Babylon

Names

  • -88B

Numbers

  • X300882
  • BM 41839
  • 81-6-25,458

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-88B

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[x] x x x [...]

(o 1') [...] ... [...]

o 2'2'

sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB [... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-TUR]

(o 2') the moon having passed a little to the east [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was]

o 3'3'

[(MUL₂-TUR)]-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1+[n n ...]

(o 3') 1+[x mm ... ρ] Leonis [...]

o 4'4'

3 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana [... GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin x RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ n n]

(o 4') 3 cubits, the moon being 1 cubit to [... Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was ... α Librae,]

o 5'5'

sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 20+[n ...]

(o 5') the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. The 20+[xth, ...]

o 6'6'

GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin e SI₄ [n n ... AN? SIG]

(o 6') Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] above α [Scorpii ... Mars? was]

o 7'7'

GIŠ.KUN-A 4 KUŠ₃ 26 [... 28]

(o 7') 4 cubits [below] θ Leonis. The 26th, [... The 28th,]

o 8'8'

šamaš₂ GUB NU PAP 29 30 DIR [...]

(o 8') solstice; I did not watch. The 29th (and) the 30th, cl[ouds ...]

o 9'9'

ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1(BAN₂) 1 1/2 qa SIG₂.ḪI..A [...]

(o 9') sesame, 1 sūtu 1 1/2 qa; wool, [...]

o 10'10'

ITU BI ILLU GUB-uz PAP 10+[n na ...]

(o 10') That month, the river level remained constant, total: 10+[x was the na (gauge) ...]

o 11'11'

ana tar-ṣa LU₂.UN.MEŠ KUR ša₂ a-na [...]

(o 11') opposite the people of the land who to [...]

o 12'12'

TA E₂-U₄.1.KAM₂ KI x [...]

(o 12') from the Day-One-Temple ... [...]

Reverse
r 1r 1

ITU.AB 1 15 [na-su ...]

(r 1) Month X, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), [sunset to moonset]: 15° [...]

r 22

ULU₃ GIN GE₆ 7 SAG [GE₆ ...]

(r 2) the south wind blew. Night of the 7th, beginn[ing of the night, ...]

r 33

sin 6 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [...]

(r 3) the moon being 6 cubits low to the south [...]

r 44

ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAḪ 10 SI? [... GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin]

(r 4) very overcast, rain shower. The 10th, the no[rth? wind ... Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was ...]

r 55

SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ [n n ...]

(r 5) below μ Geminorum [...]

r 66

NIGIN MURUB₄ GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U [... GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ sin]

(r 6) surrounded; in the middle (watch), lightning flashed, thunder [... Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was]

r 77

SIG LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ 15 11.30 [... GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin x GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A n n]

(r 7) 2 cubits below α Leonis. The 15th, [...] 11° 30' [... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was ... β Virginis,]

r 88

sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 17 SI GIN [... GE₆ 19]

(r 8) the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. The 17th, the north wind blew [... Night of the 19th,]

r 99

ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 KUŠ₃ [... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ RIN₂]

(r 9) last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Virginis [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was]

r 1010

[(RIN₂)]-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ [SIG ...]

(r 10) 2 1/2 cubits [behind β] Librae, the moon being 2 cubits low to the south [...]

r 1111

SI u MAR GIB ULU₃ GIN GE₆ [...]

(r 11) stretched on the north and west [side], the south wind blew. Ni[ght ...]

r 1212

ina še-ri₃ DIR u IM.DUGUD AN ŠU₂?-[im ...]

(r 12) in the morning, clouds and fog covered the sky [...]

r 1313

28 11.40 KUR DIR NU PAP SI GIN [...]

(r 13) The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 11° 40'; clouds, I did not watch; the north wind bl[ew ...]

r 1414

3(BAN₂) 4 1/2 qa ZU₂.LUM TA 1 [...]

(r 14) 3 sūtu 4 1/2 qa; dates, from the 1st [...]

r 1515

kas₃ 1 GUR 1 PI saḫ-le₁₀ [...]

(r 15) mustard, 1 kurru 1 pānu; cress, [...]

r 1616

[x x] x [...]

(r 16) [...] ... [...]

Left
l.e. 1l.e. 1

MU 1 ME 59.KAM₂ [...]

(l.e. 1) Year 159 [...]