Babylon

Names

  • -95F

Numbers

  • X300956
  • BM 34754
  • Sp II 245

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-95F

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

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

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

o 2'2'

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

(o 2') [...] ... [...]

o 3'3'

[...] 1/2 KUŠ₃ 10 SI GIN ZI IR GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ [...]

(o 3') [...] 1/2 cubit. The 10th, the north wind blew, ZI IR. Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, [...]

o 4'4'

[...] x 5 ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-GABA-šu₂ ziq-pi sin AN.KU₁₀ A₂? [...]

(o 4') [...] when (the point) behind α Cygni culminated, lunar eclipse; on [...]

o 5'5'

[...] AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ TUG₂ AN GAR-in AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ SI GIN ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ GENNA? [...]

(o 5') [...] its eclipse had the ‘garment of the sky’ ; in its eclipse, the north wind blew; in its eclipse, Sa[turn? ...]

o 6'6'

[... GE₆] 15 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ 15 SI GIN GE₆ 16 [...]

(o 6') [... Night of the 1]5th, last part of the night, Venus was 3 1/2 cubits below β Geminorum. The 15th, the north wind blew. Night of the 1[6th, ...]

o 7'7'

[... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂]-SAG-ḪUN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 18 SI u MAR GIN- GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin [...]

(o 7') [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 1/2 cubits [ below α] Arietis. The 18th, the north and west winds blew. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon [...]

o 8'8'

[... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂] sin e ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB [...]

(o 8') [... Night of the 22nd, last part of the night,] the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above ζ Tauri, the moon having passed 2 cubits to the east [...]

o 9'9'

[... GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA]-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM e dele-bat? [...]

(o 9') [... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [in front of δ Can]cri, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits high to the north, [...] above Ve[nus? ...]

o 10'10'

[... AN].KU₁₀ šamaš₂ ki PAP NU IGI in x [...]

(o 10') [...] solar eclipse; when I watched I did not see it; at ... [...]

o 11'11'

[...] EN MURUB₄ ITU 1 x x [...]

(o 11') [...] until the middle of the month, 1 ... [...]