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ADART 5 73 (X500076)
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| Designation | ADART 5 73 |
|---|---|
| ID | X500076 |
| Museum no. | BM 46231 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| l.e. | ||
| 1' | ⸢GU₄⸣.UD u AN | Mercury and Mars |
| o i | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...] GU₄.UD | ... Mercury |
| 3' | [...] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina ŠU₂ | ... Mercury in the hand |
| 4' | [ina x IGI ...] GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ | (ideal) first appearance on the xth. Mercury was in the west |
| 5' | [ina x ŠU₂ ...] GU₄.UD ina NIM | in ... Mercury’s in the east |
| 6' | [ina x IGI KUR NIM-a] 15.30 na-su | first appearance in ...; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 15° 30'. |
| 7' | [ina x IGI APIN GE₆ x ina ZALAG₂] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD e | [in ... Month VIII, night of the xth, last part of the night, Mercury was] |
| 8' | [MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB n n GAN] 9 GU₄.UD ina NIM | β Scorpii. Month IX, the 9th, Mercury’s in the east |
| 9' | [ina x ŠU₂ ...] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina ŠU₂ | in ... Mercury in the west |
| 10' | [...] GU₄.UD | ... Mercury |
| 11' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 25 | ... night of the 25th, |
| 12' | [...] IGI NU PAP | first appearance ...; I did not watch. |
| 13' | [x x x] 13.30 na ša₂ GU₄.UD | ... sunset to setting of Mercury: 13° 30' |
| 14' | ⸢in⸣ 24 ki 25 GU₄.UD ina NIM | The 24th and the 25th, Mercury’s in the east |
| 15' | ina ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂ | in ... |
| 16' | [MU] 55.KAM BAR ina 29 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ | Year 55, month I, around the 29th, Mercury’s |
| 17' | ⸢ina MAŠ⸣.MAŠ IGI NU PAP GU₄ GE₆ 16 | first appearance in Gemini; I did not watch. Month II, night of the 16th, |
| 18' | ⸢USAN⸣ GU₄.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 KUŠ₃ | first part of the night, Mercury was 4 cubits below α Geminorum |
| 19' | ⸢GE₆⸣ 20 USAN GU₄.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ | Night of the 20th, first part of the night, Mercury was 2 cubits below β Geminorum. |
| 20' | [N] KUŠ₃ SIG 14 ŠU₂ ša₂ GU₄.UD ina ALLA | Month III, the 14th, Mercury’s last appearance in Cancer |
| 21' | [TA] 11 ki PAP NU IGI ina 10 GU₄.UD | from the 11th, when I watched I did not see it. Around the 10th, Mercury’s |
| 22' | [ina ŠU₂] ina ALLA ŠU₂ ŠU 7 GU₄.UD ina NIM | last appearance in the west in Cancer. Month IV, the 7th, Mercury’s |
| 23' | [ina x] ⸢IGI⸣ 28 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina A ŠU₂ | in ... The 28th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Leo. |
| 24' | [KIN x ina] ŠU₂ UD.DA IGI DIB | Month VI, the xth, first appearance in the west ..., omitted. |
| 25' | [x ina ŠU₂] UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB | ... last appearance in the west, omitted. |
| 26' | [DU₆ x GU₄.UD ina NIM] ina RIN₂ IGI KUR | Month VII, the xth, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Libra; it was bright, |
| 27' | [x x x] ina 22 IGI | ... first appearance on the 22nd. |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2' | ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-TUR 8 ⸢SI⸣ [KIN] | last part of the night, Mars was 8 fingers above ϱ Leonis. Month VI, |
| 3' | GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 4 KUŠ₃ | Night of the 18th, last part of the night, Mars was 4 cubits below θ Leonis. |
| 4' | DU₆ GE₆ 1 ina ZALAG₂ AN e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1/2 KUŠ₃ | Month VII, night of the 1st, last part of the night, Mars was 1/2 cubit above β Scorpii. |
| 5' | GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1/2 KUŠ₃ | Night of the 21st, last part of the night, Mars was 1/2 cubit below γ Virginis. |
| 6' | APIN GE₆ 13 ina ZALAG₂ AN e | Month VIII, night of the 13th, last part of the night, Mars was |
| 7' | SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GAN GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ AN | 1 1/2 cubits [below] α Virginis. Month IX, night of the 21st, last part of the night, Mars was |
| 8' | e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 6 SI AB GE₆ 3 | 6 fingers above α Librae. Month X, night of the 3rd, |
| 9' | ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | last part of the night, Mars was 2 1⁄2 cubits below β Librae. |
| 10' | GE₆ 28 ina ZALAG₂ AN e | Night of the 28th, last part of the night, Mars was 1 cubit above β |
| 11' | MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 2 SI DIM₄ ZIZ₂ GE₆ 13 | 2 fingers β Scorpii, it came near. Month XI, night of the 13th, |
| 12' | ina ZALAG₂ AN e SI₄ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | last part of the night, Mars was 2 1/2 cubits above α Scorpii. |
| 13' | MU 55.KAM {i}an ŠU GE₆ 24 | Year 55, month IV, night of the 24th, |
| 14' | USAN AN ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ SIG | first part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the east, was |
| 15' | šil-PA 1/2 KUŠ₃ DU₆ GE₆ 10 USAN | Šil-PA 1/2 cubit. Month VII, night of the 10th, first part of the night, |
| 16' | AN SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ APIN | Mars was 2 cubits below β Capricorni. Month VIII, |
| 17' | GE₆ 7 USAN AN e | Night of the 7th, first part of the night, Mars was |
| 18' | MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 3 SI i-ṣa AN ana NIM DIB | 3 fingers γ Capricorni, Mars having passed a little to the east. |
| 19' | GE₆ 10 USAN AN e | Night of the 10th, first part of the night, Mars was |
| 20' | MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 4 SI ZIZ₂ GE₆ 11 | 4 fingers δ Capricorni. Month XI, night of the 11th, |
| 21' | USAN AN SIG nu-nu 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | first part of the night, Mars was 2 1/2 cubits below η Piscium. |
| 22' | GE₆ 21 USAN AN SIG | Night of the 21st, first part of the night, Mars was |
| 23' | MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28 | 4 1/2 cubits [below] β Arietis. Night of the 28th, |
| 24' | USAN AN SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ | first part of the night, Mars was 5 cubits below α Arietis. |
| 25' | ŠE GE₆ 26 USAN AN SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | Month IV, night of the 26th, first part of the night, Mars was 1 1/2 cubits below η Tauri. |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | [APIN x ina ZALAG₂ GU₄].⸢UD⸣ e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 5/6 KUŠ₃ | [Month VIII, the xth, last part of the night, Mercury was] 5/6 cubit above α Librae. |
| 2' | [x ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD] SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 3 KUŠ₃ | last part of the night, Mercury was 3 cubits below β Librae. |
| 3' | [x ina ZALAG₂ GU₄].⸢UD⸣ e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB | last part of the night, Mercury was above β Scorpii. |
| 4' | n n GE₆] 22 ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD e SI₄ | Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, Mercury was above α Scorpii. |
| 5' | n n] 28 11 na ša₂ GU₄.UD | The 28th, sunrise to moonset: 11°; Mercury |
| 6' | ina 29 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ | Around the 29th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Scorpius. |
| 7' | AB 12 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina TIL MAŠ₂ IGI | Month X, the 12th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in the end of Capricorn. |
| 8' | KUR NIM-a 15 na-su ina 9 IGI | it was bright (and) high, sunset to setting of Mercury: 15°; (ideal) first appearance on the 9th. |
| 9' | ZIZ₂ 1 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ⸢GU⸣ ŠU₂ NU ⸢PAP⸣ | Month XI, the 1st, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Aquarius; I did not watch. |
| 10' | 25 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina [x] IGI [NU] PAP | The 25th, Mercury's first appearance in the east in ...; I did not watch. |
| 11' | ŠE 19 GU₄.UD ina ⸢NIM⸣ [ina x] ŠU₂ NU PAP | Month IV, the 19th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in ...; I did not watch. |
| 12' | MU 56.KAM {i}an ⸢LUGAL⸣ [BAR x] GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ | Year 56, “Anu, Šarru-ēṭer (II)— [x] Mercury in the west |
| 13' | ina GU₄.AN IGI GU₄ ⸢GE₆⸣ [x USAN] GU₄.UD | first appearance in Taurus. Month II, night of the xth, first part of the night, Mercury was |
| 14' | e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-[MAŠ].⸢MAŠ⸣ 1 5/6 KUŠ₃ | 1 5/6 cubits above η Geminorum. |
| 15' | GE₆ 10 USAN GU₄.⸢UD⸣ [e] MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-[MAŠ.MAŠ] | Night of the 10th, first part of the night, Mercury was above μ Geminorum. |
| 16' | 1 5/6 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 14 USAN GU₄.UD | 1 5/6 cubits Night of the 14th, first part of the night, Mercury was |
| 17' | [e] MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG 4 | 4 1/2 cubits above γ Geminorum. Month III, the 4th, |
| 18' | [GU₄.UD ina] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ ŠU 6 GU₄.UD | Mercury in the west in Gemini. Month IV, the 6th, Mercury |
| 19' | [ina NIM ina MAŠ.MAŠ] IGI 23 GU₄.UD ina NIM | first appearance in the east in Gemini. The 23rd, Mercury’s |
| 20' | [ina x ŠU₂ KIN x] GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ABSIN IGI | in ... Month VI, the xth, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Virgo |
| 21' | [... ina ŠU₂ ina] ⸢ABSIN⸣ ŠU₂ KIN.II.KAM | ... in the west in Virgo Month VI₂, |
| 22' | [...] RIN₂ IGI | first appearance [in] Libra. |
| 23' | [...] 1 KUŠ₃ 8 U | ... 1 cubit 8 fingers |
| 24' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | AB GE₆ 29 ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD | Month X, night of the 29th, last part of the night, Mercury was |
| 2' | e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-[SUHUR]-MAŠ₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ | 1/2 cubit above γ Capricorni. |
| 3' | ZIZ₂ GE₆ 1 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢GU₄.UD⸣ e | Month XI, night of the 1st, last part of the night, Mercury was above |
| 4' | MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 14 SI | δ Capricorni. |
| 5' | 14 14.30 na ša₂ GU₄.UD | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 14° 30'; Mercury |
| 6' | in 16 GU₄.UD ina NIM | Around the 16th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east |
| 7' | ina GU ŠU₂ ŠE 22 GU₄.UD | in Aquarius. Month IV, the 22nd, Mercury’s |
| 8' | ina ŠU₂ ina SAG MUL₂.MUL₂ IGI | first appearance in the west in the beginning of Taurus; |
| 9' | KUR 16.30 na-su in 20 IGI | rising of Mercury to sunrise: 16° 30'; (ideal) first appearance on the 20th. |
| 10' | GE₆ 29 USAN GU₄.UD | Night of the 29th, first part of the night, Mercury was |
| 11' | e is-le₁₀ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ LAL₂ | it was balanced 3 1/2 cubits above α Tauri. |
| 12' | KIN DIR | Month VI was intercalary. |
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