Babylon

Names

  • -95C

Numbers

  • X300953
  • BM 45712
  • SH 81-7-6,119

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-95C

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] x [x x] x x x qa x x [...]

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

o 2'2'

[...] 12 13 2(BAN₂) 1/2 qa u₃ 4-ʾu-u₂ 14 15 [...]

(o 2') [...] the 12th (and) the 13th, 2 sūtu 1/2 qa and one-fourth; the 14th (and) 1[5th ...]

o 3'3'

[...] dele-bat u AN ina MUL₂.MUL₂ GU₄.UD ina ḪUN in 6 GU₄.UD MUL₂.MUL₂ [KUR-ad₂ ...]

(o 3') [...] Venus and Mars were in Taurus; Mercury was in Aries; around the 6th, Mercury [reached] Taurus [...]

o 4'4'

[...] 4 SI LAL 6 na EN 17 GUB-uz 18 19 20 8 SI GIN [...]

(o 4') [...] it receded 4 fingers, 6 was the na (gauge); until the 17th, it remained constant; the 18th, 19th, (and) 20th, it rose 8 fingers [...]

o 5'5'

[...] al?-te?-me um-ma LUGAL ša₂ URU.ar-mi-ni-i NAM.MEŠ x [...]

(o 5') [...] I heard? as follows: the king of (the city) Armini died ... [...]

o 6'6'

[...] x pi-qid ana URU.ar-mi-ni-i MU-a-ti₃ ana LUGAL [...]

(o 6') [...] was entrusted [with] ..., to this (city) Armini for king[shighp? ...]

o 7'7'

[...] KUR URI.KI TUŠ- u₂-pe-ḫi-ir-ma ana ERIN₂.DAḪ.MEŠ-šu₂ it-[...]

(o 7') [...] who lived in Babylonia, he gathered and to his support he [...]


o 8'8'

[GU₄ ...] ki PAP NU IGI GE₆ 1 SAG GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN UTAḪ i-ṣa ULU₃ u KUR ŠAR₂.MEŠ GIN- [...]

(o 8') [Month II ...] when I watched I did not see it. Night of the 1st, beginning of the night, very overcast, a little rain shower, gusty south and east winds blew [...]

o 9'9'

[...] 3 ULU₃ u KUR GIN- GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 1 KUŠ₃ [...]

(o 9') [...] The 3rd, south and east winds blew. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit in front of β Geminorum [...]

o 10'10'

[...] GIN GE₆ 7 DIR AN DIB U₄.ZAL AN UTAḪ i-ṣa 7 ina še-ri₃ DIR AN [...]

(o 10') [... bl]ew. Night of the 7th, clouds crossed the sky; in the morning watch, a little rain shower. The 7th, in the morning, clouds [...] the sky [...]

o 11'11'

[... GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin ... n] KUŠ₃ ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM GUB USAN DIR SAL AN ZA sin TUR₃ [...]

(o 11') [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was nn cu]bits [...], it stood 2 1/2 cubits behind Jupiter to the east; first part of the night, thin clouds were in the sky; the moon [was surrounded by a] ha[lo ...]

o 12'12'

[... GE₆ 13 ...] x x x SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-SIG-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB [...]

(o 12') [... Night of the 13th ...] ... beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of π Scorpii [...]

o 13'13'

[... GE₆ 17] ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 3 2/3 KUŠ₃ [ana ULU₃ SIG ...]

(o 13') [... Night of the 17th,] last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of β Capricorni, the moon being 3 2/3 cu[bits low to the south ...]

o 14'14'

[...] GIN- GE₆ 22 22 SI u MAR GIN.MEŠ [...]

(o 14') [...] blew. Night of the 22nd (and) the 22nd, the north and west winds bl[ew ...]

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

[... GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆] sin SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ [...]

(r 1') [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night,] the moon was 3 1/2 cubits below β Capricorni. Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, [...]

r 2'2'

[...] ana NIM DIB 14 9 na muš GE₆ 15 3.30 GE₆ [...]

(r 2') [...] having passed [...] to the east. The 14th, sunrise to moonset: , measured. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 30' [...]

r 3'3'

[...] KUŠ₃ in 16 GENNA ana ME E-a 16 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina TIL A IGI KUR NIM? [...]

(r 3') [...] cubits. Around the 16th, Saturn’s acronychal rising. The 16th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in the end of Leo; it was bright and high[gh? ...]

r 4'4'

[... GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin x ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI] 4? SI aš₂-ša₂ TA SI-šu₂ ša₂ SI E-a ma-šil GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MUL₂-ar₂?-ša₂?-[še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n ...]

(r 4') [... Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was] 4? fingers [... β Tauri], it was as if it had come out of (the moon’s) northern horn. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...] above μ? [Geminorum ...]

r 5'5'

[... ana] ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ [...]

(r 5') [...] being back to the west. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits behind β Geminorum, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. Ni[ght ...]

r 6'6'

[... GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin x GIŠ.KUN-A x]+1 KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG ar₂ dele-bat 2/3 KUŠ₃ aš₂-ša₂ TA SI-šu₂ ša₂ [...]

(r 6') [... Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was x]+1 cubits [... θ Leonis], the moon being 5 cubits low to the south, 2/3 cubit behind Venus, [it was as if it had come out] from (the moon’s) [...] horn [...]

r 7'7'

[...] KUŠ₃ ITU BI KI.LAM še-im EN MURUB₄ ITU 1(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 4 1/2 qa EN TIL ITU 1(BARIG) [...]

(r 7') [...] cubits. That month, the equivalent was: barley, until the middle of the month, 1 pānu 2 sūtu 4 1/2 qa, until the end of the month, 1 pānu [...]

r 8'8'

[...] 16 2(BAN₂) EN TIL ITU 2(BAN₂) 1/2 qa 4-ʾu-u₂ SIG₂.ḪI..A 1 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ in [...]

(r 8') [...] the 16th, 2 sūtu; until the end of the month, 2 sūtu 1/2 qa (and) one-fourth; wool, 1 mina. At that time, on [...]

r 9'9'

[...] ILLU? ina LAL-e NU PAP ID₂ al-la mi-na-ti-šu₂ ma-diš LAL-ṭi [...]

(r 9') [... the river] level?, whighle receding, was not watched; the river receded very much beyond its normal measure [...]

r 10'10'

[...] x tu₄ GIN- LU₂.UN.MEŠ ina pi-it pu-ri-du [...]

(r 10') [...] ... went. The people by running [...]

r 11'11'

[...] x NU DUG₃.GA lib₃-bi ina KUR GAR-in ITU BI [...]

(r 11') [...] there was unhappiness in the land. That month, [...]

r 12'12'

[... ITU] BI al-te-e ša₂ LU₂.DUMU LUGAL ša₂ URU [...]

(r 12') [...] That [...] I heard that the son of the king of the city [...]

r 13'13'

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

(r 13') [...] ... [...]