-99B
| Obverse | ||
| o 1'o 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| o 2'2' | ||
| ruling | ||
| o 3'3' | (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: 8° 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 m⸣mi-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 17'17' | [...] (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⸣ [...] |