Babylon

Names

  • -87B

Numbers

  • X300872
  • Rm 784
  • Rm 784

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-87B

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

ša₂ LU₂ x x GAR-in ITU? [...]

(o 1') of ... took place ... [...]


o 2'2'

ITU.NE 30 14 na-su KUR₄ muš [...]

(o 2') Month V, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 14°; it was bright, measured [...]

o 3'3'

1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-[x-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB n n ...]

(o 3') 1 cubit. Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of [δ/β Scorpii ...]

o 4'4'

GE₆ 9 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ [...]

(o 4') Night of the 9th, last part of the night, Venus was 4 ½ cubit below α Geminorum. Ni[ght ...]

o 5'5'

4 ME muš ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-x-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN n n]

(o 5') moonrise to sunset: , measured; last part of the night, Venus was 3 ½ cubits below β Geminorum [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was ... β /α Arietis,]

o 6'6'

sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 18 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ x [... GE₆ 21]

(o 6') the moon being 4 ½ cubits low to the south. The 18th, very overcast ... [... Night of the 21st,]

o 7'7'

ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI is-le₁₀ 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin 6 [SI? ana ... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂ x]

(o 7') last part of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit in front of α Tauri, the moon being 6 [fingers ... Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was]

o 8'8'

(MUL₂-x)-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana [x x ... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂]

(o 8') 2 cubits [below η /μ] Geminorum, the moon being a little [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night,]

o 9'9'

[sin x] MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ [n n ...]

(o 9') [the moon was ...] θ Cancri [...]

o 10'10'

[...] [...]

(o 10') [...] ... [...]

o 11'11'

[...] x [...]

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

Left
l.e. 1l.e. 1

MU 1 ME 1+ŠU.KAM₂ ša₂ [ši-i MU 2 ME 24.KAM₂ ...]

(l.e. 1) Year 160, which is [year 224 ...]