Babylon

Astronomical Diary

Hellenistic [44]

Parthian [110]

Names

  • -86A

Numbers

  • X300861
  • BM 41018
  • 81-4-28,565

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-86A

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[... sin x] ⸢MUL₂⸣-ar₂-ša₂-[SAG-ḪUN n n ...]

(o 1') [... the moon was ...] α Ar[ietis ...]

o 2'2'

[... GE₆ 25 USAN GU₄.UD e MUL₂]-⸢ar₂-ša₂⸣-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ [...]

(o 2') [... Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Mercury was ... above] δ Cancri [...]

o 3'3'

[... ina ZALAG₂ sin] ⸢ar₂⸣ MUL₂.MUL₂ 2 KUŠ₃ sin ⸢4⸣ [KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG]

(o 3') [... last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits behind η Tauri, the moon being 4 [cubits low to the south]

o 4'4'

[...] PI 4 qa TA 5 EN 9 [...]

(o 4') [...] pānu 4 qa; from the 5th to the 9th, [...]

o 5'5'

[...] ⸢kas₃⸣-si-i 1 GUR saḫ-le₁₀ 2(BAN₂) [...]

(o 5') [...] mustard, 1 kurru; cress, 2 sūtu [...]

o 6'6'

[... in 24? MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ].⸢MAŠ⸣ ŠU₂ in 11 dele-bat ALLA KUR in [...]

(o 6') [... around the 24th?, Jupiter’s] last appearance [in Gemi]ni; on the 11th, Venus reached Cancer; on [...]

o 7'7'

[...] ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂? GIŠ? NE LU₂.UN.MEŠ KUR ZI [...]

(o 7') [...] ... the people of the land attacked? [...]

o 8'8'

[...] LU₂ ša₂ ana muḫ-ḫi DU₃-uš NIG₂.[ŠID ...]

(o 8') [...] a man in charge of accounting [...]

o 9'9'

[...] ⸢x x⸣ ERIN₂? u LU₂.GAL UKKIN KUR ⸢URI⸣.KI? [... URU.se]-lu-ke-ʾa-a

(o 9') [...] ... troops and the satrap of Baby[lonia? ... Se]leucia

o 10'10'

[...] x ni-šu₂ U₄ 18 LU₂.⸢GAL⸣ [...]

(o 10') [...] ... The 18th, the chief [...]

o 11'11'

[...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]

(o 11') [...] ... [...]

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

[...] ⸢x⸣ [...]

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

r 2'2'

[...] ⸢in 27 GU₄.UD⸣ A KUR in [...]

(r 2') [...] on the 27th, Mercury reached Leo; on [...]

r 3'3'

[...] ⸢u₂?⸣-qa-an ina a-ḫu-ul-la-a

(r 3') [...] troops on the other side

r 4'4'

[...] GIŠ.GU.ZA-šu₂ u₂-šib

(r 4') [...] sat on his throne.

r 5'5'

[ITU.NE ...] x ZI IR GE₆ 3 sin ar₂ dele-bat 2 KUŠ₃

(r 5') [Month V, ...] ..., ZI IR. Night of the 3rd, the moon was 2 cubits behind Venus

r 6'6'

[... GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI RIN₂-ša₂-SI] 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG in 4 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina A ŠU₂

(r 6') [... Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [in front of β Librae], the moon being 1 ½ cubits low to the south. Around the 4th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Leo

r 7'7'

[... GE₆ 8? ...] ZI IR ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 6 SI

(r 7') [... Night of the 8th? ...] ZI IR; last part of the night, Mars was 6 fingers above δ Cancri

r 8'8'

[... GE₆] ⸢13⸣ 8 ME muš USAN dṣal-lam-mu-u₂

(r 8') [... Night] of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 8°, measured; first part of the night, a comet

r 9'9'

[...] ša₂ ITU.ŠU u₄-mu al-la u₄-mu 1 KUŠ₃

(r 9') [...] which (in) month IV day beyond day 1 cubit

r 10'10'

[...] x bi-rit SI u MAR mi-ši-iḫ-šu₂ 4 KUŠ₃

(r 10') [...] ... between north and west, its tail 4 cubits

r 11'11'

[...] ⸢x⸣ 13 2.30 ŠU₂ muš AN.KU₁₀ sin ša₂ DIB in ⸢1 DANNA ME NIM⸣-[a]

(r 11') [...] ... The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 2° 30', measured; lunar eclipse which was omitted; at 1 bēru after sun[rise]

r 12'12'

[... GE₆ 17?] ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ ⸢x⸣ [...]

(r 12') [... Night of the 17th?, fir]st part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit below α Librae; last part of the night, ... [...]

r 13'13'

[...] ⸢x x⸣ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina [IGI is-le₁₀ n n]

(r 13') [...] ... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in [front of α Tauri]

r 14'14'

[...] ⸢x⸣ [...]

(r 14') [...] ... [...]