Note
Moon position 6
the moon stood 2½ cubits below β Librae
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| 2½ cubits below β Librae. | Moon | β Librae | 5.5° | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC588-07-07 22:30 | 1506844.31250 | +04°17'28" | 4.291 | +08°47'03" | 8.784 | 4.493 | below |
| BC568-06-27 20:10 | 1514139.21528 | +04°28'12" | 4.470 | +08°46'56" | 8.782 | 4.312 | below |
Position 5 | Position 6 | Position 7
Note A
| Symbol | Syllables | Meanings |
|---|---|---|
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GI6 ĝi6 ku10 mi |
mūšu: night ṣalāmu: cause to become dark, darkened, obscured |
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8 | 8 |
  |
GU2.NUN USAN |
šimētān; evening, in the evening |
 |
2 | 2 |
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MAŠ BA7 BAR |
ḫuzālu: gazelle kid; ṣerru: snake, possible name for Hydra constellation; Māšu: twin, Gemini; bīru: goat half Nissan, first month - on VAT4956 there seems to be no distinction between BAR and MAŠ |
 |
U2 kuš3 |
load, horn unit |
 |
ušu3 ba3 es2 sin |
šalāšā: thirty, 30 half the moon |
  |
PA.IB šap |
šapal: under, beneath, underneath qablu: hips, middle. šapālu: to be low, deep ; to reach the lowest point; to stay constantly low; - The Assyrian Dictionary, Š Volume 17, Part I (1989) pg 422-423 |
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ERIN2 | ERIN2 |
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ĝar niĝ2 ša2 |
Place Thing of |
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LAGAB RI3 GUR4 niĝin2 ellag KUR4 |
block; excess thick encircle, total bibbu: Mercury KUR4 = ba'lu which means either ba'ālu: to be abnormally large, to become bright or shine brightly; or ba'ūlu: great, important; - The Assyrian Dictionary, Volume 2, B (1965) pg 1, 184 |
 |
DU DE6 GUB TUM6 |
go bring stand, sheep |
|
GI6 ĝi6 ku10 mi |
mūšu: night ṣalāmu: cause to become dark, darkened, obscured |
 |
9 | 9 |
|
GU2.NUN USAN |
šimētān; evening, in the evening |
 |
DIŠ | Constantly, always, one, sixty, if |
|
U2 kuš3 |
load, horn unit |
|
ušu3 ba3 es2 sin |
šalāšā: thirty, 30 half the moon |
   |
ina IGI | naṭālu: (to be able) to see , to look at, to gaze ; to observe (the sky); to be visible; ina maḫar: before (someone), in the presence, in front of - The Assyrian Dictionary, Volume 10, M, Part I, (1977) pg 106 |
Note B
A. The moon observations.
7. On the evening of the night of the 8th (Sivan) the moon was 2 1/2 cubits below the northern star of Libra(Vs. 15). June 27, 8h evening:
- Moon λ = 194°.2 ß = +5°.0
- ß Librae λ = 193°.7 ß = +8°.8
kakkabZibanitu ša SI = ß Librae, s. Epping, Astronomisches aus Babylon, p. 130.
TRANSLATION FROM: Paul V. Neugebaner und Ernst F. Weidner (1915) Ein astronomischer Beobachtungstext aus dem 37. Jahre Nebukadnezars II (- 567/66).
Modern Results
SkyCharts
- BC568-06-27 20h00m00s ( +03 )
- Moon: L: +194°04'36" B:+04°29'06"
- ß Librae: L: +193°44'59" B:+08°46'56"
- ΔT 18205.41s ( 05h03m25.41s )
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