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ADART 5 76 (X500079)
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| Designation | ADART 5 76 |
|---|---|
| ID | X500079 |
| Museum no. | BM 35339 + 46235 + 46242 |
| 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.
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| 1' | [MU 60+23 ...] ar₂ [...] | Year 83, ... behind ... |
| 2' | [...] 20 16.30 na [GU₄].⸢UD⸣ 23 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ | ... The 20th, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 16° 30'. The 23rd, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Gemini |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GU₄.UD ina NIM ina TIL MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ NU PAP | ... Mercury’s last appearance in the east in the end of Gemini; I did not watch |
| 4' | [...] in 4 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ABSIN ŠU₂ | ... Around the 4th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Virgo. |
| 5' | [DU₆ x GU₄.UD ina] ⸢NIM⸣ ina ⸢x x x x APIN 3 10+[x na] GU₄.UD in 4 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina RIN₂ ŠU₂ | [Month VII, the xth, Mercury’s] first appearance in the east in ... Month VIII, the 3rd, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 10+[x°.] Around the 4th?, Mercury's last appearance [in the east] in Libra. |
| 6' | [GAN x GU₄.UD ina] ŠU₂ ina SAG MAŠ₂ IGI NU PAP AB 10 GU₄.[UD] ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ NU PAP | [Month IX, the xth, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in the beginning of Capricorn; I did not watch. Month X,] the 10th?, Mercury's last appearance in [the west in Capri]corn; [I did not] watch. |
| 7' | [x GU₄.UD ina NIM ina] MAŠ₂ IGI NU PAP ZIZ₂ GE₆ 9 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢GU₄.UD⸣ SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | [The xth, Mercury’s] first appearance in the east in Capricorn; I did not watch. Month XI, night of the 9th, last part of the night, Mercury was 2 1⁄2 cubits below β Geminorum. |
| 8' | [...] ⸢in⸣ 7 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina GU ŠU₂ DIR.ŠE 6 ⸢GU₄.UD⸣ ina ŠU₂ ina HUN IGI NU PAP | ... Month VIII, the 7th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Aquarius. Month XII₂, the 6th?, Mercury's first appearance [in the west] in Aries; I did not watch. |
| 9' | [GE₆ x USAN GU₄.UD] SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 14 SI GE₆ 28 USAN GU₄.UD e is-le₁₀ 4 KUŠ₃ | [Night of the xth, first part of the night, Mercury was] 14 fingers [below] η Tauri. Night of the 28th?, first [part of the evening, Mercury] was 4 cubits above 𝜗 Tauri |
| 10' | [MU 60+24 {i}se] ⸢LUGAL⸣ BAR 7 16 na GU₄.UD in 10 ki 11 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂ GU₄ 20 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina MUL₂.MUL₂ IGI | [Year 84,] month I, the 7th, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 16°. Around the 10th or 11th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Taurus. Month II, the 20th?, Mercury's first appearance [in the east in Tau]rus. |
| 11' | [... in] 18 IGI 27 15 na GU₄.UD in 30 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ ŠU 1 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina SAG A 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ sin ana ⸢NIM⸣ [GUB] 8 SI ana ULU₃ SIG 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ ⸢dele-bat⸣ [...] | [... (ideal) first appearance] on the 18th. The 27th, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 15°. Around the 30th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Gemini. Month IV, the 1st, Mercury's [last appearance] in the west in the beginning of Leo, 1/2 cubit behind the moon to the east; it stood 8 fingers low to the south, 4 1⁄2 cubits behind Venus |
| 12' | [x x] ⸢NE⸣ 1 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ⸢TIL A⸣ ŠU₂ KIN 3 ⸢GU₄⸣.[UD ina NIM] ⸢ina ABSIN IGI KUR NIM-a na-su⸣ NU PAP in [x] ⸢IGI⸣ 26 15 na ⸢GU₄.UD⸣ | ... Month V, the 1st, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in the end of Pisces. Month VI, the 3rd, Mercury's first appearance [in the east] in Virgo; it was bright (and) high, I did not watch. Around the xth, first appearance on the 26th, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 15°. |
| 13' | [x] GU₄.UD ina NIM ina SAG RIN₂ ŠU₂ [x] ⸢APIN⸣ 19 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina PA IGI ⸢x x x⸣ | [The xth, Mercury’s] last appearance in the east in the beginning of Libra. ... Araḫsamnu (VIII) 19° of Mercury's [first appearance] in the west in Sagittarius ... |
| 14' | [GAN x] GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ NU PAP 10+[x] GU₄.UD ina NIM ina PA IGI 17 na-su ⸢in x⸣ IGI | [Month IX, the xth, Mercury’s] last appearance in the west in Capricorn; I did not watch. The 10+[xth], Mercury's [first appearance] in the east in Sagittarius; rising of Mercury to sunrise: 17°; [(ideal) first appearance] on the e[ast of ...] |
| 15' | [ZIZ₂ x] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina NIM ina GU ŠU₂ NU PAP ŠE 4 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina SAG HUN IGI KUR 14.30 na-su in 2 IGI | [Month XI, the xth, Mercury’s] last appearance in the east in Aquarius; I did not watch. Month IV, the 4th, Mer[cury's first appearance] in the west in the beginning of Aries; it was bright, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 14° 30'; (ideal) first appearance on the 2nd. |
| 16' | [x] ⸢USAN⸣ GU₄.UD SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-⸢HUN⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ | [The xth,] first part of the night, Mercury was 2 cubits below α Arietis. |
| 17' | [MU 60+25.KAM {i}se LUGAL BAR 3 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina SAG MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂ NU PAP GU₄ 13 GU₄.UD ina NIM IGI DIB | [Year 125,] king of the four quarters. Month I, the 3rd, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in the beginning of Taurus; I did not watch. Month II, the 13th, Mercury's first appearance in [the east, omitted.] |
| 18' | [x GU₄].⸢UD⸣ ina NIM UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB SIG 19 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ALLA IGI NU PAP ŠU GE₆ 4 | [The xth, Mercury’s] last appearance in the east ..., omitted. Month III, the 19th, Mer[cury's first appearance] in the west in Cancer; I did not watch. Month IV, night of the 4th, |
| 19' | [USAN GU₄].⸢UD⸣ e LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ NE 3 ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina ŠU₂ ina TIL A ŠU₂ NU PAP 27 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina A | first part of the night, Mercury was 1 cubit above α Leonis. Month V, the 3rd, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in the end of Leo; I did not watch. The 27th, Mercury's |
| 20' | n n ar₂] sin ana NIM IGI KUR 16 ⸢na-su⸣ in 24 IGI KIN 16 14 na GU₄.UD | [it was ... behind] the moon to the east; it was bright, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 16°; (ideal) first appearance on the 24th. Month VI, the 16th, sunset to setting of Mercury: 14'. |
| 21' | [x] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina NIM ina ABSIN ŠU₂ APIN [x] GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina PA IGI NIM-a na-su NU PAP in 14 ⸢IGI⸣ | [The xth,] Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Virgo. Month VIII, [the xt]h, Mercury's first appearance [in the west] in Sagittarius; it was bright (and) high, I did not watch. Around the 14th, α |
| 22' | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ in 29 GU₄.UD ina [ŠU₂ ina] ⸢PA⸣ ŠU₂ NU PAP GAN 12 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina SAG PA IGI NU [PAP] | ...; around the 29th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Sagittarius; I did not watch. Month IX, the 12th?, Mercury's first appearance [in the east] in the beginning of Sagitta[rius;] I did [not] watch. |
| 23' | [x x] GU₄.UD ina NIM ina MAŠ₂ ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [x x] ⸢ZIZ₂⸣ 29 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina zib{me} 3 KUŠ₃ ar₂ dele-bat ana ⸢NIM⸣ [GUB IGI] | [The xth, Mercury’s] first appearance in the east in Capricorn; ... of Šabaṭu; the 29th?, Mercury's first appearance [in the west] in Pisces, 3 cubits behind Venus to the east |
| 24' | [x na]-su in 27 IGI [x x x] 6 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina HUN ŠU₂ NU PAP ŠE DIR | rising of Mercury to sunrise: ...; (ideal) first appearance on the 27th. ... The 6th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Aries; I did not watch. Month IV was intercalary. |
| 25' | [MU 50.KAM] {i}an LUGAL GAL-u₂ u {[i}an A-šu₂] ⸢LUGAL⸣{meš} GU₄ 24 AN 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ IGI 17 na-su in 16 IGI | Year 50, Anu was great king and Anu, his son, E-Šarru. Month II, the 24th, Mars’ first appearance 3 1/2 cubits behind η Tauri; rising of Mars to sunrise: 17°; (ideal) first appearance on the 16th. |
| 26' | [x x x] 1 AN ana NIM ki [UŠ-u₂ x]+10 SI e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A UŠ NU PAP ZIZ₂ in 19 AN ana ME E-a NU PAP | ... The 1st, when Mars became stationary to the east, it became stationary [x]+10 fingers above β Scorpii; I did not watch. Month XI, around the 19th, Mars’ acronychal rising; I didn't watch. |
| 27' | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ 23 AN ana ŠU₂ ⸢ki⸣ [UŠ-a x]+10 SI ar₂ MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ ar₂ GENNA UŠ NU PAP ŠE DIR | ... the 23rd, Mars’ acronychal rising. [x]+10 fingers behind ϱ Leonis, 1 cubit behind Saturn; I did not watch. Month V was intercalary. |
| 28' | [MU 51.KAM] ⸢ZIZ₂⸣ 6 10+x [na AN] ⸢in⸣ 7 AN ina TIL GU ŠU₂ MU 52.KAM SIG 20 AN ina MAŠ.MAŠ IGI 17.30 na-su in 10 IGI | Year 51 of Šabaṭu. The 6th, sunrise to moonset: 10+[x°]; Mars was in Enlil. The 7th, Mars’ last appearance in the end of Aquarius. Year 52, month III, the 20th?, Mars' first appearance in Gemini; rising of Mars to sunrise: 17&u030'; (ideal) first appearance on the 10th. |
| 29' | [ZIZ₂ x AN ana] ⸢NIM⸣ ki UŠ-u₂ 4 KUŠ₃ ar₂ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM UŠ ŠE in 12 AN ana ME E-a NU PAP | Month XI, the xth, when Mars became stationary to the east, it became stationary 4 cubits behind α Virginis, 2 1⁄2 [cubits high] to the north. Month IV, around the 12th, Mars’ acronychal rising; I did not watch. |
| 30' | [MU 60+22.KAM {i]}⸢se⸣ LUGAL ŠU GE₆ 1 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 5 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 10 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ | [Year 82,] king of Seleucus. Month IV, night of the 1st, last part of the night, Mars was 1/2 cubit above η Geminorum. Night of the 5th, [last part] of the [night, Mars] was 1⁄2 cubit [above] 𝜗 Gemino[rum.] Night of [the 10th,] last part [of the night], Mars was 3 1/2 cu[bits] above ... |
| 31' | [...] 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ NE GE₆ 4 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ AN | Month V, night of the 4th, last part of the night, Mars was 2 1/2 cubits below β Geminorum. Night of the 21st, [last part] of the [night, Mars] |
| 32' | [...] ⸢x 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 4 SI | ... 1/2 cubit. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Mars was 4 fingers below δ Cancri. |
| 33' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ KUŠ₃ DU₆ GE₆ 6 ina ZALAG₂ AN e LUGAL 10 SI | ... cubits. Month VII, night of the 6th, last part of the night, Mars was 10 fingers above α Leonis. |
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| 1' | [GE₆ x ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 10 SI ⸢APIN⸣ GE₆ 13 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG ⸢GIŠ.KUN-A⸣ | [Night of the xth, last part of the night, Mars was] 10 fingers [above] ϱ Leonis; it was bright (and) high, Night of the 13th, [last part] of the [night, Mars] was 3 cubits [below] a Leonis. |
| 2' | n n x x ina ZALAG₂] AN e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 10 ⸢x⸣ ZIZ₂ GE₆ 22 USAN AN ana ŠU₂ ina LAL-šu₂ | last part of the night, Mars was 10 fingers above β Scorpii. Month XI, night of the 22nd, first part [of the night], Mars, while moving back to the west, |
| 3' | [... ŠE] GE₆ 18 ⸢USAN AN⸣ ina ŠU₂ <ina> LAL-šu₂ SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 4 KUŠ₃ | ... Night of the 18th, first part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the west, was 4 cubits below θ Leonis |
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| 1' | [MU 60+23.KAM {i}se LUGAL BAR GE₆ 28 USAN AN ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ | [Year 83,] king of the world. Month I, night of the 28th, first part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the east, was 3 1/2 cubits below θ Leonis. |
| 2' | [GU₄ GE₆] 25 USAN AN ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 6 SI SIG GE₆ 21 USAN AN | [Month II, night] of the 25th, first part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the east, was 6 fingers above β Scorpii. Month III, night of the 21st, first [part of the evening, Mars was] |
| 3' | [SIG DELE-ša₂]-⸢IGI⸣-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ŠU [GE₆] 18 USAN AN e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ | 1 1/2 cubits below a Virginis. Month IV, night of the 18th, first part of the night, Mars was 1 cubit above α Virginis |
| 4' | [NE GE₆] 18 USAN AN SIG RIN₂-⸢ša₂-ULU₃⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 USAN AN SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 5 KUŠ₃ | Month V, night of the 18th, first part of the night, Mars was 1⁄2 cubit below α Librae. Night of the 26th?, first [part of the evening, Mars] was 5 cubits below a Librae |
| 5' | [KIN] ⸢GE₆⸣ 15 USAN AN e MUL₂-⸢MURUB₄⸣-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 6 SI GE₆ 28 USAN AN | [Month VI,] night of the 15th, first part of the night, Mars was 6 fingers above δ Scorpii. Night of the 28th?, [first part] of the [night, Mars] |
| 6' | [e] ⸢SI₄⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ DU₆ GE₆ 11 ⸢USAN AN⸣ e šil-PA 1/2 KUŠ₃ GAN GE₆ 11 USAN AN | 2 cubits above γ Capricorni. Month VII, night of the 11th, first part of the night, Mars was 1/2 cubit above a Šil-pānu. Month IX, night [of the 1]1st, first [part of the evening, Mars] |
| 7' | [SIG] SI-MAŠ₂ 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ AB GE₆ 2 USAN AN e SUHUR-IGI 10 SI GE₆ 5 USAN AN | 2 2/3 cubits [below β Capricorni. Month X, night of the 2nd, first part of the night, Mars was] 10 fingers [above] 𝜗 Tauri. Night of the 5th, first [part of the evening, Mars] |
| 8' | [e] SUHUR-ar₂ 10 SI ŠE DIR | 10 fingers above δ Capricorni. Month IV, clouds |
| 9' | ⸢MU⸣ 60+24.KAM {i}se LUGAL SIG GE₆ 26 [ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ AN SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 KUŠ₃ ŠU GE₆ 6 | Year 84, king Seleucus. Month III, night of the 26th, in the morning watch, Mars was 4 cubits below α Geminorum. Month IV, night |
| 10' | [ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ AN SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 27 [ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ AN e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 10 SI | in the morning watch, Mars was 3 1⁄2 cubits below β Geminorum. Night of the 27th, last part of the night [Mars was] 10 fingers above 𝜗 Cancri. |
| 11' | ⸢NE⸣ GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG SAG-A 4 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ KIN GE₆ 3 ina ZALAG₂ AN e LUGAL 4 SI | Night of the 18th, last part of the night, Mars was 4 cubits below ε Leonis. Month VI, night of the 3rd, [last part] of the [night, Mars] was 4 fingers above a Leonis |
| 12' | [GE₆] 14 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-TUR 6 SI DU₆ ⸢GE₆ 5 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 5 KUŠ₃ | Night of the 14th, last part of the night, Mars was 6 fingers above ϱ Leonis. Month VII, night of the 5th, [last part of] the night?, Mars? was 5 cubits below 𝜗 Leonis |
| 13' | [GE₆] 19 ina ZALAG₂ AN e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 6 SI ⸢APIN GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 8 SI | Night of the 19th, last part of the night, Mars was 6 fingers above β Scorpii. Month VIII, night of the 1[5th,] last part [of the night], Mars was 8 fingers below 𝜗 Virginis. |
| 14' | [...] [...] | |
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