Babylon

Names

  • -96C

Numbers

  • X300963
  • BM 45752
  • SH 81-7-6,166

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  • Babylon
  • Astronomical Diary

-96C

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

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

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

o 2'2'

[...] ITU BI KI.LAM še-im TA 1 EN 12 1(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) 2+[x qa ...]

(o 2') [...] That month, the equivalent was: barley, from the 1st to the 12th, 1 pānu 1 sūtu 2+[x qa ...]

o 3'3'

[...] GUR? 1 PI saḫ-le₁₀ 3(BAN₂) ina TIL ITU 2(BAN₂) 3 qa ŠE.GIŠ.[I₃ ...]

(o 3') [...] kurru? 1 pānu; cress, 3 sūtu, at the end of the month, 2 sūtu 3 qa; sesame, [...]

o 4'4'

[...] dele-bat ina MAŠ₂ in 14 dele-bat GU KUR-ad₂ in 7 GU₄.[UD ...]

(o 4') [...] Venus was in Capricorn; on the 14th, Venus reached Aquarius; around the 7th, Mer[cury ...]

o 5'5'

[...] GIN EN TIL ITU 1/2 KUŠ₃ LAL PAP 13 na ITU BI x [...]

(o 5') [... ro]se; until the end of the month, it receded 1/2 cubit, total: 13 was the na (gauge). That month, ... [...]

o 6'6'

[...] E₃-am U₄ 11.KAM₂ ana li-mit URU ḫa-[...]

(o 6') [...] came out. The 11th, to the surroundings of Ha[...]

o 7'7'

[... x].MEŠ GAL.MEŠ GIM IGI-u₂ DU₃-

(o 7') [...] big [...] they made as before.


o 8'8'

[ITU.AB 1 ...] sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 3 sin ina IGI GENNA 2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ [GUB ...]

(o 8') [Month X, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. Night of the 3rd, the moon [stood] 2 cubits in front of Saturn to the west [...]

o 9'9'

[...] GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...]

(o 9') [...] Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits below α Arietis [...]

o 10'10'

[... AN SIG MUL₂]-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ 9 DIR AN ZA SI GIN [...]

(o 10') [... Mars was] 2 1/2 cubits [below] η Piscium. The 9th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. ... [...]

o 11'11'

[...] KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 SI ana NIM DIB GE₆ 10+[x ...]

(o 11') [...] cubits, Venus having passed 4 fingers to the east. Night of the 10+[xth ...]

o 12'12'

[...] x MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ [...]

(o 12') [...] ... rear star of [...]

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

[...] ina IGI? x [...]

(r 1') [...] in front of ... [...]

r 2'2'

[... n] KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB 6 ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ [...]

(r 2') [...] having passed [n cubi]ts to the east. The 6th, in the afternoon, very overcast [...]

r 3'3'

[... GE₆] 9 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 6 SI sin?

(r 3') [... Night] of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was 6 fingers behind β Tauri, the m[oon?]

r 4'4'

[... USAN dele-bat SIG MUL₂-KUR]-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 SI ana NIM DIB

(r 4') [... first part of the night, Venus was] 2 cubits [below η] Piscium, Venus having passed 4 fingers to the east.

r 5'5'

[... ana] ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 14 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃

(r 5') [...] low to the south. Night of the 14th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit behind α Leonis

r 6'6'

[...] GE₆ DIR AN DIB 15 9.20 na DIR NU PAP

(r 6') [... ni]ght, clouds crossed the sky. The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 20'; clouds, I did not watch

r 7'7'

[... GE₆ 17 USAN dele-bat SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂]-SAG-ḪUN 3 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1/2 KUŠ₃

(r 7') [... Night of the 17th, first part of the night, Venus was] 3 cubits [below β Arie]tis; last part of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit behind α Virginis

r 8'8'

[...] 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2

(r 8') [...] being 1 1/2 cubit low to the south. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 [cubits] behind β Librae

r 9'9'

[KUŠ₃ ...] kal GE₆ DIR AN DIB SAG GE₆ GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U MAḪ

(r 9') [...] all night clouds crossed the sky; beginning of the night, lightning flashed, much thunder

r 10'10'

[...] kal GE₆ DIR AN DIB ina ZALAG₂ AN GAL.GAL i-ṣa

(r 10') [...] all night clouds crossed the sky; last part of the night, a little large rain

r 11'11'

[...] AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂ ar₂

(r 11') [...] were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below δ

r 12'12'

[(MUL₂-ar₂)-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ n n ...] GE₆ 29 USAN AN SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃

(r 12') [Capricorni ... Ni]ght of the 29th, first part of the night, Mars was 1 1/2 cubits below η Tauri

r 13'13'

[...] ŠU₂.ŠU₂ AN DUL-ḫat ki ŠU₂ šamaš₂ DIR AN DIB GIR₂ GIR₂ GU₃ U MAḪ

(r 13') [...] very overcast, rain DUL; at sunset, clouds crossed the sky, lightning flashed, much thunder

r 14'14'

[...] 3 qa 4-ʾu-u₂ 29 30 5(BAN₂) 3 qa

(r 14') [...] 3 qa one-fourth; the 29th (and) 30th, 5 sūtu 3 qa

r 15'15'

[...] 4-ʾu-u₂ EN TIL ITU 2(BAN₂) 1? qa

(r 15') [...] one-fourth, until the end of the month, 2 sūtu 1? qa

r 16'16'

[...] (traces)

(r 16') [...] ... [...]

r 17'17'

[...] (traces)

(r 17') [...] ... [...]

r 18'18'

[...]-am-ma ina a-ḫu-ul-la-a [...]

(r 18') [...] ... on the other side [...]

r 19'19'

[...] GU₂-su-nu u SAG.DU-su-[nu ...]

(r 19') [...] ... their neck and their head [...]

r 20'20'

[...] x ITU BI U₄ 20+[x ...]

(r 20') [...] ... That month, the 20+[xth, ...]