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X102611: astronomical-diary tablet

Hellenistic Oracc

Obverse

Akkadian

_gu4 30 12#_ [...]

_ge6 8 usan gu4-ud#_ [e _mul2_-_igi_-sza2-sze-pit2-_masz-masz_ ...]

_ge6 11 sag ge6_ sin ina _igi#_ [_sa4_-sza2-_absin_ ...]

14 8-50 _szu2 ge6 15#_ [_n ge6_ ...]

16# _kak-ban szu2 ge6 17 usan_(?)# [dele-bat(?) ...]

_suhur#_-_masz2 1 2_/3 _kusz3_ x# [...]

[_itu_] _bi ki-lam_ sze#-[im ...]

[x x] x x# [...]

AI Translation

Month II, the 1st of which was identical with the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset: 12° .

Night of the 8th, first part of the night, Mercury was ... above eta Geminorum .

Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... in front of alpha Virginis .

The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 8° 50'. Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: nn° .

The 16th, Sirius' last appearance. Night of the 17th, first part of the night?, Venus? .

Capricorni, 1 2/3 cubits ... .

That month, the equivalent was: barley, .

Human

Month II, the 1st of which was identical with the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset: 12° ...

Night of the 8th, first part of the night, Mercury was ... above eta Geminorum ...

Night of the 11th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... in front of alpha Virginis ...

The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 8° 50'. Night of the 15th, ...

The 16th, Sirius' last appearance. Night of the 17th, ... ...

1 2/3 cubits ... Capricorni ...

That month, the equivalent for 1 shekel of silver was: barley, ...

... ... ...

Reverse

Akkadian

[x x] _szu2_(?)# in(?) x x# [... _an_ ...]

ina _murub4 itu_ ina _alla itu_(?)# [_bi_ ...]

_itu bi_ (disz)pa-i-ni _lu2_ [...] _kin 30 9-30_ a-kam2 ki _pap#_ [_nu igi ... ge6 5 sag ge6_ sin]

_kin 30 9-30_ a-kam2 ki _pap#_ [_nu igi ... ge6 5 sag ge6_ sin]

ar2 _si4 1 kusz3 4 u ge6 6#_ [...]

_ge6 9 sag ge6_ sin [ar2 _si_-_masz2_ ...]

12 11 _szu2 13 2_ [... _ge6 15_ ina _zalag2_ sin]

_sig mul2_-ar2-sza2-_sag_-_hun#_ [...]

ina# _zalag2_ sin ina _igi mul2_(?)# [...]

AI Translation

... overcast?; in? ... ... rain .

in the middle of the month, in Cancer. That month, .

That month, Pani, .

Month VI, the 1st of which was identical with the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset: 9° 30'; mist, when I watched I did not see it ... Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was

1 cubit 4 fingers behind alpha Scorpii. Night of the 6th, .

Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... behind beta Capricorni .

The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 11°. The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 2° ... Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was

below alpha Arietis .

last part of the night, the moon was ... in front of ... .

Human

... ... on the ... ... Mars was ...

in the middle of the month, in Cancer. That month, ...

That month, Paini ... ...

Month VI, the 1st of which was identical with the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset: 9° 30'; mist, when I watched I did not see the moon ... Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was

1 cubit 4 fingers behind alpha Scorpii. Night of the 6th, ...

Night of the 9th, beginning of the night, the moon was ... behind beta Capricorni ...

The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 11°. The 13th, 2° ... Night of the 15th, last part of the night, the moon was

... below alpha Arietis ...

last part of the night,, the moon was ... in front of ...

Left

Akkadian

[... _mu_] 50#-_kam2_ (disz)an _lugal gal_-u# [...]

AI Translation

... year 50 of Antiochus, the great king, .

Human

... year 50, Antiochus, the great king ...