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  • -99C

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  • BM 140677
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-99C

Obverse
o 1o 1

MU 2 ME 12.KAM₂ APIN dele-bat u GENNA ina MAŠ₂ GE₆ 25 USAN dele-bat

(o 1) Year 212, month VIII, Venus and Saturn were in Capricorn. Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Venus was

o 22

SIG GENNA 2/3 KUŠ₃ AB in 2 <<GENNA>> KAK.BAN ana ME E-a

(o 2) 2/3 cubit below Saturn. Month X, around the 2nd, Sirius’ acronychal rising.

o 33

in 2 GENNA ina TIL MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ NU PAP

(o 3) Around the 2nd, Saturn’s last appearance in the end of Capricorn; I did not watch.

o 44

MU 2 ME 13!.KAM₂ BAR 4 AN ina! PA ina IGI-tu₂ GE₆ 14 sin

(o 4) Year 213, month I, the 4th, Mars became stationary in Sagittarius in the first stationary point. Night of the 14th, when the moon

o 55

ki E-a 3 SI A₂ KUR ina TIL <<GIR₂.TAB>> RIN₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃

(o 5) came out, it was eclipsed 3 fingers on the east side in the end of Libra, 2 cubits behind α Librae;

o 66

a-dir ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ.MAŠ u MUL₂.KAK.SI.SA₂ GUB.MEŠ

(o 6) in its eclipse, Jupiter in Gemini and Sirius stood there.

o 77

GU₄ GE₆ 14 GU₄.UD ina MAŠ.MAŠ e MUL₂.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI GU₄.UD 4 SI ana ŠU₂ LAL

(o 7) Month II, night of the 14th, Mercury was in Gemini 1 cubit 8 fingers above Jupiter, Mercury being 4 fingers back to the west.

o 88

in 18 AN ina GIR₂.TAB ana ME E-a in 18 KAK.BAN ŠU₂ NU PAP

(o 8) Around the 18th, Mars’ acronychal rising in Scorpius. Around the 18th, Sirius’ last appearance; I did not watch.

o 99

ŠU GE₆ 10 sin ar₂ SI₄ 2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ AN 2 SI ana ša₂ TA SI-šu₂ ša₂ ULU₃ e ma-šil

(o 9) Month IV, night of the 10th, the moon was 2 cubits behind α Scorpii, 2 fingers behind Mars, it was as if it had come out of its southern horn.

o 1010

GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat ina MAŠ.MAŠ SIG MUL₂.BABBAR 10 SI dele-bat 2 SI ana NIM DIB

(o 10) Night of the 27th, last part of the night, Venus was in Gemini 10 fingers below Jupiter, Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east.

o 1111

DU₆ GE₆ 14 sin AN.KU₁₀ ina ḪUN A₂ KUR ki TAB-u₂ gab-bi ŠU₂-im

(o 11) Month VII, night of the 14th, lunar eclipse in Aries; when it began on the east side, it became all covered;

o 1212

ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina ALLA u MUL₂.KAK.SI.SA₂ GUB.MEŠ

(o 12) in its eclipse, Jupiter in Cancer and Sirius stood there.

o 1313

APIN GE₆ 19 USAN AN ina GU SIG GENNA 6 SI

(o 13) Month VIII, night of the 19th, first part of the night, Mars in Aquarius was 6 fingers below Saturn.

o 1414

AB in 2 MUL₂.BABBAR ina ALLA ana ME E-a AN ina zib.ME 12 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂

(o 14) Month X, around the 2nd, Jupiter’s acronychal rising in Cancer; Mars was in Pisces. The 12th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west

o 1515

ina MAŠ₂ IGI 17 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ₂ IGI GE₆ 21 USAN

(o 15) in Capricorn. The 17th, Venus’ first appearance in the west in Capricorn. Night of the 21st, first part of the night,

o 1616

GU₄.UD ina GU e GENNA 2/3 KUŠ₃ in 25 GENNA [ina] GU [ŠU₂]

(o 16) Mercury in Aquarius was 2/3 cubit above Saturn. Around the 25th, Saturn’s [last appearance in] Aquarius.

o 1717

in 27 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina GU ŠU₂

(o 17) Around the 27th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Aquarius.

Reverse
r 1r 1

[ŠE GE₆ x] GENNA ina GU 1/2 KUŠ₃ e GU₄.UD 6 SI ana NIM DIB

(r 1) [Month XII, night of the xth, Satu]rn in Aquarius was 1/2 cubit above Mercury, (Saturn) having passed 6 fingers to the east,

r 22

[n] na-su in 7 IGI 12 DIB-qa ša₂ GU₄.UD

(r 2) rising of Saturn to sunrise: [], (ideal) first appearance on the 7th. The 12th, Mercury’s passing by

r 33

KI GENNA la-pan₃ DIR NU PAP

(r 3) of Saturn I did not watch because of clouds.

r 44

DIR.ŠE GE₆ 14 sin AN.KU₁₀ A₂ SI u KUR ki TAB-u₂

(r 4) Month XII₂, night of the 14th, lunar eclipse; when it began on the north and east side,

r 55

al-la šal-šu₂ ḪAB-rat DIR GAR-an ina AN.KU₁₀-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR

(r 5) it made (an eclipse) for more than a third of the disk; in its eclipse, Jupiter

r 66

ina ALLA GUB ina GAR AN u dele-bat ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂-u₂ ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.KAK.SI.SA₂ ŠU₂

(r 6) in Cancer stood there; during onset, Mars and Venus set in Taurus; during clearing, Sirius set;

r 77

ina RIN₂ a-dir GE₆ 18 USAN dele-bat ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ina IGI

(r 7) (the moon) became eclipsed in Libra. Night of the 18th, first part of the night, Venus in Taurus was

r 88

AN 1 SI TE

(r 8) 1 finger in front of Mars, it came close.

r 99

MU 2 ME 14.KAM₂ BAR GE₆ 14 USAN GU₄.UD

(r 9) Year 214, month I, night of the 14th, first part of the night, Mercury

r 1010

ina MAŠ.MAŠ e AN 1/2 KUŠ₃ GU₄.UD 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB

(r 10) in Gemini was 1/2 cubit above Mars, Mercury having passed 1/2 cubit to the east.

r 1111

GU₄ in 6 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ NU PAP

(r 11) Month II, around the 6th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Gemini; I did not watch.

r 1212

in 6 AN ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂

(r 12) Around the 6th, Mars’ last appearance in Gemini.