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t.e. 1't.e. 1'	ina a-mat ^dEN u ^dGAŠAN-ia₂ liš-lim	(t.e. 1) At the command of Bel and Beltija may it go well.
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o i 1'o i 1'	MU 1+ŠU.KAM	(o i 1) Year 60,
o i 2'2'	I.an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL	(o i 2) king Antiochus.
o i 3'3'	DU₆ 13.50 ŠU₂ u na	(o i 3) Month VII, ‘moonset to sunrise’ plus ‘sunrise to moonset’: 13° 50'.
o i 4'4'	6.30 ME u GE₆	(o i 4) ‘moonrise to sunset’ plus ‘sunset to moonrise’: 6° 30'.
o i 5'5'	APIN 13.20 ŠU₂ u na	(o i 5) Month VIII, ‘moonset to sunrise’ plus ‘sunrise to moonset’: 13° 20'.
o i 6'6'	⸢x⸣ ME u GE₆	(o i 6) ‘moonrise to sunset’ plus ‘sunset to moonrise’: ...
o i 7'7'	[GAN] 13.50 ŠU₂ u na	(o i 7) [Month IX,] ‘moonset to sunrise’ plus ‘sunrise to moonset’: 13° 50'.
o i 8'8'	[x]+20 ME u GE₆	(o i 8) ‘moonrise to sunset’ plus ‘sunset to moonrise’: [x]+20'.
o i 9'9'	⸢AB⸣ 10+[x] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ u na	(o i 9) Month X, ‘moonset to sunrise’ plus ‘sunrise to moonset’: 10+[x°]
o i 10'10'	13 ⸢ME⸣ [u] GE₆	(o i 10) ‘moonrise to sunset’ plus ‘sunset to moonrise’: 13°.
o i 11'11'	ZIZ₂ 11.20 ŠU₂ u na	(o i 11) Month XI, ‘moonset to sunrise’ plus ‘sunrise to moonset’: 11° 20'.
o i 12'12'	14.10 ME u ⸢GE₆⸣	(o i 12) ‘moonrise to sunset’ plus ‘sunset to moonrise’: 14° 10'.
o i 13'13'	ŠE 9.10 ŠU₂ u na	(o i 13) Month XII, ‘moonset to sunrise’ plus ‘sunrise to moonset’: 9° 10'.
o i 14'14'	13.20 ME u GE₆	(o i 14) ‘moonrise to sunset’ plus ‘sunset to moonrise’: 13° 20'.

o i 15'15'	MU 1+ŠU.1.KAM	(o i 15) Year 61,
o i 16'16'	I.an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL	(o i 16) king Antiochus.
o i 17'17'	GU₄ GE₆ 29	(o i 17) Month II, night of the 29th,
o i 18'18'	AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ BAR DIB	(o i 18) solar eclipse, BAR, omitted.
o i 19'19'	in 10 UŠ GE₆ ana ZALAG₂	(o i 19) At 10° before sunrise.
o i 20'20'	⸢SIG⸣ 14 ⸢AN.KU₁₀⸣ sin	(o i 20) Month III, the 14th, lunar eclipse
o i 21'21'	[x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] DIB	(o i 21) [...] ... [...] omitted.
o i 22'22'	[in] ⸢x⸣ ME ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂	(o i 22) [At] ... before sunset.
o i 23'23'	[x] ⸢GE₆⸣ 29	(o i 23) [..., ni]ght of the 29th,
o i 24'24'	[AN.KU₁₀] ⸢šamaš₂⸣ ša₂ DIB	(o i 24) solar [eclipse] which was omitted.
o i 25'25'	[in 1].⸢24⸣ GE₆ ana ZALAG₂	(o i 25) [At 8]4° before sunrise.
o i 26'26'	[GAN GE₆] ⸢13⸣	(o i 26) [Month IX, night of the 1]3th,
o i 27'27'	[x x] ⸢TIL⸣-ti₃ GAR	(o i 27) [...] it made a total (eclipse).
o i 28'28'	[...] ⸢x⸣	(o i 28) [...] ...
Column ii		(o i 28) [...] ...
o ii 1'o ii 1'	MU 1+ŠU.1.KAM	(o ii 1) Year 61,
o ii 2'2'	I.an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL	(o ii 2) king Antiochus.
o ii 3'3'	BAR 30 20.50 ⸢x⸣ DIR NU PAP	(o ii 3) Month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 20° 50'; ... clouds, I did not watch.
o ii 4'4'	13 6 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP	(o ii 4) The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 6°; clouds, I did not watch.
o ii 5'5'	14 3 na DIR NU PAP	(o ii 5) The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 3°; clouds, I did not watch.
o ii 6'6'	15 3.30 ME DIR NU PAP	(o ii 6) The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 3° 30'; clouds, I did not watch.
o ii 7'7'	16 13 GE₆ DIR NU PAP	(o ii 7) The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 13°; clouds, I did not watch.
o ii 8'8'	27 9^? KUR	(o ii 8) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 9°?.
o ii 9'9'	GU₄ 30 13.50 DIR NU PAP	(o ii 9) Month II, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 13° 50'; clouds, I did not watch.
o ii 10'10'	14 4^?.20 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP	(o ii 10) The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 4°? 20'; clouds, I did not watch.
o ii 11'11'	⸢15⸣ [x^?].10 ME DIR NU PAP	(o ii 11) The 15th, moonrise to sunset: [x°?] 10'; clouds, I did not watch.
o ii 12'12'	15 4.20 na muš	(o ii 12) The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 4° 20'?; measured.
o ii 13'13'	16 5 GE₆	(o ii 13) The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 5°.
o ii 14'14'	27 15.30 KUR	(o ii 14) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15° 30’.
o ii 15'15'	SIG 1 22 muš	(o ii 15) Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonrise:) 22°; measured
o ii 16'16'	14 2.50 ŠU₂	(o ii 16) The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 2° 50'.
o ii 17'17'	15 10 NINDA ME	(o ii 17) The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 10'.
o ii 18'18'	15 8 na muš	(o ii 18) The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 8°; measured.
o ii 19'19'	16 17 GE₆	(o ii 19) The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 17°.
o ii 20'20'	27 13.40 KUR	(o ii 20) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 13° 40'.
o ii 21'21'	ŠU 30 13.40 muš	(o ii 21) Month IV, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 13° 40'; measured.
o ii 22'22'	14 13.40 ŠU₂ muš	(o ii 22) The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 13° 40'; measured.
o ii 23'23'	15 6 ME NU PAP	(o ii 23) The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 6°; I did not watch.
o ii 24'24'	15 1 na NU PAP	(o ii 24) The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 1°; I did not watch.
o ii 25'25'	16 15 GE₆ NU PAP	(o ii 25) The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 15°; I did not watch.
o ii 26'26'	28 12.20 KUR a NU PAP	(o ii 26) The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 12° 20'; mist, I did not watch.

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o iii 1'o iii 1'	NE 1 17 ina šamaš₂ GUB IGI	(o iii 1) Month V, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 17°; it could be seen while the sun stood there. moonrise to sunset: 5°.
o iii 2'2'	14 5 ME	(o iii 2) The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 5° 10'.
o iii 3'3'	14 5.10 ŠU₂	(o iii 3) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 5° 20'.
o iii 4'4'	15 5.20 GE₆	(o iii 4) The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 12° 40'; measured.
o iii 5'5'	15 12.40 na muš	(o iii 5) The 15th, moonrise to sunrise: 19° 30'.
o iii 6'6'	27 19.30 KUR	(o iii 6) The 27th,
o iii 7'7'	KIN 1 20 KUR₄ ina šamaš₂ GUB IGI	(o iii 7) Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 20°; it was bright, it could be seen while the sun stood there.
o iii 8'8'	13 8.10 ME NU PAP	(o iii 8) The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 8° 10'; I did not watch.
o iii 9'9'	13 8.50 ŠU₂	(o iii 9) The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 8° 50'.
o iii 10'10'	14 2.30 GE₆	(o iii 10) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 2° 30'.
o iii 11'11'	14 7 na muš	(o iii 11) The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 7°; measured.
o iii 12'12'	27 12 KUR	(o iii 12) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12°.
o iii 13'13'	DU₆ 30 11	(o iii 13) Month VII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 11°.
o iii 14'14'	13 12.40 ŠU₂	(o iii 14) The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 12° 40'.
o iii 15'15'	14 1.50 ME	(o iii 15) The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 1° 50'.
o iii 16'16'	14 1.10 na	(o iii 16) The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 1° 10'.
o iii 17'17'	15 6.40 GE₆	(o iii 17) The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 6° 40'.
o iii 18'18'	27 24 KUR	(o iii 18) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 24°.
o iii 19'19'	APIN 1 11	(o iii 19) Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 11°.
o iii 20'20'	13 8 ME muš	(o iii 20) The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 8°; measured.
o iii 21'21'	13 4.40 ŠU₂	(o iii 21) The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 40'.
o iii 22'22'	14 1.50^? GE₆	(o iii 22) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 1° 50'.
o iii 23'23'	14 12.20 na muš	(o iii 23) The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 12° 20'; measured.
o iii 24'24'	28 9 KUR ki PAP NU IGI	(o iii 24) The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 9°; when I watched I did not see it.

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o iv 1'o iv 1'	GAN 1 12 [...]	(o iv 1) Month IX, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 12° [...]
o iv 2'2'	12 8.20 ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...]	(o iv 2) The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 8° 20' [...]
o iv 3'3'	13 7.20 ME [...]	(o iv 3) The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 7° 20' [...]
o iv 4'4'	13 4 na	(o iv 4) The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 4°.
o iv 5'5'	14 5.20 GE₆ DIR ⸢NU⸣ [PAP]	(o iv 5) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 5° 20'; clouds, [I did not watch.]
o iv 6'6'	27 15.50 KUR	(o iv 6) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15° 50'.
o iv 7'7'	AB 1 22.20 DIR NU PAP	(o iv 7) Month X, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset 22° 20'; clouds, I did not watch.
o iv 8'8'	12 2 ŠU₂ muš	(o iv 8) The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 2°; measured.
o iv 9'9'	13 4.30 ME muš	(o iv 9) The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 4° 30'; measured.
o iv 10'10'	13 11 na muš	(o iv 10) The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 11°; measured.
o iv 11'11'	14 7 GE₆	(o iv 11) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 7°.
o iv 12'12'	26 28.30 KUR	(o iv 12) The 26th, moonrise to sunrise: 28° 30'.
o iv 13'13'	ZIZ₂ 30 17.30	(o iv 13) Month XI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 17° 30’.
o iv 14'14'	12 4.30 ŠU₂	(o iv 14) The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 30'.
o iv 15'15'	13 13.40 ME muš	(o iv 15) The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 13° 40'; measured.
o iv 16'16'	13 5.30 ⸢na muš⸣	(o iv 16) The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 5° 30'; measured.
o iv 17'17'	14 2.10 ⸢GE₆⸣ [...]	(o iv 17) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 2° 10' [...]
o iv 18'18'	27 10 KUR [...]	(o iv 18) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 10° [...]
o iv 19'19'	ŠE 30 13.29 DIR ⸢NU⸣ [PAP]	(o iv 19) Month XII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 13° 20’; clouds, I did not [watch.]
o iv 20'20'	13 20 NINDA ŠU₂ DIR [...]	(o iv 20) The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 20'; clouds, [...]
o iv 21'21'	14 8 ME ⸢DIR⸣ [...]	(o iv 21) The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 8°; clouds, [...]
o iv 22'22'	14 10 UŠ na [...]	(o iv 22) The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 10° [...]
o iv 23'23'	15 7 GE₆ [...]	(o iv 23) The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 7° [...]
o iv 24'24'	27 15 KUR [...]	(o iv 24) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15° [...]
o iv 25'25'	DIR 1 26.30 ⸢x⸣	(o iv 25) Month XII₂, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 26° 30' ... [...]

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b.e. 29'b.e. 29'	[...] ⸢x x x MU 8.KAM⸣ I.se-lu-ku LUGAL	(29) [...] ... year 8, king Seleucus.
b.e. 30'30'	[...] ⸢ITU⸣.DU₆ 14 MUL₂.BABBAR ina SAG zib UŠ	(30) [...] Month VII, the 14th, Jupiter became stationary in the beginning of Pisces.
b.e. 31'31'	[...] (blank)	(31) [...] ($blank$)


b.e. 32'32'	[...] ⸢x⸣ GU ia-a-nu	(32) [...] Aquarius not there.
		(32) [...] Aquarius not there.
b.e. 33'33'	[...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...]	(33) [...] ... [...]
Reverse		(33) [...] ... [...]
r 1'r 1'	[...] ⸢x⸣ [...]	(r 1) [...] ... [...]
r 2'2'	[...]⸢x x x x x⸣ 19^?	(r 2) [...] ... 19?
		(r 2) [...] ... 19?
r 3'3'	[...] ⸢x⸣	(r 3) [...] ...
r 4'4'	[...] ⸢x x⸣	(r 4) [...] ...
r 5'5'	[...]	(r 5) [...]
r 6'6'	[...] ⸢x⸣ [...]	(r 6) [...] ... [...]
r 7'7'	[...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢na^?⸣ [...]	(r 7) [...] ... [...] ... [...]
r 8'8'	[... ina] ŠU₂ ina PA ⸢IGI^? 7^? 30 x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...]	(r 8) [...] first appearance in the west in Sagittarius; ... [...] ... [...]
r 9'9'	[...]-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-⸢PA x x x⸣ [...]	(r 9) [...] θ Ophiuchi ... [...]
r 10'10'	[...] ⸢ŠU₂^? ina⸣ GU IGI ⸢x⸣ [...]	(r 10) [...] first appearance in Aquarius ... [...]
r 11-12'11-12'	(broken)	(r 11-12) (broken)
r 13'13'	[x] ⸢x USAN⸣ [...]	(r 13) [...] ... first part of the night, [...]
		(r 13) [...] ... first part of the night, [...]
r 14'14'	[MU] 5.KAM I.an-⸢ti⸣-[gu-nu-us ...]	(r 14) [Year] 5, Ant[igonus ...]
r 15'15'	⸢ŠE^?⸣ in 18 AN [... IGI ...]	(r 15) Month XII?, around the 18th, Mars’ [first appearance ...]

r 16'16'	MU 31.KAM I.se-[lu-ku u I.an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL.MEŠ ...]	(r 16) Year 31, [kings] Seleucus.[and Antiochus ...]
r 17'17'	GE₆ 20+⸢x⸣ [...]	(r 17) Night of the 20+[xth, ...]
r 18'18'	BAR GE₆ 10+[x ...]	(r 18) Month I, night of the 10+[xth, ...]
r 19'19'	GE₆ 17 [...]	(r 19) Night of the 17th, [...]
r 20'20'	SIG GIŠ.⸢KUN⸣-[A ...]	(r 20) below θ Leo[nis ...]
r 21'21'	⸢USAN^?⸣ [...]	(r 21) first [part of the night? ...] (space)
	space	(r 21) first [part of the night? ...] (space)
r 22'22'	U₄ 1.[KAM ...]	The following lines are written across the width of the tablet:
		(r 22) First days, [...]