Babylon

Names

  • -95B

Numbers

  • X300952
  • BM 34979
  • Sp II 03

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-95B

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 8 ina še-ri₃ [...]

(o 1') [...] night very overcast. The 8th, in the morning, [...]

o 2'2'

[... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂.BABBAR n] KUŠ₃ 4 SI ana ŠU₂ GUB USAN GU₄.UD SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ [...]

(o 2') [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon] stood [n] cubits 4 fingers [in front of Jupiter] to the west; first part of the night, Mercury was [...] below η Tauri [...]

o 3'3'

[... GE₆] 12 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ [...]

(o 3') [... Night] of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of α Virginis [...]

o 4'4'

[...] USAN? dTIR.AN.NA TA ULU₃ ana A₂ KUR GIB x [...]

(o 4') [... first] part of the night?, a rainbow stretched from the south to the east side ... [...]

o 5'5'

[... GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA n] KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG [SI-MAŠ₂ n n ...]

(o 5') [... Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was nn] cubits [behind θ Ophiuchi,] the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below [β Capricorni ...]

o 6'6'

[...] GE₆ 23 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ MURUB₄.BA AN DUL-ḫat 23 x [...]

(o 6') [...] Night of the 23rd, very overcast; in the middle watch, rain DUL. The 23rd, ... [...]

o 7'7'

[...] MUL₂.BABBAR ana ŠU₂ ki-i -a 2/3 KUŠ₃ ina IGI GIR₃-ar₂-[ša₂-A (...) ...]

(o 7') [...] when Jupiter became stationary to the west, [it became stationary 2/3 cubit in front of β Vir[ginis ...]

o 8'8'

[...] x ULU₃ ŠAR₂ 27 12.20 KUR DIR NU [PAP ...]

(o 8') [...] ..., gusty south wind. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12° 20'; clouds, I did not [watch ...]

o 9'9'

[...] 8? 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) EN 9 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 3 qa 10 [...]

(o 9') [...] the 8th?, 1 pānu 2 sūtu; until the 9th, 1 p¤n 2 sūtu 3 qa; the 10th, [...]

o 10'10'

[...] 1/2 qa EN 25 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 3 qa [...]

(o 10') [...] 1/2 qa; until the 25th, 1 pānu 2 sūtu 3 qa [...]

o 11'11'

[...] EN 24 2(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 1(BAN₂) [...]

(o 11') [... un]til the 24th, 2 sūtu; until the end of the month, 1 sūtu [...]

o 12'12'

[...] AN MAŠ.MAŠ KUR-ad₂ in 20 x [...]

(o 12') [...] Mars reached Gemini; around the 20th, ... [...]

o 13'13'

[...] EN TIL ITU 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...]

(o 13') [... un]til the end of the month, 1/2 cubit [...]

o 14'14'

[...] x KAM x [...]

(o 14') [...] ... [...]