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ADART 5 52A (X500052)
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| Designation | ADART 5 52A |
|---|---|
| ID | X500052 |
| Museum no. | BM 41222 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | planetary text |
| Find spot | unclear |
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 i | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢šap-lat⸣ LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ GUB | ... stood 1⁄2 cubit below α Leonis |
| 3' | [...] ⸢e⸣ MAŠ.MAŠ-EGIR ša₂ IGI SIPA-ZI | ... the third 'increment' that is in front of the shepherd |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ SAG.UŠ šap-lat MAŠ.<MAŠ>-EGIR | ... ešû-plant, descendant of Nergal-nārārī |
| 5' | [...] KI LAL-sa ŠE 8 a-na | ... will diminish. Hand of 8 to |
| 6' | [...] x x x ana 1-en MUL₂ GUR | ... turned into one star. |
| 7' | [...] ⸢SAG⸣.UŠ ana MUL₂ EGIR SIG-u₂ ša₂ KUR | ... the esag-eš-plant to the star behind the rear star of the land |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 26 SAG.UŠ | ... 26 male slaves |
| 9' | [...] E₃ | ... went out |
| 10' | [...] ⸢e⸣-lat LUGAL 8 SI BAD LAL₂ | ... the king's palace, balanced 8 fingers, |
| 11' | [...] ⸢ar₂⸣ LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ LAL₂ | ... king's gate, balanced 1/2 cubit |
| 12' | [...] ⸢SAG⸣.UŠ 2 KUŠ₃ e ABSIN LAL₂ | ... 2 cubits above Virgo, balanced |
| 13' | [...] e-lat ABSIN LAL₂ | ... balanced above Virgo |
| 14' | [...] ⸢MUL⸣ TUR ša₂ bi-rit ABSIN ⸢x⸣ | ... the small star which is between Virgo |
| 15' | [... SAG].UŠ e-lat RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢LAL₂⸣ | 1 1/2 cubits above α Librae |
| 16' | [...] 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ŠU₂ | ... 1 1/2 cubits is the ‘moonset to sunrise’ |
| 17' | [...] MUL ⸢x x⸣ | ... star |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | MU 8 hum-ba-hal-da-šu₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | Year 8 of Humbaḫaldi |
| 2' | MU 2 AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-MU SIG 16 ⸢x⸣ [x x x] | Year 2, Ashurnasirpal. Month III, the 16th, ... |
| 3' | MU 14 šamaš₂-MU-GIN ŠE 4 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina KI SIM IGI | Year 14. “Šamaš-mukīn’s first appearance in the west in Sagittarius |
| 4' | ki NIM NIM-a e-lat ⸢AN⸣ 6 KUŠ₃ LAL₂ GU₄.UD ⸢x⸣ [...] | when it became high, it was balanced 6 cubits above eta Piscium; Mercury |
| 5' | MU 17 GU₄ 19 AN ina ⸢x⸣ ŠU.GI ina 15 GU₄.UD 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | Year 17, month II, the 19th, Mars’ last appearance in the west in 15° of Mercury, 2 cubits |
| 6' | MU 19 DU₆ 4 GU₄.UD ⸢e-lat⸣ AN a-na 2/3 KUŠ₃ GUB GU₄.UD [...] | Year 19, month VII, the 4th, Mercury stood to the left of Mars. Mercury |
| 7' | MU 1 kan-dal SIG₄ 28 GU₄.UD ina ku-tal AN ⸢x⸣ [...] | Year 1, Kandal. Month III, the 28th, Mercury was in the back of Mars ... |
| 8' | 29 e-lat GU₄.UD 14 SI ina KI UR.⸢A⸣ [...] | The 29th, it was 14 fingers above Mercury in the area of the Lion |
| 9' | MU 12 BAR₂ GE₆ 8 GU₄.UD ina KI MUL₂.MUL₂ 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ e-lat AN [...] | Year 12. Month I, night of the 8th, Mercury was 2 2/3 cubits in the area of Taurus, above Mars |
| 10' | MU 16 SIG₄ GE₆ 20 GU₄.UD ar₂ AN 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI GUB | Year 16, month III, night of the 20th, Mercury stood 1 cubit 4 fingers behind Mars. |
| 11' | MU 7 A-a ⸢x⸣ [x] GU₄.UD e-lat AN 6 SI LAL₂ | Year 7 of Aya, ⸣ ... Mercury was balanced 6 fingers above Mars. |
| 12' | MU [x ...] ⸢x e-lat⸣ AN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | Year ... 1 1/2 cubits above Mars |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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