X300852
  • BM 38117
  • 80-10-12,19

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  • Parthian
  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-85B

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] x 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa [...]

(o 1') [...] ... 1/2 cubit, the moon being a little [...]

o 2'2'

[... sin ina IGI] MUL₂?.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃? 4 SI ana ŠU₂ GUB SIG GENNA [n n ...]

(o 2') [... the moon] stood 1 cubit [in front of Ju]piter to the west, [...] below Sat[urn ...]

o 3'3'

[... GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin x GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A n] KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 26 SI GIN GE₆ 20+[x ...]

(o 3') [... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was n] cubits [... β Virginis], the moon being 1/2 cubit high to the north. The 26th, the north wind blew. Night of the 20+[xth, ...]

o 4'4'

[...] 2(BAN₂) 2 qa ZU₂.LUM 1 2 1(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) 2 1/2 qa TA 3 EN [...]

(o 4') [...] 2 sūtu 2 qa; dates, the 1st (and) 2nd, 1 pānu 3 sūtu 2 1/2 qa; from the 3rd to [...]

o 5'5'

[... ŠE].GIŠ 1(BAN₂) 3 1/2 qa SIG₂.ḪI..A 2/3 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR u GENNA ina A x [...]

(o 5') [... se]same, 1 sūtu 3 1/2 qa; wool, 2/3 mina. At that time, Jupiter and Saturn were in Leo ... [...]

o 6'6'

[... UN].MEŠ KUR A.MEŠ NU DUG₃.GA.MEŠ NAG-

(o 6') [... the people?] of the land drank bad water.

o 7'7'

[ITU.DU₆ 30 ...] x ana? SI NIM 2 SI GIN GE₆ 3 sin ar₂ SI₄ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 [KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM ...]

(o 7') [Month VII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ...] high to the north. The 2nd, the north wind blew. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Scorpii, the moon being 4 [cubits high to the north ...]

o 8'8'

[...] SI GIN in 7 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ [...]

(o 8') [... the nor]th wind blew. Around the 7th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west ..., omitted. Night of the 8th, beginning of the ni[ght, ...]

o 9'9'

[... GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin x MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu n n] sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 13 8 ŠU₂ muš GE₆ 14 1.20 GE₆ [...]

(o 9') [... Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... η Piscium, the moo]n being 5 cubits low to the south. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: , measured. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 20' [...]

o 10'10'

[...] x 15 SI GIN GE₆ 16 MUL₂.rit-GAM₃ ziq-pi sin [... is-le₁₀ ...]

(o 10') [...] ... The 15th, the north wind blew. Night of the 16th, when β Aurigae culminated, the moon [was ... α Tauri ...]

o 11'11'

[... GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ŠUR-GIGIR?]-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 17 SI ŠAR₂ GE₆ [...]

(o 11') [... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [below ζ Tau]ri, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 17th, gusty north wind. Ni[ght ...]

o 12'12'

[... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ n] KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 20 SI GIN GE₆ 21? [...]

(o 12') [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was nn] cubits [behind β Geminorum], the moon being 4 cubits low to the south. The 20th, the north wind blew. Night of the 2[1st? ...]

o 13'13'

[... GE₆ 23 (...) MUL₂.BABBAR e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂]-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 6 SI ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-[TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL n n ...]

(o 13') [... Night of the 23rd, (...) Jupiter was] 6 fingers [above ρ Leo]nis; last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of ρ [Leonis ...]