Note C
"the elbow of"
  | ki-ṣir | kiṣru - This word has multiple meanings: Knot (for magical purposes); Rent (payment), hire of persons; Joint of the human or animal body, finger joints, elbows; Anger, wrath of gods; Section or region, "the middle star of the first section of Sagittarius"; NOTE: the only time in Astronomical Diaries the meaning "the middle star of the first section of Sagittarius" is used is on VAT 4956.
Meteorite;(an astron. term) the amount above/below the point in a linear zigzag function; pasāsu , pašāṭu (pāšittu) - mulKA.MUŠ.NI.KU2.E - Alias for Venus, Saturn or Mars - P. Felix Gössman; Planetarium Babylonicum (1950) pg 85-86 |
The word kiṣru could be referring to a section of a constellation rather than the elbow specifically.
Note D
Sagittarius [ ... ]
Does the tablet say Sagittarius? Below is a picture of the end of line 5, followed by the other two occurrences of the NE symbol on the tablet
 | This is a photo of the end of line 5 The red x marks where the missing horizontal wedge should be. These are indicated by the red arrows on the following photos. The purple arrow shows a mark which could have been left by a vertical wedge, it is not expected to be there if the symbol was BIL Note: The horizontal wedge that appears lower is part of the symbol below. |
 | This is a photo of the BIL symbol found on line 3. The red arrow indicated where the horizontal wedge is that is missing on line 5. |
 | This is a photo of the same symbol (translated as NE) found on Front line 5 of the tablet |
Photo credit: Olaf M. Teßmer, Vorderasiatisches Museum
The red arrow on the two other occurrences show what appears to be missing on the end of line 5 to make it read 
(BIL).
It could be the start of the name mulSIBA.ZI.AN.NA
This can refer to the Pleiades (P. Felix Gössman; Planetarium Babylonicum (1950) pg 130-131) which is above Mars on the day indicated on the dairy in 587 BC
Note E
Moon position 8
the moon became visible in the Swallow
| in the Swallow | Moon | Swallow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC587-02-22 18:00 | 1507074.12500 | in | |||||
| BC567-02-12 18:10 | 1514369.13194 | in | |||||
Position 7 | Position 8 | Position 9
Note F
| Symbol | Syllables | Meanings |
|---|---|---|
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ZIZ2 | Šabāṭu: Shebat, eleventh month |
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ušu3 ba3 es2 sin |
šalāšā: thirty, 30 half the moon |
|
ušu3 ba3 es2 sin |
šalāšā: thirty, 30 half the moon |
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AŠ DIL DILI RUM ina |
one single |
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SIM.MAH | identified as: Capricornus E Aquarius W Andromeda β η ξ Cetus ε ζ ξ Pegasus & α Aquarius Northern fish Southern fish Alias or code-name for Mars - P. Felix Gössman; Planetarium Babylonicum (1950) pg 213-214 |
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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 |
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14 | fourteen |
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ušu3 ba3 es2 sin |
šalāšā: thirty, 30 half the moon |
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NA | do, sky, be, heaven, man, not, lie, |
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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 |
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DU DE6 GUB TUM6 |
go bring stand, sheep |
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I.NU.SU2 | translated as: At that time |
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AN DINGIR ILU |
Sky, Heaven, Mars Deity, Determinative for a deity God |
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SAG.ME.GAR | Usual name for Jupiter - used in 588 BC to conceal the identity of Mars. |
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UB | Translated as: behind; tubqu: a corner. |
|
KI.MUS ki.şir |
kiṣru - This word has multiple meanings: Knot (for magical purposes); Rent (payment), hire of persons; Joint of the human or animal body, finger joints, elbows; Anger, wrath of gods; Section or region, "the middle star of the first section of Sagittarius"; NOTE: the only time in Astronomical Diaries the meaning "the middle star of the first section of Sagittarius" is used is on VAT 4956.
Meteorite;(an astron. term) the amount above/below the point in a linear zigzag function; pasāsu , pašāṭu (pāšittu) - mulKA.MUŠ.NI.KU2.E - Alias for Venus, Saturn or Mars - P. Felix Gössman; Planetarium Babylonicum (1950) pg 85-86 |
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DIŠ | Constantly, always, one, sixty, if |
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U2 kuš3 |
load, horn unit |
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ĝar niĝ2 ša2 |
Place Thing of |
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PA | PA |
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?? | ?? |
Note G
A. The moon observations.
11. On I Sebat the moon became visible in southern Pisces of the zodiac. 58m visibility duration after sunset (Rs. 5).
New Moon — 566 February 11, 8h morning. the 1 Sebat begins February 12, evening.
— 566 February 12, 6h evening:
- Moon λ = 334°.0 ß = -5°.0
- Southern Fish λ = 318° ß = +7°
The western part of Pisces, bordering on Aquarius, bounded by the stars ω, ϑ, ß, γ, λ piscium, is located at α = 350°, δ = +3° (1900). The approximate location for -567 is λ = 318°, ß = +7°.
☉ U 5h.66,- ☾ U = 6h.86; time difference between setting of the sun and setting of the moon 72m.
Zu kakkabSIM-MAḪ = Southern Pisces of the Zodiac s. Weidxee, Älter und Bedeutung der Babylon. Astronotnie, p. 43ff. and below p. 85.TRANSLATION FROM: Paul V. Neugebauer und Ernst F. Weidner (1915) Ein astronomischer Beobachtungstext aus dem 37. Jahre Nebukadnezars II (- 567/66).
Modern Results
SkyCharts- BC567-02-12 18h00m00s ( +03 )
- Moon: L: +332°59'07" (+332.98°) B:-05°13'07" (-05.21°)
- γ Piscium: L: +315°20'51" (+315.34°) B:+07°31'06" (+07.51°)
- ΔT 18195.85s ( 05h03m15.85s )
- γ Piscium (1900): L: +350°02'29" (+350.04°) B:+07°15'59" (+07.26°)
- New moon: -566 Feb 11 06:48 (UT); -566 Feb 11 09:48 (+3) (astropixels.com
) - Sunset: -566 Feb 12 17:46 ( +3 )
- Moonset: -566 Feb 12 18:53 (+3)
- Sunset to moonset = 67 mins
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