Day and night were balanced.

There were six double hours of day,

Six double hours of night.

May Nabu and Marduk

Be gracious to the king, my lord.

On another occasion the equinox took place on the 15th of Nisan,[553] and accordingly this is reported. Again, the appearance of the new moon was anxiously looked for each month, and the king is informed whether or not it was seen on the 29th or 30th day of the month.[554]

A watch we kept

On the twenty-ninth day,

The moon we saw.

May Nabu and Marduk