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  • -141F

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  • X301416
  • BM 32839 + 41629 +41833
  • 77-2-22,1 + 81-9-25,245+452

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  • Astronomical Diary

-141F

Obverse
o 1'o 1'

[...] sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM [...]

(o 1') [...] the moon being 1 cubit high to the north [...]

o 2'2'

[... GE₆ 14 N] ME a-kam₂ muš [ina ZALAG₂ sin] ina IGI? [MUL₂-KUR]-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1 KUŠ₃ sin [...]

(o 2') [... Night of the 14th,] moonrise to sunset: [nn°], measured (despite) mist; [last part of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit in front? of [η] Piscium, the moon being [...]

o 3'3'

[...] 15 5 na a-kam₂ muš GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂.MUL₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 4 KUŠ₃ ana [ULU₃ SIG ...]

(o 3') [... The 1]5th, sunrise to moonset: , measured (despite) mist. Night of the 16th, last part of the night, the moon was 3 1/2 cubits in front of η Tauri, the moon being 4 cubits [low to the south ...]

o 4'4'

[... GE₆] 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI is-le₁₀ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 2 KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG 18 x [...]

(o 4') [... Night of the 1]7th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Tauri. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of β Tauri, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south. The 18th, ... [...]

o 5'5'

[...] KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 2 KUŠ₃ sin 5 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG in 20 MUL₂.BABBAR ina SAG GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ [x x x x x]

(o 5') [...] cubits, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 cubits in front of α Geminorum, the moon being 5 1/2 cubits low to the south. Around the 20th, Jupiter’s last appearance in the beginning of Scorpius [...]

o 6'6'

[...] KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI LUGAL 1/2 [KUŠ₃ x x x]

(o 6') [... cu]bits low to the south. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind δ Cancri, the moon being 1 cubit low to the south. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, the moon was 1/2 [cubit] in front of α Leonis [...]

o 7'7'

[...] sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1/2 KUŠ₃ [x x x x]

(o 7') [... the m]oon being 5 cubits low to the south. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind β Virginis, the moon being 1/2 cubit high to the north. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was 1/2 cubit behind γ Virginis [...]

o 8'8'

[ar₂ GENNA N N ana NIM] GUB sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 27 15? KUR muš? [x x x x]

(o 8') [it st]ood [... behind Saturn to the east], the moon being 1 cubit high to the north. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind α Virginis, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits high to the north. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°?, mea[sured ...]

o 9'9'

[... i-nu]-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina RIN₂ in 20 MUL₂.BABBAR ina SAG GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ GU₄.UD ina ABSIN in 8 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina ABSIN ŠU₂ GENNA ina ABSIN AN ina SAG [ITU ina MUL₂.MUL₂]

(o 9') [... At that] time, Jupiter was in Libra; around the 20th, Jupiter’s last appearance in the [beginn]ing of Scorpius; Mercury was in Virgo; around the 8th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Virgo; Saturn was in Virgo; Mars, in the beg[inning of the month, was in Taurus,]

o 10'10'

[ina TIL ITU ina ḪUN dele-bat ša₂ ŠU₂-u₂] NU IGI

(o 10') [at the end of the month, in Aries; Venus, which had set,] was not visible.


o 11'11'

[DU₆ 1 ... ana] šamaš₂ NIM GE₆ 2 sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-<PA> 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin SIG SI-MAŠ₂ [N KUŠ₃ x x]

(o 11') [Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), ...] it was high to the sun. Night of the 2nd, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits behind θ Ophiuchi, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was [nn cubits] below β Capricorni [...]

o 12'12'

[...] SI NIM GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM [x x x x]

(o 12') [...] high to the north. Night of the 7th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind δ Capricorni, the moon being 1 cubit high to the north [...]

o 13'13'

[... GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin] SIG MUL₂-ar₂-[ša₂]-SAG-ḪUN 3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB ina IGI AN 3 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB [...]

(o 13') [... Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 3 cubits below α Arietis, the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east, it stood 3 cubits in front of Mars to the west [...]

o 14'14'

[... ana ULU₃] SIG 14 2 ŠU₂ GE₆ 15 8 GE₆ ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ is-le₁₀ [N N ...]

(o 14') [...] low [to the south.] The 14th, moonset to sunrise: . Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: ; last part of the night, the moon was [...] behind α Tau[ri ...]

o 15'15'

[... GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂]-SIPA 2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI? [x x x x]

(o 15') [... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [behind γ Gemino]rum, the moon being 1 1/2 cubits high to the north. Night of the 18th, last part of the ni[ght, the m]oon was [...] in front? of [...]

o 16'16'

[...] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI LUGAL 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin [x (x)]

(o 16') [...] cubits. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was [...]

o 17'17'

[... GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂]-A 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL 22 MUL₂.BABBAR [ina] GIR₂.TAB IGI TUR 11.30 na-su

(o 17') [... Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, the moon was] 2/3 cubit [above β Vir]ginis, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west. The 22nd, Jupiter’s first appearance in Scorpius; it was small, rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 11º 30';

o 18'18'

[in 21 IGI ...] x GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ sin

(o 18') [{mdeal) first appearance on the 21st ...] ... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits above α Virginis. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, the moon was

o 19'19'

[SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI N N ...] ana ŠU₂ LAL 27 16? KUR muš i-nu-šu₂ in 21 MUL₂.BABBAR ina GIR₂.TAB IGI

(o 19') [... below β Librae ...] back to the west. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 16º?, measured. At that time, around the 21st, Jupiter’s first appearance in Scorpius;

o 20'20'

[...] (blank)

(o 20') [...]


o 21'21'

[APIN 30 ... in 29 ša₂] DU₆ IGI EN 2 AN ana ŠU₂ ki-i -a 1 1/2 KUŠ₃

(o 21') [Month VIII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ...] {mdeal) first appearance [on the 29th of month V]II. Until the 2nd, when Mars became stationary to the west,

o 22'22'

[ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN (...) ... GU₄].UD ina ŠU₂ ina PA IGI TUR 15 na-su

(o 22') [it became stationary] 1 1/2 cubits [behind α Arietis ... Mercu]ry’s first appearance in the west in Sagittarius; it was small, sunset to setting of Mercury: 15º

o 23'23'

[... GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR]-nu-nu 2 KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG

(o 23') [... Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [in front of η Pis]cium, the moon being 5 cubits low to the south.

o 24'24'

[... ana] ULU₃ SIG GE₆ 13 SAG GE₆ sin

(o 24') [...] low [to the sou]th. Night of the 13th, beginning of the night, the moon was

o 25'25'

[...] 15 30 NINDA ME DIR NU PAP

(o 25') [...] The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 30'; clouds, I did not watch.

o 26'26'

[... N] KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG

(o 26') [... nn] cubits low to the south.

o 27'27'

[...] MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃

(o 27') [...] 1/2 cubit [...] ρ Leonis

o 28'28'

[... GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin x GENNA N N ana x] GUB sin 1/2 KUŠ₃

(o 28') [... Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon] stood [... Saturn to the ...], the moon being 1/2 cubit

o 29'29'

[... N] KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB

(o 29') [...] having passed [nn cub]its to the east.

o 30'30'

[...] 27 10.30 KUR DIR NU PAP

(o 30') [... The 2]7th, moonrise to sunrise: 10º 30'; clouds, I did not watch.

o 31'31'

[...] in 17 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina PA ŠU₂

(o 31') [... ar]ound the 17th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Sagittarius

o 32'32'

[...] x

(o 32') [...] ...

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

[...] x ša₂ x

(r 1') [...] ...

r 2'2'

[...] x

(r 2') [...] ...

r 3'3'

[...] 3 1/2 KUŠ₃

(r 3') [...] 3 1/2 cubits

r 4'4'

[...] 1 KUŠ₃

(r 4') [...] 1 cubit

r 5'5'

[...] x

(r 5') [...] ...

r 6'6'

[... GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ SI₄] 3 KUŠ₃ sin 5 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM

(r 6') [... Night of the 18th, last part of the night, the moon was] 3 cubits [behind α Scorpii], the moon being 5 cubits high to the north.

r 7'7'

[... GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂] sin ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 2

(r 7') [... Night of the 19th, last part of the night,] the moon was 2 [cubits] behind θ Ophiuchi

r 8'8'

[KUŠ₃? ... N] KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL

(r 8') [... nn cu]bits, the moon being 1/2 cubit back to the west.

r 9'9'

[... MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM] ki-i -u₂ 1 KUŠ₃ ina IGI

(r 9') [...] when [Jupiter] became stationary [to the east, it became stationary] 1 cubit in front of θ

r 10'10'

MUL₂-KUR-[ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA (...) ...] MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 USAN GU₄.UD

(r 10') [Ophiuchi ...] 2 cubits [...] Capricorni. Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Mercury

r 11'11'

[SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN N N ...] 2/3 KUŠ₃ i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina GIR₂.TAB

(r 11') [was ... below β Arietis ...] 2/3 cubit. At that time, Jupiter was in Scorpius;

r 12'12'

[... GENNA ina] ABSIN AN ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ina TIL ITU ina MAŠ.MAŠ

(r 12') [... Saturn was in Vir]go; Mars was in Taurus, at the end of the month, in Gemini.

r 13'13'

[...] (blank)

(r 13') [...]


r 14'14'

[ŠE 30 ...] x [... ina IGI dele-bat N] KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG

(r 14') [Month XII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), ...] ... [... (the moon)] stood [nn] cubits [in front of Venus] to the west, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south.

r 15'15'

[...] KUŠ₃ sin 3 KUŠ₃ [... GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin SIG MAŠ.MAŠ]-ša₂-SIPA 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 7

(r 15') [... cub]its, the moon being 3 cub[its ... Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [below γ Gemi]norum. Night of the 7th,

r 16'16'

[... GE₆ 8] SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI [MUL₂ x ša₂ ALLA ša₂ x N N GE₆ 9] SAG GE₆ sin SIG SAG-A 5 KUŠ₃

(r 16') [... Night of the 8th,] beginning of the night, the moon was [...] in front of [... Cancri. Night of the 9th, beginn]ing of the night, the moon was 5 cubits below ε Leonis

r 17'17'

[...] SIG? GE₆ 10 SAG GE₆ sin [...] x KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG [x (x)]

(r 17') [... lo]w?. Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the m[oon ...] being ⸢x⸣ cubits low to the south [...]

r 18'18'

[... ana] ULU₃ SIG USAN dele-bat e is-le₁₀ [N N ...] GE₆ 12 SAG [GE₆]

(r 18') [...] low [to the sou]th; first part of the night, Venus was [...] above α Tauri [...] Night of the 12th, beginn[ing of the night,]

r 19'19'

[... sin] e GENNA 8 U sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB USAN [...] KUŠ₃ 12? [x x x x]

(r 19') [... the moon was] 8 fingers above Sa[turn], the moon having passed a little to the east; first part [of the night ...] cubits. The 12th?, [...]

r 20'20'

[...] sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM 13 2.10 na NU PAP GE₆? [...]

(r 20') [...] the moon being 2 1/2 cubits high to the north. The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 10', I did not watch. Ni[ght? ...]

r 21'21'

[... x].10 GE₆ DIR NU PAP 16 LAL₂-ti₃ NU PAP GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI [MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA N N ...]

(r 21') [...] sunset to moonrise: [x]+10´; clouds, I did not watch. The 16th, equinox; I did not watch. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] in front [of θ Ophiuchi ...]

r 22'22'

[...] GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG GE₆ [21 ...]

(r 22') [... Ni]ght of the 20th, last part of the night, the moon was 2 1/2 cubits in front of β Capricorni, the moon being 2 1/2 cubits low to the south. Night [of the 21st, ...]

r 23'23'

[GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂] sin e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ 10 SI sin i-ṣa ana NIM DIB GE₆ 24 USAN dele-bat e ŠUR-[GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ N N ...]

(r 23') [Night of the 22nd, last part of the night,] the moon was 10 fingers above δ Capricorni, the moon having passed a little to the east. Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Venus was [...] above ζ [Tauri ...]

r 24'24'

[i-nu-šu₂ MUL₂].BABBAR ina GIR₂.TAB dele-bat ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ina TIL ITU ina MAŠ.MAŠ GU₄.UD ina ḪUN in 11 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ḪUN ŠU₂ GENNA [ina ABSIN AN ina MAŠ.MAŠ]

(r 24') [At that time, Ju]piter was in Scorpius; Venus was in Taurus, at the end of the month, in Gemini; Mercury was in Aries; around the 11th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Aries; Saturn [was in Virgo; Mars was in Gemini.]


r 25'25'

[BAR 1 N] na-su KUR₄ DIR muš ana šamaš₂ SIG

(r 25') [Month I, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month),] sunset to moonset: [nnº]; it was bright, measured (despite) clouds; it was low to the sun.

r 26'26'

na-ṣar ša₂ TA KIN 2.KAM₂ EN TIL ŠE ša₂ MU 1 ME 60+10.KAM₂ mde-met-[ri LUGAL]

(r 26') Diary from month VI2 to the end of month XII of year 170, [king] Demetrius.