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ADART 6 27 (X600027)
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| Designation | ADART 6 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600027 |
| Museum no. | BM 45786 + 45909 + 46113 + 46146 |
| 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. | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [x x x] ⸢x x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [ZIZ₂ in] 4 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | Month XI, around the 4th, when Jupiter became stationary to the west, it became stationary 2/3 cubit |
| 4' | [x x] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [... GIR₃]-⸢ar₂⸣-ša₂-A 2 SI dele-bat 1 ⸢SI⸣ [...] | 2 fingers [... β] Scorpii, Venus being 1 finger |
| 11' | [...] USAN dele-bat e SA₄-⸢ša₂⸣-[ABSIN ...] | ... first part of the night, Venus was above α Virginis |
| 12' | [... SIG RIN₂-ša₂]-SI 4 KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ 25 USAN dele-bat [...] | 4 cubits below β Librae. Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Venus was |
| 13' | [... DU₆ GE₆ x]+1 USAN dele-bat e ⸢SI₄ x⸣ [KUŠ₃] 8 SI ⸢GE₆ x⸣ [...] | [... Month VII, night of the x]+1st, first part of the night, Venus was 8 fingers above γ Scorpii. Night of the |
| 14' | [... GE₆] 24 USAN dele-bat ⸢SIG SI⸣-[MAŠ₂] ⸢x x⸣ AB 15 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina [MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ ...] | ... Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Venus was below β Capricorni. ... Month X, the 15th, Venus’ last appearance in the west in Gemini |
| 15' | [...] ⸢dele-bat ina NIM ina⸣ [MAŠ₂] ⸢IGI x x x x dele-bat⸣ x SI-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ 2 ⸢x x⸣ [...] | ... Venus’ first appearance in the east in the west in the first part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers above β Capricorni |
| 16' | [... e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR]-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ⸢x GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-[MAŠ₂ ...] | 2 cubits [above] γ Capricorni. Night of the 15th, last part of the night, Venus was above 𝜗 Capri[corni ...] |
| 17' | [MU 1.23.⸢KAM⸣ {i}⸢se-lu-ku⸣ [LUGAL] BAR 11 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MUL₂-MUL₂ IGI KUR 15 [...] | Year 93, king of the Seleucus. Month I, the 11th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Taurus; it was bright, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 15° |
| 18' | [... SIG ŠUR]-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 KUŠ₃ x ⸢GU₄⸣ GE₆ 3 USAN ⸢GU₄.UD⸣ e ŠUR-GIGIR-[ša₂-ULU₃ ...] | 1 cubit below β Tauri. Month II, night of the 3rd, first part of the night, Mercury was above 𝜁 Tauri |
| 19' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GU₄.UD ⸢ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ SIG 26 GU₄.UD ina NIM x x⸣ [...] | ... Mercury’s [last appearance] in the west in Gemini. Month III, the 26th, Mercury was in the east ... |
| 20' | [...] ⸢GU₄.UD ina NIM ina TIL MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂⸣ NU PAP ⸢NE x x x x⸣ ina [...] | ... Mercury’s last appearance in the east in the end of Gemini; I did not watch. ... ... in |
| 21' | [... GU₄].⸢UD⸣ ina ⸢ŠU₂⸣ ina ABSIN ŠU₂ DU₆ 7 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina ABSIN IGI ⸢x⸣ [...] | [... Mercury’s] last appearance in the west in Virgo. Month VII, the 7th, Mercury's [first appearance] in the east in [Virgo; ...] |
| 22' | e ⸢SA₄⸣-[ša₂]-⸢ABSIN⸣ 1 KUŠ₃ APIN 3 ⸢GU₄.UD ina NIM x x x ŠU₂⸣ [...] | 1 cubit above α Virginis. Month VIII, the 3rd, Mercury’s last appearance in the east ... |
| 23' | ina ŠU₂ [ina x IGI ...] ⸢AB⸣ 10 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ ŠU₂ 24 [...] | first appearance [in the west in ...] The 10th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west [in] Capricorn. The 24th, |
| 24' | ZIZ₂ GE₆ [x ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD SIG] SI-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | [Month XI, night of the xth, last part of the night, Mercury was] 2 cubits [below] β Capricorni |
| 25' | DIR.ŠE 6 ⸢GU₄⸣.[UD ina ŠU₂ ina HUN IGI ...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | Month XII₂, the 6th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Aries |
| 26' | MU 1.šu.9.KAM DIR.⸢ŠE 26 GENNA ⸢ina⸣ [zib{meš} IGI ...] | Year 99, month XII was intercalary. The 26th, Saturn’s first appearance in the east in Pisces |
| 27' | SIG GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ GENNA ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | Month III, night of the 8th, last part of the night, when Saturn became stationary to the east, |
| 28' | 3 KUŠ₃ SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 1/2 KUŠ₃ [...] | 3 cubits below η Piscium, 1/2 cubit |
| 29' | ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ KIN in 9 [...] | 2 2/3 cubits η Piscium. Month VI, around the 9th, |
| 30' | ina IGI MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 3 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ [SIG ...] | 3 cubits in front of η Piscium, low to the south |
| 31' | MU 50.KAM {i}an LUGAL GAL-u₂ u {i}an A-šu₂ [...] | Year 50. The Great King's Canal and the Canal, his son |
| 32' | AB EN 8 AN ana NIM ki-i UŠ-u₂ 8 U ⸢e⸣ [...] | Month X, until the 8th, when Mars became stationary to the east, it became stationary 8 fingers above θ |
| 33' | ⸢ZIZ₂ 20 AN ana ME E-a ŠE EN 23 AN ana ŠU₂ ki-⸢i⸣ [...] | Month XI, the 20th, Mars’ acronychal rising. Month IV, until the 23rd, when Mars [became stationary] to the west, |
| 34' | [MU] 1.22.KAM {i}se LUGAL SIG GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ AN ⸢SIG⸣ [...] | Year 82, king Seleucus. Month III, night of the 17th, last part of the night, Mars, ‘wool’ |
| 35' | ⸢x⸣ ŠU GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-[MAŠ.MAŠ n n] | Month IV, night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Mars was above η Geminorum |
| b.e. | ||
| 1' | GE₆ 9 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 3 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | Night of the 9th, last part of the night, Mars was 3 1/2 cubits above γ Geminorum |
| 2' | ina ZALAG₂ AN SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [...] | last part of the night, Mars was 2 1/2 cubits below β Geminorum. Night of the 21st, in the morning watch, |
| 3' | ⸢e⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 4 SI KIN GE₆ 19 ina ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [AN ...] | 4 fingers above δ Cancri. Month VI, night of the 19th, in the morning watch, Mars was |
| 4' | ⸢e⸣ LUGAL 10 SI GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-TUR 10 [SI ...] | 10 fingers [above] α Leonis. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, Mars was 10 fingers above 𝜗 Leonis |
| 5' | 4 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 29 ina ZALAG₂ AN [...] | 4 cubits Night of the 29th, last part of the night, Mars was |
| r | ||
| 1' | [ZIZ₂] GE₆ 22 USAN AN ana ŠU₂ ina LAL-šu₂ e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-⸢A⸣ [... AN ana ŠU₂] | Month XI, night of the 22nd, first part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the west, was above β Scorpii [... Mars] |
| 2' | [ina] ⸢LAL⸣-šu₂ SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 4 KUŠ₃ | 4 cubits below θ Leonis. |
| r i | ||
| 3' | [MU] 1 ME 10.KAM {i}an u {i}an | Year 110, “Anu and Anu |
| 4' | A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} | son of kings |
| 5' | DU₆ 12.20 ŠU₂ na | Month VII, ‘moonset to sunrise’ (plus) 𝜗 |
| 6' | 7.30 ME GE₆ | sunset to moonrise: 7° 30'. |
| 7' | APIN 13.10 ŠU₂ na | Month VIII, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 13° 10' |
| 8' | 10.30 ME GE₆ | sunset to moonrise: 10° 30'. |
| 9' | GAN 13.20 ŠU₂ na | Month IX, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 13° 20' |
| 10' | 11.50 ME GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ (plus) 𝜗 |
| 11' | AB 10.20 ŠU₂ na | Month X, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 10° 20' |
| 12' | 14.40 ⸢ME⸣ [GE₆] | 14;40, ‘moonrise to sunset’ |
| 13' | ZIZ₂ 12.10+[x ŠU₂ na] | Month XI, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 12° 10+[x'] |
| 14' | 15+[x ME GE₆] | The 15+xth, sunset to moonrise: ... |
| 15' | ⸢ŠE⸣ [x ŠU₂ na] | The ešû-priest |
| 16' | [x ME GE₆] | ... after sunset. |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ DIR.ŠE 14 | ... month XII₂, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 14° |
| 19' | [...] ⸢DIB⸣ in 50 ME NIM-a | ... at 50° after sunrise. |
| 20' | [...] ⸢AN⸣.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ ša₂ DIB | ... solar eclipse which was omitted |
| 21' | [in x] GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ | At ... before sunrise. |
| 22' | [KIN ... sin] AN.KU₁₀ ⸢x x⸣ | Month VI, ... lunar eclipse ... |
| 23' | [...]⸢x x x x⸣ | |
| 24' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ina ⸢x⸣ | ... in ... |
| 25' | [... 2-ta ŠU{ii} HAB-rat | ... 2/3 (shekel) of silver, deficit |
| 26' | [GE₆] 28 AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ ša₂ DIB | Night of the 28th, solar eclipse, omitted. |
| 27' | [in x GE₆] ana ZALAG₂ | At ... before sunrise. |
| 28' | ZIZ₂ 29 AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ ša₂ ⸢DIB⸣ | Month XI, the 29th, solar eclipse which is omitted. |
| 29' | in 57 ME ana ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [šamaš₂] | At 57° before sunrise. |
| 30' | ŠE GE₆ 15 7.40 ME [(x x)] | Month IV, night of the 15th, moonrise to sunset: 7° 40' ... |
| 31' | sin AN.KU₁₀ A₂ ULU₃ ⸢u KUR⸣ | lunar eclipse: when it began on the south side, it rose |
| 32' | ki-i TAB-u₂ ⸢ina 20+x GE₆⸣ | when it began on the east side, on the 20+xth, night |
| 33' | gab-bi-šu₂ ⸢ŠU₂ in 1 x⸣ | all of it was covered. At 1. |
| 34' | GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ | before sunrise. |
| r ii | ||
| 3' | MU 1 ME 10.KAM | Year 110, |
| 4' | ⸢DIR⸣.ŠE 1 19 na-su KUR₄ a-pir muš | Month XII2, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 19°; it was bright, earthshine, measured. |
| 5' | 14 13.10 ME ⸢muš⸣ | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 13° 10'. |
| 6' | 14 1 ŠU₂ DIR ⸢muš⸣ | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 1°; clouds, |
| 7' | 15 4 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 4°. |
| 8' | 15 11 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 11°, measured. |
| 9' | 27 12.30 ⸢KUR⸣ DIR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12° 30'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 10' | ⸢MU⸣ 1.me.11.KAM ...] | “It is the 111th year |
| 11' | [BAR ...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | (If) ... ešû-plant |
| 12' | 14 x]+2 ŠU₂ DIR [...] | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: [x]+2°; clouds, |
| 13' | 15 2 ⸢x⸣ ME DIR [...] | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 2°; clouds, |
| 14' | 15 ⸢x⸣ na ⸢muš⸣ | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 15°. |
| 15' | 16 15 GE₆ DIR ⸢muš⸣ | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 15°; clouds, |
| 16' | 26 15 KUR ⸢muš⸣ | The 26th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°. |
| 17' | GU₄ 30 11 na a ⸢x⸣ | Month II, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 11°; mist |
| 18' | 13 5.30 ⸢ŠU₂ DIR x x⸣ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 5° 30'; clouds, ... |
| 19' | 14 9.20 ME ⸢x x⸣ | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 9° 20'; |
| 20' | 14 ⸢x⸣.50 na ⸢x x⸣ | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: x° 50'; the xth, |
| 21' | 15 6.50 GE₆ DIR muš | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 6° 50'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 22' | 27 11+⸢x⸣ KUR | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 11+[x°] |
| 23' | SIG 1 14.30 a-kam ⸢x⸣ | III 1: 14 30’, measured (despite) mist |
| 24' | ⸢ŠU⸣ [...] | Hand of a Ghost |
| 25' | 12 4 [ŠU₂ ...] | 12th moonset to sunrise: 4° |
| 26' | 13 6 [ME ...] | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 6° |
| 27' | 13 10 UŠ [na ...] | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 10° |
| 28' | 14 8.20 [GE₆ ...] | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 20' |
| 29' | 27 22 [KUR ...] | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 22° ... |
| r iii | ||
| 3' | ⸢NE⸣ [...] | The ešēdu-plant |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | 12+[x ...] | The 12+xth, ... |
| 6' | [...] | |
| 7' | 10+[x ...] | The 10+xth, ... |
| 8' | 10+[x ...] | The 10+xth, ... |
| 9' | 20+[x ...] | The 20+xth, ... |
| 10' | ⸢KIN⸣ [...] | “E-KIN-e-..., |
| 11' | UD 1.KAM IGI.DU₈{meš} DIB{meš} ⸢u x x⸣ [...] | First days, appearances, passings, ... |
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