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X202452
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| Designation | X202452 |
|---|---|
| ID | X202452 |
| Language | Akkadian |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] [...] | |
| 2' | [... dele]-⸢bat⸣ ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ina TIL ⸢ITU ina MAŠ.MAŠ⸣ in 6 ⸢GU₄⸣.[UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ IGI ...] | ... Venus was in Taurus, at the end of the month, in Gemini; around the 6th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Geminorum |
| 3' | [...] {m}se-lu-ku A ša₂ {m}an-ti-ʾu-ku-su ⸢LUGAL⸣ [...] iš-ta-nak-⸢kan⸣ [...] | ... Seleucus, son of Antilukussu, the king's house ... he has repeatedly made |
| 4' | [...] {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM.MU E₂.SAG.IL₂ {lu₂}da-ta-[x] [...] E{ki}{meš} ki-niš-tu₂ E₂.SAG.IL₂ [x x x x x x] [...] | ... the šātammu of Esaggil (and) Data-... ... Emes, the foundation of Esagil |
| 5' | [...] di E₂ ša₂ ina IGI-ma {f}lam-u₂-di-ke-ʾa-a [x] [...]{meš} ma-du-tu ina lib₃-bi DU₃-uʾ NINDA{hi.a} ina lib₃-bi KU₂-uʾ ni-gu-tu₂ ina lib₃-bi GAR-an | ... that house is at the disposal of Lamu-dikelaya. ... he will make numerous offerings therein. He will eat bread therein and place a nigūtu-offering in it. |
| 6' | {itu}ŠU 1 20 na KUR₄ muš | Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 20°; it was bright, measured. |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | na-ṣar ša₂ gi-ne₂-e ša₂ TA BAR EN KIN {m}an-ti-ʾu-ku-su LUGAL TA NE EN KIN {m}se-⸢lu-ku A-šu₂ LUGAL⸣ | The regular offering from month I to the end of month VI king Antiochus from month V to month VI Sē-eluku, son of the king |
| r | ||
| 1 | {itu}ŠU 1 20 na KUR₄ muš sin ina IGI LUGAL 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit-MAŠ.MAŠ 2 U GE₆ 3 sin ina IGI GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 4 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN | Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 20°; it was bright, measured; the moon was 3 1/2 cubits in front of α Leonis; last part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers above 𝜗 Geminorum. Night of the 3rd, [the moon was] 2? [cubits] in front [of] gamma Virginis. Night [of the 4th, beginning of the ni]ght, the moo[n was] |
| 2 | [N N ina] ⸢IGI⸣ AN 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB GE₆ 5 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 6 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 7 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ | [... last appearance] in the west in Leo; Mars stood 2 2/3 cubits to the west. Night of the 5th, beginning of the night, the moon was 2 [cubits] in front of α Virginis. Ni[ght of the 6th, last part of the] night, Venus was 2? 2/3? cub[its] above 𝜗 Geminorum. Night [of the 7th, beginn]ing of the ni[ghen, the moo]n was 1⁄2 cubit behind Librae. |
| 3 | [N N GE₆] 8 SAG GE₆ sin ana MUL₂-SIG-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB TE 8 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ME ⸢E-a GE₆⸣ 9 ⸢SAG⸣ GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 11 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢dele-bat⸣ [SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI N N] | [Night] of the 8th, beginning of the night, the moon came close to β Scorpii. The 8th?, Jupiter’s acronychal rising. Ni[ght of the 9th, e]arly morning watch; night of the m[oon was] 2 1/2 cubits in front of 𝜗 Ophiuchi. Night of the 11th, last part of the [night,] Venus was below [ʱ Geminorum.] |
| 4 | [...] 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 13 2 ME a.KAM₂ NU PAP sin [x MUL₂].⸢BABBAR⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ 13 1.20 ŠU₂ GE₆ 14 5.50 GE₆⸣ [... ina ZALAG₂] | ... 3 1/2 cubits Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 2°; mist, I did not watch; the moon was 2 cubit[s ...] Jupi[ter.] The 1[3th,] moonset to sunrise: 1 20’. [Night] of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 5' 50' [... last part of the night,] |
| 5 | [sin ina IGI GENNA N N] ⸢ana ŠU₂⸣ GUB 14 15 na muš GE₆ 15 [ina ZALAG₂ dele]-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | the moon stood [... in front of Saturn] to the west. The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 15°, measured. Night of the 15th, last part of the night, Venus was 3 1/2 cubits below β Geminorum |
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