ADART 6 46

(t.e. 1) At the command of Bel and Beltija may it go well.

(o 1) Year 89, king Seleucus. Month II, around the 26th, Jupiter’s acronychal rising. Month IV, until? the 20+[xth,] when Jupiter [became stationary] to the west,

(o 2) it became stationary [...] behind the four front stars of Sagittarius which are similar to (the sign) ZA. Month IX, the 7th, Jupiter’s last appearance in Capricorn; I did not watch. Month X, the 7th, Jupiter’s first appearance in [...,]

(o 3) 3 1/2 cubits below Venus, (Jupiter) being 1/2 cubit back to the west; rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 12°.

(o 4) Year 77, king Seleucus. The passings of Jupiter in Sagittarius and Capricorn are missing. Month XII was intercalary.

(o 5) Year 152, king Demetrius. Month II, the 1st, sunset to setting of Venus: 8° 20'. Around the 3rd, Venus’ last appearance in the west in the end of Taurus. The 15th?, [Venus’] first appearance [in the east]

(o 6) in Taurus; it was bright, rising of Venus to sunrise: 9° 30'; (ideal) first appearance on the 13th. Month III, night of the 16th, last part of the night, Venus was 2+x [cubits] below β Tauri.

(o 7) Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, Venus was 20 fingers belowζ Tauri. Month IV, night of the 5th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit 4 fingers below η Geminorum.

(o 8) Night of the 8th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit 4 fingers below μ Geminorum, Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east. Night of the 12th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 1/2 cubits above γ Geminorum.

(o 9) Night of the 23rd?, last part of the night, Venus was 5? cubits below α Geminorum. Night of the 28th, last part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits below β Geminorum. Month V, night of the 12th, last part of the night, Venus

(o 10) was 1/2 cubit below δ Cancri. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, Venus was 5 cubits below ε Leonis. Month VI, night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers below α Leonis,

(o 11) Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east. Night of the 8th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 finger below ϱ Leonis, Venus having passed 3 fingers to the east. Night of the 15th, last part of the night, Venus

(o 12) was 5 cubits below θ Leonis. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Venus was 4 fingers above β Virginis, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. Month VII, night of the 7th, last part of the night, [Venus]

(o 13) was 2/3 cubit below γ Virginis. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 1/2 cubits above α Virginis. Month VIII, night of the 5th, last part of the night, [Venus]

(o 14) was 1/2 cubit above α Librae. Night of the 9th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 1/2 cubits below β Librae. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, Venus was

(o 15) 4 fingers above [b] Scorpii, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits 20 fingers above a Scorpii. Month IX, night of the 4th, [last part of the night, Venus]

(o 16) was 1 cubit above θ Ophiuchi. Month X, the 20+[xth], rising of Venus to sunrise: 8°. Around the 26th, Venus’ last appearance in the east in the beginning of Aquarius. Year 153, [...]

(o 17) Year 114, kings Antiochus and his son Antiochus. Month I, the 28th, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the west ... [...]

(o 18) Night? [of the xth,] first part of the night, Mercury was 4 cubits below α Geminorum. Night of the 15th, first part of the night, Mercury was [...] below [b Geminorum ...]

(o 19) Month IV, the 10th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Cancer; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 18° [...]

(o 20) [Mercury’s] last appearance in the west ..., omitted. Month VII, the 26th?, [...]

(o 21) first appearance [... behind] Saturn to the east; it was bright, ... 15° [...]

(o 22) Night? of the 19th?, last part of the night, Mercury was [...] below ...[...]

(o 23) [Night of the xth,] last part of the night, Mercury [...]

(r i 1) [Month XII, ‘moonset to sunrise’ (plus)] ‘sunrise to moonset’: [...]

(r i 2) ‘moonrise to sunset’ (plus) ‘sunset to moonrise’: 11° 30'.

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(r i 3) Year 142, kings Antiochus and his son Antiochus.

(r i 4) Month IV, the 28th, solar eclipse: when it began on the north

(r i 5) and west side, in 12° of daytime

(r i 6) it made one-third of the disk.

(r i 7) At 20° before sunset.

(r i 8) Month V, night of the 15th, lunar eclipse:

(r i 9) ...; when I watched I did not see it.

(r i 10) At 4° before sunrise.

(r i 11) Month X, the 13th, lunar eclipse (after) 5 months,

(r i 12) BAR, omitted. At 7° after sunrise.

(r i 13) Night of the 29th, solar eclipse which was omitted.

(r i 14) At 93° after sunset.

(r ii 1) The 15th, [...]

(r ii 2) The 15th, [...]

(r ii 3) The 28th, [...]

(r ii 4) Month III, [...]

(r ii 5) 11+[x° ...] I did not see the moon.

(r ii 6) The 15th, moonset to sunrise: [...]+30'; measured.

(r ii 7) The 15th, moonset to sunrise: 1°; measured.

(r ii 8) The 16th, moonrise to sunset: 6°?.

(r ii 9) The 16th, sunrise to moonset: 11°?; measured.

(r ii 10) The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°; measured.

(r ii 11) Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 17°; it was bright, earthshine, measured; it could be seen while (the sun) stood there.

(r ii 12) The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 7°.

(r ii 13) The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 30'; measured.

(r ii 14) The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 7° 30'; measured.

(r ii 15) The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 10°.

(r ii 16) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 20° 30'; measured.

(r iii 1) The 1[4th, ...]

(r iii 2) The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 1°.

(r iii 3) The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 8°.

(r iii 4) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°, measured.

(r iii 5) Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 12°, measured; it was low to the sun.

(r iii 6) The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 3°; measured (despite) clouds.

(r iii 7) The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 5° 30'; measured (despite) clouds.

(r iii 8) The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 14°, measured.

(r iii 9) The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 6°, measured.

(r iii 10) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 13° 50';

(r iii 11) clouds, I did not watch.

(r iv 1) The 27th, moonrise [to sunrise:] 15+[x° ...]

(r iv 2) Month XII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 18° ... [...]

(r iv 3) The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 11° 50'; clouds, [...]

(r iv 4) The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 10'; clouds, I did not watch.

(r iv 5) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 1° 40'; [...]

(r iv 6) The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 3° 50'; [...,] I did not watch.

(r iv 7) The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 10° [...]

(r iv 8) Month XII₂, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 25°?, [...]

(r iv 9) measured (despite) clouds; [it could be seen] while (the sun) stood there.

(r iv 10) First days, appearances, passings, and eclipses which are established for year 160,

(r iv 11) king Demetrius.