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ADART 5 69 (X500072)
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| Designation | ADART 5 69 |
|---|---|
| ID | X500072 |
| Museum no. | BM 32590 |
| 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 x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] 2/3 KUŠ₃ ina IGI ⸢MUL₂⸣-IGI-[ša₂-SAG-HUN n n] | ... 2/3 cubit in front of β Arietis |
| 3' | n n ana] ⸢ULU₃⸣ SIG UŠ {⸢itu⸣}KIN 12 ⸢AN⸣ [ana ME E-a] | low to the south. Month VI, the 12th, Mars’ acronychal rising. |
| 4' | {[itu}DU₆ in] EN 15 AN ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-⸢a⸣ | Month VII, around until the 15th, when Mars became stationary to the west, |
| 5' | [...] MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-SIM.MAH ⸢UŠ⸣ | η Piscium |
| 6' | [MU 28 {itu}ŠU in 18 AN ⸢ina UR⸣.[A ŠU₂] | Year 28, month IV, around the 18th, Mars’ last appearance in Leo. |
| 7' | {[itu}APIN] ⸢in⸣ 1 AN ina RIN₂ IGI ŠE [DIR] | Month VIII, month XII, the 1st, Mars’ first appearance in Libra. Month IV, clouds |
| 8' | [MU 29 ...] {⸢itu⸣}KIN in EN 7 AN ana NIM [ki UŠ-u₂] | Year 29. Month VI, around until the 7th, when Mars became stationary to the east, |
| 9' | [N] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ina IGI ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ UŠ {itu}DU₆ | nn cubits is the length in front of ζ Tauri. Month VII, |
| 10' | [x AN ana ME] ⸢E⸣-a {⸢itu⸣}APIN in EN 26 AN | ... Mars’ acronychal rising. Month VIII, around until the 26th, Mars |
| 11' | [ana ŠU₂ ki] ⸢UŠ⸣-a 2 KUŠ₃ 8 SI ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ UŠ | it became stationary 2 cubits 8 fingers behind η Tauri to the west. |
| 12' | [MU 30 x] {itu}NE in 1 AN ina ABSIN ŠU₂ | Year 30 ... Month V, around the 1st, Mars’ last appearance in Virgo. |
| 13' | {[itu}GAN] ⸢in⸣ 25 AN ina TIL PA IGI | Month IX, the 25th, Mars’ first appearance in the end of Sagittarius. |
| 14' | [MU 31 {itu}APIN in EN 7 AN ana NIM | Year 31, month VIII, around until the 7th, when Mars became stationary to the east, |
| 15' | [ki UŠ-u₂] 8 SI ina IGI MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ | 8 fingers in front of θ Cancri |
| 16' | [UŠ {itu}GAN] 20 AN ana ME E-a {itu}ZIZ₂ in EN | Month IX, the 20th, Mars’ acronychal rising. Month XI, until around |
| 17' | [x AN ana ŠU₂] ⸢ki⸣ UŠ-a 2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ UŠ ⸢ŠE DIR⸣ | [The xth, Mars’] acronychal rising. The length was 2 cubits in front of β Geminorum; the length ... |
| 18' | [MU 32 {itu]}⸢NE⸣ 24 AN ina RIN₂ ŠU₂ {itu}ŠE | Year 32, month V, the 24th, Mars’ last appearance in Libra. Month IV, |
| 19' | [in x AN ina] ⸢TIL⸣ zib IGI | Around the xth, Mars’ first appearance in the end of Pisces. |
| 20' | [MU 33 {itu}GAN] in EN 5 AN ana NIM ki UŠ-⸢u₂⸣ | Year 33, month IX, around until the 5th, when Mars became stationary to the east, |
| 21' | [x x x] ⸢MUL₂-TUR⸣-ša₂-ar₂-LUGAL UŠ {itu}AB ⸢x⸣ | ... “Ring of the King’s Lion—last part of the month of Ṭebētu,… |
| 22' | [AN ana] ⸢ME⸣ E-a {itu}ZIZ₂ in EN 26 AN [ana ŠU₂] | Mars came out to the west. Month XI, around until the 26th, Mars’ acronychal rising. |
| 23' | [ki UŠ]-a 1 KUŠ₃ ina IGI SAG-A UŠ | 1 cubit in front of the 'cap' of the head |
| 24' | [MU 34 {⸢itu⸣}GAN 5 AN ina TIL PA ŠU₂ ŠE [DIR] | Year 34, month IX, the 5th, Mars’ last appearance in the end of Sagittarius. Month IV, ... |
| 25' | [MU 35 {⸢itu}GU₄⸣ 20+⸢x⸣ AN ina ⸢x⸣ [...] | Year 35, month II, the 20+[xth, Mars’] |
| 26' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | MU ⸢x⸣ [...] | The year ... |
| 2' | {itu}⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | MU ⸢x⸣ [...] | The year ... |
| 4' | ki UŠ-[a ...] | from the UŠ-a |
| 5' | {itu}⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | {itu}[...] | (on) the day |
| 7' | 1 ⸢x⸣ [...] | 1 (tablet of) |
| 8' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r i | ||
| 1' | 5 [...] | 5 ... |
| 2' | 10 [...] | 10 ... |
| 3' | {itu}[...] | (on) the day |
| 4' | {itu}[...] | (on) the day |
| 5' | 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | 1/2 cubit ... |
| 6' | MU 12 [...] | Year 12 |
| 7' | ša₂-DUR-[SIM.MAH ...] | Ša-DUR-SIM.MAH |
| 8' | AN SIG ⸢MUL₂⸣ [...] | Mars was below η Tauri |
| 9' | 18 ⸢x⸣ [...] | The 18th, ... |
| 10' | {itu}⸢APIN⸣ [...] | On the eponymy of Ea-ešarra |
| 11' | 4 ⸢SI⸣ [...] | 4 'fingers' |
| 12' | AN [...] | ..., |
| 13' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 2' | [x x] {itu}APIN GE₆ 9 ina ZALAG₂ AN ana ŠU₂ ina ⸢LAL⸣-[šu₂] | Month VIII, night of the 9th, last part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the west, |
| 3' | [e MUL₂]-⸢ar₂⸣-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ {itu}ZIZ₂ GE₆ | 1 cubit above μ Geminorum. Month XI, night |
| 4' | [x] ⸢USAN⸣ AN ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ e | [The xth,] first part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the east, was |
| 5' | [MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ].MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28 USAN AN | 1 1/2 cubits [below] η Geminorum. Night of the 28th, first part of the night, Mars was |
| 6' | [e MUL₂-ar₂]-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ {itu}ŠE | 1 1/2 cubits above μ Geminorum. Month IV, |
| 7' | [GE₆ x] ⸢USAN⸣ AN ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ e | Night of the xth, first part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the east, was |
| 8' | [MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂]-⸢SIPA⸣ 4 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 30 USAN AN | 4 cubits γ Geminorum. Night of the 30th, first part of the night, Mars was |
| 9' | [SIG MAŠ.MAŠ]-⸢IGI⸣ 3 KUŠ₃ | 3 cubits below α Geminorum |
| 10' | [MU 15 {itu}BAR] GE₆ 8 USAN AN SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ | Year 15, month I, night of the 8th, first part of the night, Mars was 2 cubits below β Geminorum. |
| 11' | [N KUŠ₃ GE₆] 28 USAN AN SIG | [N] cubits. Night of the 28th, first part of the night, Mars was |
| 12' | [MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂]-⸢SI⸣ 2 SI {itu}GU₄ GE₆ 5 | 2 fingers η Cancri. Month II, night of the 5th, |
| 13' | [USAN AN SIG MUL₂-ar₂]-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-SI 4 SI | first part of the night, Mars was 4 fingers below γ Cancri. |
| 14' | [GE₆ x USAN AN] SIG SAG-A 3 KUŠ₃ | Night of the xth, first part of the night, Mars was 3 cubits below ε Leonis. |
| 15' | {[itu}SIG GE₆] 15 <USAN> AN e LUGAL 2/3 KUŠ₃ | Month III, night of the 15th, first part of the night, Mars was 2/3 cubit above α Leonis. |
| 16' | [GE₆ x USAN AN] SIG MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-ar₂-LUGAL 8 U | [Night of the xth, first part of the night, Mars was] 8 fingers [below] ϱ Leonis. |
| 17' | {[itu}ŠU GE₆] 26 USAN AN e | Month IV, night of the 26th, first part of the night, Mars was |
| 18' | [GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A N SI] ŠE DIR | Scorpii. Month IV was intercalary. |
| 19' | [MU 16 {itu}BAR] ⸢GE₆⸣ 8 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG | Year 16, month I, night of the 8th, last part of the night, Mars was |
| 20' | [MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-SIM.MAH N] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ 28 ina ZALAG₂ AN ⸢SIG⸣ | η Piscium. Night of the 28th, last part of the night, Mars was |
| 21' | [MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN ...] | Arietis |
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