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ADART 6 7 (X600007)
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| Designation | ADART 6 7 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600007 |
| Museum no. | BM 34625 + 34741 + 55543 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Goal-year 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.
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| 1' | [MU 20.KAM ... MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM ki] ⸢UŠ⸣-u₂ ina zib{me} UŠ NU PAP KIN 5 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ME E-[a ...] | [Year 20, ...] when Jupiter became stationary to the east, it became stationary in Pisces; I did not watch. Month VI, the 5th, Jupiter’s acronychal rising |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ DIR 21 MUL₂.BABBAR ina HUN IGI 13 na ina 19 [IGI] | ... ... Month XII2, the 21st, Jupiter’s first appearance in Aries; rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 13°; (ideal) first appearance on the 19th. |
| 3' | MU 2 [...] ⸢DIB⸣-qa ša₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina GU u zib{me} ia-⸢a⸣-[nu ...] | Year 2 ... the ešiptu of Jupiter in Aquarius and Pisces Iaenu |
| 4' | MU 60+23.KAM {i}⸢se⸣ [LUGAL ... dele-bat SIG ŠUR]-SI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 16 dele-bat e ŠUR-ULU₃ 2 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆⸣ [x dele-bat] | [Year 83,] king of Seleucus. Venus was 1 1⁄2 cubits below β Tauri. Night of the 16th, Venus was 2? [cubits] above 𝜁 Leonis. Ni[ght of the xth,] Venus |
| 5' | e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n GE₆ x (USAN) dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂]-⸢še⸣-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI i dele-bat ana NIM DIB GE₆ 28 dele-bat ⸢e⸣ [...] | above η Geminorum. Night [of the xth, first part of the night, Venus was] 1 cubit 4 fingers [above] rho Leonis, Venus having passed a little to the east. Night of the 28th, Venus |
| 6' | GU₄ GE₆ 8 USAN dele-bat SIG MAŠ.[MAŠ-IGI N KUŠ₃ GE₆ x (USAN) dele-bat SIG] MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ n n] | Month II, night of the 8th, first part of the night, Venus was [nn] cubits below α Geminorum. [Night of the xth,] first part [of the night], Venus was 2 1⁄2 [cubits] below a Gemi[norum]. Night of the 26th?, first [part of the evening,] Venus was above 𝜗 Cancri. |
| 7' | SIG GE₆ 7 USAN dele-bat SIG SAG-A n n ...] dele-bat ana NIM DIB GE₆ 23 dele-bat e MUL₂-TUR 1/2 KUŠ₃ i dele-⸢bat⸣ [ana x x] | Month III, night of the 7th, first part of the night, Venus was below ε Leonis ... Venus having passed a little to the east. Night of the 23rd, Ve[nus was] 1⁄2 cubit above 𝜗 Leonis, Venus being ... |
| 8' | ŠU GE₆ 8 dele-bat SIG GIŠ.KUN 4 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆ x⸣ [dele-bat ...] x 1 U ana EGIR-šu₂ LAL NE 11 8 na ša₂ dele-bat KUR ina 13 dele-bat | Month IV, night of the 8th, Venus was 4 cubits below θ Leonis. Night of the xth, [Venus ...] ... being 1 finger backwards. Month V, the 11th, rising of Venus to sunrise: 8°; (ideal) first appearance on the 13th. Venus |
| 9' | ina ŠU₂ ina A ŠU₂ KIN 3 dele-bat ina NIM ina A IGI KUR ⸢NIM⸣-[a ina x] ⸢IGI⸣ DU₆ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG GIR₃-ar₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ i dele-bat ana NIM DIB APIN GE₆ 5 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [dele-bat] | in the west in Leo. Month VI, the 3rd, Venus’ first appearance in the east [in Leo;] it was bright (and) high, the Elamite in [the xth.] Month VII, night of the 19th, last part of the night, Venus was 1/2 cubit below β Scorpii, Venus having passed a little to the east. Month VIII, Night of the 5th, in the morning watch, Venus |
| 10' | SIG DELE 20 SI i dele-bat ana NIM DIB GE₆ 18 dele-bat ⸢e SA₄⸣ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GAN GE₆ 7 dele-bat e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ LAL₂ GE₆ 12 dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 ⸢x⸣ [KUŠ₃ GE₆ x ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ dele-bat e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 10 SI [dele-bat n n] ana NIM DIB | 20 fingers below γ Virginis, Venus having passed a little to the east. Night of the 18th, Venus was 1 1⁄2 cubits [above] 𝜗 Virginis. Month IX, night of the 7th, Ve[nus was] balanced 1/2 cubit above Librae. Ni[ght of the 12th,] Venus was 2? [cubits] below [ʲ Librae]. Night [of the xth, last part of the night, Venus] was 10 fingers above {Ša-Reš-Scorpii; Venus [having passed ... to the north.] |
| 11' | GE₆ 29 dele-bat e SI₄ 3 KUŠ₃ AB GE₆ 10 dele-bat [e šil]-PA 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI dele-bat 2 SI ana NIM DIB ZIZ₂ GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ | Night of the 29th, Venus was 3 cubits above α Scorpii. Month X, night of the 10th, [Venus was] 1 cubit 8 fingers [above] 𝜗 Ophiuchi, Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east. [Month XI, night] of the 15th, last part of the night, Venus |
| 12' | GE₆ 28 dele-bat e SUHUR-IGI 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI ŠE GE₆⸣ 1 dele-bat e SUHUR-ar₂ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI LAL₂ DIR 28 10 UŠ na ša₂ dele-bat | Night of the 28th, Venus was 1 cubit 4 fingers above γ Capricorni. Month IV, night of the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) Venus was balanced 1 [cubit] 4 fingers [above] 𝜗 Capri[corni]. Month XII2, the 2[8th,] rising of Venus to sunrise: 10°. |
| 13' | MU 1.24 BAR ina 4 dele-bat ina ⸢NIM⸣ ina HUN ŠU₂ | Year 84. Month I, around the 4th, Venus’ last appearance in the east in Aries. |
| 14' | MU 45.KAM {i}an u {i}se LUGAL{meš} BAR 21 ŠU₂ ša₂ GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ TA 17 ki PAP NU IGI ina 18 KI 19 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂ | Year 45, kings of the Euphrates and Seleucus. Month I, the 21st, Mercury’s last appearance in the west from the 17th when I watched I did not see it. Around the 18th or 19th, Mercury's [last appearance] in the east in Taurus. |
| 15' | SIG 3 ina NIM IGI DIB 13 ina NIM ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB ŠU 9 ina ŠU₂ ina ALLA IGI 15 na ina 7 IGI NE 20 ina ŠU₂ ina SAG ABSIN ŠU₂ NU PAP | Month III, the 3rd, first appearance in the east, omitted. The 13th, its last appearance [in the east], omitt[ed.] Month IV, the 9th, [first appearance] in the west in Cancer; rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 15°; (ideal) first appearance on the 7th. Month V, the 20th, last appearance in [the west in the beginning of Virgo;] I did not watch. |
| 16' | KIN 14 ina NIM ina TIL A IGI TUR 17 na ina 11 IGI ⸢DU₆⸣ 6 ina NIM ina ABSIN ŠU₂ APIN 29 ina ŠU₂ ina PA IGI GAN 14 ina ŠU₂ ina PA ŠU₂ | Month VI, the 14th, first appearance in the east in the end of Leo; it was small, rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 17°; (ideal) first appearance on the 11th. ‘Month VII,’ (the 1st of which was identical with) the 6th (of the preceding month). [last appearance in] the east [in Virgo. Month VIII, the 29th,] first appearance [in the west in Sagittarius. Month IX, the 1]4th, [first appearance] in the west |
| 17' | ina 26 ina NIM ina PA IGI ZIZ₂ 10 ina NIM ina MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ ⸢ŠE⸣ [x] ina ŠU₂ ina zib{me} IGI GE₆ 23 USAN GU₄.UD SIG MUL₂-IGI-[ša₂-SAG-LU] | (ideal) first appearance on the 26th in the east in Sagittarius. Month XI, the 10th, [last appearance] in the north in Capricorn. “The xth, first appearance in the west in Pisces. Night of the 23rd, first part of the night, Mercury was |
| 18' | 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 USAN GU₄.UD SIG MUL₂-ar₂-[ša₂-SAG-LU x]+1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ DIR ina 10 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina LU ŠU₂ ŠE.DIR | 3 cubits Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Mercury was [x]+1 cubit below α Arietis; clouds. Around the 10th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Aries. Month XII was intercalary. |
| 19' | [MU] 30+2.KAM ...] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [...] ⸢in⸣ 28 KI 29 GENNA ana ME E ŠU EN 29 | [Year 30+2 ...] e22... ... e23 ... the 28th, with the 29th, Saturn’s acronychal rising. Month IV, until the 2[9th,] |
| 20' | [GENNA ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a ina] PA UŠ ⸢APIN⸣ [... GENNA ina] PA ŠU₂ GAN 19 GENNA ina PA IGI 15 na | when Saturn became stationary to the west, it became stationary in Sagittarius; it was followed by α Araḫsamna [... Saturn’s] last appearance [in Sagitta]rius. Month IX, the 19th, Saturn's [first appearance] in Sagig; rising of Saturn to sunrise: 15° |
| 21' | [MU 12.KAM {i}se] LUGAL NE ⸢EN x AN ana⸣ NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI MUL₂.⸢MUL₂ UŠ DU₆⸣ 13+[x] | Year 12, king Seleucus. Month V, [the xth,] when Mars became stationary to the east, it became stationary 1 1/2 cubits in front of η Tauri. Month VII, the 13+[xth], |
| 22' | [... x]+8 AN ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 4 KUŠ₃ SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM DIB UŠ [...] | [... the x]+8th, when Mars became stationary to the west, it became stationary 4 cubits below β Arietis, having passed 1/2 cubit to the east. The length |
| 23' | [MU 44.KAM {i}an u {i}se] LUGAL{meš} SIG GE₆ 11 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG nu-nu 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ | Year 44, kings of the Euphrates and Seleucus. Month III, night of the 11th, last part of the night, Mars was 3 cubits below η Piscium. Night of the 21st, [last part] of the [night], Mars was 4 cubit[s] below a Arietis. |
| 24' | [GE₆ x ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂]-⸢SAG⸣-HUN 5 [KUŠ₃] ⸢NE⸣ GE₆ 5 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG MUL₂.[MUL₂ n n] ⸢DU₆⸣ GE₆ 21 | [Night of the xth, last part of the night, Mars was] 5 cubits [below] α Arietis. E22NE’e23. Night of the 5th, [last part] of the [night, Mars] was below 𝜗 Tauri. [E]22DU₆E23. Ni[ght of the 21st,] |
| 25' | [ina ZALAG₂ AN ana ŠU₂ ina LAL-šu₂ SIG MUL₂].MUL₂ 1 5/6 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [AB] GE₆ 9 USAN AN ana NIM ina [LAL-šu₂ SIG] MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 KUŠ₃ | [last part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the west, was] 1 5/6 cubits below η Tauri. Month X, night of the 9th, first part [of the night], Mars, [while moving back] to the east, was 1 cubit below [𝜗 Tauri]. |
| 26' | [... e is]-⸢le₁₀ 3 [KUŠ₃ ŠE GE₆ x]+1 USAN AN SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI | ... 3 cubits above α Tauri. Month IV, night of the [x]+1st, first part of the night, Mars was 1 cubit 8 fingers below 𝜗 Tauri |
| 27' | [...] GE₆ 24 USAN AN e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ | ... Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Mars was above η Geminorum |
| 28' | [...] ⸢MU⸣ 45 BAR GE₆ 3 USAN AN e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 4 KUŠ₃⸣ | ... 45°. Month I, night of the 3rd, first part of the night, Mars was 4 cubits above γ Geminorum. |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [x x]+10 ME DIR NU PAP | moonrise to sunset: [x]+10'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 2' | [x x]+10 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | moonset to sunrise: [x]+10'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 3' | [x x].20 GE₆ | sunset to moonrise: [x] 20’ |
| 4' | [x x].20 na muš | sunrise to moonset: x° 20'; measured. |
| 5' | [x] 17.10 | ... 17 10 |
| 6' | [GU₄] 1 24 DIR muš | Month II, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 24°; measured (despite) clouds |
| 7' | 12 3 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 3°; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 8' | 13 5 ME DIR muš | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 5°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 9' | 13 4.50 na DIR NU PAP | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 4° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 10' | 14 7.10 GE₆ DIR NU PAP | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 7° 10'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 11' | 28 20 | (times) 28 is 20 00 |
| 12' | SIG 30 18 DIR muš | Month III, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month). The 18th, measured (despite) clouds. |
| 13' | 12 9 ŠU₂ | 12th moonset to sunrise: 9° |
| 14' | 13 13.20 ME NU PAP | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 13° 20'; I did not watch. |
| 15' | 13 1.30 na | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 1° 30'. |
| 16' | 14 [x]+20 NINDA GE₆ | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: [x]+20'. |
| 17' | [x x].50 muš | x 50, measured |
| 18' | [ŠU x] NU IGI | Hand of ... not seen |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | [KIN ...] ⸢x⸣ | Month VI, |
| 2' | 13 12.10 ŠU₂ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 12° 10'. |
| 3' | 14 20 NINDA na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 20'; measured. |
| 4' | 15 3 ME muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 3°, measured. |
| 5' | 16 6 GE₆ | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 6°. |
| 6' | 27 18.30 | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 18° 30’. |
| 7' | DU₆ 1 16.30 muš KUR₄ ina GUB IGI | Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 16° 30'; measured; it was bright, it could be seen while (the sun) stood there. |
| 8' | 13 9.10 ŠU₂ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 9° 10'. |
| 9' | 14 6.40 ME muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 6° 40'; measured. |
| 10' | 14 ⸢x⸣ [na] | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 11' | 15 1+[x GE₆] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 1+x° |
| 12' | 27 [x]+11 | 27 x+11 |
| 13' | APIN 30 13.30 KUR₄ muš | Month VIII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 13° 30'; it was bright, measured. |
| 14' | 14 5 ŠU₂ DIR muš | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 5°; measured (despite) clouds |
| 15' | 15 1 ME muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 1°, measured. |
| 16' | 15 8.30 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 8° 30'; measured. |
| 17' | 16 8.20 GE₆ | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 20’. |
| 18' | 27 18 DIR muš | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 18°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 19' | GAN 1 22 KUR₄ NU PAP | Month IX, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 22°; it was bright, I did not watch. |
| 20' | [x] 6.30 ME muš | ... moonrise to sunset: 6° 30', measured |
| 21' | [x x] NINDA ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | ... loaves of bread; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 22' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ DIR NU PAP | sunset to moonrise: ; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 23' | [x x] ⸢na⸣ muš | ... female lamb, snake |
| 24' | [x x x] NU PAP | ... I did not watch. |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | AB 30 17 DIR NU [PAP] | Month X, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 17°; clouds, I did not watch |
| 2' | 14 9 ŠU₂ | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 9°. |
| 3' | 15 30 NINDA ME muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 30'; measured. |
| 4' | 15 4 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 4°, measured. |
| 5' | 16 14.50 GE₆ DIR NU PAP | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 14° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 6' | 28 12.50 DIR NU PAP | The 28th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 12° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 7' | ZIZ₂ 1 19.50 DIR NU [PAP] | Month XI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 19° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 8' | 14 6+[x ME ...] | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 6+x° ... |
| 9' | 14 x ŠU₂ ...] | The 14th, [moonset to sunrise:] ... |
| 10' | 15 x GE₆ ...] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: ... |
| 11' | 15 10+[x na ...] | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 10+x° ... |
| 12' | 27 19 DIR⸣ NU PAP | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 19°; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 13' | ŠE 1 21.50 DIR KALAG NU PAP | Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 21° 50'; dense clouds, I did not watch. |
| 14' | 13 5.50 ŠU₂ | 13th moonset to sunrise: 5° 50’ |
| 15' | 14 40 NINDA ME muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 40'; measured. |
| 16' | 14 5 na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 5°, measured. |
| 17' | 15 14 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 14°. |
| 18' | 27 13 | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 13°. |
| 19' | DIR 30 13 SIG muš | Month XII2, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 13°; it was faint, measured. |
| 20' | 13 9.40 ŠU₂ [DIR] NU PAP | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 9° 40'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 21' | 14 8 ⸢ME⸣ | The 14th, 8 eagles. |
| 22' | 14 2.30 [na] | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 2° 30'. |
| 23' | 15 6+[x GE₆] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 6+x° |
| 24' | 27 [...] | The 27th, |
| l.e. | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢ša₂ ana MU⸣ 1.31.KAM {i}an-ti-i-ku-us ⸢LUGAL kun⸣-[nu-uʾ] | ... for year 81, “Anti-ikûš is the king’s palace. |
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