Babylon

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  • -93A

Numbers

  • X300931
  • BM 32884
  • 77-11-14,13

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-93A

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o 1o 1

[... ina] KIN.SIG KI i-nu- GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin SIG RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4? [KUŠ₃]

(o 1) [... in the af]ternoon, the earth quaked. Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits below α Librae, the moon having passed a little to the east; last part of the night, Venus was 4? [cubits] below α Geminorum

o 22

[... GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ... sin n n] ana ULU₃ SIG ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃ [n] SI ana NIM GUB GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SI₄ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 12 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat [x x]

(o 2) [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was ..., the moon being ...] low to the south, it stood 1 cubit [nn] fingers behind Jupiter to the east. Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind α Scorpii. Night of the 12th, last part of the night, Venus was [...]

o 33

[...] GE₆ 14 4 ME muš MUL₂ x x [x] ziq-pi sin AN.KU₁₀ A₂ ULU₃ ki TAB-u₂ ina 13 GE₆ 3 SI GAR-an

(o 3) [...] Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: , measured. When ... culminated, lunar eclipse; when it began on the south side, in 13° of night it made 3 fingers;

o 44

[...] ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ SI GIN ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR GUB ina ZALAG₂ GENNA E-a IB₂.TAG₄ dUDU.IDIM.MEŠ NU GUB.MEŠ

(o 4) [...] in its eclipse, the north wind blew; in its eclipse, Jupiter stood there; during clearing, Saturn came out; the remainder of the planets did not stand there

o 55

[...] 14 10+[x] na AN SI GIN GE₆ 15 [n].50 GE₆ NU PAP SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI [NIM]

(o 5) [...] The 14th, sunset to setting of Mars: 10+[]; the north wind blew. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: [ 5]0'; I did not watch; beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind δ Capricorni, the moon being 1 cubit [high] to the north

o 66

[... GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin ...] MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1/2 KUŠ₃ [GE₆] 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG

(o 6) [... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1/2 cubit [...] η Piscium. [Night] of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind α Arietis, the moon being 2 cubits low to the south.

o 77

[...] GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI [x]+1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂ IGI ša₂

(o 7) [...] Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was [x]+1/2 cubits in front of β Tauri, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front of η

o 88

[(MUL₂-IGI-ša₂)-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n ... ana] SI NIM GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-[ar₂] 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI dele-bat 3 1/2 KUŠ₃

(o 8) [Geminorum ...] high to the north. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of [β] Geminorum, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the moon [stood] 3 1/2 cubits in front of Venus

o 99

[ana ŠU₂ GUB ...] x ina TIL ITU 2(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) NU DU₃-tu₂ 3(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) 3 qa ZU₂.LUM.MA 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) kas₃ 4(BARIG) PI saḫ-le₁₀ 3(BAN₂) 4 1/2 qa ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1(BAN₂) 3 qa

(o 9) [to the west ...] ..., at the end of the month, 2 pānu 5 sūtu; not good (barley), 3 pānu 4 sūtu 3 qa; dates, 1 pānu 4 sūtu; mustard, 4 pānu; cress, 3 sūtu 4 1/2 qa; sesame, 1 sūtu 3 qa;

o 1010

[... in x] GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina A ŠU₂ GENNA ina ḪUN AN ina A in 17 AN ina A ŠU₂ ITU BI ILLU 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI LAL PAP 13 na

(o 10) [... Mer]cury’s last appearance in the west in Leo; Saturn was in Aries; Mars was in Leo; around the 17th, Mars’ last appearance in Leo. That month, the river level receded 1 cubit 8 fingers, total: 13 was the na (gauge)

o 1111

[... x]-ti₃? ana KUR.ma-di-na-at ša₂ KUR ma-da-a-a E₃-a ITU BI GIG.MEŠ u UŠ₂.MEŠ ina KUR MAḪ.MEŠ ITU BI

(o 11) [...] went out to the province of Media. That month, there were many sick and dead in the land. That month,

o 1212

[...] ID₂ ša₂-nu-u₂ ša₂ AN.TA URU.se-lu-ke-ʾa-a ša₂ ana UGU ID₂.BURANUN i-na i-di-i ša₂-di-i

(o 12) [...] the second river which is above Seleucia which is on the Euphrates on the mountain side

o 1313

[...] x a-na ḫe-ru-u₂ ul-te-ru-u₂ u₃ ana muḫ-ḫi GIN?-ak

(o 13) [...] they began to dig, and he went there.


o 1414

[ITU.NE 1 ...] x sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin

(o 14) [Month V, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] ..., the moon being 3 cubits low to the south. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind α Virginis, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was

o 1515

[...] GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG

(o 15) [...] Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind β Librae, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south, it stood 1 1/2 cubits in front of Jupiter to the west, the moon being 3 cubits low to the south

o 1616

[... x]+1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ SI-MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin

(o 16) [... x]+1/2 cubits, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind β Capricorni, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was

o 1717

[... x]+20 GE₆ GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 KUŠ₃ 16 13 na dele-bat in EN 16 GENNA ana NIM

(o 17) [...] sunset to moonrise: [x]+20'. Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of η Piscium. The 16th, rising of Venus to sunrise: 13°. Around the 16th, [when] Saturn [became stationary] to the east,

o 1818

[ki -u₂ ... GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN] 2 KUŠ₃ e GENNA 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ is-le₁₀ 2 KUŠ₃

(o 18) [... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [... α Arietis], 3 cubits above Saturn, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind η Tauri. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Tauri

o 1919

[...] ana NIM DIB GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ in 22 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina A ŠU₂ NU PAP GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG

(o 19) [...] having passed to the east. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was 4 1/2 cubits above γ Geminorum. Around the 22nd, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Leo; I did not watch. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was

o 2020

[MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI n n ... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂]-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG

(o 20) [...] below [α Geminorum ... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [behind] δ Cancri, the moon being 1/2 cubit low to the south. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of α Leonis, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south

o 2121

[...] ITU 2(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 3(BARIG) PI ZU₂.LUM.MA TA 1 EN 15 1(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) 3 qa [TA] 16 EN TIL ITU 1(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) 1 1/2 qa kas₃ 4(BARIG) PI

(o 21) [... of the m]onth, 2 pānu 5 sūtu; until the end of the month, 3 pānu; dates, from the 1st to the 15th, 1 pānu 3 sūtu 3qa; [from the 1]6th to the end of the month, 1 pānu 3 sūtu 1 1/2 qa; mustard, 4 pānu;

o 2222

[...] MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina GIR₂.TAB dele-bat ina ALLA in 7 dele-bat A KUR-ad₂ 20 dele-bat [ina] NIM ina A ŠU₂ in 4 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina TIL ALLA IGI in 10

(o 22) [...] minas. At that time, Jupiter was in Scorpius; Venus was in Cancer; on the 7th, Venus reached Leo; the 20th, Venus’ last appearance in the east in Leo; around the 4th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in the end of Cancer; around the 10th,

o 2323

[...] al-te-me ša₂ mar-ša₂-ka-a LUGAL LUGAL.MEŠ <ana> KUR.ma-di-na-at ša₂ KUR ma-da-a-a GIM IGI-u₂ TUḪ ITU BI MI₂.PEŠ₄.MEŠ

(o 23) [...] I heard that Arsaces, king of kings, departed to? the province of Media as before. That month, pregnant women

o 2424

[...] ID₂ ša₂ AN.TA URU.se-lu-ke-ʾa-a ša₂ ana UGU ID₂.BURANUN GIM IGI-u₂ BAL-u₂ il-ki dan-nu

(o 24) [...] dug the river which is above Seleucia which is on the Euphrates, as before. A heavy work obligation

o 2525

[... ana] muḫ-ḫi LU₂.ŠA₃.TAM E₂.SAG.GIL₂ u LU₂.E.KI.MEŠ SAR.MEŠ ina E₂ mil-ki ša₂ i-na GIŠ.KIRI₆ ŠIM.LI ša₂-su-u₂

(o 25) [... which were] written to the administrator of the Esangila and the Babylonians, were read in the house of counsel which is in the Juniper Garden

o 2626

[... LU₂].E.KI.MEŠ ša₂ MU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ina KUŠ.SAR.MEŠ MU-a-ti₃ SAR.MEŠ ša₂ il-ki? dan-nu u₂-lam-ma-du-u₂ KI-šu₂

(o 26) [...] the Babylonians whose names were written in this leather document who ... make known with highm

o 2727

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ruling
o 2828

[ITU.KIN 1 ... GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆] sin ar₂ MUL₂-SIG-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI ana NIM GUB sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG

(o 28) [Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the m]oon was 1/2 cubit behind π Scorpii, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south, it stood 1 cubit 4 fingers behind Jupiter to the east, the moon being 2 cubits low to the south.

o 2929

[... GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin x SI-MAŠ₂ n] KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM

(o 29) [... Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon was nn] cubits [... β Capricorni], the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of γ Capricorni, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north

o 3030

[...] muš GE₆ 14 2 GE₆ USAN MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ SIG MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 6 SI ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 1 KUŠ₃

(o 30) [... measu]red. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: ; first part of the night, Jupiter, whighle moving back to the east, was 6 fingers below β Scorpii; last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit below β Arietis

o 3131

[... GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin e is]-le₁₀ 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB 17 ZI IR GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin [n n ana x x]

(o 31) [... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was] 3 cubits [above α Tau]ri, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. The 17th, ZI IR. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits below β Tauri, the moon being [...]

o 3232

[... GE₆ 21 ina] ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 21 AN.BAR₇ [...]

(o 32) [... Night of the 21st, last] part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind β Geminorum, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. The 21st, at noon, [...]

o 3333

[... GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin x MUL₂-TUR-ša₂]-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [...]

(o 33) [... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [... ρ] Leonis, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south [...]

o 3434

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