ADART 6 54
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t.e. 1't.e. 1' | (t.e. 1) [At the command] of Bel and Beltija may it go well. | |
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o 1'o 1' | ⸢MU 1.44⸣.KAM I.⸢an⸣ [u] I.an A-šu₂ LUGAL.MEŠ BAR 10? ⸢MUL₂⸣.BABBAR [ina x IGI ...] | (o 1) Year 104, kings Antiochus and his son Antiochus. Month I, the 10th, Jupiter’s [first appearance in ...] |
o 2'2' | NE in EN 11? MUL₂.⸢BABBAR⸣ ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 3 1/2? ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | (o 2) Month V, around until the 11th?, when Jupiter became stationary to the east, [it became stationary 3 1/2? cu[bits ...] |
o 3'3' | DU₆ in 10 MUL₂.BABBAR ina ME E-a ⸢GAN 11⸣ [x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | (o 3) Month VII, around the 10th, Jupiter’s acronychal rising. Month IX, the 11th, [...] ... [...] |
o 4'4' | (o 4) Month XII₂, the 21st, Jupiter’s last appearance in Taurus; I did not? [watch?.] | |
o 5'5' | MU 1.31.KAM ŠE.DIR MU 60+32.[KAM I.an] ⸢LUGAL⸣ BAR GE₆ 11 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢MUL₂⸣.[BABBAR ...] | (o 5) Year 91: month XII was intercalary. Year 92, king [Antiochus.] Month I, night of the 11th, last part of the night, J[upiter ...] |
o 6'6' | GU₄ GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR SIG MUL₂-⸢IGI⸣-[ša₂-SAG]-ḪUN 4 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 24 [...] | (o 6) Month II, night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Jupiter was 4 cubits below β Arieits. Night of the 24th, [...] |
o 7'7' | KIN GE₆ 12 ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ana ŠU₂ ina LAL-šu₂ ⸢SIG MUL₂⸣-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 4 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | (o 7) Month VI, night of the 12th, last part of the night, Jupiter, while moving back to the west, was 4 cubits below α Arietis. [...] |
o 8'8' | SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 3 1/2 KUŠ₂ GAN ⸢GE₆⸣ 26? USAN MUL₂.BABBAR ⸢x⸣ [...] | (o 8) 3 1/2 cubits below β Arietis. Month IX, night of the 26th?, first part of the night, Jupiter ... [...] |
o 9'9' | AB GE₆ 26 USAN MUL₂.BABBAR SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 5 KUŠ₃ [...] | (o 9) Month X, night of the 26th, first part of the night, Jupiter was 5 cubits below α Arietis. [...] |
o 10'10' | MU ⸢1 ME⸣ 1+ŠU+7.KAM mde-met-ri LUGAL BAR GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG [MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu n n ...] | (o 10) Year 167, king Demetrius. Month I, night of the 21st, last part of the night, Venus was [...] below [η Piscium ...] |
o 11'11' | ⸢SIG⸣ MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GU₄ GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ⸢MUL₂⸣-[ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN n n ...] | (o 11) 4 1/2 cubits below β Arietis. Month II, night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Venus was [...] below [α Arietis ...] |
o 12'12' | ⸢SIG MUL₂⸣.MUL₂ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28? ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e is-le₁₀ 2 KUŠ₃ SIG GE₆ [...] | (o 12) 2 cubits below η Tauri. Night of the 28th?, last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits above α Tauri. Month III, night [...] |
o 13'13' | 29 ŠU₂ ša₂ dele-bat ina NIM ina MAŠ.MAŠ TA 25 ki PAP NU IGI KIN 17 dele-bat [...] | (o 13) The 29th, last appearance of Venus in the east in Gemini: from the 25th, when I watched I did not see it. Month VI, the 17th, Venus’ [first appearance in the west in ...] |
o 14'14' | in 15? IGI GAN GE₆ 10 USAN dele-bat SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 10+[x ...] | (o 14) (ideal) first appearance on the 15th?. Month IX, night of the 10th, first part of the night, Venus was 3 cubits below β Capricorni. Night of the 10+[xth, ...] |
o 15'15' | dele-bat 2 U ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 25 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUḪUR-MAŠ₂ [n n ZIZ₂ x USAN dele-bat] | (o 15) Venus being 2 fingers back to the west. Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Venus was [...] above δ Capricorni. [Month XI, the xth, first part of the night, Venus was] |
o 16'16' | SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26? USAN dele-bat SIG MUL₂-[IGI-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN n n ...] | (o 16) 2 cubits below η Piscium. Night of the 26th?, first part of the night, Venus was [...] below [β Arietis ...] |
o 17'17' | SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-ḪUN 4 KUŠ₃ ŠE GE₆ 21 USAN dele-bat SIG MUL₂.[MUL₂ n n ...] | (o 17) 4 cubits below α Arietis. Month XII, night of the 21st, first part of the night, Venus was [...] below η Tau[ri ...] |
o 18'18' | DIR.ŠE GE₆ 7 USAN dele-bat e is-le₁₀ [n n] GE₆ ⸢24 USAN⸣ [...] | (o 18) Month XII₂, night of the 7th, first part of the night, Venus was [...] above α Tauri. Night of the 24th, first [part of the night, ...] |
o 19'19' | (o 19) Year 129, king Seleucus. Month I, the 11th, ... [...] | |
o 20'20' | (traces) | |
o 21'21' | (o 21) 2? cubits above ζ Tauri. The 23rd, Mercury’s [...] in the east [...] | |
o 22'22' | ⸢x⸣ [x x GU₄].⸢UD⸣ ina NIM? ina TIL MAŠ.MAŠ? ŠU₂ NU? PAP? in [...] | (o 22) ... [...] Mercury’s last appearance in the east? in the end of Gemini; I did not? watch?. Around [...] |
o 23'23' | (o 23) ... [...] ... Month VII?, around the 4th?, Mercury’s [...] in ... [...] | |
o 24'24' | (o 24) Around? [... Night] of the 10th, last part of the night, Mercury was [...] above [...] | |
o 25'25' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
o 26'26' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
o 27'27' | (o 27) [...] ... Month XII₂, the 7th, Mercury’s [...] in the east in ... [...] | |
o 28'28' | [...] GU₄.UD SIG MUL₂.MUL₂? 2 ⸢x KUŠ₃?⸣ [...] | |
o 29'29' | (o 29) [...] Month XII₂, the 29th, Saturn’s acronychal rising. | |
o 30'30' | (o 30) [Year 116,] kings Antiochus and his son Antiochus. Month I?, night [...] | |
o 31'31' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ ⸢RIN₂-ša₂⸣-[ULU₃ ...] | (o 31) [...] when Saturn became stationary to the west, [it became stationary] 1 1/2 cubits behind α Librae [...] |
o 32'32' | (o 32) [...] sunset to setting of Saturn: [...] Around the 23rd, Saturn’s [last appearance] in the be[ginning of Scorpius ...] | |
o 33'33' | [...] ⸢IGI⸣ GAN GE₆ 1 ina ZALAG₂ GENNA e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-[GIR₂.TAB ...] | (o 33) [...] first appearance [...] Month IX, night of the 1st, last part of the night, Saturn was [...] above β Scorpii [...] |
o 34'34' | ||
o 35'35' | ||
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Column i | ||
r i 1'r i 1' | (r i 1) [Month XII, ‘moonset to sunrise’ plus] ‘sunrise to moonset’: [...] | |
r i 2'2' | (r i 2) [‘moonrise to sunset’ plus] ‘sunset to moonrise’: [...] | |
r i 3'3' | [...] (blank) | |
r i 4'4' | [... x]+6 GE₆ | |
r i 5'5' | ||
r i 6'6' | [...] DIB | |
r i 7'7' | ||
r i 8'8' | [... AN].KU₁₀ | |
r i 9'9' | [...] ULU₃ | |
r i 10'10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ME? | |
r i 11'11' | (broken) | (r i 11) ($broken$) |
r i 12'12' | (broken) | (r i 12) ($broken$) |
r i 13'13' | [... AN].⸢KU₁₀?⸣ sin | |
r i 14'14' | ||
r i 15'15' | (r i 15) [Night of the xth,] solar eclipse | |
r i 16'16' | ||
r i 17'17' | (r i 17) [Month XII, ...] moonrise to sunset: 3°, measured; | |
r i 18'18' | (r i 18) [lunar eclipse;] when | |
r i 19'19' | (r i 19) it began on the south [and east] side, | |
r i 20'20' | (r i 20) in 10+[x]° of night it made 10 fingers. | |
r i 21'21' | (r i 21) At 4° after sunset. | |
r i 22'22' | (r i 22) Night of the 29th, solar eclipse | |
r i 23'23' | (r i 23) which was omitted. At 88° | |
r i 24'24' | (r i 24) before sunrise. | |
Column ii | ||
r ii 1'r ii 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
r ii 2'2' | (r ii 2) [Month XII₂, ...] ... it was bright?, measured; it could be seen while (the sun) stood there. | |
r ii 3'3' | (r ii 3) [The 1]4th, there was no ‘moonset to sunrise’ and ‘sunrise to moonset’; measured. | |
r ii 4'4' | (r ii 4) [The 1]5th, there was no? ‘moonrise to sunset’ and ‘sunset to moonrise’?; measured. | |
r ii 5'5' | (r ii 5) [The 1]5th, sunrise to moonset: 8°; measured (despite) mist. | |
r ii 6'6' | (r ii 6) The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 15°, measured (despite) clouds. | |
r ii 7'7' | (r ii 7) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 9° 10'; when I watched I did not see it. | |
r ii 8'8' | (r ii 8) [Year] 157, | |
r ii 9'9' | (r ii 9) king Demetrius. | |
r ii 10'10' | (r ii 10) Month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 16°; it was bright, measured; it was low to the sun. | |
r ii 11'11' | (r ii 11) The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 6° 40'; clouds, I did not watch. | |
r ii 12'12' | (r ii 12) The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 7° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. | |
r ii 13'13' | (r ii 13) The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 1° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. | |
r ii 14'14' | (r ii 14) The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 10° 30'?; clouds, I did not watch. | |
r ii 15'15' | (r ii 15) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 14°, measured. | |
r ii 16'16' | (r ii 16) Month II, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 23°; it was bright, earthshine, measured; | |
r ii 17'17' | (r ii 17) it could be seen while (the sun) stood there; it was high to the sun. | |
r ii 18'18' | (r ii 18) The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 11°; measured (despite) clouds. | |
r ii 19'19' | (r ii 19) The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 30+[x']; measured (despite) clouds. | |
r ii 20'20' | (r ii 20) The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 5°; [...] clouds. | |
r ii 21'21' | (r ii 21) The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 6°; measured (despite) clouds. | |
r ii 22'22' | (r ii 22) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°; measured (despite) mist. | |
r ii 23'23' | (r ii 23) Month III, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 13°; measured (despite) much mist. | |
r ii 24'24' | (r ii 24) The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 14°; measured (despite) mist. | |
r ii 25'25' | (r ii 25) The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 10°; overcast?. | |
r ii 26'26' | 15 4 GE₆ | (r ii 26) The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 4°. |
r ii 27'27' | (r ii 27) The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 5° 30+[x']; measured (despite) mist. | |
r ii 28'28' | (r ii 28) The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 14°?; measured (despite) mist. | |
r ii 29'29' | (r ii 29) Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 18°; it was bright?, earthshine?, measured; | |
r ii 30'30' | (r ii 30) it was high to the sun. | |
r ii 31'31' | (r ii 31) The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 15° 40', measured. | |
r ii 32'32' | 13? 14.30 na (text: ME) | (r ii 32) The 13th, moonrise to sunsetSIC (error for: moonset to sunrise): 14° 30'. |
r ii 33'33' | (r ii 33) The 1[4th,] sunset to moonrise: 15°?; [measured] (despite) mist. | |
r ii 34'34' | (r ii 34) [The 14th,] sunrise to moonset: ...; measured (despite) mist. | |
r ii 35'35' | (r ii 35) [The xth,] moonrise to sunrise: [x°] 40'; clouds, I did not watch. | |
Column iii | ||
r iii 1'r iii 1' | 10+[x ...] | (r iii 1) The 10+[xth, ...] |
r iii 2'2' | 11+[x ...] | (r iii 2) The 11+[xth, ...] |
r iii 3'3' | 14 ⸢6? na?⸣ [...] | (r iii 3) The 14th, sunrise to moonset?: 6°? [...] |
r iii 4'4' | 27 18 KUR [...] | (r iii 4) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 18° [...] |
r iii 5'5' | (r iii 5) Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 15°; it was bright, ear[thshine?], | |
r iii 6'6' | (r iii 6) measured; it could be seen while (the sun) stood there; it was high? to the sun. | |
r iii 7'7' | 12 5.50 ŠU₂ [...] | (r iii 7) The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 5° 50' [...] |
r iii 8'8' | (r iii 8) The 13th, there was no ‘moonrise to sunset’ and ‘sunset to moonrise’ ... [...] | |
r iii 9'9' | (r iii 9) The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 9°, measured. | |
r iii 10'10' | (r iii 10) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 7° 30'; mesured (despite) mist. | |
r iii 11'11' | (r iii 11) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 9°; measured (despite) mist. | |
r iii 12'12' | (r iii 12) Month VII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 10°; it was very faint; | |
r iii 13'13' | (r iii 13) measured (despite) much mist. | |
r iii 14'14' | 12 3? ŠU₂ | (r iii 14) The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 3°?. |
r iii 15'15' | (r iii 15) The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 9°?; measured (despite) mist. | |
r iii 16'16' | (r iii 16) The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 2°; measured (despite) mist. | |
r iii 17'17' | (r iii 17) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 2°?; measured (despite) mist. | |
r iii 18'18' | (r iii 18) [The 2]7th, moonrise to sunrise: 22°?; measured ... | |
r iii 19'19' | (r iii 19) Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 15°; it was bright?; clouds? [...] | |
r iii 20'20' | (r iii 20) it was high to the sun. | |
r iii 21'21' | (r iii 21) The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 6° 20'; clouds? [...] | |
r iii 22'22' | 13 7.20 ME [...] | (r iii 22) The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 7° 20' [...] |
r iii 23'23' | 13 8.30 na ⸢x⸣ [...] | (r iii 23) The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 8° 30' ... [...] |
r iii 24'24' | (r iii 24) The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 2°, measured. | |
r iii 25'25' | (r iii 25) The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 14°, measured. | |
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r iii 26'26' | U₄ 1.KAM.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | (r iii 26) First days, [...] |
r iii 27'27' | (r iii 27) which [were established] for year [...] |