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ADART 6 10 (X600010)
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| Designation | ADART 6 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600010 |
| Museum no. | BM 35388 |
| 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| t.e. | ||
| 1' | ⸢ina a-mat {d}EN {d}GAŠAN-ia₂⸣ liš-lim | By the command of Bel and Beltiya may it go well |
| o | ||
| 1' | [MU 25.KAM] {⸢i}se-lu-ku⸣ u₃ {⸢i}an⸣-[ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL]{meš} {itu}ŠU in 18 MUL₂.BABBAR ina A ŠU₂ | Year 25, kings Seleucus and Antiochus. Month IV, around the 18th, Jupiter’s last appearance in Leo. |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ {itu}GAN EN 18 MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM | ... month IX, until the 18th, when Jupiter became stationary to the east, |
| 3' | [ki UŠ-u₂ ...] {itu}ZIZ₂ 16 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ME E-a | when it became stationary [to the east, ...] Month XI, the 16th, Jupiter’s acronychal rising. |
| 4' | ⸢MU⸣ 13.KAM ...] ⸢x x LUGAL⸣ {itu}SIG GE₆ 20 USAN MUL₂.BABBAR ina IGI LUGAL 8 SI | Year 13 of , king of . Month III, night of the 20th, first part of the night, Jupiter was 8 fingers in front of α Leonis. |
| 5' | {⸢itu⸣}x [GE₆ x USAN MUL₂.BABBAR SIG GIŠ.KUN]-A 4 KUŠ₃ {itu}ZIZ₂ GE₆ 29 USAN MUL₂.BABBAR SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 4 KUŠ₃ | [Month XI, night of the xth, first part of the night, Jupiter was] 4 cubits [below θ Leonis.] Month X[I?, night] of the 29th?, first [part of the evening, Jupi]ter was 4? [cubits] below 𝜗 Leonis |
| 6' | MU 1.28.KAM ...] dele-bat [SIG] ⸢ŠUR-GIGIR⸣-ša₂-SI 5/6 KUŠ₂ i-ṣi dele-bat ana NIM DIB | Year 88, ... Venus was 5/6 cubit below β Tauri; Venus having passed a little to the east. |
| 7' | ⸢x⸣ [...] 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆⸣ 10+[x] ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | ... 1 1/2 cubits. Night of the 10+[xth,] first part of the night, Venus was 1 1/2 [cubits] above η Geminorum. |
| 8' | [... e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še]-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 17 USAN dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ | [... Venus was] 1 1/2 cubits [above] μ Geminorum. Night of the 17th, first part of the night, Venus was 4 1/2 [cubits] above a Gemi[norum]. |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] {itu}SIG 3 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ NU PAP | ... ... Month III, the 3rd, Venus’ last appearance in the west in Gemini; I did not watch. |
| 10' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [x] x [x] ⸢in⸣ 15 IGI {itu}ŠU | “The ... of the king’s palace— the ... (of) the temple ... ... The 15th, first appearance in Duʾuzu. |
| 11' | [...] GE₆ 10+[x ina ZALAG₂] ⸢dele-bat⸣ [x] MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | ... Night of the 10+xth, last part of the night, Venus was 1 1/2 cubits μ Geminorum |
| 12' | ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] ⸢x ina ZALAG₂⸣ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 5 1/2 KUŠ₃ | Night of the xth, last part of the night, Venus was 5 1/2 cubits below α Geminorum. |
| 13' | ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [MUL₂-x]-⸢ša₂⸣-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 14 SI | θ Cancri 14 fingers |
| 14' | [...] ⸢dele-bat SIG⸣ LUGAL 5 SI LAL₂ GE₆ 22 | ... Venus was balanced 5 fingers below α Leonis. Night of the 22nd, |
| 15' | [...] ⸢SI⸣ GE₆ 30 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 4 KUŠ₃ | ... the north wind. Night of the 30th, last part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits below θ Leonis |
| 16' | [... GIR₃]-⸢ar₂-ša₂⸣-A 3 ⸢SI⸣ GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 14 SI | 3 fingers β Virginis. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, Venus was 14 fingers below gamma Virginis |
| 17' | [... dele-bat e] ⸢SA₄⸣-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 5/6 KUŠ₃ | ... Venus was 1 1/2 cubits above α Virginis. Night of the 19th, last part of the night, Venus was 5/6 cubit above a Librae. |
| 18' | [...] ⸢dele-bat⸣ [SIG RIN₂]-ša₂-SI 3 KUŠ₃ {itu}GAN GE₆ 4 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 2 SI i-ṣa dele-bat ana ŠU₂ LAL | ... Venus was 3 cubits below a Librae. Month IX, night of the 4th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers above β Scorpii, Venus being a little back to the west |
| 19' | [...] ⸢dele-bat e SI₄⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI | ... Venus was 2 cubits above α Scorpii. Night of the 21st, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit 4 fingers above a Ophiuchi. |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ dele-bat SIG ⸢SI⸣-MAŠ₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ at-ta-ṣar u SI NU IGI {itu}ZIZ₂ 16 | ... Venus was 2 1⁄2 cubits below β Capricorni; I reached it, but I did not see it. Month XI, the 16th, |
| 21' | [x na ša₂ dele-bat] ⸢in⸣ 20 dele-bat ina NIM ina GU ŠU₂ ŠE.DIR | sunset to setting of Venus: ... The 20th, Venus’ last appearance in the east in Aquarius. Month XII was intercalary. |
| 22' | [MU 50.KAM {i]}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL GAL u an-ti-ʾu-uk-su DUMU-šu₂ LUGAL {itu}BAR 7 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina SAG MUL₂.MUL₂ IGI NU PAP | Year 50, Antiochus was great king and Antiochum his son was king. Month I, the 7th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in the beginning of Taurus; I did not watch. |
| 23' | [...] ⸢USAN⸣ GU₄.UD e is-le₁₀ x KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 USAN GU₄.UD SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI | ... first part of the night, Mercury was x cubits above α Tauri. Night of the 25th, first part [of the night], Mercury was 1 cubit 4 fingers below 𝜗 Tauri |
| 24' | [...] ⸢USAN GU₄.UD⸣ e ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 5/6 KUŠ₃ {itu}GU₄ 17 ŠU₂ ša₂ GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ | ... first part of the night, Mercury was 1 5/6 cubits above ζ Tauri. Month II, the 17th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west |
| 25' | [ina x] TA 13 ⸢ki PAP⸣ NU IGI 13 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina SAG MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ NU ⸢PAP⸣ | in ... from the 13th, last appearance in E’e; I did not see it. The 13th?, Mercury's [first appearance] in the west in the beginning of Gemini; [I did not] see (the moon). |
| 26' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢ina MAŠ.MAŠ IGI⸣ 10.30 na-su {itu}ŠU in 7 GU₄.UD ina ⸢NIM⸣ [ina x] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ | ... ... first appearance in Gemini; rising of Mercury to sunrise: 10° 30'. Month IV, around the 7th, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the east in ... |
| 27' | [...] ⸢x A⸣ GE₆ 28 USAN GU₄.UD SIG [...] KUŠ₃ | ... night of the 28th, first part of the night, Mercury was below cubits |
| 28' | [... ina] ⸢RIN₂ ŠU₂⸣ {itu}DU₆ ⸢x GU₄⸣.[UD ...] | ... in the Scales. Month VII, ... Mercury |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] {⸢itu}GAN⸣ [x]+7 GENNA⸣ ina GU ŠU₂ {itu}⸢ZIZ₂ in 21 GENNA ⸢ina GU IGI⸣ [...] | ... month IX, [x]+7th, Saturn’s last appearance in Aquarius. Month XI, around the 21st, Saturn's first appearance in Aries |
| 2' | [MU 17.KAM {i}se]-⸢lu⸣-ku LUGAL {itu}DU₆ in 7 AN ina GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ | Year 17, king Seleucus. Month VII, around the 7th, Mars’ last appearance in Scorpius. |
| 3' | [MU 49.KAM {i]}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su u {i}se-lu-ku LUGAL{meš} {itu}BAR GE₆ 5 USAN AN ana NIM | Year 49, Antiochus and Seleucus kings. Month I, night of the 5th, first part of the night, Mars was |
| 4' | [ina LAL-šu₂ SIG] ⸢SAG⸣-A 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 USAN AN e LUGAL 14 SI {itu}GU₄ GE₆ 9 | while moving back to the west, it was 2 1⁄2 cubits below ε Leonis. Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Mars was 14 fingers above 𝜗 Leonis Month II, night of the 9th, |
| 5' | [USAN AN e] ⸢MUL₂⸣-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28 USAN AN SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 4 KUŠ₃ | first part of the night, Mars was 1⁄2 cubit above ϱ Leonis. Night of the 28th, first part [of the night], Mars was 4 cubits below 𝜗 Leonis |
| 6' | [...] USAN AN e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1 SI TE {itu}ŠU GE₆ 6 USAN AN | ... first part of the night, Mars was 1 finger above β Scorpii, it came close. Month IV, night of the 6th, first part [of the night], Mars |
| 7' | [... N] KUŠ₃ GE₆ 29 USAN AN e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ {itu}NE GE₆ 30 | ... cubits. Night of the 29th, first part of the night, Mars was 1 cubit above α Virginis. Month V, night of the 30th, |
| 8' | [... RIN₂-ša₂]-⸢ULU₃⸣ 8 SI {itu}KIN GE₆ 7 USAN AN SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 4 KUŠ₃ | 8 fingers [... α] Librae. Month VI, night of the 7th, first part of the night, Mars was 4 cubits below a Librae |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [MU 1.17.KAM {i}se] LUGAL | Year 77, king of the four quarters |
| 2' | [DU₆ x ŠU₂ u] ⸢na⸣ | [Month VII, ...th day, eponym year of ...]. |
| 9' | [x ME u] ⸢GE₆⸣ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ plus the ešumi |
| 10' | [ZIZ₂ x ŠU₂] u na | Month XI, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’ plus |
| 11' | [x ME] u GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ plus 𝜗 |
| 12' | [ŠE x] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ u na | Hand of x |
| 13' | [x ME] u GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ plus 𝜗 |
| 14' | [MU 1.18.KAM] {⸢i}se⸣ LUGAL | Year 98, king Seleucus. |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | [x x]+1.30 ŠU₂ | x+1;30, the length |
| 17' | [x x].30 ⸢x⸣ | ... 30 e22 |
| 18' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 19' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | GU₄ 1 20 muš | |
| 2' | 13 6 ŠU₂ muš | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 6°, measured. |
| 3' | 14 1 na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 1°, measured. |
| 4' | 15 30 NINDA ME DIR NU PAP | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 5' | 16 9.30 GE₆ DIR NU PAP | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 9° 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 6' | 26 15.30 DIR NU PAP | The 26th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 15° 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 7' | SIG 30 14.50 DIR KALAG NU PAP | Month III, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 14° 50'; dense clouds, I did not watch. |
| 8' | 14 4.50 ŠU₂ NU PAP | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 50'; I did not watch. |
| 9' | 15 9.30 ME muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 9° 30'; measured. |
| 10' | 15 5.30 na DIR NU PAP | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 5° 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 11' | 16 8.50 GE₆ | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 50'. |
| 12' | 27 14 muš | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 14°; measured. |
| 13' | ŠU 1 18 muš | |
| 14' | 14 12.30 ME muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 12° 30'; measured. |
| 15' | 14 1.30 ŠU₂ | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 1° 30'. |
| 16' | 15 3 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 3°. |
| 17' | 15 11.30 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 11° 30'; measured. |
| 18' | [x x]+1 muš | x+1, measured |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | NE 30 10.50 a ki PAP NU IGI | Month V, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 10° 50'; mist, when I watched I did not see it. |
| 2' | 14 15 ME a muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 15°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 3' | 14 8 ŠU₂ | 14th moonset to sunrise: 8° |
| 4' | 15 20 NINDA GE₆ a NU PAP | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 20'; mist, I did not watch. |
| 5' | 15 8 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 8°, measured. |
| 6' | 28 10.20 a NU IGI | The 28th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 10° 20'; mist, I did not see it. |
| 7' | KIN 1 13 SIG muš | VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 13°; it was faint, measured. |
| 8' | 13 14 ŠU₂ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 14°. |
| 9' | 14 1.20 ME | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 1° 20'. |
| 10' | 14 2 na | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 2°. |
| 11' | 15 8.30 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 30'. |
| 12' | 27 22.30 | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 22° 30’. |
| 13' | DU₆ 1 16 muš | VII 1 16?, measured |
| 14' | 13 3.40 ME muš | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 3° 40'; measured. |
| 15' | 13 2.50 ŠU₂ | 13th moonset to sunrise: 2° 50’ |
| 16' | 14 6 GE₆ | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 6°. |
| 17' | 14 14 na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 14°; measured. |
| 18' | 27 18 muš | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 18°; measured. |
| 19' | APIN 1 18 muš KUR₄ ina GUB a-pir | Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 18°; measured; it was bright, it could be seen while (the sun) stood there; earthshine |
| 20' | 12 8.30 ME muš | The 12th, moonrise to sunset: 8° 30'; measured. |
| 21' | 12 ⸢x⸣.30 ŠU₂ | 12 e23 30th, last appearance |
| 22' | 131 GE₆ muš | 131° night |
| 23' | 13 5 na muš | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 5°, measured. |
| 24' | 20+[x] [x]+4 muš | The 20+xth, sunrise to moonset: x+4°, measured. |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | GAN 30 13 muš | |
| 2' | 13 6.20 ME DIR NU PAP | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 6° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 3' | 13 2.20 ŠU₂ | 13th moonset to sunrise: 2° 20’ |
| 4' | 14 3 GE₆ | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 3°. |
| 5' | 14 11 na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 11°, measured. |
| 6' | 27 22 muš | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 22°; measured. |
| 7' | AB 1 17.40 DIR KALAG NU PAP | Month X, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 17° 40'; dense clouds, I did not watch. |
| 8' | 12 8 ŠU₂ | 12th moonset to sunrise: 8° |
| 9' | 13 6.30 ME DIR muš | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 6° 30'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 10' | 13 5 na DIR muš | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 5°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 11' | 14 5 GE₆ | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 5°. |
| 12' | 27 16 | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 16°. |
| 13' | ZIZ₂ 30 10+[x].30 DIR NU PAP | Month XI, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 10+[x°] 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 14' | 13 3.20 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 3° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 15' | 14 5.40 ME DIR NU PAP | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 5° 40'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 16' | 14 9 na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 9°, measured. |
| 17' | 15 8.30 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 30'. |
| 18' | 27 18.40 DIR NU PAP | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 18° 40'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 19' | ŠE 1 23 muš KUR₄ a-pir | Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 23°; measured; it was bright, earthshine |
| 20' | 12 4.20 ŠU₂ | 12th moonset to sunrise: 4° 20' |
| 21' | 13 2.10 na DIR NU PAP | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 2° 10'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 22' | 14 50 NINDA ME DIR muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 50'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 23' | 15 11 GE₆ DIR muš | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 11°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 24' | 27 21.10 ki PAP NU IGI | The 27th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 21° 10'; when I watched I did not see it. |
| 25' | DIR 30 21.40 ⸢DIR⸣ [x] | Month XII2, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 21° 40'; ‘moonrise to sunset’: ... |
| 26' | 13 1.50 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 1° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 27' | 14 11 ME muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 11°, measured. |
| 28' | 14 6.30 na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 6° 30'; measured. |
| 29' | 15 2.40 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 2° 40'. |
| 30' | 27 8.40 | (times) 27 is 8 40 |
| 31' | [U₄ 1.KAM IGI]{meš} ⸢DIB-qa{meš⸣} u AN.KU₁₀{meš} ⸢ša₂⸣ | First days, appearances, passings, and eclipses |
| 32' | [ana MU 1.36-⸢KAM⸣ {i}an-⸢ti⸣-[ʾu-uk-su LUGAL] | for year 96, king of Anu-eti-alluksu |
| 33' | kun-nu-[uʾ] | firmly established |
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