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ADART 5 79 (X500082)
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| Designation | ADART 5 79 |
|---|---|
| ID | X500082 |
| Museum no. | BM 34036 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | planetary text |
| Find spot | unclear |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [x x] dele-bat ar₂ 1 U [...] | ... Venus was 1 finger behind ... |
| 3' | e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 U ⸢NE⸣ [...] | 2 fingers above β Scorpii. ... |
| 4' | 1 KUŠ₃ in 10+[x ...] | 1 cubit. Around the 10+xth, ... |
| 5' | APIN 30 GAN 1 AB 30 ZIZ₂ 1 ŠE 1 [...] | VIII 30 IX 1 X 30 XI 1 EAE 1 ... |
| 6' | 24 na-su in 18 IGI DIR.ŠE 1 ⸢x⸣ [...] | rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 24°; (ideal) first appearance on the 18th. Month XII₂, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) |
| 7' | 1 KUŠ₃ ŠE DIR | 1 cubit; in the afternoon, clouds |
| 8' | 120+7 BAR 30 GE₆ 14 ina ZALAG₂ SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-[nu-nu n n GE₆] | (Year) 127, month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 14th, last part of the night, below η Piscium. Night |
| 9' | 23 ina ZALAG₂ SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ [x ina ZALAG₂] | The 23rd, last part of the night, 5 cubits below β Arietis. Ni[ght of the xth,] last part [of the night], |
| 10' | SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 6 KUŠ₃ GU₄ 1 GE₆ 20 ina [ZALAG₂ SIG MUL₂.MUL₂] | 6 cubits below α Arietis. Month II, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Night of the 20th, last part of the night, |
| 11' | 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ SIG 30 GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ e is-le₁₀ 2 ⸢x⸣ [KUŠ₃ GE₆] | Month III, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 8th, last part of the night, it was 2 cubits above α Tauri. Night |
| 12' | 30 ina ZALAG₂ e ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 10 SI ŠU 1 GE₆ 14 ina [ZALAG₂ x] | The 30th, last part of the night, it was 10 fingers above ζ Tauri. Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Night of the 14th, in [the morning, ...] |
| 13' | [MUL₂-IGI]-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 10 SI GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-⸢pit₂⸣-[MAŠ.MAŠ] | 10 fingers [above] η Geminorum. Night of the 17th, last part of the night, it was 1⁄2 cubit above rho |
| 14' | 10 SI GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 3 KUŠ₃ ⸢NE⸣ [x] | 10 fingers. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, it was 3 cubits above γ Geminorum. ... |
| 15' | GE₆ 10 ina ZALAG₂ SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ SIG [MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂] | Night of the 10th, last part of the night, it was 3 cubits below α Geminorum. [Night of the 20th,] last part [of the night], it was |
| 16' | 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ KIN 30 GE₆ 11 ina ZALAG₂ e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ n n] | Month VI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 11th, last part of the night, above θ Cancri. |
| 17' | GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-SI 2 U DU₆ 1 GE₆ [x] | Night of the 19th, last part of the night, it was 2 fingers above γ Cancri. Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Ni[ght of the xth,] |
| 18' | ina ZALAG₂ SIG SAG-A 4 KUŠ₃ APIN 30 in EN 1 ana ⸢NIM⸣ | last part of the night, 4 cubits below ε Leonis. Month VIII, the 30th. Around until the 1st, when it became stationary to the east, |
| 19' | ki UŠ-u₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ SAG-A UŠ GAN 30 GE₆ 20+[x] | it was 2 cubits behind ε Leonis. Month IX, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 20+[xth,] |
| 20' | ina ZALAG₂ ana ŠU₂ ina LAL-šu₂ SIG SAG-A 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ AB 1 GE₆ 23 ina [ZALAG₂] | last part of the night, while moving back to the west, it was 2 1⁄2 cubits below ε Leonis. Month X, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Night of the 23rd, last part [of the night], |
| 21' | e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-SI 6 U | 6 fingers above γ Cancri. |
| 22' | ZIZ₂ 1 EN 10 ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 1 KUŠ₃ ina IGI MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢SI⸣ [UŠ] | Month XI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Until the 10th, when it became stationary to the west, it was 1 cubit in front of γ Cancri. |
| 23' | GE₆ 30 USAN ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-SI 4 U ŠE 1 [(x)] | Night of the 30th, first part of the night, while moving back to the east, it was 4 fingers above γ Cancri. Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 60th of the preceding month). |
| 24' | 120+8 BAR 30 GE₆ 6 USAN SIG SAG-A 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 29 | (Year) 168, month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 6th, first part of the night, it was 3 cubits below ε Leonis. Night [of the 29th,] |
| 25' | USAN e LUGAL 10 SI GU₄ 1 GE₆ 13 USAN e | first part of the night, 10 fingers above α Leonis. Month II, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Night of the 13th, first part [of the night], |
| 26' | [MUL₂-TUR]-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 30 USAN SIG GIŠ.KUN-A | 1⁄2 cubit [below] ϱ Leonis. Night of the 30th, first part of the night, below 𝜗 Leonis |
| 27' | 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG 1 GE₆ 17 USAN e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1 SI | Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Night of the 17th, first part of the night, 1 finger above β Scorpion. |
| 28' | [AN] 1 U ana NIM DIB ŠU 30 GE₆ 9 USAN SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ | Mars having passed 1 finger to the east. Month IV, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 9th, first part of the night, 1 cubit below γ Virginis |
| 29' | [NE] 1 GE₆ 1 USAN e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ KIN 30 | Month V, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) <moonrise to sunset>: 1. Night of the 1[st, first part of the night, it was] 1 cubit [above] a Virginis. Month VI, (the 2nd) of the month, |
| 30' | [GE₆ x USAN] SIG RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 13 USAN SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI | [Night of the xth, first part of the night,] it was 1⁄2 cubit below α Librae. Night of the 13th?, first [part of the] night, it was |
| 31' | 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ | 4 1/2 cubits |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | RIN₂ ša₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | Librae of ... |
| 2' | RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ [...] | Librae |
| 3' | GE₆ 23 USAN [...] | Night of the 23rd, first part of the night, |
| 4' | GE₆ 7 USAN e [...] | Night of the 7th, first part of the night, it was above |
| 5' | ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA [...] | Šakiršil-PA |
| o v | ||
| 1' | in 25 [...] | At 25° |
| 2' | 6 14 15 [...] | 6 14 15 ... |
| 3' | GE₆ 28 ina ZALAG₂ [...] | Night of the 28th, last part of the night, |
| 4' | e šil-PA 2/3 [KUŠ₃ ...] | 2/3 cubit above η Ophiuchi |
| 5' | ZIZ₂ 30 GE₆ 15 ina [ZALAG₂ ...] | Month XI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 15th, last part of the night, |
| 6' | ina ZALAG₂ e ⸢sin⸣ [...] | last part of the night, it was above γ Virginis |
| 7' | 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | 1/2 cubit ... |
| 8' | 120+20 [...] | 120+20 ... |
| 9' | nu-nu [...] | Nūnu ... |
| 10' | 2 [...] | 2 ... |
| o vi | ||
| 1' | [x x SIG ŠUR]-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ | 2 1/2 cubits below β Tauri. Night of the 27th, last part of the night, |
| 2' | [e ŠUR]-⸢GIGIR⸣-ša₂-ULU₃ 20 SI NE 30 GE₆ 11 ina ZALAG₂ | 20 fingers above ζ Tauri. Month V, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 11th, last part of the night, |
| 3' | [e] ⸢MUL₂⸣-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 8 SI GE₆ 14 ina ZALAG₂ e | 8 fingers above η Geminorum. Night of the 14th, last part of the night, |
| 4' | [MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še]-⸢pit₂⸣-MAŠ.MAŠ 8 SI GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA | 8 fingers [above] μ Geminorum. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, it was 2 1⁄2 cubits above rho |
| 5' | 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ KIN 1 GE₆ 4 ina ZALAG₂ SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 KUŠ₃ | Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Night of the 4th, last part of the night, 4 cubits below α Geminorum |
| 6' | GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ DU₆ 1 | Night of the 17th, last part of the night, Mars was 2 2/3 cubits below β Geminorum. Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). |
| 7' | GE₆ 13 ina ZALAG₂ SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-SI 2 SI | Night of the 13th, last part of the night, it was 2 fingers below η Cancri. |
| 8' | GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | Night of the 25th, last part of the night, it was 1 1/2 cubits above δ Cancri. |
| 9' | APIN 1 in EN 12 ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Until around the 12th, when it became stationary to the east, |
| 10' | ar₂ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ UŠ GAN 1 25 ana ME E-a | behind δ Cancri. Month IX, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). The 25th, acronychal rising. |
| 11' | AB 30 GE₆ 21 USAN ana ŠU₂ ina LAL-<šu₂> SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ | Month X, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 21st, first part of the night, while moving back to the west, it was below β Geminorum. |
| 12' | 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ZIZ₂ 1 EN 4 ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 3 KUŠ₃ | Month XI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Until the 4th, when it became stationary to the west, |
| 13' | SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 4 U ana ŠU₂ LAL UŠ GE₆ 21 ⸢USAN⸣ | 4 fingers below β Geminorum, being a little back to the west. Night of the 21st, first part of the night, |
| 14' | ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ŠE 30 | while moving back to the east, it was 1 1/2 cubits below β Geminorum. Month VIII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). |
| 15' | GE₆ 15 USAN AN e MUL₂.BABBAR 1 KUŠ₃ DIR.ŠE 1 | Night of the 15th, first part of the night, Mars was 1 cubit above Jupiter. Month XII2, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). |
| 16' | GE₆ 2 USAN e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ | Night of the 2nd, first part of the night, 1 cubit above θ Cancri. |
| 17' | GE₆ 16 USAN e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 2 ⸢U⸣ | Night of the 16th, first part of the night, it was 2 fingers above δ Cancri. |
| 18' | 120+23 BAR 30 GE₆ 7 USAN SIG SAG-A 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ [x] | (Year) 123, month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 7th, first part of the night, 3 cubits below ε Leonis. Ni[ght of the xth,] |
| 19' | ina USAN e LUGAL 10 SI GU₄ 30 GE₆ 9 ina USAN e ⸢MUL₂⸣-[TUR] | in the first part of the night, 10 fingers above α Leonis. Month II, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 9th, first part [of the night], |
| 20' | 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 27 USAN SIG GIŠ.KUN 4 KUŠ₃ SIG 1 ⸢GE₆⸣ [x] | Night of the 27th, first part of the night, it was 4 cubits below θ Leonis. Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Ni[ght of the xth,] |
| 21' | USAN e GIR₃-ar₂ 2 U DIM₄ ŠU 30 GE₆ 6 ⸢USAN⸣ [...] | first part of the night, it was 2 fingers above β Scorpii, it came near. Month IV, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 6th, first part [of the night?, ...] |
| 22' | GE₆ 26 USAN SIG GENNA 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 27 ⸢USAN⸣ [...] | Night of the 26th, first part of the night, it was 1 cubit below Saturn. Ni[ght of the 27th, “First Part of the Night, ...] |
| 23' | 1 KUŠ₃ NE 1 GE₆ 27 USAN SIG RIN₂-[ša₂-ULU₃ n n] | Month V, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Night of the 27th, first part of the night, it was below α Librae. |
| 24' | AN 2 SI ana NIM DIB KIN 30 GE₆ 5 [USAN] | Mars having passed 2 fingers to the east. Month VI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). Night of the 5th, first part of the night, |
| 25' | SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 3 KUŠ₃ 13 14 0 | 3 cubits below β Librae. The 13th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 14° |
| 26' | ina SAG GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ DU₆ 1 ⸢APIN⸣ [...] | in the beginning of Scorpius. Month VII, the 1st, Araḫsamna |
| 27' | 120+24 {i}an LUGAL BAR [...] | (Year) 124, king of the Euphrates. Month I, |
| 28' | GE₆ 18 [...] | Night of the 18th, |
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