Babylon

Astronomical Diary

Hellenistic [44]

Parthian [110]

Names

  • -88A

Numbers

  • X300881
  • Rm 710
  • Rm 710

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-88A

Obverse
o 1o 1

[EN.NUN ša₂ gi-ne₂-e ša₂ TA ITU.BAR EN] TIL ITU.KIN ša₂ MU 1 ME 59.KAM₂ ša₂ ši-i MU 2 ME 23.[KAM₂ mar-ša₂-ka-a LUGAL ...]

(o 1) [Diary from month I until] the end of month VI of year 159 which is year 223, [king Arsaces ...]

o 22

[...] ⸢GIN⸣.MEŠ GE₆ 2 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 2 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina še-ri₃ AN ⸢UTAḪ⸣ [...]

(o 2) [... bl]ew. Night of the 2nd, very overcast. The 2nd, all day very overcast; in the morning, rain shower [...]

o 33

[...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ 4 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN.BAR₇ AN UTAḪ SI GIN [...]

(o 3) [... cubi]ts. The 4th, very overcast; at noon, rain shower, the north wind blew [...]

o 44

[... GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin] SIG MUL₂.LUGAL 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...]

(o 4) [... Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 ½ cubits below α Leonis, the moon being ½ cubit [...]

o 55

[... GE₆] ⸢10⸣ SAG GE₆ sin SIG DELE-ša₂-⸢IGI⸣-[ABSIN n n ...]

(o 5) [... Night] of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below γ Vir[ginis ...]

o 66

[... GE₆ 13 n] ME muš SAG GE₆ [...]

(o 6) [... Night of the 13th], moonrise to sunset: [nn°], measured; beginning of the night, [...]

o 77

[...] ina KIN.SIG [...]

(o 7) [...] in the afternoon, [...]

o 88

[...] ⸢GIN⸣ [...]

(o 8) [...] ... [...]

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

[... x]-⸢a LUGAL u₃? fx⸣-[x ...]

(r 1') [... Arsace]s king and? ... [...]

Top
t.e. 1't.e. 1'

[... ša₂ gi]-ne₂-e ša₂ TA ITU.BAR EN TIL ⸢ITU⸣.[KIN ...]

(t.e. 1') [... Dia]ry from month I until the end of [month VI ...]

t.e. 2'2'

[... ša₂ iṭ]-⸢ṭar⸣-ri-du mgu-tar-za LUGAL u [...]

(t.e. 2') [... who] is called? king Gutarza, and [...]