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ADART 6 16 (X600016)
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| Designation | ADART 6 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600016 |
| Museum no. | BM 32495 (+) 32504 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 5' | [...] | |
| 6' | ⸢MU 24.KAM x x x 27 USAN x x x x x x x⸣ [...] | Year 24, ... The 27th, first part of the night, ... ... |
| 7' | NE GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ⸢SIG SAG⸣-A ⸢x KUŠ₃ ZIZ₂ GE₆ x USAN⸣ [...] | Month V, night of the 24th, last part of the night, Jupiter was cubits below ε Leonis. |
| 8' | MU 1.39.KAM {i}an-ti-ʾu-⸢uk-su LUGAL BAR GE₆ x USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG ŠUR-⸢GIGIR⸣ [...] | Year 89, king Antiochus. Month I, night of the xth, first part of the night, Venus was below β Tauri |
| 9' | GE₆ 18 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI GE₆ 20 USAN dele-bat [e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n] | [Night of the 18th, first part of the night, Venus was] 1 cubit 4 fingers above η Geminorum. Ni[ght of the 20th,] first part [of the night], Venus [was ... above r]ot |
| 10' | GE₆ 23 USAN dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 4 KUŠ₃ GU₄ GE₆ ⸢x⸣ USAN dele-bat SIG [MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI n n GE₆ x USAN dele-bat] | Night of the 23rd, first part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits above γ Geminorum. Month II, night of the [xth,] first part [of the night], Venus was [... below g]amini. [Ni]ght of the xth?, first [part of the evening, Venus] |
| 11' | SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 22 USAN dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ n n SIG GE₆ x] ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG ⸢SAG⸣-[A n n] | 2 1⁄2 cubits below β Geminorum. Night of the 22nd, first part of the night, Venus was below eta Piscium. Month III, night of the xth, first [part of the] night, [Venus was ... below] epsilon Leonis. |
| 12' | GE₆ 13 USAN dele-bat e LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 22 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-⸢TUR⸣-[ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL] ⸢x x ŠU GE₆ 7 USAN⸣ dele-bat | Night of the 13th, first part of the night, Venus was 1⁄2 cubit above α Leonis. Ni[ght of the 22nd, first] part [of the night], Venus was above a Leonis ... Month IV, night of the 7th, [first part] of the evening, Venus |
| 13' | SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 5 KUŠ₃ NE 4 11 na ša₂ dele-bat in 7 dele-bat ina ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [ina A ŠU₂ x] dele-bat ina NIM ina A IGI KUR NIM-a ⸢x⸣ [na-su] | 5 cubits below 𝜗 Leonis. Month V, the 4th, rising of Venus to sunrise: 11°. Around the 7th, Venus’ last appearance in the west in Leo. The xth, [Venus' first appearance] in the east [in Leo;] it was bright (and) high, […] |
| 14' | in 22 u ki-i 23 IGI KIN GE₆ [x] ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-TUR-ša₂ [x (x) DU₆ GE₆] 17 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A n n] | (ideal) first appearance on the 22nd and on the 23rd. Month VI, night of the xth, last part of the night, Venus was below ϱ Leonis. Month VII, night? of the 17th, [last part] of the [night, Ve]nus was above 𝜗 |
| 15' | APIN GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN n n] GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e ⸢SA₄⸣-[ša₂]-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GAN GE₆ 3 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | Month VIII, night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Venus was below γ Virginis. Night of the 15th?, [last part of] the night?, Ve[nus was] 1 1/2 cubits above 𝜗 Virgi[nis. Month IX, night] of the 3rd, last [part of the day, Venus] |
| 16' | e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 5/6 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI n n] ⸢GE₆ x⸣ [ina ZALAG₂ dele]-bat e MUL₂-MURUB₄-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ ⸢x⸣ | 5/6 cubit above a Librae. Night of the 8th, last part of the night, Venus was below β [Librae.] [Month XII, ni]ght of the xth, [last part] of the [night,] Venus was 1⁄2 cubit [above] 𝜁 Scorpii. Night |
| 17' | GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e SI₄ 2 KUŠ₃ AB GE₆ ⸢x⸣ ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-[KUR]-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1/2 KUŠ₃ 8 SI ZIZ₂ GE₆ 11 [ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat] | Night of the 24th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits above α Scorpii. Month X, night of the xth, [last part] of the [night,] Venus was 1⁄2 cubit 8 fingers above a Ophiuchi. [Month XI,] night of [the 11th,] last part [of the night], Venus was |
| 18' | SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | 1⁄2 cubit below β Capricorni. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit 8 fingers above 𝜗 Ophiuchi. Ni[ght of the 26th,] last part [of the night], Venus was |
| 19' | ⸢e⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ 10 SI DIR.<ŠE> 29 7 na ša₂ [dele]-bat ŠE.DIR MU 1.40.KAM BAR in 1 ⸢dele-bat⸣ [ina NIM ina x ŠU₂ ...] | 1 cubit 10 fingers [above] δ Capricorni. Month XII₂, the 29th, sunset to setting of Venus: 7°. Year 140, month I, around the 1st, Venus’ last appearance in the east in |
| 20' | [MU 1-šu+1.⸢KAM⸣ {i}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su LUGAL BAR 9 GU₄.UD ina NIM ⸢ina⸣ [x ŠU₂] GU₄ 16 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | Year 1st, king Antiochus. Month I, the 9th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the east in Aries. Month II, the 16th?, Mercury's first appearance in the west in Gemini |
| 21' | [...] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG 30 [GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina] ALLA ŠU₂ ŠU 24 GU₄.UD ina [NIM ina x IGI ...] | ... Mercury was 2 1⁄2 cubits below β Geminorum. Month III, the 30th, Mercury’s [last appearance] in the west in Cancer. Month IV, the 24th?, Mercury's first appearance in the east in ... |
| 22' | [...] ⸢ina A ŠU₂ DU₆⸣ 5 GU₄.UD [ina ŠU₂ ina x IGI ...] GU₄.UD ⸢ina ŠU₂ x x⸣ [...] | ... last appearance in Leo. Month VII, the 5th, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the west in ... [... first appearance] on the west ... |
| 23' | [...] ⸢GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂⸣ [...] | ... Night of the 25th, last part of the night, |
| 24' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] AN e MUL₂-⸢MURUB₄⸣-[ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB ...] | ... Mars was above δ Scorpii |
| 2' | [... AN e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR]-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ŠE GE₆ 3 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [AN e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ ...] | Mars was 1⁄2 cubit above γ Capricorni. Month IV, night of the 3rd, in the morning watch, Mars was above |
| r i | ||
| 3' | [MU 1.28.KAM {i}se-lu-ku LUGAL | Year 88, king Seleucus. |
| 4' | [DU₆] 16.50 ŠU₂ u na | Month VII, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’ plus 𝜁 Capricorni |
| 5' | 11.20 ME u GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ plus &U2018sunset to moonrise—: 11° 20' |
| 6' | APIN 17.10 ŠU₂ u na | Month VIII, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’ plus 𝜗? 10' |
| 7' | 13.50 ME u GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ plus &U2018sunset to moonrise—: 13° 50' |
| 8' | GAN 16.30 ŠU₂ u na | Month IX, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’ plus 𝜗 |
| 9' | 14.20 ME u GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ plus 𝜗 |
| 10' | AB 11.50 ŠU₂ u na | Month X, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’ plus 𝜗 |
| 11' | 15.30 ME u GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ plus &U2018sunset to moonrise—: 15° 30' |
| 12' | ZIZ₂ 10.50 ŠU₂ u na | Month XI, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’ plus 𝜗 |
| 13' | 16.10 ME u GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ plus &U2018sunset to moonrise—: 16° 10' |
| 14' | ŠE 7.10 ŠU₂ u na | Hand of a Man: 7 10 |
| 15' | 13.40 ME u GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ plus &U2018sunset to moonrise—: 13° 40' |
| 16' | [MU] 1.29.KAM {i}se-lu-ku ⸢LUGAL⸣ | Year 89, Seleucus |
| 17' | [GU₄] 14 ⸢x x x x⸣ | II 14, e22 |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 3 x x x | ... 3 ... |
| 19' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ 21 | ... 21 |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 21' | [...] | |
| 22' | [...] NU PAP | ... I did not watch. |
| r ii | ||
| 3' | MU 1.29.⸢KAM⸣ [...] | Year 89, |
| 4' | BAR 30 20 KUR₄ a-pir muš | Month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 20°; it was bright, earthshine, measured |
| 5' | 13 7 ŠU₂ | 13th moonset to sunrise: 7° |
| 6' | 14 50 NINDA ME muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 50'; measured. |
| 7' | 14 30 NINDA na [...] | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 30' |
| 8' | 15 11.50 GE₆ [...] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 11° 50' |
| 9' | 27 18.30 ⸢KUR⸣ [...] | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 18° 30' |
| 10' | GU₄ 30 14.20 ⸢x x⸣ [...] | Month II, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 14° 20’ |
| 11' | 14 10.30 ME [...] | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 10° 30' |
| 12' | 14 3.50 ŠU₂ [...] | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 3° 50' |
| 13' | 15 4.40 [GE₆ ...] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 4° 40' |
| 14' | 15 6 ⸢na⸣ [...] | The 15th, 6° ... |
| 15' | 20+[x] [...] | The 20+xth, ... |
| 16-18' | [...] | |
| 19' | 14 x.20 [...] | The 14th, [sunrise to moonset:] x° 20' |
| 20' | 15 7.40 GE₆⸣ [...] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 7° 40' |
| 21' | 27+⸢x x⸣ [...] | The 27+[xth, ...] |
| 22' | ŠU [...] | Hand of |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [... a]-⸢pir⸣ muš ana šamaš₂ SIG | ... earthshine, measured; it was low to the sun. |
| 3' | [...] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ | ... ešu-plant |
| 4' | [... x].30 ME muš | moonrise to sunset: [x°] 30', measured |
| 5' | [... x]+1.40 na ⸢muš⸣ | ... sunrise to moonset: [x]+1° 40'; emuš-e23 |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ ⸢muš⸣ | ... night emuš |
| 7' | [...]+12 muš | ...+12, measured |
| 8' | [...] 30 a-pir DIR NU PAP | ... The 30th, earthshine; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂ | ... last appearance |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ME muš | ... moonrise to sunset: measured |
| 11' | [...] ⸢na⸣ muš | ... a snake |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | 27 [...] | The 27th, |
| 2' | AB 1 [...] | Month X, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), |
| 3' | 13 [...] | The 13th, |
| 4' | 13 [...] | The 13th, |
| 5' | 14 2+[x ...] | The 14th, 2+x° ... |
| 6' | 14 15 [...] | The 14th, 15° |
| 7' | 28 10+[x ...] | The 28th, 10+x° ... |
| l.e. | ||
| 1' | [U₄ 1.KAM IGI.DU₈].A{meš} DIB-qa{meš} u AN.KU₁₀{meš} ša₂ a-na MU 1.me.7.KAM {i}⸢an⸣-[ti-ʾu-uk-su u {i}an-ti-ʾu-uk-su (A-šu₂) LUGAL{meš} kun-nu-uʾ] | First days, appearances, passings, and eclipses which were established for year 177, the Euphrates and Antiochus. |
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