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ADART 6 39 (X600039)
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| Designation | ADART 6 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600039 |
| Museum no. | BM 33823 |
| 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) |
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| 1' | [MU 60+13.KAM x] in 21 MUL₂.BABBAR [ina x ŠU₂ ...] | Year 93, ... Around the 21st, Jupiter’s [last appearance in ...] |
| 2' | [...] in 22 IGI GAN in EN 24 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ⸢NIM⸣ [ki UŠ-u₂ ...] | ... (ideal) first appearance on the 22nd. Month IX, around until the 24th, when Jupiter became stationary to the east, |
| 3' | [... 25 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ME E-a | The 25th, Jupiter’s acronychal rising. |
| 4' | [MU 1+⸢ŠU⸣+1.KAM {i}an LUGAL SIG GE₆ 9 USAN MUL₂.BABBAR e ⸢MUL₂⸣-[TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-[ar₂-LUGAL n n (...)] | Year 81, king of the lands. Month III, night of the 9th, first part of the night, Jupiter was above ϱ Leonis |
| 5' | [GE₆ x ina ZALAG₂] ⸢MUL₂⸣.BABBAR e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 SI DIM₄ GAN GE₆ 15 ⸢ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN⸣ [...] | [Night of the xth, last part of the night, Jupiter was] 2 fingers above β Scorpii, it came near. Month IX, night of the 15th, [last part] of the [night, Jupiter] was below 𝜗 Virginis |
| 6' | [ina] ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ana ŠU₂ ina LAL-šu₂ SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 14 SI | last part of the night, Jupiter, while moving back to the west, was 14 fingers below γ Virginis. |
| 7' | MU 1 ME 36.KAM {i}se LUGAL ⸢BAR GE₆ 20 USAN ⸢dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI⸣-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.[MAŠ n n GE₆ x] | Year 136, king Seleucus. Ni[ght of the 20th, first part of the night, Venus was ... above η Geminorum. Night of the xth,] |
| 8' | USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-[ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ ...] | first part of the night, Venus was 2 1⁄2 cubits above μ Geminorum. Night of the 25th, first part [of the night?,] Venus was above ... |
| 9' | ⸢GU₄ 10 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP 21 dele-bat ina NIM ina SAG MAŠ.[MAŠ IGI] ⸢KUR NIM-a⸣ [...] | Month II, the 10th, Venus’ last appearance in the west in Gemini; clouds, I did not watch. The 21st, Venus' [first appearance] in the east in the beginning of Gemini, it was bright (and) high, |
| 10' | SIG GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ [dele-bat SIG] ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat ⸢SIG ŠUR-GIGIR⸣-ša₂-ULU₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | Month III, night of the 25th, last part of the night, Venus was 4 1⁄2 cubits below β Tauri. Night of the 28th, [last part] of the [night, Ve]nus was below a Tauri, ... |
| 11' | ŠU GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat ⸢SIG⸣ [MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še]-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI GE₆ 12 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n] | Month IV, night of the 8th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit 4 fingers below η Geminorum. Night of the 12th, [last part] of the [night], Venus was below |
| 12' | ⸢GE₆⸣ 17 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e [MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA] 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 6 KUŠ₃ NE [GE₆ x ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat] | Night of the 17th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 1⁄2 cubits above γ Geminorum. Ni[ght of the 28th,] last part [of the night], Venus was 6? [cubits] below 𝜗 Gemi[norum]. Month V, [night of the xth, in] the clearing, Venus |
| 13' | [SIG] MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 5 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆⸣ [x ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat] SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-⸢ULU₃⸣ [x x] GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG SAG-⸢A x x⸣ | 5 cubits below β Geminorum. [The xth, last part of the night, Venus was ... below] 𝜗 Cancri [... Night of the 27th,] last part [of the night], Venus was below a ... |
| 14' | ⸢KIN⸣ GE₆ 5 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat [x LUGAL x] SI GE₆ 11 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ⸢MUL₂⸣-[TUR]-⸢ša₂⸣-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 SI ⸢x⸣ [...] | Month VI, night of the 5th, last part of the night, Venus was [x] fingers ... α Leonis. Night of the 11th, [last part] of the [night,] Venus was 1 finger below 𝜗 Leonis, ... |
| 15' | SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ [x] ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A [N] KUŠ₃ DU₆ ⸢GE₆ 10 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG DELE-[ša₂-IGI-ABSIN n n] | 5 cubits below θ Leonis. Night [of the xth, last part of the night, Venus was nn cubi]ts above 𝜗 Ophiuchi. Month VII, night of the 10th, [last part] of the [night,] Venus was below a Virginis. |
| 16' | GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ APIN GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e RIN₂-[ša₂-ULU₃ n n GE₆ x ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat] | Night of the 21st, last part of the night, Venus was 1 1⁄2 cubits above α Virginis. Month VIII, night of the 8th, [last part] of the [night,] Venus was above a Librae. [Night of the xth,] last part [of the night], Venus was |
| 17' | SIG RIN₂-ša₂-⸢SI⸣ [N] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e ⸢MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB⸣ 4 SI GE₆ [x] ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat [e SI₄ n n] | below β Librae. [N] cubits Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, Venus was 4 fingers above a Scorpii. Ni[ght of the xth,] last part [of the night], Venus was above |
| 18' | GAN GE₆ 9 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃ ZIZ₂ 5 dele-bat ina NIM ina ⸢GU⸣ ŠU₂ NU PAP | Month IX, night of the 9th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit above θ Ophiuchi. Month XI, the 5th, Venus’ last appearance in the east in Aquarius; I did not watch. |
| 19' | ⸢MU⸣ 1.38.KAM {i}an LUGAL GU₄ in ⸢x GU₄.UD ina NIM UD.DA IGI DIB in x GU₄.UD⸣ [...] | Year 98, king of Anu. Month II, around the xth, Mercury’s first appearance in the east ..., omitted. Around the [xth?,] Mercury's |
| 20' | 17 na⸣-su ⸢in 15 IGI⸣ GE₆ 20+⸢x⸣ USAN ⸢GU₄.UD x x x x x⸣ [...] | rising of Mercury to sunrise: 17°; (ideal) first appearance on the 15th. Night of the 20+xth, first part of the night, Mercury ... |
| 21' | ⸢NE 23 GU₄.UD⸣ [ina] ⸢NIM ina A IGI⸣ KUR 14.30 ⸢na-su⸣ [in] 22 IGI KIN 10+[x ...] ⸢x x⸣ | Month V, the 23rd, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Leo; it was bright, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 14° 30'; (ideal) first appearance on the 22nd. Month VI, the 10+[xth, ...] |
| 22' | ⸢x x x x x x x x x x x x x na-su in⸣ 8 ⸢IGI x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ | é ... sunrise to moonset: 8° |
| 23' | [x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x x x x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 24' | ⸢x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x x x x x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 25' | [x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢ŠE 22 ŠU₂ ša₂ ⸢GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ TA x ki PAP⸣ [NU IGI ...] | ... ... The 22nd, Mercury’s last appearance in the west from ... when I watched I did not see it |
| 26' | ⸢MU⸣ 1.25.KAM {i}se [LUGAL x in x] ⸢GENNA ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ SA₄⸣-[ša₂-ABSIN ... UŠ] | “It is the 1 25th year of king Seleucus. Around the xth, when Saturn became stationary to the west, it became stationary 3 1⁄2 cubits behind a Virginis |
| 27' | ⸢KIN⸣ 14 ⸢x⸣ [na GENNA in] 20 ⸢GENNA ina RIN₂⸣ ŠU₂ DU₆ 23 GENNA ina ⸢x⸣ [... IGI] | Month VI, the 14th, ... sunset to setting of Saturn: Around the 20th, Saturn’s last appearance in Libra. Month VII, the 23rd, Saturn's first appearance in ... |
| 28' | 16 ⸢na-su x x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x x x x x x⸣ [...] | 16 ēsu-plants |
| 29' | x 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ RIN₂-ša₂-[ULU₃ UŠ] ⸢x x x x x x⸣ [...] | x 1/2 cubit behind α Librae, the length ... |
| 30' | [MU] 1-šu+5.KAM {i}an [LUGAL] ⸢BAR 26 x x x x x x⸣ [... AN ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ n n] | Year 95, king of Nippur. The 26th, ... ... when Mars became stationary to the east, |
| 31' | [ina] IGI GIŠ.KUN-A 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [ana] ULU₃ SIG [UŠ] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | 2 cubits in front of θ Leonis, it was low to the south. |
| 32' | [MU] 60+37.KAM {i}an ⸢LUGAL⸣ GU₄ ⸢GE₆⸣ [x] ⸢ina ZALAG₂⸣ AN ⸢e x⸣ [...] | Year 97, “The Anu-temple, the Royal Oval, the Night-Temple, ..., during clearing, the Heavens, the ... |
| 33' | ⸢x x x AN e ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂⸣-[ULU₃ ...] | ... Mars was above ζ Tauri |
| b.e. | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ DU₆ GE₆ ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | ... e23 1/2 cubit. Month VII, night ... |
| 2' | [...] ina ZALAG₂ AN ana ⸢NIM ina⸣ LAL-šu₂ e ⸢MUL₂ x x⸣ [...] | last part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the east, was above η Tauri |
| 3' | [x] ⸢x⸣ USAN AN ana ŠU₂ ⸢ina⸣ [LAL]-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | ... first part of the night, Mars moved back to the west |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [MU] 1.me.25.KAM {i}se LUGAL | Year 125, king Seleucus. |
| 2' | DU₆ 14.10 ŠU₂ na | Month VII, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 14° 10' |
| 3' | 11 ME GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ (after) 11° |
| 4' | APIN 14 ŠU₂ na | Month VIII, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 14° |
| 5' | 14 ME GE₆ | sunset to moonrise: 14°. |
| 6' | GAN 16.10 ŠU₂ na | Month IX, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 16° 10' |
| 7' | 14.20 ME GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ (plus) |
| 8' | AB 15.30 ŠU₂ na | Month X, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 15° 30' |
| 9' | 16 ME GE₆ | sunset to moonrise: 16°. |
| 10' | ZIZ₂ 11.50 ŠU₂ na | Month XI, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 11° 50' |
| 11' | 11 ME GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ (after) 11° |
| 12' | ŠE 9.10 ŠU₂ na | Month V, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 9° 10' |
| 13' | 15 ME GE₆ | sunset to moonrise: 15°. |
| 14' | MU 1 ME 26.KAM {i}se LUGAL | Year 126, king of the four quarters |
| 15' | GU₄ 28 AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ 5 AB₂ | Month II, the 28th, solar eclipse; the 5th, cow |
| 16' | ki PAP NU IGI | when I watched I did not see it. |
| 17' | in 56 ME NIM-a | At 56° after sunrise. |
| 18' | SIG 13 AN.KU₁₀ sin ša₂ DIB | Month III, the 13th, lunar eclipse which was omitted. |
| 19' | in 48 ME ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ | At 48° before sunset. |
| 20' | APIN GE₆ 29 AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ | Month VIII, night of the 29th, solar eclipse |
| 21' | ša₂ DIB in 1.6 GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ | having passed. At 1.6° before sunrise. |
| 22' | GAN 14 AN.KU₁₀ sin | Month IX, the 14th, lunar eclipse |
| 23' | ša₂ DIB in 26 ME NIM-a | passed. At 26° after sunrise. |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | MU 1 ME 26.KAM {[i}se LUGAL] | Year 126, king |
| 2' | BAR 30 13.30 KUR₄ x | Month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 13° 30'; it was bright, ... |
| 3' | DIR NU PAP | clouds, I did not watch. |
| 4' | 13 14 ME DIR NU PAP | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 14°; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 5' | 13 6.20 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 6° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 6' | 14 1.30 GE₆ DIR muš | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 1° 30'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 7' | 14 4.20 na DIR muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 4° 20'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 8' | 27 20.30 KUR DIR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 20° 30'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 9' | GU₄ 1 24 KUR₄ a-pir muš | Month II, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 24°; it was bright, earthshine, measured. |
| 10' | ⸢ana šamaš₂ SIG⸣ ina GUB IGI | it was low to the sun; it could be seen while (the sun) stood there |
| 11' | 12 9.40 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 9° 40'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 12' | 13 5.30 ME muš | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 5° 30'; measured. |
| 13' | 13 30 NINDA na DIR NU PAP | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 14' | 14 8.20 ⸢GE₆ DIR⸣ NU PAP | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 15' | 27 12 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12°; measured. |
| 16' | SIG 30 18 na-su | III 30, sunset to setting of Mercury: 18°. |
| 17' | KUR₄ a-pir muš ina GUB IGI | it was bright, earthshine, measured; it could be seen while (the sun) stood there |
| 18' | 13 12.50 ME DIR NU PAP | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 12° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 19' | 13 3 ŠU₂ muš | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 3°, measured. |
| 20' | 14 1 GE₆ muš | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 1°, measured. |
| 21' | 14 10 UŠ na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 10°; measured. |
| 22' | 27 18.30 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 18° 30'; measured. |
| 23' | ŠU 30 11 na-su SIG a-kam NU PAP | Month IV, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 11°; it was faint, mist, I did not watch. |
| 24' | sin ina a-kam IGI | the moon was first visible in mist. |
| 25' | 13 12 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 12°; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 26' | 14 8.30 ME a-kam ⸢muš⸣ | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 8° 30'; measured (despite) mist. |
| 27' | 14 2.40 na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 2° 40'; measured. |
| 28' | 15 1.30 GE₆ muš | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 1° 30'; measured. |
| 29' | 28 11.20 KUR a-kam | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 11° 20'; mist, |
| 30' | ki PAP NU IGI | when I watched I did not see it. |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | ⸢NE⸣ [...] | The ešēdu-plant |
| 2' | 13 [...] | The 13th, |
| 3' | 14 [...] | The 14th, |
| 4' | 14 [...] | The 14th, |
| 5' | 15 [x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | The 15th, ... ... |
| 6' | 27 10+[x ...] | The 27th, 10+x° ... |
| 7' | KIN 30 [...] | VI 30 ... |
| 8' | 14 2.20 ŠU₂ muš | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 2° 20'; measured. |
| 9' | 15 6 ME muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 6°, measured. |
| 10' | 15 12 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 12°; measured. |
| 11' | 16 10.30 GE₆ muš | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 10° 30'; measured. |
| 12' | 27 21 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 21°; measured. |
| 13' | DU₆ 1 15.30 DIR muš | Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 15° 30'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 14' | 13 9 ŠU₂ muš | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 9°, measured. |
| 15' | 14 3 na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 3°, measured. |
| 16' | 15 1.30 ME muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 1° 30'; measured. |
| 17' | 16 5 GE₆ muš | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 5°, measured. |
| 18' | 27 12 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12°; measured. |
| 19' | APIN 30 ⸢x x x⸣ | Month VIII, the 30th. |
| 20' | ⸢x x x x⸣ | |
| 21' | 14 ⸢x ŠU₂⸣ muš | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: ..., measured. |
| 22' | 15 6.30 ME muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 6° 30'; measured. |
| 23' | 15 9 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 9°, measured. |
| 24' | 16 ⸢x⸣ GE₆ muš | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: ..., measured. |
| 25' | 27 24.30 KUR | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 24° 30'. |
| 26' | DIR NU PAP | clouds, I did not watch. |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | 15 3.40 ME [...] | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 3° 40' |
| 2' | 15 6 na [...] | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 6° |
| 3' | 16 11 GE₆ [...] | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 11° |
| 4' | 28 10.⸢x⸣ [KUR ...] | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 10° |
| 5' | ZIZ₂ 1 [...] | Month XI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), |
| 6' | 14 9.20 [ŠU₂ ...] | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 9° 20' |
| 7' | 15 2.20 ME | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 2° 20'. |
| 8' | 15 5 ⸢x⸣ [...] | The 15th, 5 ... |
| 9' | 16 10 ⸢x⸣ [...] | The 16th, 10 ... |
| 10' | 28 10.40 KUR [...] | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 10° 40' |
| 11' | ŠE 1 20.30 KUR₄ [...] | Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 20° 30'; it was bright, |
| 12' | 13 7 ŠU₂ [...] | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 7° |
| 13' | 14 20 NINDA ME [...] | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 20' |
| 14' | 14 2.30 na [...] | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 2° 30' |
| 15' | 15 15 GE₆⸣ [...] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 15° |
| 16' | 20+x x x⸣ | The 20+[xth, ...] |
| 17' | ⸢x x x x⸣ | |
| 18' | U₄ 1.KAM IGI.DU₈.A{meš} DIB-qa{meš} u AN.⸢KU₁₀⸣{meš} | First days, appearances, passings, and eclipses |
| 19' | ša₂ ana MU 1.me.44.KAM {i}⸢an⸣ [LUGAL kun-nu-uʾ] | which is established for year 144, king of the Eane. |
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