MUL.APIN 6

Day Differences in the
Rising and Setting
of 15 Stars
 

MUL.APIN
Tablet Nr. 86378
British Museum

MUL.APIN
Day Differences in the
Rising and Setting of 15 Stars
(Column III, Lines 34 through 50)
 

34. From the rise of the Lance KAK.SI.SA
to the rise of the Star of Eridu NUN.KI is 55 days

35. From the rise of the Lance KAK.SI.SA
to the rise of SHU.PA is 60 days

36. From the rise of SHU.PA
to the rise of the Seed-Furrow AB.SIN is 10 days

37. From the rise of the Seed-Furrow AB.SIN
to the rise of the Scales (zibanitum) is 20 days

38. From the rise of the Scales (zibanitum)
to the rise of the Goat UZ is 30 days

39. From the rise of the Goat UZ
to the rise of the Leopard UD.KA.DUCH.A is 30 days

40. From the rise of the Leopard UD.KA.DUCH.A
to the rise of the swallow SIM.MACH is 30 days

41. From the rise of the Swallow SIM.MACH
to the rise of the Great Square ASH.IKU is 20 days

42. From the rise of the Great Square ASH.IKU
to the rise of the Fish KU6 is 40 days

43. From the rise of the Fish KU6
to the rise of the Crooked Staff GAM is 35 days

44. From the rise of the Crooked Staff GAM
to the rise of the Star Cluster MUL.MUL is 10 days

45. From the rise of the Star Cluster MUL.MUL
to the rise of the Steer of Heaven GU4.AN.NA is 20 days

46. From the rise of the Steer of Heaven GU4.AN.NA
to the rise of the Loyal Shepherd of Heaven
SIPA.ZI.AN.NA is 20 days

47. From the rise of the Loyal Shepherd of Heaven
SIPA.ZI.AN.NA to the rise of the Lance KAK.SI.SA
is 35 days

48. From the rise of the Lance KAK.SI.SA
to the rise of the Bow BAN is 20 days

Column III, Lines 49 and 50 relate to the
daily "shift" of the time of rising and setting of stars
by four minutes per day.

49. Daily the stars in the morning
go four minutes into the night

Papke explains: the stars set four minutes earlier daily

50. Daily the stars in the evening
go four minutes into the day

Papke explains: the stars rise four minutes earlier daily

Go to MUL.APIN 7
the The Ziqpu Stars at the Meridian

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