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ADART 5 55 (X500056)
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| Designation | ADART 5 55 |
|---|---|
| ID | X500056 |
| Museum no. | BM 33066 |
| 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' | MU 7 {i}kam-bu-zi-ia | Year 7 of Cambyses |
| 2' | BAR 1 DIR sin IGI | Month I, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), clouds were in the sky; the moon was first visible |
| 3' | ina 1 KAS na | in 1 bēru ... |
| 4' | GE₆ 13 DIR ina 9 ME | Night of the 13th, clouds were in the sky. At 9° |
| 5' | 13 2.30 ŠU₂ | 13th moonset to sunrise: 2° 30’ |
| 6' | GE₆ 14 DIR 8.20 GE₆ | Night of the 14th, clouds, sunset to moonrise: 8° 20’. |
| 7' | 14 7.40 na | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 7° 40'. |
| 8' | 27 DIR ina 16 | The 27th, clouds in 16° |
| 9' | GU₄ 30 23 | II 30 23 |
| 10' | 13 8.20 ŠU₂ | 13th moonset to sunrise: 8° 20’ |
| 11' | GE₆ 14 1 ME | Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 1°. |
| 12' | 14 1.40 na | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 1° 40'. |
| 13' | GE₆ 15 14.30 GE₆ | Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 14° 30’. |
| 14' | 27 21 | (times) 27 is 21 00 |
| 15' | SIG 30 18.30 | III 30 18 30 |
| 16' | GE₆ 14 9.30 ME | Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 9° 30’. |
| 17' | 14 4 ŠU₂ | 14th moonset to sunrise: 4° |
| 18' | GE₆ 15 5 GE₆ | Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 5°. |
| 19' | 15 8.30 na | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 8° 30'. |
| 20' | 27 24 | (times) 27 is 24 00 |
| 21' | ŠU 1 27 | |
| 22' | 13 11 ŠU₂ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 11°. |
| 23' | GE₆ 14 4 ME | Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 4°. |
| 24' | 14 4 na | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 4°. |
| 25' | GE₆ 15 8.30 GE₆ | Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 30’. |
| 26' | 27 15 | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 15°. |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | NE 30 10+[x] | V 30 10+[x] |
| 2' | 14 3.30 [ŠU₂] | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 3° 30'. |
| 3' | GE₆ 15 2.20+[x ME] | Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 2° 20+[x’] |
| 4' | 15 11 ⸢na⸣ | 15th moonrise to sunset: 11° |
| 5' | GE₆ 16 8.30 ⸢GE₆⸣ | Night of the 16th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 30’. |
| 6' | 27 22.30 | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 22° 30’. |
| 7' | KIN 1 15.40 | VI 1: 15 40 |
| 8' | 13 11 ŠU₂ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 11°. |
| 9' | 14 4 na | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 4°. |
| 10' | GE₆ 15 1.20 ME | Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 1° 20’. |
| 11' | GE₆ 16 8.40 GE₆ | Night of the 16th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 40'. |
| 12' | 28 15 | The 28th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 15°. |
| 13' | DU₆ 1 16.40 | |
| 14' | 13 6.30 ŠU₂ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 6° 30'. |
| 15' | GE₆ 14 7.30 ME | Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: 7° 30’. |
| 16' | 14 12 na | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 12°. |
| 17' | GE₆ 15 3 GE₆ | Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 3°. |
| 18' | 26 22 | (times) 26 is 22 00 |
| 19' | APIN 30 12.40 | |
| 20' | 13 15 ŠU₂ | 13th moonset to sunrise: 15° |
| 21' | 14 5 na | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 5°. |
| 22' | GE₆ 15 1 ME | Night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 1°. |
| 23' | GE₆ 16 14 GE₆ | Night of the 16th, sunset to moonrise: 14°. |
| 24' | 26 26 | (times) 26 is 26 00 |
| 25' | DIR.ŠE 1 19 GE₆ 13 [x]+1.30 ME | Month XII₂, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 19°. Night of the 13th, [moonrise to sunset:] [x]+1'30'. |
| 26' | 13 5.20 ŠU₂ GE₆ 14 3 GE₆ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 5° 20’. Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 3'. |
| 27' | 14 5.40 na 27 21 | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 5° 40’. The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 21'. |
| o iii | ||
| 1' | 13 [N ŠU₂] | 13th moonset to sunrise: nn° |
| 2' | GE₆ 14 [N ME] | Night of the 14th, moonrise to sunset: nn°. |
| 3' | 14 5 [na] | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 5°. |
| 4' | GE₆ 15 10.20 [GE₆] | Night of the 15th, sunset to moonrise: 10° 20'. |
| 5' | 27 24 | (times) 27 is 24 00 |
| 6' | ZIZ₂ 1 22 | XI 1 22 |
| 7' | GE₆ 13 17.20 ⸢ME⸣ | Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 17° 20’. |
| 8' | 13 4.40 ŠU₂ | 13th moonset to sunrise: 4° 40’ |
| 9' | GE₆ 14 1.40 ⸢GE₆⸣ | Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 1° 40'. |
| 10' | 14 7 na | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 7°. |
| 11' | 27 17 | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 17°. |
| 12' | ⸢ŠE 30 15.30 | (day) 30 |
| 13' | 12 10.30 ŠU₂ | The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 10° 30'. |
| 14' | GE₆ 13 5.20 ME | Night of the 13th, moonrise to sunset: 5° 20'. |
| 15' | 13 ŠU₂ u na NU TUK | 13th sunrise to moonset: not good |
| 16' | GE₆ 14 10 GE₆ | Night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 10°. |
| 17' | 25 23 27 12 | 25: 23 27: 12 |
| r.e. | ||
| 1' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [x] ⸢x⸣ IGI | |
| 3' | [x x] ina NIM ina GIR₃ | ... in the east in Scorpius |
| 4' | [x] ⸢UR⸣.A ŠU₂ | ... ešû-plant |
| 5' | [x x]+4 ina ŠU₂ ina KI x | x+4 in the hand in ... |
| 1'' | [x] ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 2'' | [x] ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 3'' | ŠE 19 [ina] ŠU₂ ina ⸢DUR⸣ | Hand of the 19th, first appearance in the west |
| 4'' | nu-nu ŠU₂-bi | Nūnu, its hand |
| r | ||
| 1' | MU 7 NE 22 {d}SAG.ME.GAR ina IGI ABSIN ŠU₂-bi | Year 7, month V, the 22nd, Jupiter’s last appearance in front of Virgo. |
| 2' | KIN 22 ar₂ ABSIN IGI AB 27 ina IGI RIN₂ ⸢UŠ⸣ ŠE DIR | Month VI, the 22nd, first appearance behind Virgo. Month X, the 27th, last appearance in front of Libra. Month IV, clouds |
| 3' | MU 8 GU₄ 25 ina KI ABSIN UŠ KIN 4 ar₂ RIN₂ ŠU₂-bi | Year 8, month II, the 25th, first appearance in the land of Virgo. Month VI, the 4th, last appearance behind Libra. |
| 4' | MU 7 SIG 10 {d}dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina SAG UR.A ŠU₂ SIG 27 ina NIM | Year 7, month III, the 10th, Venus’ last appearance in the west in the beginning of Leo. Month III?, the 27th, |
| 5' | ina KI ALLA IGI ŠE 7 ina NIM ina KI KUN{meš} ŠU₂-bi ŠE DIR | first appearance in the area of Cancer. Month V, the 7th, last appearance on the east in the region of Pisces. Month IV was intercalary. |
| 6' | MU 8 BAR 13 ina ŠU₂ ina KI GIGIR IGI | Year 8, month I, the 13th, first appearance in the west in the area of the Chariot. |
| 7' | MU 7 KIN 3 {d}GENNA ina KI ABSIN ŠU₂ DU₆ 13 ar₂ ABSIN IGI ŠE DIR | Year 7, month VI, the 3rd, Saturn’s last appearance in the region of Virgo. Month VII, the 13th, first appearance behind Virgon. Month IV, clouds |
| 8' | MU 8 NE 29 ŠU₂-bi | Year 8, month V, the 29th, its duration |
| 9' | MU 7 GU₄ 28 {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂-bi | Year 7, month II, the 28th, Venus’ last appearance in front of Gemini. |
| 10' | KIN 13 ina GIR₃ UR.A IGI ŠE DIR MU 8 NE 12 UŠ | Month VI, the 13th, first appearance in the Scorpion. Month IV, ... Year 8, month V, the 12th, it was |
| 11' | MU 9 GU₄ 9 ar₂ LUGAL ŠU₂-bi | Year 9, month II, the 9th, last appearance behind α Leonis. |
| 12' | MU 7 DU₆ 1 sin 3 KUŠ₃ ar₂ GU₄.UD IGI KIN 24 dele-bat e AN 1+[x KUŠ₃] | Year 7, month VII, the 1st, the moon was 3 cubits behind Mercury. Month VI, the 24th, Venus was 1+[x cubit] above Mars. |
| 13' | DU₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ {d}SAG.ME.GAR e-lat sin 3 KUŠ₃ | Month VII, the 23rd, last part of the night, Jupiter was 3 cubits above the moon. |
| 14' | DU₆ 29 ina ZALAG₂ {d}dele-bat A₂ {im}SI 2 SI ana {⸢d}SAG.ME.GAR⸣ | Month VII, the 29th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers on the north side to Jupiter |
| 15' | DU₆ 12 {d}GENNA ina IGI {d}SAG.ME.GAR 1 KUŠ₃ | Month VII, the 12th, Saturn was 1 cubit in front of Jupiter |
| 16' | DU₆ 11 {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu ana {d}SAG.ME.GAR 2 U DIM₄ | Month VII, the 11th, Venus came near to Jupiter 2 fingers |
| 17' | APIN 2 {d}GENNA e-lat {d}dele-bat 8 U DIB | Month VIII, the 2nd, Saturn passed 8 fingers above Venus. |
| 18' | AB 5 {d}GU₄.UD ar₂ {d}dele-bat 1/2 KUŠ₃ | Month X, the 5th, Mercury was 1/2 cubit behind Venus. |
| 19' | MU 7 ŠU GE₆ 14 1 2/3 DANNA GE₆ GIN | Year 7. Month IV, night of the 14th, 1 2/3 bēru after sunset. |
| 20' | sin AN.KU₁₀ TIL GAR i-ṣi i-re-hi SI GIN | lunar eclipse; it made a total (eclipse); a little rain shower, the north wind blew. |
| 21' | AB GE₆ 14 2 1/2 DANNA GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ i-re-hi | Month X, night of the 14th, sunset to moonrise: 2 1/2 bēru; it cleared before sunrise. |
| 22' | sin AN.KU₁₀ TIL GAR ULU₃ u SI ina ŠA₃ ⸢GIN{me⸣} | lunar eclipse; it made its total (eclipse); south and north in the east |
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