Babylon

Names

  • -95D

Numbers

  • X300954
  • BM 34791
  • Sp II 284

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-95D

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] i sin [...]

(o 1') [...] the moon being a little [...]

o 2'2'

[...] 14 2.10+[x ...]

(o 2') [...] The 14th, [...] 10+[ ...]

o 3'3'

[... ana] ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 19 [...]

(o 3') [...] low [to the sou]th. Night of the 19th, [...]

o 4'4'

[...] i-ṣa SI GIN in 21 [MUL₂.KAK.BAN ŠU₂ ... GE₆ 25]

(o 4') [...] a little [...], the north wind blew. Around the 21st, [Sirius’ last appearance ... Night of the 25th,]

o 5'5'

[ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂]-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 3 KUŠ₃ [...]

(o 5') [last part of the night, the moon was ] 3 cubits [below] α Arietis [...]

o 6'6'

[...] 28 GU₄.UD ina NIM UD.[DA IGI DIB ...]

(o 6') [...] The 28th, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the east [..., omitted ...]

o 7'7'

[...] 29 30 1(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) ZU₂.LUM [...]

(o 7') [...] the 29th (and) 30th, 1 pānu 5 sūtu; dates, [...]

o 8'8'

[... EN] TIL ITU 2(BAN₂) SIG₂.ḪI..A 1 1/2 MA.NA [...]

(o 8') [... until the e]nd of the month, 2 sūtu; wool, 1 1/2 minas [...]

o 9'9'

[... AN] ALLA KUR ITU BI ILLU ina SAG [ITU ...]

(o 9') [... Mars] reached Cancer. That month, the river level, in the beginn[ing of the month ...]

o 10'10'

[...] URU.se-lu-ke-ʾa-a ša₂ ana UGU ID₂.IDIGNA [...]

(o 10') [...] Seleucia which is on the Tigr[is ...]

o 11'11'

[... m]ti-ig-ra-nu DUMU LUGAL ša₂ URU.ar-mi-ni KASKAL ana URU DU? [...]

(o 11') [...] Tigranu, son of the king of (the city) Armini, [...] the road to the city ... [...]


o 12'12'

[ITU.SIG 1 x]+2 na-su KUR₄ a-pir muš ina GUB IGI sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ [ana ULU₃ SIG ...]

(o 12') [Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month),] sunset to moonset: [x]+2°; it was bright, earthshine, measured; it could be seen whighle (the sun) stood there; the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of α Geminorum, the moon being 2 cu[bits low to the south ...]

o 13'13'

[1 ina še]-ri₃ DIR AN ZA GU₃ U ne₂-ḫi AN GAL.GAL i-ṣa SI GIN GE₆ 2 SAG [GE₆ ... GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆]

(o 13') [the 1st, in the mor]ning, clouds were in the sky, slow thunder, a little large rain, the north wind blew. Night of the 2nd, beginn[ing of the night, ... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night,]

o 14'14'

[sin SIG MUL₂].BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃ sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin SIG [DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN ...]

(o 14') [the moon was] 1 cubit [below Jupi]ter, the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] be[low γ Virginis ...]

o 15'15'

[...] ŠU₂.ŠU₂ GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U ne₂-ḫi x x [...]

(o 15') [...] very overcast, lightning flashed, slow thunder, ... [...]

o 16'16'

[...] x GE₆ 12 SAG GE₆ sin x [...]

(o 16') [...] ... Night of the 12th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... [...]

o 17'17'

[GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina] IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUḪUR-[MAŠ₂ n n ...]

(o 17') [Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was ... in] front of δ Capri[corni ...]

o 18'18'

[... MUL₂-x-ša₂]-SAG-ḪUN 3+[x n ...]

(o 18') [...] 3+[x mm ... α/β] Arietis [...]