AD -309

Obverse
o 1o 1

[...] ITU.NE 30 13? 40 na ŠU₂ IM ŠAR₂ GE₆ [...]

(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

[...] ina piš-ki TI-qi₂ ka-si! 1 GUR saḫ-le₁₀ [...]

(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 14) [...] the troops of Antigonos fought in [...]


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

[... GE₆ 4] SAG GE₆ sin e SI₄ 5 [KUŠ₃ ...]

(o 16) [... Night of the 4th, beginn]ing of the night, the moon was 5 [cubits] above α Scorpii [...]

Reverse
r 1'r 1'

[...] DIB? ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI x [...]

(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'

[...] KUŠ₃ 27 16 KUR ina KIN.SIG [...]

(r 5') [... cu]bits. The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 16°; in the after[noon, ...]

r 6'6'

[...] ina SAG ITU 3(BAN₂) ina TIL ITU [...]

(r 6') [...] in the beginning of the month, 3 sūtu, at the end of the mon[th, ...]

r 7'7'

[...]+1 ma ina TIL ITU 1 1/2 ma [...]

(r 7') [...; wool, x]+1 mina, at the end of the month, 1 1/2 minas. [...]

r 8'8'

[...] EN 25 20 SI LAL? [...]

(r 8') [...] to the 25th, it receded 20 fingers [...]


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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.]