Babylon

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  • -94

Numbers

  • X300940
  • BM 35721
  • Sp III 240

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-94

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[AN].BAR₇ AN kab-bar SI GIN x x [...]

(o 1') at noon, thick rain, the north wind blew ... [...]

o 2'2'

TA 8 EN TIL ITU 2(BARIG) 3(BAN₂) kas₃ 1 GUR 1(BARIG) [... MUL₂.BABBAR]

(o 2') [fr]om the 8th to the end of the month, 2 pānu 3 sūtu; mustard, 1 kurru 1 pānu [... Jupiter]

o 3'3'

ABSIN KUR-ad₂ dele-bat ina MUL₂.MUL₂ in 18 dele-bat MAŠ.MAŠ KUR-ad₂ [...]

(o 3') reached [Vir]go; Venus was in Taurus; on the 18th, Venus reached Gemini [...]

o 4'4'

6 7 3 SI LAL PAP 2 na EN TIL ITU GUB-uz ITU [BI ...]

(o 4') the 6th (and) 7th, it receded 3 fingers, total: 2 was the na (gauge); until the end of the month, it remained constant. [That] month, [...]


o 5'5'

ITU.GU₄ 1 18 na-su DIR NU PAP GE₆ 1 1 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ SI GIN GE₆ 2 [...]

(o 5') Month II, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 18°; clouds, I did not watch. Night of the 1st (and) the 1st, very overcast, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, [...]

o 6'6'

sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI LUGAL 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ in [...]

(o 6') the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis. Around [...]

o 7'7'

6 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 [...]

(o 7') The 6th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of β Virginis, the moon being 1 [...]

o 8'8'

8 DIR SAL AN ZA AN.BAR₇ šamaš₂ TUR₃ NU KAD₂ NIGIN SI GIN GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin [...]

(o 8') The 8th, thin clouds were in the sky; at noon, the sun was surrounded by a halo which was not closed; the north wind blew. Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moo[n ...]

o 9'9'

in 9 GU₄.UD ina NIM UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB DIR AN ZA SI GIN 10 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN.BAR₇ šamaš₂ TUR₃ [...]

(o 9') Around the 9th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east ..., omitted; clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. The 10th, very overcast; at noon, the sun [was surrounded] by a ha[lo ...]

o 10'10'

GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ MUL₂-SIG-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB KI sin la-pan₃ a-kam₂ NU IGI a-kam₂ AN ŠU₂-im [...]

(o 10') Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, π Scorpii was not seen together with the moon because of mist; mist covered the sky [...]

o 11'11'

USAN dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 KUŠ₃ 13 9 ŠU₂ muš GE₆ 14 3 GE₆ a-kam₂ muš 14 [...]

(o 11') first part of the night, Venus was 3 cubits below β Geminorum. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: , measured. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: , measured (despite) mist. The 14th, [...]

o 12'12'

GE₆ 17 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ U₄.ZAL AN UTAḪ ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ SUḪUR-IGI NU IGI [...]

(o 12') [Ni]ght of the 17th, very overcast; in the morning watch, rain shower; last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of δ Capricorni; γ Capricorni was not visible [...]

o 13'13'

19 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina še-ri₃ AN UTAḪ i-ṣa SI GIN GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin e AN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa [ana x x ...]

(o 13') [The 1]9th, very overcast; in the morning, a little rain shower, the north wind blew. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above Mars, the moon being a little [to ...]

o 14'14'

[sin] 8 SI ana NIM DIB GE₆ 23? ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 2? KUŠ₃ sin [...]

(o 14') [the moon] having passed 8 fingers to the east. Night of the 23rd?,last part of the night, the moon was 2? cubits below α Arietis, the moon being [...]

o 15'15'

[x GE₆] 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ is-le₁₀ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ sin [...]

(o 15') [... Night] of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind α Tauri, the moon being 4 1/2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the m[oon ...]

o 16'16'

[...] 5(BAN₂) 1 qa GIBIL.MEŠ TA 22 EN TIL ITU 3(BARIG) PI ZU₂.[LUM ...]

(o 16') [...] 5 sūtu 1 qa; new ones, from the 22nd to the end of the month, 3 pānu; da[tes, ...]

o 17'17'

[...] 5 qa 4-ʾu-u₂ SIG₂.ḪI..A 1 1/2 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ [...]

(o 17') [...] 5 qa (and) one-fourth; wool, 1 1/2 minas. At that time, [...]