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ADART 6 15 (X600015)
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| Designation | ADART 6 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600015 |
| Museum no. | BM 32443 + 34894 + 35386 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Goal-year 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) |
|---|---|---|
| t.e. | ||
| 3' | ina a-mat {d}EN u {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ liš-lim | At the command of Bel and Beltija may it go well. |
| o | ||
| 1' | MU 34.KAM ŠE.DIR MU 35.KAM {i}an-⸢ti⸣-[ʾu-uk-su u {i]}⸢se⸣-lu-ku LUGAL{meš} GU₄ 9 [MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ SIG x] | Year 34, month XII was intercalary. Year 35, Anu-eti-aluksu and Seleucus were kings. Month II, the 9th, Jupiter’s last appearance in Gemini. Month III, the xth, |
| 2' | MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ.MAŠ IGI 12 na-su in 8 IGI [... (in) EN x] MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM ki UŠ-[u₂ ...] | Jupiter’s first appearance in Gemini; rising of Jupiter to sunrise: 12°; (ideal) first appearance on the 8th ... Around the xth, when Jupiter became stationary to the east, |
| 3' | ša₂ ALLA UŠ GAN 8 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ME E-⸢a⸣ [... (in) EN x MUL₂.BABBAR] ⸢ana⸣ ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina ⸢IGI⸣ [MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ UŠ] | of Cancer. Month IX, the 8th, Jupiter’s acronychal rising. ... until the xth, when Jupiter [became stationary] to the east, it became stationary 1⁄2 cubit in front of γ Geminorum. |
| 4' | MU 23.KAM {i}se-lu-ku u {i}an-ti-ʾu-[uk-su LUGAL]{⸢meš⸣} BAR GE₆ 21 USAN MUL₂.[BABBAR e ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ n n] | Year 23, Seleucus and Antiochus kings. Month I, night of the 21st, first part of the night, Jupiter was above ζ Tauri. |
| 5' | NE GE₆ 6 ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4+[x KUŠ₃ KIN] GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR SIG [MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ ... MUL₂.BABBAR] | Month V, night of the 6th?, last part of the night, Jupiter was 4+[x cubits] below α Geminorum. Month VI, night [of the 15th, last] part of [the night, Jupi]ter was below [Geminorum ...] Jupiter |
| 6' | ana ŠU₂ ina LAL-šu₂ SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 KUŠ₃ AB GE₆ 10+[x USAN] ⸢MUL₂⸣.BABBAR SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 5 KUŠ₃⸣ [... MUL₂.BABBAR] | while moving back to the west, it was 3 cubits below β Geminorum. Month X, night of the 10+[xth, first part of the night,] Jupiter was 5? [cubits] below ... Jupiter |
| 7' | SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 3 KUŠ₃ ŠE.DIR | 3 cubits below α Geminorum. Month XII2, |
| 8' | MU 60+38.KAM {i}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL BAR GE₆ [x ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat] ⸢SIG⸣ [MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu n n GE₆ x ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat] | Year 98, king Antiochus. Month I, night [of the xth, last part of the night, Venus was] above η Piscium. |
| 9' | SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ GU₄ GE₆ 4 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG [MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN n n ...] | 5 cubits below β Arietis. Month II, night of the 4th, last part of the night, Venus was below [𝜁 Arie]tis |
| 10' | SIG GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e is-le₁₀ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 12 ina ZALAG₂ [dele-bat SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI n n ...] | Month III, night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits above α Tauri. Night of the 12th, last [part of the] night, [Venus was ... below 𝜗 Tauri ...] |
| 11' | GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 2 SI GE₆ 25 [ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat x MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n] | [Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, Venus was] 2 fingers above η Geminorum. Night of the 25th, [last part of [the night,] Venus was [... 𝜗] Ophiuchi. |
| 12' | ŠU GE₆ 6 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 10 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.⸢MAŠ⸣-[ar₂ n n ...] | Month IV, night of the 6th, last part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits below α Geminorum. Night of the 10th, [last part] of the [night], Venus was below [ʲ] Gemi[norum ...] |
| 13' | [SIG] ⸢SAG-A 5 [KUŠ₃] ⸢GE₆ 10 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e LUGAL 3 SI GE₆ 16 [ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL n n ...] | 5 cubits below ε Leonis. Night of the 10th, last part of the night, Venus was 3 fingers above 𝜗 Leonis [Night of the 16th,] last part [of the night], Venus was above a Leonis |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ZIZ₂ GE₆ 22 USAN dele-⸢bat⸣ [SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu n n ...] | ... Month XI, night of the 22nd, first part of the night, Venus was below η Piscium |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG MUL₂.[MUL₂ n n ...] | ... first part of the night, Venus was below η Tauri |
| 16' | [dele-bat e is]-⸢le₁₀ 3 KUŠ₃ | Venus was 3 cubits above α Tauri |
| 17' | [MU] 1+ŠU.KAM {i}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL BAR 2 GU₄.UD ina NIM [...] | Year 60, king Antiochus. Month I, the 2nd, Mercury’s in the east |
| 18' | [GE₆] 27 USAN GU₄.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG GE₆ 6 ⸢USAN⸣ [GU₄.UD ...] | Night of the 27th, first part of the night, Mercury was 2 1⁄2 cubits below β Geminorum. Month III, night of the 6th, last part [of the night], Mercury was |
| 19' | [GE₆ x]+3 USAN GU₄.UD SIG LUGAL 5/6 KUŠ₃ ŠU 4 GU₄.UD ina ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [ina A ŠU₂ ... GU₄.UD] | [Night of the x]+3rd, first part of the night, Mercury was 5/6 cubit below α Leonis. Month IV, the 4th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the west in Leo. Mercury |
| 20' | [ina] ⸢NIM⸣ ina A ŠU₂ DU₆ 11 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ UD.DA IGI DIB 26 GU₄.UD [...] | in the east in Leo. Month VII, the 11th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west ..., omitted. The 26th?, Mercury |
| 21' | [... x]+10 IGI GAN 27 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina PA ŠU₂ AB 29 GU₄.⸢UD⸣ [...] | ... (ideal) first appearance on the x+10th. Month IX, the 27th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Sagittarius. Month X?, the 29th, Mer[cury ...] |
| 22' | [MU] 47.KAM {i}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL GAL-u₂ u {i}an-ti-ʾu-[uk-su A-šu₂ ...] | Year 47, Antiochus was great king, and Antichus, his son |
| 23' | [... n n] ar₂ MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI ar₂ MUL₂.BABBAR i-ṣa GENNA ana SI ⸢NIM⸣ [IGI ...] | 1 cubit 8 fingers behind β Geminorum, it was behind Jupiter; Saturn was seen to the north |
| 24' | [ana NIM] ⸢ki⸣ UŠ-u₂ 1 KUŠ₃ ina IGI MUL₂{meš}IGI{meš}ša₂-ALLA UŠ ⸢GAN⸣ [x ...] | to the east. The length was 1 cubit in front of θ Cancri. The width of the Ekur ... |
| 25' | [... ŠE] 4 GENNA ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 2 KUŠ₃ SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ [...] | Month V, the 4th, when Saturn became stationary to the west, it became stationary 2 cubits below β Geminorum |
| 26' | [MU 26.KAM ŠE].⸢DIR⸣ MU 27.KAM {i}se-lu-ku u {i}an-ti-ʾu-⸢uk⸣-[su LUGAL{meš} ...] | Year 26, kings Seleucus and Antiochus. |
| 27' | [...] ⸢KIN⸣ 12 AN ana ME E-a DU₆ EN 11+[x ...] | ... Month VI, the 12th, Mars’ acronychal rising. Month VII, until the 11+xth, |
| 28' | [MU 58.KAM ŠE.DIR MU 59.KAM {i}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL ⸢SIG⸣ [GE₆ x ...] | Year 58, month XII was intercalary. Year 59, king Antiochus. Night of the xth, |
| 29' | [...] ⸢ŠU⸣ GE₆ 5 ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG ⸢MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂⸣-[SAG-HUN n n ...] | ... Capricorni. Night of the 5th, last part of the night, Mars was below α Arietis |
| 30' | [...] ⸢ŠUR⸣-GIGIR-ša₂-⸢SI⸣ [...] | ... Ekur-chariots |
| 31' | [...] ⸢SIG⸣ MUL₂ ⸢ar₂⸣ [...] | ... esiggû-plant, star of eta Piscium |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [x x ME u] ⸢GE₆⸣ | ... moonrise to sunset: ... |
| 2' | [ZIZ₂ x ŠU₂ u] ⸢na⸣ | [Month XI, xth day, eponym year of ...] |
| 3' | [x x ME u] GE₆ | ... moonrise to sunset and ‘sunset to moonrise’: |
| 4' | [ŠE x ŠU₂] u na | Hand of ... and na |
| 5' | [x x ME] u GE₆ | ... moonrise to sunset and ‘sunset to moonrise’: ... |
| 6' | [MU 1.28.KAM {i}se]-⸢lu⸣-ku LUGAL | Year 88, king Seleucus. |
| 7' | [...] sin 5 AB₂ BAR | ... the moon was 5 months? ... |
| 8' | [DIB in x] GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ | omitted. At ... before sunrise. |
| 9' | [...] ⸢šamaš₂⸣ ša₂ DIB | ... ēšamaš-e3-plant, omitted |
| 10' | [in x] ⸢GE₆ GIN⸣ | At ... after sunset |
| 11' | [...] ⸢sin⸣ | ... ebony |
| 14' | GE₆ ⸢x⸣ [...] | Night ... |
| 15' | in 1.11+x⸣ [...] | At 1 11+[x° ...] |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢GU₄⸣ [...] | “(If) a bull |
| 2' | 14 4 [ME ...] | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 4° |
| 3' | 14 4.10+[x ŠU₂ ...] | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 10+[x’ ...] |
| 4' | 15 ⸢x⸣ [GE₆ ...] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: ... |
| 5' | 15 [... na ...] | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 6' | 27 10+[x ...] | The 27th, 10+x° ... |
| 7' | SIG 30 [...] | III 30 ... |
| 8' | 15 [...] | The 15th, |
| 18' | 27 [...] | The 27th, |
| b.e. | ||
| 1' | U₄ 1.KAM IGI.DU₈.A{meš} DIB-qa{[meš} u AN.KU₁₀{meš} ša₂ a]-⸢na MU 1-me-6.KAM⸣ {i}⸢an⸣-[ti-ʾu-uk-su] | First days, appearances, passings, and eclipses of Ayyānu Year 166, the Euphrates |
| 2' | u {i}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su ⸢A⸣-[šu₂ LUGAL{meš} kun-nu-uʾ] | and Antiluksu, his royal abode, established |
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