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ADART 5 64 (X500065)
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| Designation | ADART 5 64 |
|---|---|
| ID | X500065 |
| Museum no. | BM 36721 |
| 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' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ | ... cubit |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x MUL₂⸣ | ... star |
| 4' | [...] 2/3 KUŠ₃ | ... 2/3 cubit |
| 5' | [...] ar₂ | ... behind |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 2/3 KUŠ₃ | ... 2/3 cubit |
| 7' | [...] DIB | omitted |
| 8' | [...] IGI | ... first appearance |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 5 | ... e23 5 |
| 11-12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 13' | [...] | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16-17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | dele-bat 8 U ana NIM⸣ [DIB ...] | Venus having passed 8 fingers to the east |
| 2' | ŠU 6 ina ŠU₂ ina ALLA ŠU₂ 20 ina ⸢NIM ina⸣ [...] | Month IV, the 6th, last appearance in the west in Cancer. The 20th, [first appearance] in the east in ... |
| 3' | IGI KIN 13 SIG LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ 6 U 20 SIG | (ideal) first appearance Month VI, the 13th, it was 1 cubit 6 fingers below α Leonis. The 20th, |
| 4' | [TUR-ša₂]-ar₂-LUGAL 2/3 KUŠ₃ DU₆ 9 ina IGI GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 4 U dele-bat | 2/3 cubit [below] ϱ Leonis. Month VII, the 9th, it was 4 fingers in front of gamma Virginis, Venus |
| 5' | 2 U ana ULU₃ SIG 22 SIG DELE-ša₂-ABSIN 1/2 KUŠ₃ dele-bat | being 2 fingers low to the south. The 22nd, it was 1/2 cubit below γ Virginis, Venus |
| 6' | 4 U ana ŠU₂ LAL APIN 4 e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ 20 U | being 4 fingers back to the west. Month VIII, the 4th, it was 1 cubit 20 fingers above α Virginis. |
| 7' | 10+[x] e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 2/3 KUŠ₃ GAN 9 ar₂ | The 10+[xth,] it was 2/3 cubit above α Librae. Month IX, the 9th, |
| 8' | [MUL₂-e]-⸢ša₂⸣-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 6 U ⸢DIR⸣.ŠE 1 ina NIM ina SAG LU ŠU₂ ŠE DIR | 6 fingers β Scorpii. Month XII2, the 1st, last appearance in the east in the beginning of Aries. Month IV was intercalary. |
| 9' | 46 ⸢GU₄⸣ [x ina] ŠU₂ ina ⸢MAŠ.MAŠ⸣ IGI DIR NU PAP ŠU 22 SIG | 46th [Month II, the xth,] first appearance in the west in Gemini; clouds, I did not watch. Month IV, the 22nd, it was below |
| 10' | DELE-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ 8 U NE 3 e | Virginis. Month V, the 3rd, it was 1 cubit 8 fingers above |
| 11' | SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ 8 U⸣ dele-bat 8 U ana ŠU₂ LAL 21 SIG | Virginis, Venus being 8 fingers back to the west. The 21st, it was 1 cubit 8 fingers below |
| 12' | ⸢RIN₂⸣-ša₂-ULU₃ 6 U dele-bat 4 U ana NIM DIB KIN 5 | 6 fingers α Librae, Venus having passed 4 fingers to the east. Month VI, the 5th, |
| 13' | e MUL₂-MURUB₄-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 4 U ⸢dele-bat 4 U⸣ [...] | 4 fingers above δ Scorpii, Venus being 4 fingers |
| 14' | 12 e SI₄ 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ 21 e ⸢MUL₂-KUR-ša₂⸣-[KIR₄-šil-PA] | The 12th?, it was 1 2/3 cubits above α Scorpii. The 21st, (it was) above eta Piscium |
| 15' | 4 U DU₆ 28 SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 3 KUŠ₃ ⸢APIN⸣ | Month VII, the 28th, it was 3 cubits below β Capricorni. |
| 16' | 15 [x] MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 4 U ZIZ₂ 9 ina ŠU₂ | The 15th, it was 4 fingers ... δ Capricorni. Month XI, the 9th, first appearance in the west |
| 17' | ina zib{⸢me⸣} [ŠU₂] 11 ⸢ina NIM ina zib IGI KUR ina 9 [IGI] | last appearance in Pisces. The 11th, [first appearance] in the east in Leo; it was bright, (ideal) first appearance on the 9th. |
| 18' | MU 1.[KAM {i]}u₂-⸢ma-kuš⸣ ša₂ {i}⸢ar₂-tah-šat⸣-[su ...] | Year 1 of the Makušu River, which is called the Artaxerxes River |
| 19' | [x] ⸢x SIG⸣ MUL₂.MUL₂ 2/3 KUŠ₃ SIG 5 e is-le₁₀ ⸢x⸣ | [The xth,] it was 2/3 cubit below η Tauri. Month III, the 5th, it was above 𝜗 Tauri, |
| 20' | [x x] 16 [SIG] ⸢ŠUR⸣-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 [KUŠ₃] 20 e | ... The 16th, it was 2 1/2 cubits below β Tauri. The 20th, above |
| 21' | [ŠUR-GIGIR]-⸢ša₂-ULU₃⸣ 6 U dele-bat 2 U ana ŠU₂ LAL 27 | 6 fingers ζ Tauri, Venus being 2 fingers back to the west. The 27th, |
| 22' | [x MUL₂-IGI-ša₂]-⸢še-pit₂⸣-MAŠ.MAŠ 4 U dele-bat 3 U ana NIM ⸢DIB⸣ | 4 fingers η Geminorum, Venus being 3 fingers back to the east. |
| 23' | [x x MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂]-⸢še-pit₂⸣-MAŠ.MAŠ 5 U dele-bat 6 U ⸢ana NIM⸣ [DIB] | 5 fingers μ Geminorum, Venus having passed 6 fingers to the east. |
| 24' | [...] 5 SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-[x ...] | ... the 5th, it was below ... |
| 25' | [...] 6 U 21 e [...] | ... 6 fingers. The 21st, it was above |
| o iii | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-⸢ALLA⸣-ša₂-[x ...] | θ Cancri |
| 3' | (MUL₂-x-ša₂)-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ [...] | δ Cancri |
| 4' | 8 e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-ar₂-LUGAL 2 [U x x GIR₃ ar₂] | The 8th, it was 2 fingers above ϱ Leonis ... lightning behind |
| 5' | (GIR₃-ar₂)-ša₂-⸢A⸣ 4 U DU₆ 6 SIG DELE-ša₂-ABSIN [...] | 4 fingers [above] β Virginis. Month VII, the 6th, it was below 𝜗 Virginis |
| 6' | ⸢SA₄⸣-ša₂-ABSIN 1 ⸢KUŠ₃ APIN⸣ 4 ⸢e⸣ [RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃] | 1 cubit α Virginis. Month VIII, the 4th, the house of Libra |
| 7' | 1/2 KUŠ₃ 17 ina IGI ⸢MUL₂-e-ša₂⸣-SAG-⸢GIR₂⸣.[TAB ...] | 1/2 cubit. The 17th, in front of β Scorpii |
| 8' | e SI₄ 2 KUŠ₃ AB 20 ina NIM [ina x ŠU₂ ŠE] | 2 cubits above α Scorpii. Month X, the 20th, [last appearance] in the east in |
| 9' | 16 ina ŠU₂ ina LU IGI | The 16th, first appearance in the west in Aries. |
| 10' | 5 SIG 28 e LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ ŠU 3 [e] | (Year) 5, month III, the 28th, it was 1⁄2 cubit above α Leonis. Month IV, the 3rd, |
| 11' | [MUL₂-TUR]-ša₂-ar₂-LUGAL 14 U [x] 5 e⸣ DELE-ša₂-ABSIN 2 KUŠ₃⸣ | 14 fingers [... ϱ] Leonis. The 5th, the house was 2 cubits above a Virginis. |
| 12' | dele-bat 4 U ana ⸢NIM⸣ [DIB x x] ⸢x⸣ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN | Venus having passed 4 fingers to the eša-e23 |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 20 e MUL₂-MURUB₄-(ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB) | ... the 20th, it was above δ Scorpii |
| 14' | [ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB ...] ⸢e SI₄ 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ | Scorpii 1 2/3 cubits |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 U | ... 1⁄2 cubit β ē23, Venus being 4 fingers |
| 16' | [ana x x ...] 23 ina NIM⸣ ina PA | to ... The 23rd, first appearance in the east in Sagittarius |
| 17' | [IGI ...] ⸢x x x x x x⸣ ZIZ₂ 24 SIG | [Witness: ...] ... ... Month XI, the 24th, it was below |
| 18' | [...] 4/6 U dele-bat 4 U ana ŠU₂ LAL | ... Venus being 4 fingers back to the west |
| 19' | ⸢ŠE⸣ 11 [e] ⸢MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 2/3 KUŠ₃⸣ ŠE DIR | The 11th, it was 2/3 cubit above γ Capricorni. Month IV, clouds |
| 20-22' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ana NIM [...] | to the east |
| 3' | ⸢MAŠ.MAŠ⸣ [...] | Incantation: “..., |
| 4' | ⸢x x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [x x] 26 SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ | The 26th, it was 2 1⁄2 cubits below β Geminorum. |
| 6' | ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x⸣ e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-[ša₂-ULU₃] | δ |
| 7' | 2/3 KUŠ₃ 10+x SIG⸣ SAG-⸢A 3 KUŠ₃⸣ | 2/3 cubit. The 10+[xth,] it was 3 cubits below ε Leonis |
| 8' | 27 e LUGAL 10+[x U] dele-bat 4 U [ana] ⸢NIM⸣ | The 27th, it was 10+x fingers above α Leonis, Venus being 4 fingers to the east. |
| 9' | DIB ŠU 2 e [...] | [omitted.] Month IV, the 2nd, it was above |
| 10' | dele-bat 4 U ana ŠU₂ [LAL x x GIR₃]-⸢ar₂-ša₂⸣-[A n n] | Venus being 4 fingers back to the west ... Scorpius |
| 11' | NE 3 dele-bat ⸢SIG⸣ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1 [KUŠ₃ ...] | Month V, the 3rd, Venus was 1 cubit below γ Virginis |
| 12' | 14 dele-bat e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 [KUŠ₃ ...] | The 14th, Venus was 1 cubit above α Virginis |
| 13' | x x dele-bat ⸢ina x nu x⸣ ša₂ MU 1.KAM {i}[...] | Venus was in ... of year 1 of |
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