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o 1'o 1' | (o 1) [Year 90,] king Antiochus. Month II, around the 22nd, Saturn’s acronychal rising. Month V, | |
o 2'2' | [x GENNA ana ŠU₂ ki] UŠ-a 3 KUŠ₃ ar₂ MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR-4-šil-PA UŠ NU PAP APIN | (o 2) [the xth, when Saturn] became stationary [to the west,] it became stationary 3 cubits behind θ Ophiuchi; I did not watch. Month VIII, |
o 3'3' | 15 18 ⸢na⸣ ša₂ GENNA in 18 GENNA ina PA ŠU₂ GAN 20 GENNA ina PA IGI | (o 3) the 15th, sunset to setting of Saturn: 18°. Around the 18th, Saturn’s last appearance in Sagittarius. Month IX, the 20th, Saturn’s first appearance in Sagittarius; |
o 4'4' | (o 4) rising of Saturn to sunrise: 17°; (ideal) first appearance on the 18th. | |
o 5'5' | (o 5) Year 91, king Antiochus. Month I, around until the 12th, when Saturn became stationary to the east, | |
o 6'6' | 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢e⸣ [x x] ⸢x x x ša₂ PA UŠ⸣ SIG in 11 GENNA ana ⸢ME⸣ [E]-a | (o 6) it became stationary 1 1/2 cubits above ... of Sagittarius. Month III, around the 11th, Saturn’s acronychal rising. |
o 7'7' | NE [in EN? x GENNA ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a ... ina] IGI 4 TA.⸢AM₃?⸣ [x.MEŠ] | (o 7) Month V, [around until the xth, when Saturn became stationary to the west,] it became stationary [... in] front? of the four [...] |
o 8'8' | (o 8) of Sagittarius [...] ... [...] | |
o 9'9' | (o 9) 4 cubits behind [...] | |
o 10'10' | ⸢MU⸣ [...] | (o 10) Year [...] |
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r 1'r 1' | GE₆ 24+[x ...] | (r 1) Night of the 24+[xth, ...] |
r 2'2' | GAN? 20+[x ...] | (r 2) Month IX?, the 20+[xth, ...] |
r 3'3' | GE₆ 20+[x ...] | (r 3) Night of the 20+[xth, ...] |
r 4'4' | MU 1.[me.4.KAM I.an] u I.[an] A-⸢šu₂⸣ LUGAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ BAR ⸢GE₆⸣ [x ina] ZALAG₂ AN | (r 4) Year 1[04,] kings [Antiochus] and his son [Antiochus.] Month I, night of [the xth,] last part of the night, Mars was |
r 5'5' | SIG ⸢SI⸣-[MAŠ₂ N] KUŠ₃ KIN GE₆ 29 USAN AN ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ ⸢SIG⸣ | (r 5) [N] cubits below β [Capricorni.] Month VI, night of the 29th, first part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the east, was 1/2 cubit below |
r 6'6' | [MUL₂-IGI-ša₂]-⸢SUḪUR⸣-MAŠ₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ DU₆ GE₆ 3 USAN AN ⸢SIG⸣ [MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂] | (r 6) [γ Capri]corni. Month VII, night of the 3rd, first part of the night, Mars was 1/2 cubit below δ] |
r 7'7' | 1/2 KUŠ₃ AB GE₆ 17 USAN AN SIG MUL₂-⸢KUR⸣-[ša₂-DUR-nu-nu N KUŠ₃] | (r 7) [Capri]corni. Month X, night of the 17th, first part of the night, Mars was [...] below η [Piscium.] |
r 8'8' | [GE₆ x USAN] ⸢AN⸣ SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 4 KUŠ₃ ZIZ₂? [GE₆ x USAN AN] | (r 8) [Night of the xth, first part of the night, Ma]rs was 4 cubits below β Arietis. Month XI, [night of the xth, first part of the night, Mars was] |
r 9'9' | [SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG]-ḪUN 5 KUŠ₃ ŠE GE₆ 10 ⸢USAN AN SIG⸣ [MUL₂.MUL₂ N KUŠ₃] | (r 9) 5 cubits [below α Arie]tis. Month XII, night of the 10th, first part [of the night, Ma]rs was [...] be[low η Tauri.] |
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b.e. 1'b.e. 1' | [GE₆ x USAN AN] e is-le₁₀ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ DIR.ŠE ⸢GE₆⸣ [x USAN AN SIG] | (b.e. 1) [Night of the xth, first part of the night, Mars was] 2 1/2 cubits above α Tauri. Month XII₂, ni[ght of the xth, first part of the night, Mars was] |
b.e. 2'2' | [ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI N] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 USAN AN e ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-[ULU₃ n n] | (b.e. 2) [N] cubits [below β Tauri.] Night of the 20th, first part of the night, Mars was [...] above ζ Tauri. |