The Books of Enoch, Aramaic Fragments of Qumran Cave 4

28o THE ASTRONOMICAL BOOK Enastr" 7 i-iii
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]nxai;
xaa^ ix8?a tj'pi&i x''tt^]^a[n] xsiii ja
[na m»y x'7^'?a
inn
T'S7''ai& ]T X*''?^'? -IKB? '7api 'PS?! ans? inxai niran ps7^aB?;
p
xaa''a
I'jDi ntt?an ps7'']aip lo
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a One can see only the lower part of a down-stroke of the He on the edge of the fragment;
the other down-stroke has disappeared through wear and tear of the surface, which has also
led to the virtual disappearance of the Shin of "'HIZ? at line 5, and has partially obliterated the
ink from several other letters.
^ Remains of the Resh, of the Aleph, and perhaps of the Shin, but rather doubtful.
^ The upper bar of the He is inordinately extended to the left and it touches the Shin of
D^fi?; this is a lapsus calami rather than the remains of a Waw.
ii
.. And it (sc. the moon) shines during the rest of this night with three
seventh (parts); ^and it waxes during this day up to four sevenths and a half.
And then it sets and enters (the same gate as before), and it is covered, the
rest] of this day, to [two]^ sevenths [and a half. And in night] twenty-[four]
of this (month) it is covered by four sevenths and a half; and there is subtracted
from its light ^[four sevenths and a half]. And then it emerges (from
the same gate) and shines during the rest of this night with two sevenths and
a half; it waxes ^[during] this day up to five sevenths. And then it sets and
enters (the same gate) and it is covered, the rest of this day, to two sevenths
(of its light).
^And at the (beginning of) night twenty-five of this (month, the moon)
is covered to five seventh (parts of its light, i.e.) five seventh (parts) are subtracted
from its Hght. ^And then it emerges (from the same gate as on the
preceding days) and shines during the rest of this night with two seventh
(parts of its light); and it waxes during this day up to five sevenths and a half
(of its light). ^And then it sets [and] enters the second gate and it is covered
during the rest of this day to one seventh (part) and a half (of its light).