Babylon

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  • -99B

Numbers

  • X300992
  • BM 34701
  • Sp II 189

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-99B

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] x [...]

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

o 2'2'

[...] x 4 SI LAL [...]

(o 2') [...] ... (the river level) receded 4 fingers [...]

ruling
o 3'3'

[ITU.GAN 30 ...] ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ULU₃ GIN 2 kal ME [...]

(o 3') [Month IX, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ...] very overcast, the south wind blew. The 2nd, all day [...]

o 4'4'

[... GE₆ 3 sin x MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ n n] sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 4 [x x x x]

(o 4') [... Night of the 3rd, the moon was ... γ Capricorni], the moon being 2 cubits low to the south. The 4th, [...]

o 5'5'

[...] 17? na GU₄.UD SI GIN ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ GE₆? [x (x x)]

(o 5') [...] rising of Mercury to sunrise: 17°?; the north wind blew; in the afternoon, very overcast. Ni[ght? ...]

o 6'6'

[... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin] SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ 10 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina PA ŠU₂ GE₆ 11 SAG [GE₆]

(o 6') [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 1/2 cubits below η Tauri. The 10th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Sagittarius. Night of the 11th, beginn[ing of the night,]

o 7'7'

[sin x is-le₁₀ n n ...] GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM

(o 7') [the moon was ... α Tauri ...] Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind γ Geminorum, the moon being 4 cubits high to the north.

o 8'8'

[...] sin 2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 14 DIR AN ZA SI GIN GE₆ 15 8.20 GE₆ DIR NU PAP

(o 8') [... the moo]n being 2 cubits high to the north. The 14th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 20'; clouds, I did not watch.

o 9'9'

[...] DIR AN DIB ina še-ri₃ u AN.BAR₇ AN MAḪ PISAN DIB GE₆ 17 kal GE₆

(o 9') [...] clouds crossed the sky; in the morning and at noon, much rain, PISAN DIB. Night of the 17th, all night

o 10'10'

[... GE₆] 19 MURUB₄.BA ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1/2 KUŠ₃ 19 SI GIN GE₆ 20

(o 10') [... Night] of the 19th, the middle watch, very overcast; last part of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit in front of γ Virginis. The 19th, the north wind blew. Night of the 20th,

o 11'11'

[... GE₆ 22 ...] 8 SI ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 SI ar₂ AN 20 SI sin 6 SI ana ULU₃ SIG

(o 11') [... Night of the 22nd, ...] 8 fingers; last part of the night, the moon was 2 fingers behind α Librae, 20 fingers behind Mars, the moon being 6 fingers low to the south.

o 12'12'

[... GE₆] 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin e SI₄ 1 KUŠ₃ 24 SI GIN GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ AN e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 8 SI

(o 12') [... Night] of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit above α Scorpii. The 24th, the north wind blew. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Mars was 8 fingers above α Librae

o 13'13'

[...] GE₆ 28 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ 28 kal ME ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ITU BI KI.LAM še-im bab-ba-ne₂-e-tu₂ 3(BARIG) 2(BAN₂)

(o 13') [... Ni]ght of the 28th, very overcast. The 28th, all day very overcast. That month, the equivalent was: very good barley, 3 pānu 2 sūtu

o 14'14'

[...] 2(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 3 qa ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 3(BAN₂) 1 qa SIG₂.ḪI..A 1 MA.NA i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina MUL₂.MUL₂

(o 14') [...] 2 pānu 2 sūtu3 qa; sesame, 3 sūtu 1 qa; wool, 1 mina. At that time, Jupiter was in Taurus;

o 15'15'

[...] x mmi-it-ra-da-ta-a LU₂.GAL.GAL u₂-qa-a-nu EN LU₂.ERIN₂-ni

(o 15') [...] Mitradata, the chief of the troops, together with the troops

o 16'16'

[...] al-te-e ša₂ TA ŠA₃ id-ke-e-ma?

(o 16') [...] ... I heard that he mustered from there

o 17'17'

[...] (blank)

(o 17') [...] (blank)


o 18'18'

[ITU.AB 1 ... ina] KIN.SIG ŠU₂.ŠU₂ KUR GIN GE₆ 3 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI dele-bat 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB

(o 18') [Month X, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ... in the after]noon, very overcast, the east wind blew. Night of the 3rd, beginning of the night, the moon stood 1 1/2 cubits in front of (error for: behind) Venus to the west (error for: east)

o 19'19'

[...] SI GIN GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ [(x x)]

(o 19') [... the no]rth wind blew. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits in front of η Piscium

o 20'20'

[...] SAG GE₆ sin TUR₃ NU KAD₂ NIGIN kal GE₆ ŠU₂.ŠU₂ MURUB₄.BA AN [x x]

(o 20') [... beginn]ing of the night, the moon was surrounded by a halo which was not closed; all night very overcast; the middle watch, rain [...]

o 21'21'

[... GE₆ 8] SAG GE₆ sin e is-le₁₀ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ [ana ŠU₂ LAL ...]

(o 21') [... Night of the 8th], beginning of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above α Tauri, the moon being 1/2 cubit [back to the west ...]

o 22'22'

[... GE₆ 9 SAG GE₆ sin e] MUL₂.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃ sin [n] KUŠ₃ ana [...]

(o 22') [... Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit [above] Jupiter, the moon being [n] cubits to [...]

o 23'23'

[...] x [...]

(o 23') [...] ... [...]