AD -309
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o 1o 1 | (o 1) [... M]onth V, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month); sunset to moonset: 13°? 40'; overcast, gusty wind. Ni[ght ...] | |
o 22 | [...] ⸢DIR⸣ AN ZA GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ⸢SIG⸣ [RIN₂]-ša₂-[SI N N ...] | (o 2) [... cl]ouds were in the sky. Night of the 4th, beginning of the night, the moon was [...] below β Librae [...] |
o 33 | [... GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin e MUL₂-e]-⸢ša₂⸣-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI sin 8 ⸢SI⸣ [ana NIM DIB ...] | (o 3) [... Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 cubit 8 fingers [above β] Scorpii, the moon [having passed] 8 fingers [to the east ...] |
o 44 | [GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄]-⸢šil-taḫ⸣-PA 2 KUŠ₃ 6 IM ŠAR₂ GE₆ 7 SAG [GE₆ ...] | (o 4) [Night of the 6th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 2 cubits [in front of ϑ Ophi]uchi. The 6th, gusty wind. Night of the 7th, beginning [of the night, ...] |
o 55 | [... GE₆ 11 SAG GE₆ sin ...] ⸢MUL₂-IGI⸣-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ ⸢14⸣ [...] | (o 5) [... Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was] 1 2/3 cubits [...] γ Capricorni. Night of the 14th, [...] |
o 66 | [... GE₆ 17 ...] ⸢ULU₃ 8?⸣ SI ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-⸢ḪUN⸣ [...] | (o 6) [... Night of the 17th, ...] ... 8 fingers; last part of the night, the moon was [...] below β Arietis [...] |
o 77 | [... IM] ŠAR₂ GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆?⸣ [...] | (o 7) [...] gusty [wind]. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, the moon was 1 cubit behind ζ Tauri. Ni[ght? ...] |
o 88 | [...] sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB [GE₆] 24 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-[ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ N N ...] | (o 8) [...] the moon having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. [Night] of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was [...] below δ Cancri [...] |
o 99 | [MUL₂.BABBAR ina SAG ABSIN IGI N na-su in] 23 IGI ḫat-tu₄ ina KUR GAR-an GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢sin?⸣ ina IGI? [SAG-A N N ...] | (o 9) [Jupiter’s first appearance in the beginning of Virgo; ...] (ideal) first appearance on the 23rd. Panic came about in the land. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, [the moo]n? was [...] in front? of [ε Leonis ...] |
o 1010 | [... x]+1 MUL₂ GAL ša₂ ma-gal KUR u meš-ḫi TUK-u₂ ⸢TA? MUL⸣ x [...] | (o 10) [...] ... a meteor which was very bright and had a tail [...] from ... [...] |
o 1111 | [...] ⸢ITU 4(BAN₂)⸣ 2 qa TA 20 EN TIL ITU še-im u ⸢ZU₂⸣ [...] | (o 11) [...] of the month, 4 sūtu 2 qa; from the 20th to the end of the month, barley and da[tes ...] |
o 1212 | (o 12) [...] he? took illegally; mustard, 1 kur; cress, [...] | |
o 1313 | [... i]-⸢nu⸣-šu₂ MUL₂.BABBAR 24 ina SAG ABSIN IGI dele-bat ina UR.⸢A⸣ [...] | (o 13) [... At] that time, Jupiter’s first appearance on the 24th in the beginning of Virgo; Venus was in Leo; [...] |
o 1414 | [...] LU₂.ERIN₂.MEŠ man-ti-gu-nu-su ṣal-tu₄ ina ⸢URU⸣ [...] | |
o 1515 | [...] GE₆ 3 sin ina IGI MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-⸢GIR₂.TAB⸣ [...] | (o 15) [Month VI, ...] Night of the 3rd, the moon was [...] in front of β Scorpii [...] |
o 1616 | (o 16) [... Night of the 4th, beginn]ing of the night, the moon was 5 [cubits] above α Scorpii [...] | |
Reverse | ||
r 1'r 1' | (r 1') [...] ...; last part of the night, the moon was in front of ... [...] | |
r 2'2' | [...] ⸢IM⸣ ŠAR₂ GE₆ 20 ŠU₂ AN UTAḪ [x x x] ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | (r 2') [...] gusty [wi]nd. Night of the 20th, overcast, rain shower; [...] very overcast. Ni[ght ...] |
r 3'3' | [...] x TE? 21 GU₄.UD ina ⸢NIM⸣ [ina x ŠU₂] šamaš₂ ina DIR GE₆ [...] | (r 3') [...] ... The 21st, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the east [in Sagittarius?]; the sun [...] in a black cloud. [...] |
r 4'4' | [...]⸢GE₆ 24⸣ ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ ⸢RIN₂⸣-ša₂-SI 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 10+[x ...] | (r 4') [...] Night of the 24th, last part of the night, the moon was 2/3 cubit behind β Librae. Night of the 20+[xth, ...] |
r 5'5' | (r 5') [... cu]bits. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 16°; in the after[noon, ...] | |
r 6'6' | (r 6') [...] in the beginning of the month, 3 sūtu, at the end of the mon[th, ...] | |
r 7'7' | (r 7') [...; wool, x]+1 mina, at the end of the month, 1 1/2 minas. [...] | |
r 8'8' | ||
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r 11'11' | [MU 7.KAM₂ ma-lik-sa-an]-⸢dar⸣ LUGAL ⸢A⸣ [mKI.MIN mse-lu]-ku ⸢LU₂⸣.[GAL ERIN₂.MEŠ] | (r 11') [...] king [Alexand]er, son of Alexander; Seleucus was g[eneral.] |
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t.e. 1t.e. 1 | [MU 7.KAM₂ ma-lik-sa-an]-⸢dar⸣ LUGAL A mKI.MIN mse-lu-⸢ku LU₂⸣.[GAL ERIN₂.MEŠ] | (t.e. 1) [..., year 7 of Alexande]r, son of Alexander; Seleucus was g[eneral.] |