Babylon

Names

  • -96B

Numbers

  • X300962
  • BM 41689
  • 81-6-25,307

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-96B

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[... ZI] IR GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ [sin]

(o 1') [... ZI] IR. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, [the moon was]

o 2'2'

[... GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin x MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄]-šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃ sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ [SIG]

(o 2') [... Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [... θ Ophigh]uchigh, the moon being 2 cubits [low] to the south.

o 3'3'

[...] ana ULU₃ SIG 11 DIR AN ZA SI GIN

(o 3') [...] low to the south. The 11th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew.

o 4'4'

[... ana] ŠU₂ LAL 13 9 ŠU₂ GE₆ 14 2.40 ME AN.KU₁₀ sin

(o 4') [...] back to the west. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: . Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 40'; lunar eclipse

o 5'5'

[...] a-kam₂ NU PAP DIR u a-kam₂ AN-u₂ ŠU₂-im

(o 5') [...] mist, I did not watch; clouds and mist covered the sky

o 6'6'

[... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂]-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 2 KUŠ₃ 6 SI sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB

(o 6') [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits 6 fingers [below α] Arietis, the moon having passed ½ cubit to the east.

o 7'7'

[...] ZI IR GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 3 KUŠ₃

(o 7') [... Z]I IR. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was 3 cubits in front of β Tauri

o 8'8'

[...] SI? NIM? ZI IR GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin

(o 8') [...] high to the north?; ZI IR. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was

o 9'9'

[...] a-kam₂ NU PAP ZI IR GE₆ 25 ŠU₂.ŠU₂

(o 9') [...] mist, I did not watch; ZI IR. Night of the 25th, very overcast

o 10'10'

[... MUL₂.BABBAR ina] ABSIN IGI 15 na-su in 24 IGI

(o 10') [... Jupiter’s] first appearance in Virgo; rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 15°, (ideal) first appearance on the 24th.

o 11'11'

[... KI.LAM še]-im TA 1 EN 9

(o 11') [... the equivalent was: bar]ley, from the 1st to the 9th,

o 12'12'

[... x]+1 qa ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ TA 1

(o 12') [... x]+1 qa; sesame, from the 1st

o 13'13'

[...] 4-u₂ mi-šil 4-u₂

(o 13') [...] one-fourth (and) half of one-fourth

o 14'14'

[...] AN ina GU ITU BI ILLU

(o 14') [...] Mars was in Aquarius. That month, the river level

o 15'15'

[...] x

(o 15') [...] ...
($ruling$)


o 16'16'

[ITU.KIN ...] TA ŠA₃-šu₂ E₃

(o 16') [Month VI, ...] came out from its inside.